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 […]

On 3/8/25 West Essex members AYLUS volunteered with the Special Olympic swimming team at JCC Metro West. West Essex members worked as unified partners and assisting coaches to help participants improve their swimming skills. Our members also worked with swimmers with special needs to help them understand the “swimming team” format and learn basic swimming […]

On 3/9/2025, West Essex members volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis class offered to special needs children at West Orange Tennis Club. The program provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children to enhance communication, motor coordination, life skills, and behavior on and off the courts. In the class, the coaches and volunteers […]

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 hours – Rena Wang, Annie Qi, Yaming, Isabelle, Carrie Zhang, Chealsea Zhang, Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng

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 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina, Annie Qi, Yaming, Carrie Zhang, Chealsea Zhang

On 3/2/25, AYLUS West Essex members helped the Millburn Chinese New Year Sreet Fair. They helped set up the tables, participated in the performances, helped play games with kids and cleaned up after the event. Members: Jason Dong(6 hours), Zhicheng Zheng(6 hours), Michael Jiang(3 hours), Zoe Leung(2.5 hours), Orion Lee(0.5 hours)

On Saturday, the 8th of March 2025, the Aylus Roslyn Branch came together to donate and organize books to send to Taiwan. Books for Taiwan is a nonprofit organization funded by donations run by volunteers based in New Jersey. Books for Taiwan aims to help individuals who do not have as many resources in schools, […]

On Saturday, March 8th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 2025 volunteers from the Aylus Roslyn Branch helped Nosh Delivers, a nonprofit food pantry that was founded during the pandemic to help struggling families in need. 5 years later they still provide nutritious groceries or “Nosh bags” to hundreds of families. When the volunteers arrived, […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported local libraries, such as the Summit Free Public Library, West Windsor Public Library, Montgomery Public Library, Plainsboro Public Library, Livingston Public Library, and more. BECOME A VOLUNTEER: HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Library Programs (teaching Chess, tutoring, etc.) Book sorting (categorize […]

On March 9th, from 1:30 to 4:30, AYLUS volunteers helped at the Long Island Chinese School located at SUNY Old Westbury.  Volunteers spent three hours watching over their designated classes. In the classrooms the teachers taught students different Chinese characters, radicals and stories. While that happened, volunteers kept the class under control, cleaned the white […]

On Ocotber 26 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]

On October 5 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]

On October 4, 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of March 3, 2025 – March 9, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

Activity & Impact On March 2, 2025, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood Branch volunteered at a compost hub in Griffith Park from 2:30pm-4:30pm. This hub was established by LA Compost and works to reduce landfill waste. Activities done by volunteers included sifting and tending to compost piles. Sifting was a multistep process where […]

Activity & Impact On February 17, 2025 — members of the AYLUS North Hollywood Branch volunteered at a Community Garden in Fountain Avenue from 10:00am-1:00pm. Fountain Community Gardens’ mission is to produce a flourishing, well-managed garden where members can be themselves and feel a sense of community. Volunteers worked on building a foundation for a greenhouse […]

Activity & Impact On February 23, 2025, eight members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for CicLavia: West Adams Meets University Park from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. CicLAvia is a large community festival during which streets are closed for bikers and for other forms of active transportation. It is hosted by the nonprofit CicLAvia, […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of February 24, 2025 – March 2, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

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 35th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on March 3-9, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

3/4/2025 On March 4, 2025, the volunteers of the AYLUS Great Neck branch organized a meaningful homework tutoring activity from 4:30PM to 5:30PM in the Great Neck Station Library to help students of different grades complete their homework and answer their questions. Problems encountered in the process of learning. Volunteers patiently guide to ensure that […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its Crafting Connections program for a cause. GPA members invited students and their parents to join for a day filled with joy, creativity, and community spirit. Together, we can make a difference. Hands-on sessions teaching pipe cleaner craft making. Community engagement to […]

On Friday, 3/7/2025, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to ninth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader), Albert Chen and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]

AYLUS Great Neck Volunteered at Firefighter Park for Special Need Kids on March 7th, 2025（24th) On March 7th, 2025, volunteers in AYLUS started a weekly sports activities program that will continue over the course of this year. On the day of the program, 5 volunteers showed up, each bringing a variety of sports for special […]

On the afternoon of March 9, 2025, members of Aylus participated in a garden maintenance activity at King Point Park. The main task was to evenly spread the stacked wood chips on the ground to improve the ecological environment of the park.  Before the event started, the park staff showed us how to cover the […]

The AYLUS Morris Branch members have continued to show their commitment to community service by partnering with the United Methodist Church in Chatham to collect baby food for families in need. This monthly initiative ensures that infants from underprivileged households receive essential nutrition. In their most recent effort, the dedicated volunteers successfully gathered 30 pounds […]

The AYLUS Morris Branch members have been actively collaborating with Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization, to support families in need. They collect shelf-stable food donations. As part of their ongoing commitment to community service, the Morris Branch members organize a monthly food drive, ensuring that underprivileged families receive the essential nutrition they require. On March […]

Recently, members of the Ridgewood, NJ AYLUS Branch have been collecting numerous pieces of clothing, including jackets, shirts, sweaters, pants, and more. Throughout the months of December and January, these pieces of clothing have been collected. Eventually, members of the branch placed all of this clothing, over 240 different clothing items, and donated it all […]

In March, 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 […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Karen Zhou On March 9th, we gathered at the Cypress Meadow Clubhouse in Allen, TX, to create pet toys from old clothes for the cats and dogs at the local animal shelter. Since two of our volunteers were new to this activity, Karen Zhou started by teaching them the […]

On Saturday, March 8th, AYLUS Syosset members volunteered to work at CP Nassau County Group Home located in Bellmore. The volunteers made sure those with Cerebral Palsy residents all had a great time by playing games with them such as connect 4, tree decorating, and Uno; helping them complete various activities such as drawing, making […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with the New Jersey Special Olympics Volunteer Manager Ms. Fair and scheduled GPA volunteers to help the youth athlete league teams with score keeping, equipment such as that compound bow, order keeping, etc.  About New Jersey Special Olympics: Our Mission Our mission […]

    Four Greater Triangle Branch volunteers went to the Cary Learning Center this Saturday. As teacher Assistants, they had the opportunity to support teachers and students in various capacities, including classroom management, providing individualized student support, and contributing to the overall learning environment. They assisted the teacher in preparing lesson materials, including worksheets, presentations, […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]