West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 11/04/24 and 11/06/24. Volunteers coordinated and helped with teaching, warming up, Taekwondo forms, nunchucks, and sparring footwork, so participants who are between 6-15 years old can increase their martial art skills. On 11/06/24, the three members […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.  11/04/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/05/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/06/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/07/24: Yichen Tang (4 […]

West Essex AYLUS members baked a variety of delicious desserts and cookies at home during 11/1/2024 – 11/2/2024 and participated in the bake sale event on 11/2/2024 to raise funds for Chinese school. All proceeds from the sale were generously donated to Chinese school to support the school’s mission of promoting Chinese culture within the […]

On 11/9/2024 AYLUS Space Coast participated in a food drive which aimed to provide meals for children in need. Our members collected the bags that were put out in the previous week. A total of 42 bags were collected which resulted in about 200 pounds of food. Members: Madison Shi, Daniel Shi 2 hours

On November 6th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch, Brenna Li, Estella Li, Grace Guo, 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 […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.  11/01/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours), Ethan Yao (4 hours), Nathan Zhang (2 hours) 11/02/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours) , […]

On 11/07/2024, West Essex AYLUS helped GRACE for food distribution. Volunteers distribute food and supplies on Thursday 11/07/2024 to Summit residents and the people who work, worship and receive care in Summit at the Summit Community Center(100 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ). Members:  Cecilia Zhang (3 hours) Aily Wei (3 hours) Ella Chai (3 hours) Samantha […]

This is a one-person event approved by the national AYLUS. On 11/08/24, Maggie Zhang organized, packed, and mailed out AYLUS T-shirts for 3 AYLUS branches in 4 boxes across the U.S. Maggie then went to her local post office to mail the shirts to those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 3.5 hours

West Essex AYLUS members collected extra Halloween candy to donate to Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. These donations are delivered to Twelve Baskets Food Pantry who will distribute the candy to people and families in the surrounding area.    Members:  2 hours – Zoe Leung 1 hour – Gabriel Au, Jeremiah Au, Kailey Kwan, […]

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. 11/03 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2.5 hours) 11/04 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 11/05 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) […]

On Nov. 6, West Essex branch volunteered at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Members clean up Halloween spooky trail decorations. 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 […]

On November 11th, volunteers went to the Greenway and spent 1.5 hours cleaning up. There is a thick layer of pine leaves on the trail road, and it is dangerous for bikers and joggers. Unfortunately, it rained the night before, and there is no way that we can clean up the leaves with the blower. […]

Reported by Melody Zhang Posted by Jenny Wang On November 9th, 2024, AYLUS Frisco & Plano branch volunteers ran a three-part stand during the John and Judy Gay Library’s Fall Y’all event. Before the event began, event leaders helped set up a pavilion and other necessary equipment. During the festival, members were divided into three […]

On November 9, 2024, AYLUS Phoenix woke up early in the morning to volunteer at their local Midwest Food Bank from 9am to 11am. Volunteers packed soap into usable portions and sealed them to be packed later on. These small but impactful packages would be later shared among homeless communities and hygiene stations around Arizona. […]

On Nov 9th, 2024, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2 hours each): William Chu

Written By Felix Zheng On November 9th, the Syosset AYLUS organization attended the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we assisted both inside and outside the greenhouse. Some of the tasks performed by the Syosset AYLUS members included sifting seeds, as the greenhouse needed the most help with this in preparation for winter. The greenhouse […]

Gave away 3 mulberry, 4 moringa, 2 gardenia and 3 pomegranate starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

On November 8 2024, the Aylus Greater Buffalo branch, in partnership with Bridges from Boarders and Buffalo Chess Association, launched BFB#OneWorldChessClub. The program aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and friendships among people of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities through the game of chess. This program is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where […]

On Sunday, November 10th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch came together to host a park cleanup event at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, New Jersey. It was a very chilly day but still a nice day to conduct a park cleanup. Everyone got together, worked collaboratively, and communicated/delegated roles for the cleanup. We […]

