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, […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

In February, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) led 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, the two-page newsletter covers […]

Since May 2023, AYLUS Pearland has been supporting LSA to build a database to track their events participations and monitor their class progression. The database was successfully built by the end of summer in 2003 and implemented into their daily management. In the month of December 2024 and January 2025, Michelle Gu, Andy Shi entered […]

Reported by Jerry Yang Lake Washington Branch The fourth online 3D modeling camp, hosted on 2/9/2025, was taught by Jerry Yang with assistance from Eric Huang from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Students in this class were reintroduced into fundamental Blender features such as selecting modes in edit mode, orthographic views, and edit mode tools like extruding, […]

  On February 8, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch came together at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another day of meaningful community service. With a shared commitment to making a difference, the volunteers arrived early in the morning, ready to dedicate their time and energy to supporting families […]

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, […]

Reported by Kailang Du Posted by Daniel Wang On February 2nd, AYLUS volunteers set up a booth at the 99 Ranch Market to raise money for Children’s Hospital. At the event, we sold marshmallows, food, backpacks, and more. By locating the event at the entrance of the supermarket, people will be more likely to purchase […]

Reported by Ryan Ma Posted by Daniel Wang On February 7, 2025, we volunteered alongside other AYLUS members at the non-profit organization Feed My Starving Children, starting at 7:15 PM. This Christian nonprofit is dedicated to ending hunger. A total of nine volunteers participated in the event. We packed MannaPack rice, which consists of four […]

Reported by LiangYu Tsai Posted by Daniel Wang On February 9, 2025, 7 AYLUS volunteers visited the Plano Animal Shelter and donated dog toys made from old clothes in the past.  We met at 3:00 PM and took a picture with our work.  Then we gathered up all the toys, a total of 139, and […]

Activity & Impact On February 1, 2025, five members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at an Academic Decathlon competition from 9am-5pm. Academic Decathlon is a high school team competition where students show their understanding of six various subjects. These subjects include art, economics, literature, music, science, and math. This was a very large […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou To celebrate the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year, Huaxia Chinese School organized a celebration event at Ocean Air community Park. On February 8, 2025, the day before the event, 14 AYLUS members prepared delicious homemade Chinese food. The following two AYLUS members participated and each with 1.5 volunteer hours: Audrey Wu […]

On Saturday, February 8th, 2025, Newtown AYLUS members supported their community by volunteering at a local Chinese New Year celebration run by the Central Bucks Chinese-American Association and Pearl S. Buck International. This event aimed to bridge cultures together through learning and entertainment.  Dedicated members took on the initiative as they taught children and adults […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou   On February 10, 2025, 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 […]

On thursday, from 4:30-7:30pm, the AYLUS Roslyn branch assembled lanterns and decoration for the lunar new year celebration on Saturday.  The Lunar New Year is one of the biggest holidays in Chinese culture. This long awaited event is an opportunity for the chinese community to celebrate and honor their culture but also to share this […]

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 31st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on February 3-9, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

On February 1st, from 1:30-3:30 pm, AYLUS Great Neck held another event at the Parkville Library. This was an AAPI event to learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year. The volunteers came early to help set up all the tables and activities. At 2:00 kids came in and the volunteers Zoe and Rebecca read […]

On Friday 2/7/2025, 2 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) and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students and one for older […]

On Sunday, February 9, from 1:45PM to 3:45PM, the Aylus Great Neck Branch helped the therapeutic skating program at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. We met the skaters. We were then assigned one skater to teach and guide them how to skate. Ally and Paris helped many skaters in need, guiding them inside the border […]

On Saturday, February 8th, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM, the Aylus Great Neck Branch held an AAPI reading event at the Parkville Library. Tiffany first read the book “Let’s Celebrate Korean New Year!” followed by Irena reading “A Piece of Home” to all of the children who attended. Afterwards, the volunteers brought the children along in […]

In February, 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 […]

Reported by Eric Li On February 07, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on September 23, 2023. This program serves a dual purpose: to facilitate meaningful connections with local children with autism and improve their communication skills, while simultaneously improving their foundational reading comprehension skills. Our commitment is not […]

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 […]

AYLUS members are actively volunteering in the Rutgers World Food Prize Research Project through the NJ 4-H Global Food Security Coalition club. Our dedicated volunteers meet weekly to develop research projects focused on addressing global food security challenges. Through this initiative, members gain a deeper understanding of critical global issues, engage in hands-on learning, and […]

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, Yaming Wang, Annie Qi, Hubert Zheng, Hadrian Zheng

The Starry Art Choir with AYLUS members participate in the Lunar New Year Gala held byFujian Association , performing Chinese songs for better cultural immersion and to build up close relationships with various parties. Members and duration: 3 hours – Rena Wang, Yaming Wang

On 2/8/25 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 […]

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. These puppies will be the guiding dogs for blind people. 02/02 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2 hours) 02/03 Forest Yang(2 hours), […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, and helped around the information desk. Teaching Violin in […]

On Feb 8th, 2025, 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 (2hrs each) Alex Jiang Junxi Wu      […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge organized its members to craft heartfelt Valentine’s Day cards to brighten the lives of  local cherished community members experiencing social isolation.  AYLUS Basking Ridge members handcrafted almost 100 cards. All these cards will be collected and sent to Fellowship Village and Residence at Basking Ridge. Angelina Gao,Yihao Zeng,Yige Zhou,Catherine Shen, Christine Shen, […]