On February 9th, the AYLUS-Chapel Hill branch got to volunteer for the first time at PORCH’s new location in Carrboro! The main focus of Sunday’s event was to support the program PORCH for Pantries and make preparations for PORCH for Families, a scheduled week to give over 700 families in the area a chance to […]
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AYLUS Phoenix Branch packs food at Feed My Starving Children on 2/15/25
On February 15th, 2025, 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 […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch hosted an AAPI event at the Parkville Library on 2/15/2025 (12th)
On Saturday, February 15th, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted an AAPI event at the Parkville Library. Volunteers arrived earlier to set up tables and chairs, separating the different activities into three stations: origami, coloring, and crocheting. Children gathered around the carpet as volunteers Irena and Andrew read the books, “Danbi Leads the School Parade” […]
Trophy Club Branch Volunteers at the NISD Mobile Food Bank (2/15/2025)
On February 15th, volunteers from the Trophy Club Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the NISD Mobile Food Bank. Our members helped go through produce to guarantee freshness, and then packed the produce into bags of about 5 lbs. Later, they helped load bags of food onto cars that passed through the drive-thru. (2/15) 4 Hours: […]
Chapel Hill Branch Delivers Flowers to Charles House on Feb 9, 2025
On Sunday morning, two members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch volunteered to collect flower donations from the local Trader Joe’s. These colorful flowers were then delivered to Charles House, an organization that has been serving the elderly since 1990. The volunteers hoped that this donation of fresh blooms would bring joy to the seniors […]
Newtown AYLUS Members Assist with Bingo at Local Senior Center on February 8, 2025
Reported by Eric Chen On February 8th, 2025, Aylus members recently volunteered at a local senior center, assisting with a community bingo event. Their efforts included helping seniors with their bingo cards, calling out numbers, and creating a warm and engaging atmosphere. This initiative not only brought joy to the residents but also strengthened intergenerational […]
Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers to Clean up Litter at Dry Creek Trail on Feb 9, 2025
On February 9th, 2025, volunteers from AYLUS Chapel Hill once again came together to improve the local environment by organizing a community clean-up along Dry Creek Trail and the surrounding areas. Equipped with gloves and trash bags, the team worked diligently to collect litter, including plastic bottles, food wrappers, and other waste that pollutes the […]
Chapel Hill Branch Donates Handmade Pillows to Kitt Creek Family Dentistry on Feb 8, 2025
On February 8th, three members of AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch visited Kitt Creek Family Dentistry to donate heart pillows. The dental office is located in the Kitt Creek Office Park in Durham. The heart pillows are meant to offer comfort to young patients during their dental treatments. Our goal is to make their experience less […]
AYLUS Orlando Branch, Sylvan Lake Park Little Library Installation (February 15th, 2025)
Reported by Dylan Wang On February 15th, 2025, the AYLUS Orlando branch successfully installed a Little Library at Sylvan Lake Park, along with a collection of books to stock it. This initiative was inspired by previous interactions between AYLUS volunteers and local children who appeared to have limited access to books. Recognizing a potential gap […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Helps Local Students through Interfaith RISE (115th) in February 2025
In February, 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 […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Hosts Concert for Seniors at Brookdale Hillsborough (42nd) in February 2025
Every month, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers, who are primarily middle and high school students, gather at Brookdale Senior Living in Hillsborough, New Jersey (600 Auten Road; Community 908-431-1300), to put on a one hour long concert for a senior audience, bringing talent, charisma, and joy to the seniors. […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (103rd) (2/16/2025)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On February 16th, AYLUS members helped at a local senior center. At Torrey Pines Senior living, the volunteers split into two groups, one which led the chair yoga activities and one which made the morning snack for the day, a fruit salad with cottage cheese. Before handing out the snacks, […]
AYLUS Roslyn Volunteers at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County’s Group Home (39th) on February 15th, 2025
On Saturday, February 15th, 2025, AYLUS Roslyn volunteers went to East Meadow to volunteer at a residential house. We’ve been to this house many times and had a great time with the residents. Unfortunately, the staff informed us that one of the residents had passed away recently and that the house was very understaffed as […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Collects Sporting Shoes, School Supplies and Medicine for Senegal Children (16th) in February 2025
In February 2025, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) called its members to collect gently used sporting shoes, school supplies, and medicines for Senegal children, as well as assisting an Africa Cries Out medical service team to provide local people much needed healthcare services. Africa Cries Out was birthed through the […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 9th Pacific Highlands Ranch Library bookstore event on February 15, 2025
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 […]
San Diego Branch helped “Library with love” to packaging and shipping books to Africa on February 15, 2025
Reported by: Andrew Zhou The Libraries with Love project was established following the success of Project Butterfly, which built several libraries across Africa from 2022 to 2025. Moving forward, Libraries with Love will continue its mission to build libraries in Uganda, East Africa, with a dedicated EIN registration. On February 15, 2025, the following three […]
AYLUS Greater Triangle “Open Sky Book Club” Volunteer Community Marathon Read Aloud 02/15/2025
AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Reading Marathon, Kicking Off World Read Aloud Day, Cary, NC – This summer Reading Marathon was successfully concluded with the praise of many participants. To welcome more participants, we will launch more reading activities that cater to different interests and styles. There are history and culture, celebrity speeches, […]
Mclean Chinese School Tutoring 09/08/2024 – 01/05/2024
Reported by Sarah Tao The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the first semester of Chinese School tutoring, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing diversity into the community. Due to the fact that our community is so large […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Helps Local Students through Interfaith RISE (114th) in February 2025
In February, 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 […]
AYLUS San Clemente Branch Members Volunteered at FAM Food Pantry(#44) on February 15, 2025
Three members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at the FAM Food Pantry on February 15, 2025 from 9am to 12pm. The members first sorted snacks into gift bags and placed basic fresh-keeping foods into FAM bags. After that, they assembled fruit boxes in groups of three for next use. They sorted fruits and […]
