In the months of December 2024, members of the East Cobb Branch of AYLUS contributed to the Missing Maps project. Missing Maps is an online project in which members use the HOT (Humanitarian OSM Team) Tasking Manager to create maps for OpenStreetMap. The members are shown a satellite image from Bing and must trace the image’s […]

On December 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th 2024, Aylus Austin Branch volunteers dedicated their time and creativity to craft heartfelt holiday greeting cards. These beautiful handmade cards were donated to the nearby senior living facility, spreading joy and warmth to the elderly residents to brighten their holidays. The event highlighted the connection and giving during […]

On January 06, 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 human need, yet thousands of […]

On January 6th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered to help out the MAM Resale Store (1625 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77080) to assist with organizing and grouping the inventory. The volunteers sorted donated clothes, collected stray coat hangers, and helped organize many different items such as shoes and pillows. Volunteers at this […]

AYLUS Orlando Supports Inspired Theater Company’s Christmas Special Production with Fundraiser Event (December 8th and 14th, 2024) Reported by Dylan Wang On December 8th and 14th, 2024, the AYLUS Orlando branch partnered with the Inspired Theater Company to support their annual Christmas Special Production. This event not only celebrated the holiday season but also allowed […]

Welcome to the 2025 AYLUS Poster Contest! Top Three Submissions will be inducted into the AYLUS National Committee Submissions can be flyers made for own branch or for AYLUS as a whole. Deadline for submission is March 31st. NC – Chapel Hill Branch Designed By: Alwin Liu Designed By: Ethan Li Designed By: Luna Chen Website […]

Reported by Kaiting Hsu On Saturday, January 4th, 2025, the AYLUS Greater Tulsa Branch performed music for the University Village Retirement Home Community. There was a total of 24 performers/volunteers and our program consisted of choir songs, violin solos, piano solos, violin and piano duets, viola solos, a flute solo, and a clarinet solo. we […]

Reported by Elissa and Emily Lake Washington, WA The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Drawing Project Team hosted a Christmas themed Winter Break Beginner Level 5-Day Drawing Seminar from December 30th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025. Team members Elissa Song and Emily Qi designed and led this online seminar. They met and worked together at Emily’s […]

Reported by Yuqi Nie   On December 21, 2024, AYLUS Syosset Branch members participated in an educational tour at Bayard Cutting Arboretum, located in Great River, New York. The event aimed to familiarize volunteers with the environment for future activities and to delve into the historical significance of the site. Event Details: Date & Time: […]

On Friday, 12/20/2024, two members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third to ninth grade various math topics at the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader) and Albert Chen participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two separate classes: one for younger students and another for older students. During […]

In January, 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. It is through […]

Over the past few years, members of the AYLUS Raritan Valley Branch have demonstrated unwavering commitment to our Overseas Tutoring Program. These dedicated volunteers have taught English to children in China, often balancing lessons with multiple students each week. Their hard work has not only made a meaningful educational impact but also helped us raise […]

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: 2 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Hadrian Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena Ni

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Jan. 04, 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 […]

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. 12/29 Aily Wei(2 hours) 12/30 Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 12/31 Aily Wei(2 […]

On Sunday, January 5, 2025, 15 AYLUS Bellaire Branch members volunteered at the Beacon Day Center to help end homelessness with the start of the new year. The Beacon is a non-profit organization that serves individuals experiencing homelessness with daily services including breakfast and lunch meals, laundry, and showers, as well as counseling resources, mentoring, […]

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

On December 22, 2024, AYLUS San Clemente Branch hosted its 5th Clothing Donation to San Juan Capistrano Goodwill .  Four members donated gently used clothes and shoes for all ages. Altogether, six bags of clothing were donated, with each of the five members donating one or more bags of clothes. Members who participated ( 2hrs […]

On December 21st, 2024, from 9am to 12:30am, two members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at FAM Food Pantry. The members First sorted snacks into goodie bags and sorted basic preserved food into FAM bags. After that, they sorted fruits and greens into baskets to be frozen or given away and throw away the […]

In January 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 […]

On January 5th, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the AYLUS Roslyn Branch participated with the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, a program dedicated to supporting individuals with Cerebral Palsy. During this time, we collaborated with the AYLUS Syosset Branch. Our volunteers collaborated with residents with disabilities by playing various games, including UNO, […]

On January 5th, from 1:30 to 4:30, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteered at the Long Island Chinese School as teacher assistants. Volunteers assisted teachers in multiple ways such as getting teaching materials, printing out assignments, and escorting students to the bathroom. The printer had broke during the classes, but was quickly fixed by some […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On January 5th, we gathered at the Cypress Meadow Clubhouse in Allen, TX, to create pet toys from old clothes for the cats and dogs at the local animal shelter. Since many of our volunteers were new to this activity, we started by teaching them the basic […]

In January, 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 […]

On Thursday, January 2, 2025, from 9:00AM. to 1:00pm, the Roslyn Aylus Branch volunteered with Nosh Delivers, a food pantry located at Glen Cove.  The purpose of it is to provide food and other supplies to families in need.  When all of us arrived we got assigned different tasks, such as helping with stocking the […]

On January 4th, 2024, 10 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: Annika Liu (2 hours) Isabel […]

On December 15, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On December 8, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On Saturday, January 4 th of 2025, from 1:00 to 3:30 pm EST, 6 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch visited C.P. Nassau’s Hicksville residential home. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years and it provides various services including medical and primary care, therapy, education, etc. and it also […]

Written By Felix Zheng On January 4th, the Syosset AYLUS organization volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative greenhouse. The members were tasked with a variety of activities throughout the day. Initially, we repotted soil into containers and created additional pots as needed. We also moved frozen soil that had been stored outside to […]

Reported by Eric Li On January 4th, 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 […]