On November 8 2024, Greater Buffalo Branch Aylus Instrumental Team members volunteered with Bridges From Borders in their OneWorld Choir to help participants create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the choir’s rehearsals. Volunteers helped unite the community to develop long-lasting relationships and especially focused on helping immigrants and refugees, creating a supportive community here […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Bethpage State Park on October 26, 2024 On October 26, 2024, at 9 AM, we were at Green Acre doing fall cleanup for the plants. Our task was to remove dead branches, remove invasive plants harming the native plants, and rake up the leaves to clean up the area. […]

November 2nd over 10 participants shows up at the book drive. They pick out tons and tons of books at home to donate, and this is definitely not a challenge for us because we all have tons and tons of books, we don’t read any more. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour Sansi […]

In September, West Essex AYLUS members participated in the Color A Smile project to utilize their art skills to bright people’s live with smiles. Collected coloring pages are delivered to Color a Smile office by our Art and Craft Committee chair, Alyssa Zhang. Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to […]

Status: NEW On Nov 10th, 2024, three students from Denmark High School founded the 174th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS):Forsyth, GA Founders: Congratulations to Parth Shah, Saaketh Alla, and Prayag Patel Description of Forsyth, GA The Forsyth County AYLUS Branch, founded in 2024, aims to foster community service […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 26th. Three participants have shown up to help out at and they are tasked with a job that they’re most familiar with, wood chopping. They basically grab large logs layer around, and is a whole pile of them, and then […]

Morning of October 19th, two participate joined to help out at PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano. This time the two people’s jobs is to cut bad plant branches off some vegetable. This way the plant will grow better than ever. Usually, this vegetable will be donated to food bank after harvested, maybe homeless shelter […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 5th. Only one participate shows up to help out. The main task that assigned to the participant was planting and working at the garden. PengPeng Zhang 2 hour

Members from AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at Ed White Elementary school on November 9th, 2024, from 9am to 12pm. The main focus of the program is to help elementary school students learn more. The AYLUS members helped 4th and 5th graders with math, reading and science. Through more practice, the students improved their accuracy and speed […]

On November 5th 6:00-7:00 PM  Aylus Great Neck Br. hosted another successful tutoring session in the library. There are fewer participants today due to a special off day but still active participation for learning. One participant decides to bring up English homework and writing responses to complete. While another continues on the journey in science […]

AYLUS Syosset branch went to Bethpage State Park on 11/9/24 to lay down cardboard on top of weeds, then covered with mulch to decompose the cardboard. With the Great Neck branch, we split into two groups, one group to remove branches and weeds from a designated area using rakes, shovels, and pliers (everyone was equipped […]

2024/11/10 AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers at Long Island Chinese School and assists students and teachers   AYLUS Dix Hills Branch worked as a teacher’s assistant, helping kids who were struggling to understand the lesson, making sure students were on task, watching the students actions, handling classwork/homework, and grading student’s work.    By doing various tasks […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On November 10th, 2024, AYLUS members had a local beach clean up. They started at the upper park, passing through and finding occasional wrappers and bottles and cans. Crossing down into the lower area, they found small pieces of confetti and pieces of fruit discarded after a party. Finding more […]

On November 9th, 2024, 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: Kenna Zhang (2 hours) Ryan […]

Activity & Impact On November 9th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at the TreePeople Park in Beverly Hills from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. TreePeople Park is not government-funded and relies on the work of volunteers for maintenance. During the event, members helped maintain the park by smoothing and oiling […]

Activity & Impact On November 2, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a Calles Verdes Tree Planting event in San Fernando from 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM. Calles Verdes is a TreePeople project that aims to beautify the streets of the city and to help improve the health of those […]

On October 26, 2024, members of AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted online tutoring event to teach Ukraine student English. We helped the student in both reading and written parts of English. We want to contribute in every way we can to propel Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and longer-term economic & social development. Members that participated were: Truman You, Feinan […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Northside Elementary School on November 9th, 2024  On November 9th, 2024, from 9 am to 11 am, our team focused on completely clearing invasive plants. These plants not only compete for nutrients and sunlight from native plants, but also destroy the ecological balance, so clearing them is of great […]