Columbus, OH

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[2016 – Present]

Status: HONOR 

Branch-of-the-Year Awards: 

2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 

 

About Us

Founded in June of 2016, AYLUS Columbus Branch is a student-run volunteer group dedicated to making a difference in the Columbus, Ohio community. Starting with 8 group founders, we grew to approximately 30 members by early 2022. Since June 2022, we have significantly expanded to 125 members in 2024. To date, we have organized over 500+ volunteer events!

Examples of Our Signature Recurring Projects:

    • Meals-on-Wheels Placemat Project: 8-10 times a year, established in 2018 and currently being led by Maggie Zhang
    • K-12 Tutoring Program at Abbey Church Village: weekly program established in 2022 and currently being led by Brenna Li
    • Dublin Giving Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2021 and currently being led by Brenna Li and Maggie Zhang
    • Music performances at Senior Star: bimonthly, established in 2016 and currently being led by Ayden He
    • Dublin Ferris Wright Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Catherine Harman and currently being led by Eason Wang
    • Dublin Miracle League: weekly volunteering at the baseball program May through July, established in 2024 and currently led by Henry Wang
    • Mental Health Care Card for Celebrating One in Collaboration with Mind Matters: 4-5 times a year, established in 2023 and currently being led by Brenna Li and Henry Wang
    • Columbus Northwold Road Community Garden: weekly during the growing season, established in 2023 by Jeffrey Xie and currently being led by Henry Wang
    • Columbus Alzheimer’s Walk annual event, established in 2018 by Michelle Zong and currently being led by Maggie Zhang
    • And More!

Our mission is to provide extracurricular opportunities for students to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. We hope to foster a lifelong sense of dedication, principle, and ethics for our members so that we will carry the same sense of service with us in the future even when our paths part. Whether it be musical performances, tutoring, fundraising, or simply the incline to assist others in any way you can, we welcome you and your ideas to the Columbus Branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States and support any contributions made to the Columbus community and beyond. We believe we can spread our values of leadership and cooperation to expand our group, celebrate volunteerism and diversity, widen our horizons, and truly make a Positive Difference.

Founders: Aidan Li, Alice Nie, Amy Xuan, Eileen Liang, Jason Guo, Mark Wang, Michelle Lin, and Michelle Zong. The Founding Advisor was Shawn Zong.

Advisors: Dan Yi, Wenhua Yang, Dakun Wang, and Jennifer Harman at ayluscolumbusbranch@gmail.com

We welcome parents and current members to reach out to us for volunteering and collaboration opportunities!

Current Branch Student Leadership Team

 Position Name Email
 President Maggie Zhang yixizhang21@gmail.com
 President Ayden He Ayden.p.he@gmail.com
 Vice President Eason Wang
 Vice President Henry Wang henryw1322@gmail.com
 Vice President Eric Hong
 Sr. President Brenna Li brennali2007@gmail.com
 Sr. President Catherine Harman 5.6.7.8.danceoff@gmail.com
 Sr. President Estella Li chaojieli8511@gmail.com

College mentors: Andrew Xia (Engineers Without Borders-OSU promotion), Aidan Li (NIH All-of-Us Research Program promotion)

Our members continue participating in or leading AYLUS-Columbus volunteering events. We appreciate their bringing in new volunteer opportunities and sharing their college volunteering experiences.

