Reported by Lillian Qian Posted by Lillian Qian   On May 25, 2025, a group of AYLUS Frisco & Plano branch volunteers gathered at the Frisco Public Library to crochet for Loops for Love. The location of the meeting was switched from the Lexington Country Clubhouse. Many new volunteers came to learn how to crochet. […]

Lake Washington, WA   Congratulations to Eric Huang, Elissa Song, Xiao Mao, Kevin Chen, Jerry Yang, and Jiayi Zhu on receiving the 2025 AYLUS Volunteer Service Award! This prestigious recognition is based on the same criteria as the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) and serves as a temporary substitute during the PVSA’s operational pause. The […]

Tutoring Program Report – GN Station Library 5/27/2025 At 6 pm, the Great Neck Station Library tutoring program continues to provide vital academic support for local children, focusing on areas such as math, reading, and writing. Running for one hour per session, the program is led by a group of exceptional high school volunteers—students with […]

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

    Christina Mink 3.5 hrs, Dylón Gray-Cohen 3 hrs, Pengyu Chen 3 hrs, Jessica Zhao 3 hrs, Hoilee Dai 3 hrs, Patrick Xu 3 hrs, Eric Xu 3 hrs, Brandan Ding 3 hrs, Galven Lee 3 hrs

Christina Mink 3.5 hrs, Luke Chang 3 hrs, Totoro Jiadi 3 hrs, Priscilla Darieng 3 hrs, Shirley Yu 3hrs, Ze Lee 3 hrs, Lynn Lee 3 hrs, Biru Chang 3 hrs

Reported by Lauren Kan Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

Written by Christina Mink Dates: May 23, 24 & 25, 2025 Location: Jones Beach State Park, NY Event: Jones Beach Air Show featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Activity: Shorebird Protection & Public Education Volunteers: AYLUS Oyster Bay Branch – Three rotating teams Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily Over the Memorial Day weekend, […]

Reported by Lauren Kan Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

Reported by Lauren Kan Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

Reported by Lauren Kan Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

On May 26th, 2025, our team hosted our 160th event at Northern Blvd for Memorial Day Parade from 1:30pm to 4:00 pm. The Memorial Day parade is primarily held to honor and remember those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It serves as a public expression of gratitude and remembrance […]

On Monday, May 26th, members of the Great Neck Branch of AYLUS participated in the annual Great Neck Memorial Day Parade. Volunteers arrived at the designated meeting point at 9:00 AM, to represent the organization and also honor the legacy of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The parade officially began […]

Aylus West Essex members, Aily Wei and Forest Yang, volunteer to raise Seeing Eye Puppies. They raised and trained their puppies with many commands such as walking, resting, lying down, sitting, and much more. These puppies will be the guiding dogs for blind people. 05/18 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(2 hours) 05/19 Forest Yang(2 hours), […]

On 5/25/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Mall Barnes and Noble from 10 am to 11 am for the event “Volunteering Onebook Reading Club” (The address is 112 Eisenhower Parkway Livingston, NJ 07039). Our volunteers took turns reading chapters of a book aloud with a group of third and fourth-grade children. After the […]

West Essex AYLUS members held a musical class for special needs children at Livingston Genius academy. Members set up classrooms, taught children’s music and simple percussion instruments to enrich the kids with more music knowledge. Members and duration: 1 hour – Rena Wang，Valentina Zheng，Jessica Hao; Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Jennie Zhang

On 5/24/2025, Aylus West Essex members volunteered to perform at the Good Grief concert fo Summit Chinese American Association. The location is Central Presbyterian Church, 70 Maple Street, Summit NJ. Volunteers arrived at 4:30pm and staying until 8:30pm, the present members performed and helped to organize the Concert. This concert was held to remember the […]

West Essex AYLUS is working with Seesaw vision center for the youth volunteer program. AYLUS volunteer’s work involves patient communication and basic front desk duties, as well as assisting the physician during patient care encounters. The goal of the program is to raise awareness about eye health in the youth community and give them an […]

