During the period from Aug. 26, 2024 to Sep. 15, 2024, West Essex members searched their houses and asked Neighborhood for recyclable batteries and lightbulbs to help keep the environment clean. These donations went to the local Home Depot where they will be recycled. Attended members: Aug. 27: Kailey Kwan(1 hours), Angelica Chan(3 hours), Jeremiah […]

On September 28, 2024, the following members volunteered at a fundraiser for the Chinese Community Center during the Germantown International Festival at Agricenter International. Through their efforts, they helped raise funds to support the center’s programs and initiatives. This experience provided the volunteers with an opportunity to engage in community service, develop their teamwork and […]

From 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Sunday, October 6, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Evelyn’s Park (4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401-4306).   During this event, members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch cleaned up trash from around Evelyn’s Park, searching places such as trails, seating areas, lawns, and playgrounds for waste objects. […]

On Saturday, October 5th, 2024, the Aylus Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (CP Nassau). CP Nassau is dedicated to assisting people with cerebral palsy to achieve their highest level of independence. Halloween is just around the corner so we started our time volunteering at the house by painting small […]

On Sunday, October 6th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our jobs as volunteers was to become teacher assistants and help kids with various activities and classwork. As TAs, we minimized the stress and workload of the teacher and helped achieve a […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of September 30, 2024 – October 6, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

At the Reeves-Reed 50th Anniversary Garden Concert, West Essex members aided in preparing activities for children, helping children throughout those activities, and helped with clean up.    Members:  Jeremiah Au (3.5 hour), Kailin Kang (3.5 hour), Orion Lee (3.5 hour), Connor Li (3.5 hour), Zoe Leung (3.5 hour), Aily Wei (3.5 hour), Scott Yao (3.5 […]

Reported by John Zhang    Posted by Mateen Benarieb Our amazing AYLUS members collaborated to collect clothes to donate to the Goodwill store. We all worked hard to accomplish our goal of collecting clothes for donations. We hope that our donations can help people in need and improve their lives. From the start, we accomplished […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 9/16/24 and 9/18/24. 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. Participants: 2 hours: Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung. […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 9/924 and 9/11/24. 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 9/11/24, the two members (Hebe and […]

On the 3rd of October, 2024, 7 West Essex Aylus members came together to create posters for Aylus and Aylus West Essex. The posters were designed and created so they could be brought along to events that Aylus members attended in hopes of introducing Aylus to more people. These posters included a short text to […]

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 […]

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) […]