In early May 2025, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors selectedGreater Princeton (NJ),San Diego (CA), West Essex (NJ), Frisco & Plano (TX),Morrinsville (NC)Murrieta (CA) Chapel Hill(NC) Pearland (TX)Houston (TX) ,Roslyn (NY)for the Branch of the Month Award for April 2025. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! – AYLF Board of […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its bluebird box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Eastern Bluebirds were once a common bird in New Jersey. With habitat loss and competition from introduction of aggressive, non-native birds, the populations of these beautiful birds declined. Through […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge Branch organized it’s 4th Concert in The Residence at Basking Ridge (219 MT Airy RD, Basking Ridge) on 5/4/2025. AYLUS Basking Ridge sent out a performance signup form a month ahead to AYLUS members in the local area. There were 12 performances which had performed an hour long concert. One of our […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 5/4/25. Volunteers helped enlarge the font size on a senior’s phone ofr them to see the text easier. Additionally, volunteers helped seniors learn how to rotate their screens to see more clearly. A senior had a problem with filtering calls, which was […]

The Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturday morning from 9-11 am in April and May. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. First our members had helped students through warm up, by demonstrating to them how to do many things such as galloping, high knees,etc. They also encouraged them […]

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch packed food at Feed My Starving Children. They worked at a packing table with some members scooping ingredients, some bagging, and some sealing. Overall during the two hour session, they were able to pack over 50,000 meals and feed 138 kids for a year. […]

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch volunteered at Feed My Starving Children to pack meals in the form of MannaPack Rice. While some worked as warehouse crew members, where they restocked ingredients and packaged boxes, others scooped ingredients and sealed bags to pack over 52,000 meals and to feed 146 […]

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 (4/30/2025) […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Connetquot River State Park on 5/3/25 On Saturday, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteers participated in Connetquot River State Park Preserve on May 3, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers participated in the annual “I Love My Park” event. First, the volunteers started to build a new nature […]

AYLUS Great Neck played sports with kids on May 2nd, 2025（30th) On Friday, AYLUS volunteers had an activity at Firefighters Park where we played with kids. We organized two games for them: tag and ping pong. The kids really enjoyed the tag game- it was their favorite. During the activity, we met a challenge where […]

Continuing strong into March and April, the tutors of Aylus Raritan Valley constantly aid in the improvement of their students. With the help of the volunteer tutors, their students steadily increase their level in skills such as vocabulary and reading. Commendment is given to the AYLUS volunteers and we are confident that our tutors will […]

On May 2nd, 2025, our team hosted our 148th event. The AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch has partnered with African Library Project in order to collect books to donate to create another library in Africa. This is the second year that we have done this, inspired by the happiness from our last library creation. African Library […]

On Sunday, September 29th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents had been looking forward to seeing the performers again and enjoyed the performance greatly. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hours: Ayden He 1 Hour: Vincent Li, Eric Hong, […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) National Empowerment Education 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 […]

On May 3, 2025, Two Greater Triangle Branch volunteers helped at the Cary Learning Center as teacher Assistants. We guided the students to the classroom. Alex Liu joined the math class to help the teacher prepare the PPT and answer the students’ questions afterward. Qinglin Yuan helped the ELA teacher during the class and helped […]

In May, 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 May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported more local community market events. GPA volunteers helped with booth setup, check in, games, and recruiting new members at the celebration events. GPA volunteers: Richard Da (5/3, 8 hrs), Emily Wang (5/3, 8 hrs), Yixuan Li (5/3, 4 hrs), Melanie You (5/3, […]

On May 3rd, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported the Township of Plainsboro for its annual Founder’s Day Community Event at 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Founder’s Day Guidelines Business: This is a non-commercial family event. Businesses are not permitted to actively sell any merchandise, fundraise, or ask for […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

On May 3rd, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) helped organize a Community Wellness event, led by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, at 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.  With medical professionals from the hospital, AYLUS members joined the event to support free health screening, Covid-19 vaccine & […]

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

Saturday Morning April 26, 6 participants came to help out on recycling bottle which range from tin, plastic, and glass. They have brought as much bottle they can find and later separate them based on what material it is made out of. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour PengPeng Zhang 2 hour ShengSheng […]

On April 15th, only one participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ruolin Jiang 2.5 hour                    

On April 11th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ethan Zhang 3.5 hour Matthew Zhang 3.5 hour                        

On April 10th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. PengPeng Zhang 5 hour ShengSheng Zhang 5 hour                           […]

On April 9th, a different participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Alexander Jiang 3 hour                    

On April 8th, 1 participant attend this event. He works a long hour of stocking, and packing food, this last from 7 AM to 12 PM. PengPeng Zhang 4 hour                  

In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Crafting for Connections Committee hosted events at the Ady Art Center to support children with special needs. The Ady Art Center buzzed with creativity and community spirit Friday evening as it partnered with GPA for another Pipe Cleaner Craft Sale and Free Crafting […]

On 12/21/2024, Emma Zhang from AYLUS’s Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at Buffalo’s local soup kitchen to help individuals and families who are socioeconomically disadvantaged through lower income and homelessness. She helped create and serve the meals to create a sense of community inside of the kitchen that extends its arms to everyone who walks in […]

In May, 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 […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the 2025 Military Expo Event on April 26th , from 10 am to 5:00 pm. Reported by Annelisese Ngyuen  At the 2025 Military Expo, volunteers played a crucial role in ensuring the event ran smoothly and successfully. They assisted with setting up booths, organizing exhibits, and directing attendees to […]

The AYLUS Lexington Branch participated in the 2025 Lexington Patriots’ Day parade in celebrations of the 250th Anniversary of the start of the American Revolution and fundraised for the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute and the Jimmy Fund.   Reported by Michael Feng On Saturday, April 19, 2025, AYLUS Lexington Branch participated in the Annual […]

On Saturday 11/23/24 from 7-9 pm(2 hours), members of the Phoenix AYLUS Branch packed food for children to help provide them enough energy for education and their daily lives. In total, volunteers packed 236 boxes, adding up to over 50,000 meals for children all over the world. The volunteers that participated in this event were […]