Reported by Sophia Li Posted by Mateen Benarieb On the evening of October 5, 2024, eleven members of the Frisco Plano volunteered at Russell Creek playground in Plano for a fundraising event, two of us are new members and joined the fundraising event for the first time. We set up tables for cotton candy and […]

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 […]

On September 19th, September 21st, September 22nd, and October 3rd, West Essex AYLUS members helped gather and donate items to sell for the 8th Annual Eyes of Hope Garage Sale, which was held on October 5th. The garage sale was a HUGE success which resulted in the total number of sales being $1,574! The West […]

On Saturday, October 5th, from 6 pm to 10 pm, volunteers participated at Fertile Groundwork’s extraordinary gala. They helped sell raffle tickets, tree and garden bed sponsorships, and honey. Members also helped with fundraising and auctions at the event and cleaning up. Overall, this event was a new experience for all, and everyone had an […]

Reported by Sophia Li Posted by Mateen Benarieb On the evening of September 28, 2024, nine members of our Frisco Plano volunteered at Russell Creek playground in Plano for a fundraising event. We set up tables and sold Shaved ice, cotton candy, and ice cream floats. It was the second time we sold float here, […]

2024/10/06 Long Island Chinese School Volunteering   AYLUS volunteers at the Long Island Chinese School on October 6. Volunteers primarily focused on assisting students with their various different levels of homework and classwork and ensuring active engagement. Throughout this process, volunteers address any questions students may have related to their coursework.   Some specific actions […]

On October 4th, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck Branch hosted their weekly Friday sports day initiative, helping the special needs children and help boost physical activities for not only the kids who attended this event, but also the volunteers. On this day, we played tag with the special needs children. We all were running around the […]

Activity & Impact On October 5th, 2024, five 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 clearing hazardous dry […]

On Saturday October 5, two members of the AYLUS Idaho Falls Branch volunteered to teach museum visitors about flying critters. Visitors had the opportunity to learn about critters and reptiles that fly and and make origami and lego models.   From left to right: Zach Long, Michael Wu   Michael Wu helps visitors with building […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset Aylus Organization is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Long Island’s natural ecosystems through its active involvement in the Native Plant Initiative. This initiative focuses on planting native species that are vital for local wildlife and contribute to ecological balance. Volunteers from the organization engage in various activities, […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset AYLUS organization recently volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, engaging in vital conservation work aimed at preserving the region’s unique flora. The Syosset AYLUS organization help move cylinder blocks and wooden pallets outside of the greenhouse into the greenhouse clearing a space outside the greenhouse and adding […]

On Thursday, October 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers, located at 15 Hill Street, Glen Cove, NY. NOSH Delivers is a nonprofit food pantry organization, founded in March of 2020. This organization helps provide a place for local families that struggle with food insecurities to pick […]

On October 5th, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm volunteers from Aylus Roslyn Branch worked at Nosh Food Delivery. Nosh is a non-profit organization, which delivers food and drinks weekly to those in need. When we arrived, we helped restock the shelves with different food and drinks. After that, we all got assigned multiple […]

On Friday, October 4th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS helped a community food drive called NOSH Delivers! by working at their food pantry to give food and products to families who could not afford them. Nosh Delivers, a nonprofit organization in Glen Cove, is dedicated to addressing food insecurity […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host more flea market booths in New Jersey for charity.  GPA leaders Tom Cui and Steven Li purchased products in Amazon overstock outlets, collected donations, set up flea market booths, and raised funds for AYLUS Save a Life Diabetes Children Fund […]

Written by Hoilee Dai On September 22, 2024, AYLUS Oyster Bay visited Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center at Jones Beach State Park to identify and remove invasive plants. Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center has long been infested with invasive species that outcompete native plants, threatening local biodiversity and potentially leading to extinction. Biodiversity […]