Total Branch Members: 125 members

Grades 6-12 Branch Members: 73 members

 Position Name Note
 Member Grace Guo
Member Xuanyu Chen
 Member Brenna Li
 Member Catherine Harman
 Member Emma Yu
 Member Katie Lu
 Member Angela Zheng
 Member Ethan Liu
 Member June Ni
 Member Sitan Gao
 Member Eliana Chung
 Member Enoch Chung
 Member Ayden He
 Member Eric Zheng
 Member Maggie Zhang
 Member Ben Huang
 Member Angie Feng
 Member Tiany Guo
 Member Avery Li
 Member Helen Kan
 Member Jonas Kan
 Member Chuqiao Guan
 Member Estella Li
 Member Ethan Victor Liu
 Member Andrew Meng
 Member Eric Liu
 Member Senona Shuai
 Member Rachel Tong
 Member Kyle Jiang
 Member Evan Liang
 Member Alex Zhang
 Member Daniel Zheng
 Member Ryan Li
 Member Aimee Zhang
 Member Henry Wang
 Member Hannah Wang
 Member Kyle Xuan
 Member Austin Xiao
 Member Esther Wang
 Member Shiqi (Bella) Lin
 Member Marcus Li
 Member Alex Liu
 Member Joseph Guo
 Member Audrey Lu
 Member Henry Lu
 Member Lilya Zhang
 Member Lyla Yi
 Member Angela Wang
 Member Ruiyan Xu
 Member Eason Wang
 Member Vicky Wang
 Member Yuhan (Hannah) Zhang
 Member Brandon Wang
 Member Aurick Guo
 Member Baohan Hou
 Member Claire Zhao
 Member Lucy Liu
 Member Joe Liu
 Member Allen Su
 Member Vivian Chen
 Member Sofia Wu Wu
 Member Lucas Zhang
 Member Devin Zhao
 Member Jason Luo
 Member Yibo Joy Wu
 Member Alex Burton
 Member Jason Luo
 Member Yin Ki Nky Tsai
 Member Yuk Ki Yuki Tsai
 Member Iris Sun
 Member Vincent Li
 Member Brendan Li
 Member Salena Chen
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College members: 52

 Position Name Note
 Member Andrew Xia
 Member Maxillian Wang
 Member Andrea Yu
 Member Carey Yi
 Member Eric Zhang
 Member Rachel Zhu
 Member Angelika Lili-Susanto
 Member Justin Wu
 Member Joseph Lin
 Member Patrick Wang
 Member Mark Wang Moved and co-founded the Chapel Hill branch of AYLUS
 Member Xin Chen
 Member Derek Han
 Member Bill Zhu
 Member Lawrence Zhang
 Member Andy Yu
 Member Eileen Liang
 Member Jason Guo
 Member Amy Xuan
 Member Alice Nie
 Member Michelle Zong
 Member Michelle Lin
 Member Stanley Cao
 Member Claire Li
 Member Misha Lee
 Member Jacob Liu
 Member Kevin Hong
 Member Justin Guo
 Member Aidan Li
 Member Ethan Chung
 Member Alain Welliver
 Member Dorian Tricaud
 Member Gavin Ni
 Member Evan Yu
 Member Dustin He
 Member Max Li
 Member Jeffrey Xie
 Member Grace Fang
 Member Hannah Fan
 Member Nicole Lin
 Member Fuga Takahashi
 Member Sophie Zhuang
 Member Olivia Wang
 Member Kerrie Cheng
 Member Kevin Wang
 Member Gary Ding
 Member Brian Xia
 Member Drean Szablewski
 Member Erica Shen
 Member Jessica Li
 Member Eric Liu
Member Christina Jin

 

Management Team and Advisor History

2023-2024: Catherine Harman, Brenna Li, Maggie Zhang, Ayden He, Estella Li
2022-2023: Andrea Yu, Rachel Zhu, Catherine Harman, Brenna Li, Max Wang, Dustin He, Kevin Wang
2021-2022: Dustin He, Kevin Wang, Andrea Yu, Rachel Zhu, Christina Jin, Patrick Wang, Angelika-Lilli Susanto, Erica Shen
2020-2021: Erica Shen, Angelika-Lilli Susanto, Dustin He, Kevin Wang, Patrick Wang, Aidan Li
2019-2020: Eileen Liang, Aidan Li, Amy Xuan, Alice Nie, Jason Guo
2018-2019: Michelle Zong, Eileen Liang, Michelle Lin
2017-2018: Jason Guo, Aidan Li, Eileen Liang, Michelle Lin
2016-2017: Amy Xuan, Alice Nie, Michelle Zong
Previous advisors: Shawn Zong (2016 – 2022) and Shuangmei Zhao (2018 – 2020)

 

Volunteer Events

2024

October (the 501st event)

September (the 495th event)

August (the 476th event)

July (the 463rd event)

 

June (the 452nd event)

 

May (the 442nd event)

April (the 430th event)

March (the 420th event)

February (the 413th event)

January (400th event)

2023

December (389th event)

October (366th event)

September

August

 

July

June

May

April

March

2022

2021

2020