On November 24, 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 November 17, 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 […]

Reported by Angela Li   “Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.” Martin Luther King Jr.   At an average total of $150,000, cancer treatment costs are more than four times higher than treatment for other common health conditions. Despite paying high costs for cancer treatment, some patients still suffer from inadequate treatment and […]

On Tuesday, 11/26/24, from 6-7 PM, volunteers from AYLUS Great Neck branch tutored students in a variety of different subjects at Great Neck Library Station Branch. Summer Lu helped students develop their reading skills, Kylie Lam and Xingzhi Li helped students with their work, and Elaine Xing helped someone learn English. Finally, Ivy Li guided […]

On Wednesday, November 27th from 1-3, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations by building Gingerbread Houses 2hrs: Michael Lin Kevin Wang Spencer Mathews Mason Ludwig Weijie (Will) Chen Hassun Khan Sydney Leung

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. 11/24 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 11/25 Forest Yang(2 hours), […]

Reported by Eric Li On November 1st, 2024, 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 […]

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.  11/25/24: Summer Li (2.5 hours), Emily Cai (2.5 hours), Brandon Wong (2.5 hours), Brayden Wong (2.5 hours), Calvin Cheng […]

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.  On Saturday, AYLUS Hunger Committee organized a special PB&J Sandwiches Event, and total delivered 33 loafs of sandwiches to […]

On Dec. 1st 2024 West Essex AYLUS volunteered at Reeves -Reed Arboretum from 11am to 2pm to help put holiday lights on the trees.  The trees will then be decorated by  local businesses, non-profit organizations, families, scout, and local school groups. West Essex members (3 hours each): Cecilia Zhang, Orion Lee, Aily Wei, Thomas Smish, […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On November 23rd, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 30th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On November 9th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 29th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling […]

On Sunday, December 1st, AYLUS Houston volunteered at the Houston Food Bank, dedicating three hours to supporting its mission of fighting hunger. The majority of our members worked on assembling senior boxes, carefully packaging essential food items to assist elderly residents in need. Additionally, some members were directed to the Carousel Room. This flexibility allowed […]

On November 23, AYLUS Houston hosted its twelfth SMILE Inclusive Playdate for special needs children. Held at Katy Christian Community Church, the event contained four stations : emotional expression, kitchen, puzzle games and board games. These activities are carefully selected to ensure that every child can participate and have a good time, so that they […]

On November 9th, AYLUS Houston members dedicated their morning to volunteering at the KCM Resale Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., contributing to the organization’s mission of supporting local families in need. Volunteers worked at two separate locations: Kingsland and the 5510 First Street site, providing assistance wherever needed. At both locations, members engaged […]

On Friday, November 29th, AYLUS Houston members volunteered at Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) to support the shelter’s mission of caring for rescued and abandoned animals. This event provided a unique opportunity for volunteers to connect with the shelter’s dogs and ensure their well-being. Throughout the 2 hour session, members assisted by walking dogs of […]

From 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, November 30, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Houston Food Bank(535 Portwall St, Houston, TX 77029).   The Houston Food Bank is a nonprofit and the U.S.’s largest food bank in distribution. Through a network of more than 1,600 community partners, the organization provides hunger […]

On November 24, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck participated in volunteer activities at the farmers market at Great Neck House. For the event, we set up a table to raise funds for CP Nassau, with volunteers contributing from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. Some volunteers arrived early to prepare the display, arranging handcrafted items—bracelets and crocheted […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On December 1st, 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. We began by transforming old t-shirts into yarn, then used it to craft the toys. We are […]

Reported by Eric Li On November 8th, 2024, 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 […]

On November 25, 2024, volunteers from the AYLUS Raritan Valley group went down to the Civic Center fire station to deliver pizza and show our gratitude towards the firemen. Once we arrived there, we settled the pizza down and took a few pictures. While waiting for further instructions, volunteers talked with the firefighters. After waiting […]

The AYLUS Morris Branch has successfully completed a heartwarming winter donation drive, collecting 26 gloves, 8 scarfs and 11 hats to support individuals in need during the cold season. This initiative was part of the branch’s commitment to making a positive impact in the local community, ensuring that no one is left vulnerable to the […]

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host Tennis Balls Recycling events among communities across the State of New Jersey. Do you know? Nationwide, approximately 125 million used tennis balls wind up in America’s landfills every year. That is 20,000 metric tons of methane-producing, near non-decomposable rubber waste. […]

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 November 18, 2024 – November 24, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

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 November 11, 2024 – November 17, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

On November 27, 2024, nine San Clemente branch members volunteered at Rancho Mission Viejo’s 8th Annual Turkey Trot on The Ranch. The members first met at the community center near the site of the Turkey Trot and took busses or golf carts to their assigned stations. Once there, members were instructed what to do and […]

Reported by Zoe Ying We are helping 92130Cares, a non-profit origination that provides food to poor families in 92130. Grocery stores are not allowed to remove broken eggs from a carton, so they donate the whole package to 92130Cares. 92130Cares repackages the good eggs into packages of 6, and the donated egg carton will be […]

On November 30, three members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch spent the day creating handmade origami for cancer patients. Our volunteers carefully folded colorful paper into a variety of intricate shapes and designs. These origami pieces will be sent to Kits to Heart, a nonprofit organization that assembles cancer care kits for patients. The […]

  AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Autumn Reading Marathon, Kicking Off World Read Aloud Day, Cary, NC – This summer Reading Marathon was successfully concluded with the praise of many participants. To welcome more participants, we will launch more reading activities that cater to different interests and styles. There are history and culture, celebrity […]

On November 30th, 2024, 8 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) Alison […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou We, AYLUS San Diego Branch, organized a Used Computer Recycling event in the Carmel Valley neighborhood. We offered a convenient, free computer recycling service for our community, helping to protect the environment while saving residents time and money. By November 30, we collected one monitor, two laptops, three iPads, one desktop, […]

Reported by Lauren Kan. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 10th collection and recycling of used batteries in November 2024. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 11 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling […]

On November 9th, 2024, AYLUS Houston gathered at Parkway Fellowship Parking-Lot to assist with organizing, packing, and distributing food to community members in need. During the event, AYLUS workers were hard at work distributing fresh fruits and vegetables along with making sure the line went smoothly in order to ensure everyone got the food that […]

On Saturday, November 30th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, AYLUS Roslyn helped out at NOSH Delivers!, a food pantry dedicated to providing food for those in need. Many generous donations were made by community members and organizations for the holidays, helping to put an extra dish on the table for family celebrations. Today, one […]