In November, Basking Ridge Branch held Winter Clothing Drive. No one should go cold this winter, and the health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. The unprecedented crisis created by the COVID-19 Pandemic is still affecting the lives of millions of people. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season. Incorporated in 1921, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with Sunrose Arts & Photography (80 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940) for a fun art & craft sale event as part of GPA Art Therapy Initiative, raising funds to support diabetes children of low-income families.  Sunrose Arts & Photography Sunrose is a […]

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

In November, 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 November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season. The Princeton Police […]

On November 9th, 2024, Austin Branch volunteer volunteered at the Speech and Debate Tournament event, providing food and drinks to the participants, assisting with venue preparation by rearranging desks and chairs in each classroom, and ensuring proper cleanup after the tournament by returning the desks and chairs to their original layout. Volunteer: Michael Qu (6 […]

On Friday, November 15th, AYLUS Great Neck hosted their weekly Friday Sports Event from 4-5pm at Firefighter’s park to play with kids who have disabilities.  Many activities were suggested, like playing tag, playing hide and seek, and playing frisbee.  Today, the kids and volunteers played tag on the playground and in the park. Volunteers worked […]

In November 2024, 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 donated foods & clothes, recycle plastic bags & batteries, pick up trash at nearby parks and trails, and have […]

AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch’s 130th event was at Kissena Park on November 10th, 2024, and volunteers, instructed by Roxana, the supervisor of the park, and Ada, helped beautify the park. Members raked leaves, redistributed soil into fenced areas, weeded invasive species, and cleared branches from 9AM-12PM. To ensure the safety of AYLUS members and the […]

On November 10, 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 David Li, Eric Wei:  4 Hours

On November 9, 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 David Li, Michelle Li, Yun Wen Zhang, Daisy Wei, Eric Wei, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Winter Clothing Drive for Charity Organizations.  No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many cannot pay their utility bills. The need […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with other branches for the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism.  Founded by AYLUS Honorary President Cassie Wang in Aug. 2019, editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, […]

In November, 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 Friday, November 8th from 10-12, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations with arts and crafts. 2hrs: Lilah Nydam Michael Lin Kevin Wang  

On November 10th, 2024, members of the Great Neck chapter of AYLUS volunteered for a community garden cleanup project where everyone helped prepare the garden for winter. The tasks involved pulling weeds, raking leaves, and clearing out dead plants to ensure the garden is healthy for the next growing season. We worked together and were […]

On November 13th, 2024, two members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch Estella Li and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the 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 helped 4 elementary, and middle school […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On November 12, 2024, 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 […]

On November 11, 2024, two members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at Family Assistance Ministries Food Pantry. For the first hour, they sorted baked goods, stacking different breads and sweets to put into bags, throwing away any rotten ones they found. Then they made baked bags, each bag containing the breads and sweets […]

On Sunday, November 10th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school (CCALI) from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our job to help in this Chinese school was to assist as a teacher’s assistant and help the students with different types of classwork. As teaching assistants, we played a vital […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 11 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 02 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

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 21st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on November 4 -10, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Lake Washington Branch The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session on Nov.10, 2024, marking the seventh class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. (Week 7: Make an asteroid shooting game) This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp […]

Reported by: Raina Wang Posted by: Karen Li At 10:15 on November 9, 2024, a group of volunteers from the AYLUS helps the special needs at DCFC. In the beginning we sung worship songs and danced to the videos. We learned about how God is the beginning and the end the alpha and omega and […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Karen Li On November 8th, starting at 7:30 PM, eight AYLUS volunteers gathered at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit organization that seeks to pack and send food to starving children worldwide. This time, they were to be sent to kids in El Salvador. We helped out in […]

Reported by Liangyu Tsai Posted by Jenny Wang On November 10th, we made pet toys out of old shirts to donate to Animal Shelters.  We rented 2 rooms at the Davis Library Study Room, and splitted 8 people between the two rooms.  Two people learned to make the toy today and the rest of us […]

On November 10th Aylus volunteers assisted in a new book release event. The children’s author, Kiko Liang, broadcasted her book I Am Me in the event to demonstrate it to the young children and then signing her new book as well. The event is started by a musical from a renowned organization before the author […]

On November 11th 8:30am-12:30pm, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted another event, this time in The Community Synagogue at Port Washington . This event was focused on families helping families. Each person helped set up a station with food, and arts & crafts, ready to hand them out. We had activities like stickers, cards, turkeys, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Winter Clothing Drive for Charity Organizations.  No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many cannot pay their utility bills. The need […]

On November 10, 2024, the AYLUS Bridgewater branch brought joy to the senior residents of Laurel Circle with a lively concert on Sunday. Wesley Lin organized the event. The concert included a diverse program with classical and popular music, all performed by volunteers. The pieces featured various instruments including woodwinds, and strings, and singing, and […]