Reported by Colin Xie On March 21st – March 23rd, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 252nd online English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Due […]
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AYLUS Birmingham Branch Volunteers at the Central Alabama Food Bank (March 24th, 2025)
Volunteers took 2 hours and filled 322 boxes with canned foods in an assembly line. Each box would feed a family of 4 for a week. Thank you to the following members for participating: Anna An (2) Sissy Chen (2) Brandon Cui (2) Yawen Li (2) Aleena Roy (2) Jessie Shi (2) ZhuZhu Wang (2) […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 251st Online English for the Elderly Program on March 15th – March 16th, 2025
Reported by Colin Xie On March 15th – March 16th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 251st online English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Due […]
AYLUS Roslyn helps out at a School of CCA of Long island (72) on March 23th, 2025
On Sunday, March 23rd, 2025, AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island from 1:30 to 5:00pm. We acted as teaching assistants, helping students to the bathroom, handing out and collecting work, and helping students with material they don’t understand. Today, there was a recital where students recited poems to a panel […]
AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch Volunteers at ALFC Generosity Center on 03/22/2025
On March 22, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch came together at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another meaningful day of community service. Driven by a shared dedication to making a difference, they arrived early in the morning, ready to invest their time and energy in helping families in […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch partners with Great Neck Park District for Park Cleanup (27th) 3/23/25
Volunteer activity report Time: 12:30-14:30, March 24, 2025 Event location: Kings Point Park Organizational unit: AYLUS Great Neck Branch Activity content: fertilizer expansion in forest in spring Activity overview On the afternoon of March 23, 2025, volunteers from the AYLUS Great Neck Branch held a meaningful volunteer activity in Kings Point Park, with the primary […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteers for Calligraphy Class (4th) 3/24
Today, March 24, 2025, the Aylus organization came to great neck library to participate in and help Professor Yuan’s Chinese painting course. There are four classes in this course. Today’s lesson is about how to improve and learn the skills of ancient Chinese painting. These courses help to promote traditional Chinese culture and are attended […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Tutoring Week 8(3/18/25,3/22/25)
3/18/2025 3/18/2025 On March 18, 2025, volunteers gathered at the Station Library from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM to help students with their studies. Rebecca helped a student with different types of homework, while Anhang Lu and Baiyu Chen taught Mandarin speakers to read useful English picture books. Moreover, Emma assisted students with English, Elaine […]
Frisco & Plano Branch Donated Bedding Items to Goodwill on March 23 2025
Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Karen Zhou On March 23 2025, AYLUS volunteers came together to donate gently used and new pillowcases, bedding sheets, and blankets to the local Goodwill Donation Center. These items were generously collected from the community. Donating bedding items helps repurpose materials, playing a crucial role in reducing the […]
AYLUS East Cobb Donates to Goodwill on January 2025
Throughout the month, volunteers collected and organized donations for Goodwill. These efforts support the community by recycling goods and providing necessary items to those in need, fostering a sustainable environment. AYLUS volunteers collected, sorted, bagged, and dropped off clothing at Goodwill to give it a second life. Participants and Hours Matthew Lu: 4 hours (1/15/2025) […]
AYLUS Great Neck Volunteered at Firefighter Park for Special Need Kids on 3/21/2025(26th)
On March 21, 2025, members of AYLUS Great Neck visited Firefighter Park to support children with special needs. During the event, we engaged in activities such as tag and frisbee, which provided both enjoyment and physical benefits. Playing frisbee helped enhance their coordination and motor skills, while tag contributed to their physical strength. Overall, our […]
AYLUS Santa Clarita Valley branch members volunteered for Vine 2 Wine supporting Circle of Hope Cancer Support Center on March 22, 2025
AYLUS Santa Clarita Valley branch members volunteered for Vine 2 Wine supporting Circle of Hope Cancer Support Center at Sand Canyon Country Club on March 22, 2025. They helped with the set up times during the event from 3p-5p.
