HEALTHY KIDS. HAPPY KIDS. Get up and go!  In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Supported the Healthy Kids Fall Running Series in Duck Pond Park (560 Meadow Road, Princeton Jct., New Jersey 08540), Blakely Park (260 Meadowbrook Road, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691), and Lawrence Township, every Sunday afternoon on […]

In October, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum Giving Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence […]

Written by Charles Chen While volunteering at St. John’s Fair of Lattingtown 71st Annual Country Fair on September 14, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, I had the opportunity to work alongside my peers to set up tablecloths and organize the event space before the event began. Throughout the day, I managed the beverage […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members worked together again to promote youth volunteerism among nearby students and to dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and arts to […]

In October, 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 […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On October 5th, we made gemstone bracelets for fundraising efforts in Allen. We will sell them at the fundraising events to raise funds to help pay for the shipping cost of the books for the 7th African Library Project. The African Library Project is an organization that […]

On October 5th, 2024, 3 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 are: Isabel Yun (2 hours) […]

Reported by Andrew Li: The College Station Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Brazos Valley Food Bank, a non-profit organization serving people in need in the Brazos County area. On October 5th, members sorted a wide variety of donated goods and performed quality control, eliminating hundreds of expired or damaged goods and creating 60+ crates […]

With widespread flood damage, road closures, and disruptions to food assistance programs caused by Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians are facing crisis.  Members from AYLUS Morrisville Branch are stepping up to help. They organized donation drives, collected essential items like non-perishable food, bottled water, blankets, and hygiene supplies for families affected by the hurricane . With […]

On Oct. 5, 2024, members of the Greater Triangle Branch helped students with their Olympic math competition class at Cary Learning Academy. Alex taught the students some content from the fifth-grade Best Academy book and helped them with their problems. Yiran and Alex handled the student check-in and check-out process well, making it smooth and […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a new program, Music for Healing, to help many children with special needs. GPA volunteers host biweekly concerts at the Pillar Care Continuum of an elementary school, a special education organization in Livingston, New Jersey. GPA Musicians & Volunteers (10/4, 3:45-5:15 pm, […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host more flea market booths in New Jersey for charity.  GPA members Ben Zhou and Ethan Zhou printed 3-D artworks and called more volunteers to their market booth for a charity fundraiser. GPA donated collected funds ($790) to Little Warrior Foundation […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]

In October, 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 September-October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with the New Jersey Special Olympics Volunteer Manager Ms. Fair and scheduled GPA volunteers to help the youth athlete league teams with score keeping, equipment such as that compound bow, order keeping, etc.  About New Jersey Special Olympics: Our Mission Our mission […]

In early October 2024, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors selected Frisco & Plano, TX New Jersey Greater Princeton & Far Beyond, NJ Pearland, TX Murrieta, CA Columbus, OH Roslyn, NY Syosset, NY Great Neck, NY West Essex, NJ San Diego, CA for the Branch of the Month Award for September 2024. […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On October 4, 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 happiest […]