West Essex AYLUS supported Livingston NJ memorial day parade on May 26th, 2025. The Livingston Memorial Day Parade Committee hosted this year’s celebrations with a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at the Livingston Memorial Oval across from Livingston Town Hall. The celebration includes speeches from members of Livingston’s veteran groups and the traditional wreath-laying meant to […]

On May 25th, 2025, 10 Forsyth County AYLUS members went to Fowler Park to conduct trash cleaning around several locations. The members met up at 9:45 AM and finished cleaning at 12:45, collecting 2 large bags of trash. This park is extremely popular, and trash, especially sharp objects, can be dangerous to the public. Our […]

On Sunday, May 25th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, members of the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Jones Beach State Park in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Long Island Region Environmental Education Office. The Audubon Society is a nonprofit organization that works to protect birds and their […]

On May 24th, members of AYLUS Roslyn came down to Jones Beach to help protect endangered nesting birds. Every year, Jones Beach hosts an Air Show on Memorial Day weekend featuring the US Navy. Thousands of people come to the beach to watch, and inevitably, sometimes people accidentally cross into the protected areas of the […]

On May 24th, 2025, 6 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

On May 17th, 2025, 6 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

On May 10th, 2025, 7 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Viola Luo (2 hours) Enya […]

On May 3rd, 2025, 5 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

On Saturday, Aylus volunteers went to Jones Beach field 1 to help protect piping plovers’ habitat. The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small, sparrow-sized, migratory shorebird with sandy-grayish brown coloring and white underparts. During breeding season, adults have a black forehead band and a single black breast band. They are known for their two-note “peep-lo” […]

Reported by Eric Huang  #Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Group – Community Cleanup Project (Event#1) Lake Washington Branch   This May, we launched the Community Cleanup Project under the Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Group. As part of this initiative, we will organize a series of cleanup events in city parks, lakes, public spaces, and communities that […]

On May 19, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human need, yet thousands of […]

Reported by: Feiyang Niu On May 26th, 2025, the AYLUS Farmington Branch participated in a Memorial Day volunteer event hosted by Probus Greater Hartford at the West Hartford Town Hall. Members helped fill balloons, decorate with ribbons, and prepare materials for the parade. During the event, members sold balloons, bubble wands, and pinwheels to parade […]

On May 17th, members of the Syosset AYLUS volunteered at Jones Beach for the annual airshow, where they assisted with protecting the fenced-off areas designated for endangered bird species. The group’s main responsibility was to watch over the fence and ensure that no visitors approached or crossed into the protected habitat. Throughout the day, members […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its bluebird box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Eastern Bluebirds were once a common bird in New Jersey. With habitat loss and competition from introduction of aggressive, non-native birds, the populations of these beautiful birds declined. Through […]

On May 24th, 2025, 9am to 12:30pm, our team hosted our 159th event at Bowne Playground from 9am to 12pm. Our team partnered with Maureen Regan in order to beautify Bowne Playground. Maureen Regan is a community advocate, fostering youth education for environmental justice, health and Wellness, climate change with a focus on a sustainable […]

On May 24, 2025, David and Edward Soong volunteered at the library for 2 hours each. During their time there, they took part in several important tasks that supported the library staff and helped improve the experience for visitors. Some of their responsibilities included sorting and shelving returned books, checking for misplaced items, straightening shelves, […]

On the morning of Sunday, May 25, 2025, two dedicated members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch supported Charles House by collecting a generous floral donation from Trader Joe’s. These colorful, fresh blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting seniors and individuals with dementia at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. […]

On Sunday, May 18, 2025, the Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill hosted a live music event, featuring seven volunteers from the Chapel Hill AYLUS branch. The group—consisting of two violinists and five pianists—performed a program of classical pieces for the residents. The recital was well-received, with audience members showing their appreciation through smiles […]