AYLUS Santa Clarita Valley branch members volunteered for Youth Arts Showcase on March 15, 2025
AYLUS Santa Clarita Valley branch members volunteered for Youth Arts Showcase on March 15, 2025 at Newhall Community Center. They helped facilitate hands-on craft stations, engage event guests – children and adults, relay verbal instructions, and assist with other duties as instructed by staff.
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Volunteers in Local Libraries (96th) in March 2025
In March, 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 […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Therapeutic Ice-Skating program on 3/23/2025(6th)
On Sunday March 23, at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink, from 1:45-3:00, volunteers of the Alyus Therapeutic Skating Program skated with children & adults participating in the program. Every volunteer was paired with a skater, giving them support and helping them on the ice. The volunteers made the experience fun and safe for each skater. […]
West Essex AYLUS Volunteer Seeing Eye Puppy Raising 03/16/25-03/22/25
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. 03/16 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 03/17 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), […]
West Essex Aylus Volunteers help Livingston Huaxia Chinese School – 03/22/2025
West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Mar. 22, 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 […]
West Essex AYLUS PB&J Sandwiches Drive – 03/10/25-03/15/25
West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark. 03/10/25: Kenneth Wu (4 hours) Samuel Xue (4 hours) Andrew Zhou (3 hours) 03/11/25: Zoe Leung (2 hours) 03/14/25: […]
West Essex AYLUS – Love Serving Autism Tennis – 03/23/2025
On 3/23/2025, West Essex members volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis class offered to special needs children at West Orange Tennis Club. The program provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children to enhance communication, motor coordination, life skills, and behavior on and off the courts. In the class, the coaches and volunteers […]
West Essex AYLUS – Special Olympics swimming team training – 03/22/2025
On 3/22/25 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 […]
West Essex AYLUS Little Sunshine Chorus Musical Class 03/23/2025
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 hour – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Yaming Wang, Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Carrie Zhang, Chelsea Zhang
West Essex Aylus Volunteers at martial arts class for Children on 3/17/25 and 3/19/25
West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 3/17/25 and 3/19/25. 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 3/19/25, Jaden Leung, Hebe […]
Farmington Branch Volunteers at the Town Library Maker Fair 3/23/25
Reported By: Feiyang Niu On March 23rd, 2025, members of the AYLUS Farmington branch volunteered at the Town Library Maker Fair, assisting in various hands-on activities and ensuring smooth event operations. We took on different roles throughout the fair, helping run activity booths such as Popsicle Stick Flashlight Making, DNA Friendship Bracelets, Paper Bag House […]
Greater Tulsa Branch Continues Homeless Mats Project on March 23rd, 2025
Reported by: Neddy Cai On Sunday, March 23rd, we continued our efforts to create plastic mats for donation to shelters serving homeless individuals at Tulsa Chinese Christian Church. Building on the knowledge gained from previous sessions, we followed the same method—cutting and tying plastic bags into yarn-like pieces and then crocheting the “yarn” into mats. […]
City and Neighbor Support: AYLUS Pearland Volunteers Support Dawson Asian Culture Club’s Lunar Fest Celebration on March 12th, 2025
On March 12th, AYLUS volunteers collaborated with Dawson High School’s Asian Culture Club to support their annual Lunar Fest by preparing utensils, setting up board games, and serving snacks and drinks while sharing cultural traditions. The festival was filled with cultural performances–from K-pop to Lion dances—and traditional games. Attendees loved the festive atmosphere and enjoyed […]
Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Tennis Class (#70) March 22, 2025
In the morning of March 22, AYLUS volunteers held an engaging Spring semester tennis class. Students were grouped by skill level and started with an energetic warm-up to ignite excitement. Throughout the session, they focused on drills to enhance their forehand and backhand techniques, while also learning the fundamentals of volleys and serves. By the […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 2024-2025 37th Solution for Hope Beast Academy Online Class on March 17-23, 2025
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 37th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on March 17-23, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]
AYLUS Syosset Branch Volunteers engaged in creative endeavors to celebrate AYLUS 10th Anniversary
