Reported by Jenni Lin Posted by Jenny Wang On December 15th, 11 volunteers (both youth and adults) came together in one of the volunteer’s household to craft handmade pet toys for the local Plano animal shelter. Four of the volunteers were newcomers, and were taught how to craft the toys by learning, working with, and […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Karen Li This morning, our team of AYLUS members volunteered at the AGAPE Special Needs Program. This week is the last week of 2024 of the AGAPE Program. There were many celebrations and happy memories, including dancing, games, and coloring. The cookies that were baked the day before were […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Karen Li Today, our group of AYLUS volunteers baked chocolate chips and M&M cookies for the AGAPE Special Needs Program that will be occurring the next day. The process included baking and packaging. The end result turned out to be very creative and gave a homemade feeling. These cookies will […]

Reported by Gary Ma Posted by Karen Li On Dec 20,two members of AYLUS and two parents participated in a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) packing session. This was pretty straightforward as the non profit organization, FMSC already had everything set up and all we had to do was basically show up. We started off […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou 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 […]

In December, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and festivals possible. […]

On Dec 15th, 2024, six members of the Forsyth County AYLUS chapter organized a cleanup event at Fowler Park: Event Details: Date: December 15, 2024 Timings: 3:30PM – 5:30PM Location: Fowler Park, Forsyth County, GA Success: Two full bags of trash collected from the playground, skatepark, basketball courts, and surrounding areas including the path to […]

On Friday, December 7th, from 3-5 PM, the Chatham Aylus Branch helped the Library of the Chathams with tech help. Two Hours: Kevin Wang Michael Lin Ryan Klepper

Reported by Kevin Chen We did book drive to Tulsa Pop! Kids for our ongoing project — African Library project on Dec. 14. Great thanks for the generous book donation from Tulsa Pop! Kids —a local nonprofit organization, and we received 345 in total from them, and this will greatly benefit the kids where we […]

Reported by Eric Chen On Friday 12/20/2024, 2 members of AYLUS Newtown supported an Autism Care Group from 6:45PM  to 8:30 PM. AYLUS volunteers spent a joyful afternoon with an autism care group, bonding through interactive video games. They guided participants with patience, and encouraged teamwork and celebrated every achievement. Laughter and excitement filled the […]

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers continued to help our local community at Community Food Bank of New Jersey (31 Evans Terminal Road #1, Hillside, NJ 07205), Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (824 Silvia Street, Ewing, NJ 08628), Princeton Community Kitchen for Low-Income Families, and Rise Food Pantry […]

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) National Empowerment Education Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help local students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school […]

On December 14th, 2024, members of the Aylus Memorial Branch volunteered at Belmont Senior Assisted Living Home (7667 Woodway Dr Houston Tx 77063) from 3:30-4:30 pm. The members played many holiday themed pieces and the seniors were very happy and greatly enjoyed watching and listening to our performers!   Volunteers at this one hour event: […]

Reported by Eric Xie  AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2024-2025, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 26th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on December 16-22, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

The AYLUS Birmingham Branch partnered with Grace Klein, an organization dedicated to sharing resources for the purpose of building relationships to ignite restoration of individuals, families, and communities. Grace Klein holds drive-thru sites to fight food insecurities and provides a variety of other resources for families, including baby products as well as school supplies for […]

Over the past few weeks, Bergen branch members have been working hard to gather up shoes to donate to Soles4Souls. We’re hoping that those in need can have warm shoes to last through the new year. The items that were donated were collected over a few weeks and then dropped off at a nearby donation […]

On December 15, 2024, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 5th to 6th graders in Coding. They were able to teach the kids the fundamental basics for coding. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li:  4 Hours

On December 14, 2024, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, Daisy Wei, Ren zhi Pei:  4 Hours