Newtown AYLUS Members Assist with Bingo at Local Senior Center on February 15, 2025
Reported by Eric Chen On February 15th, 2025, Aylus members recently volunteered at a local senior center, assisting with a community bingo event. Their efforts included helping seniors with their bingo cards, calling out numbers, and creating a warm and engaging atmosphere. This initiative not only brought joy to the residents but also strengthened intergenerational […]
Greater Triangle Branch Volunteers as teacher assistants at Cary Learning Academy on 02-15-2025
Four Greater Triangle Branch volunteers went to the Cary Learning Academy today. They have done a great job of helping students and teachers this afternoon. They directed the students to the suitable class, helped the teacher set up the classroom as needed, and cleaned up all the mess after class. They tried hard to ensure […]
Columbus Branch Volunteered to Prepare AYLUS T-shirts for 2 boxes on February 14th, 2025
On 2/14/25, Maggie Zhang and Dan Yi packed, organized, and mailed out AYLUS T-Shirts for AYLUS branches across the U.S. They then went to their local post office to mail the shirts for those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 1.5 Dan Yi – 0.5
Columbus Branch Volunteer at a local Chinese Festival event on February 1st, 2025
On February 1st of 2025, AYLUS volunteers and OCCS volunteers joined hands to help run the 2025 Chinese New Year Festival at Dublin Jerome High School. Volunteers helped out at various crafts tables such as balloon arts and origami, as well as assisted backstage support. They also aided in running various mini-market booths such as […]
Columbus Branch Helped with event set up of a local Chinese Festival event on January 31st, 2025
On January 31st of 2025, 10 AYLUS volunteers helped set up the 2025 Chinese New Year Festival for the next day. They assisted in setting up backstage, decorating a hallway using traditional Chinese symbols and objects, and creating a balloon arch. Volunteer hours are as follows: Eric Hong – 0.5 hours Chuqiao Guan – 3 […]
Columbus Branch Held an In-Person Tutoring session at Abbey Church Village on February 5th, 2025
On February 5, 2025, two members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch— Aurick Guo and Enoch Chung — held an in-person weekly tutoring session at Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the National Church Residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS-Columbus members assisted two middle school students with their […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Helps Community Thrift Stores, Food Banks, and Food Pantries (163rd) in February 2025
In February, 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 […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Forest Restoration Services (64th) in February 2025
In February, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]
Fullerton Branch Members Tutoring Kids Math at (2/9/25)
On February 9, 2025, a Fullerton Branch member tutored kids ranging from 4th to 6th graders in math. In the class, the kids learned about similar shapes and congruent shapes. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li: 4 Hours
Fullerton Branch Members Help distribute food at St. Vincent De Paul Pantry at (2/8/25)
On February 8, 2025, 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 David Li, Ren Zhi Pei, Michelle Li, Eric Wei, Sijia Hao, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (71st) (2/14/2025)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On February 14th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members spent their day off from school helping out their local food bank, Mission Hope. They arrived early and started in the back sorting donations. All the volunteers gathered at 9 for supervisors to give their words of encouragement and prayer before being […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #32– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (2/8/2025)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 8th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS did a home painting job for ABWK Habitat for Humanity. The morning started off chilly and the supervisors gave the usual demonstration and ladder safety demo. Then, members each grabbed paintbrushes/paint rollers and a bucket of grey paint. They started on the right side […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Crafts for Hope Events (31st) in February 2025
In February, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Crafts for Hope program to support cancer patients. Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. Since June 2024, GPA participants have learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided. For our project, […]
Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (55th) (2/8/2025)
On February 8, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS lent a helping hand to the Jacob’s House garden project. The volunteers began by inspecting and weeding the areas surrounding the garden beds. They carefully watered the plants and, in some cases, fertilized them. Additionally, they transplanted young tomato, cabbage, and strawberry sprouts into the ground. The volunteers also […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 25 (2/14/2025)
Reported by Hsin Chen(Julie) Lu : On February 14th, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members gathered the plastic bottles and cans they had been collecting since their last recycling event and headed over to their local recycling center. They sorted out their recyclables and made bags of 50 bottles each that could be exchanged for more money. […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Continues Conservation Efforts (243rd) in February 2025
In February 2025, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since 2018. GPA conservationists collect watershed samples, donate foods & clothes, recycle plastic bags & batteries, pick up trash at nearby parks and trails, […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 36th monthly bottles and cans recycling event in San Diego on 2/8/25
Reported by Lauren Kan On 2/8, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 36th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 35th monthly bottles and cans recycling event in San Diego on 2/1/25
Reported by Lauren Kan On 2/1, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 35th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Supports Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (2nd) in February 2025
In February, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS supported the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK, 72 1/2 Escher Street, Trenton, NJ 08609). The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen feeds the hungry and offers programs and services to encourage self-sufficiency and improve quality of life for people in the Greater Trenton Area. It began […]
AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at the MIMS Chinese New Year Festival on February 8, 2025
From 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, February 8, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Mandarin Immersion Magnet School 2025 Chinese New Year Festival (5445 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77056). Mandarin Immersion Magnet School is a magnet school in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 2012, it is part of the […]