Report by Yuqi Nie To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS), members of the Syosset Branch engaged in creative endeavors to celebrate this significant milestone. On March 23, 2025, five dedicated members—Yuqi Nie, Linda Lin, Anson Ye, Darren Gao and Jeffrey Chen—collaborated to produce original content […]
Newtown AYLUS Members Assist with Bingo at Local Senior Center on March 15, 2025
Reported by Eric Chen On March 15, 2025, Aylus members recently volunteered at a local senior center, assisting with a community bingo event. Their efforts included helping seniors with their bingo cards, calling out numbers, and creating a warm and engaging atmosphere. This initiative not only brought joy to the residents but also strengthened intergenerational […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship village on 3/22/25 (80th)
AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 3/22/25. Today volunteers helped seniors on how to remove junk from email. Volunteers also helped seniors on how to set up the community app. Volunteers recieved praise from seniors, and greatly aided the seniors with their questions. Angelina Gao, Madison Yu, Ethan Zhang, Dingding […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge Volunteered at YMCA SIM Program on 3/22/25
The annual Saturdays in Motion Dance took place on March 22nd. At 2PM, all the volunteers arrived to set up the gym, which included blowing up beach balls, bringing in food, and setting up the stations. Afterwards, each volunteer paired up with a child and spent the session with them, doing activities such as dancing, […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Builds a Primary Community Library in Congo, Africa (3rd) in March 2025
Changing Lives, Book by Book. Work together with AYLUS! In March 2025, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued another project to build a Community Library in Congo, Africa by collecting up to 500 gently used children’s books (preschool to 8th grade reading level books). The African Library Project website: https://www.africanlibraryproject.org/ […]
AYLUS Auburn Branch Helped Cleanup for Food Truck Friday on March 22, 2025
On March 22nd, 2025, the AYLUS Auburn Branch helped clean up after Food Truck Friday. Food Truck Friday is an award-winning event of the Opelika Chamber. It is hosted in downtown Opelika on various Friday nights throughout the year, and attracts food trucks, live music, vendors, and thousands of visitors who dine, drink, and enjoy […]
Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Promotes Youth Volunteerism among Students (51st) in March 2025
In March, 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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center (108th) (3/23/2025)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On March 23th, AYLUS members helped at their local senior center. While some of the mled the exercise, the others started preparing a small fruit bowl using chopped fruit and yogurt. Then, the residents were served the snacks along with juice. To their surprise, a music group came in and […]
Farmington Branch Volunteers at the Farmington Public Library with an Interactive Mystery Dinner 3/13/25
Reported By: Bernice Zhang On March 13th, 2025, four members of the AYLUS Farmington branch aided the Farmington Public Library in hosting a fun and interactive mystery dinner for local adults. In between setting up and cleaning up the event, volunteers took on various roles and positions. Performing key roles in the performance, we worked […]
Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers Deliver Flowers to Charles House on March 23, 2025
On Sunday morning, March 23, 2025, two members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch volunteered to collect flower donations from the local Trader Joe’s. These colorful flowers were then delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit that provides care for seniors and those with dementia. The volunteers hoped that this donation of fresh blooms would bring […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 14th Pacific Highlands Ranch Library bookstore event on March 22, 2025
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 Saratoga Members Volunteered With Resource Area For Teaching (3/9/2025)
Reported by: Angel Shi Event Description: On Sunday, March 9th, 2025, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., AYLUS Saratoga members participated in a volunteering event at RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching). This event was at RAFT’s San Jose location. Volunteers helped make the process of manufacturing project kits easier by preparing materials for packaging, […]
AYLUS Saratoga Members Volunteered With Resource Area For Teaching (3/2/2025)
Reported by: Angel Shi Event Description: On Sunday, March 2nd, 2025, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., AYLUS Saratoga members participated in a volunteering event at RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching). This event was at RAFT’s San Jose location. At the event, volunteers were able to disassemble extra kits and help sort through the […]