West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Dec. 07, 2024. 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. 12/01 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2 hours) 12/02 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2 hours) 12/03 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2 hours) […]

In time for the season of giving, the AYLUS Bellaire branch hosted a clothing drive to donate clothes to the Houston Children’s Charity (HCC) Closet Program. The HCC Closet Program provides new and gently used clothing and shoes to children and their families, giving them a stress-free shopping experience at no cost.    The volunteers […]

Reported by: Yuqi Nie On December 7, 2024, volunteers from the AYLUS Syosset Branch, Yuqi Nie and Jonathan Bao, along with their parents, participated in an environmental stewardship event at the Jones Beach State Park Energy & Nature Center. Under the guidance of volunteer coordinator Michael, the group engaged in invasive species removal and pollinator […]

Four members from the Morrisville branch hosted Candy Drive to support Brown Bag Ministry. Team members went out to the neighborhood to collect extra candies from Halloween. They have collected total of 53LB candies!!! Claire Zhong: 0.5h Taylor Zhong: 3h Lucy ZHAO: 2h Mandy Xiao: 2h

Gave away 2 pomegranate starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

In December, 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 […]

In December 2024, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since 2018. GPA conservationists collect donated foods & clothes, recycle plastic bags & batteries, pick up trash at nearby parks and trails, and have […]

Activity & Impact On November 27, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a trash clean-up in the Devonshire & Balboa area from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. AYLUS volunteers collected about 20 pounds of trash in the area, and all volunteers from the entire event totaled about 70 pounds of […]

Activity & Impact On December 7, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a trash clean-up in North Hollywood from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM. AYLUS volunteers collected about 70 pounds of trash in the area, and all volunteers from the entire event totaled nearly 400 pounds of trash. Members & […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Jenny Wang On December 8th, 11 AYLUS volunteers visited the City of Plano Animal Shelter to donate hand-crafted pet toys made from fabrics of old clothes. Each volunteer had spent hours folding and tying these fabrics into pet toys weeks prior, and were now ready to pass them on […]

December 3rd 2024 . Great neck AYLUS hosted an tutoring session at Great Neck station branch from 6:00—7:00 . A total of 4 students participated in the volunteer activity today . Xiaomiao Yao reads stories to children and took them to draw pictures. Lia Huang also helped a lady read English. Sophia Li reads English […]

On December 7th, Rising Horizons Director Ethan Li hosted an informational meeting with Dr. Peter Bui about AI in karyotyping and giving advice to High School Students about careers in both AI and Biotech. How AI can change the clinical diagnostics –A direct talk with top scientist Ethan Li: 3 Hours

On Friday, 12/6/2024, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to ninth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader), Albert Chen and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]

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 […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On December 6 , 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 […]

  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 […]

Reported By: Bryan Wang On 12/7/2024, members of Aylus’ Farmington branch volunteered at the Second Annual Holiday Drive sponsored by Hartford Healthcare’s LGBTQ+ resource group. The volunteers helped preparing and distributing toys, clothes and food for 23 families in need.   Bryan Wang: 4 Hours Connor Jiang: 4 Hours Kyning Sun: 4 Hours Angelina Wang: […]

Reported by John Zhang Posted by Jenny Wang Our project is to collect batteries and recycle them to help preserves earths precious resources. Our members took time to collect batteries from neighbors for recycling. On December 7th 2024, we brought all our collected batteries for recycling at Frisco environmental collection center. Not only did we […]

On December 6th, 2024, Opelika’s annual Christmas Parade took place right before the Snopelika, Opelika’s beloved annual holiday event. Thousands of local citizens gathered to see over 90+ parade entries and the lighting of a brand-new 72-feet-tall Christmas tree. AYLUS Auburn Branch helped break down 400 barricades and load them onto trucks after the parade, […]

Reported by Sarah Tao The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in a Thanksgiving Food Drive in Reston Community Center on November 28, 2024 from 9 am to 11 am. During this event we were able to sort a variety of foods with many others within this community. We retrieved hundreds of foods from a pantry that […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On December 7th, we made 20 pet toy kits to prepare for the craft activity in the AGAPE Special Needs program at DCFC. We first cut the collected old t-shirts into 1-inch wide long strips, then we tied 4 strips together to create each kit. We made […]

On December 7th, 2024, members of the Aylus Memorial Branch in Houston, Texas volunteered at Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM). These volunteers helped separate clothes and tidy up the place by re-organizing the clothes to give customers a better shopping experience. Participants: Evan Nguyen (4 hours), Charlie Rogan (3.5 hours), Lynette Li (3 hours), Katherine Guo […]

Reported by: Tianlu (Alex) Zhou Posted by: Karen Li On December 1, 2024, Alex and Karen, two super-dedicated volunteers met at Jeanie’s Art Studio, got to work making Christmas cards for the teachers at DCFC Special Needs. They also spent hours carefully preparing Christmas-themed craft supplies and designing super-thoughtful cards for teachers like Ms. Joyce […]

In December, 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 local students through a network with Interfaith RISE. AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects for […]

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued the Crafts for Hope program to support cancer patients. Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. Since June 2024, GPA participants have learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided.  For our project, […]

Reported by Terry Lin Posted by Karen Li On December 6th, starting at 7:15 PM, ten AYLUS volunteers gathered at Feed My Starving Children, also known as FMSC. We first watched an introductory video and it taught us how we were going to pack our food for the Dominican Republic. First, we had to wear […]

Since 2018, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) has been creating a positive impact on both children with autism and volunteers in the communities we serve throughout the State of New Jersey. Through various programs and initiatives, GPA aims to foster a deeper relationship between nature and children with autism plus […]

In December, 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. The Millburn Police […]

In December, 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 […]

Inspired by iPAD Club, AYLUS Basking Ridge extended our technology support program to more senior living communities. Our members contacted The Residence at Basking Ridge and hosted our first Tech Support event at The Residence at Basking Ridge(Address: 219 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge) Our members introduced themselves and AYLUS Basking Ridge to the seniors. […]

Ten AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in Saturdays in Motion at the GSCY YMCA on 12/7/24. The one volunteer that was new to SIM first participated in a brief new volunteer orientation, while the other two helped set up the gym rooms before the kids got here. Once the session started, each volunteer paired up […]

Branch of the Month (February 2025) West Essex, NJ Frisco & Plano, TX San Diego, CA Murrieta, CA Basking Ridge, NJ Pearland,  TX Roslyn, NY Greater Princeton, NJ Great Neck, NY Chapel Hill, NC New Branch of the Month (Founded in last 12 months) Newtown, PA Morris, NJ Lake Washington, WA Branch of the Month […]

  Two Greater Triangle Branch volunteers went to the Cary Learning Center this Saturday. They have done a great job of helping students and teachers this afternoon. They directed the students to the suitable class, helped the teacher set up the classroom as needed, and cleaned up all the mess after class. Chenyue Li and […]

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) visited the NJ Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park (132 Evergreen Road, Edison, NJ 08837) for another wonderful concert. GPA members presented a music program with fabulous singing, dancing, piano, and more instruments to hundreds of veterans and their families. Rebuilt in 1999 […]

In December, 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 local students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects for […]