On November 9, 2024, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. TOTAL HOURS David Li, Michelle Li, Yun Wen Zhang, Daisy Wei, Eric Wei, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Winter Clothing Drive for Charity Organizations.  No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many cannot pay their utility bills. The need […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with other branches for the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism.  Founded by AYLUS Honorary President Cassie Wang in Aug. 2019, editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, […]

In November, 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 […]

On Friday, November 8th from 10-12, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations with arts and crafts. 2hrs: Lilah Nydam Michael Lin Kevin Wang  

On November 10th, 2024, members of the Great Neck chapter of AYLUS volunteered for a community garden cleanup project where everyone helped prepare the garden for winter. The tasks involved pulling weeds, raking leaves, and clearing out dead plants to ensure the garden is healthy for the next growing season. We worked together and were […]

On November 13th, 2024, two members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch Estella Li and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 4 elementary, and middle school […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On November 12, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human […]

On November 11, 2024, two members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at Family Assistance Ministries Food Pantry. For the first hour, they sorted baked goods, stacking different breads and sweets to put into bags, throwing away any rotten ones they found. Then they made baked bags, each bag containing the breads and sweets […]

On Sunday, November 10th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school (CCALI) from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our job to help in this Chinese school was to assist as a teacher’s assistant and help the students with different types of classwork. As teaching assistants, we played a vital […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 11 , 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 […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 02 , 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 […]

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 21st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on November 4 -10, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Lake Washington Branch The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session on Nov.10, 2024, marking the seventh class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. (Week 7: Make an asteroid shooting game) This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp […]

Reported by: Raina Wang Posted by: Karen Li At 10:15 on November 9, 2024, a group of volunteers from the AYLUS helps the special needs at DCFC. In the beginning we sung worship songs and danced to the videos. We learned about how God is the beginning and the end the alpha and omega and […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Karen Li On November 8th, starting at 7:30 PM, eight AYLUS volunteers gathered at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit organization that seeks to pack and send food to starving children worldwide. This time, they were to be sent to kids in El Salvador. We helped out in […]

Reported by Liangyu Tsai Posted by Jenny Wang On November 10th, we made pet toys out of old shirts to donate to Animal Shelters.  We rented 2 rooms at the Davis Library Study Room, and splitted 8 people between the two rooms.  Two people learned to make the toy today and the rest of us […]

On November 10th Aylus volunteers assisted in a new book release event. The children’s author, Kiko Liang, broadcasted her book I Am Me in the event to demonstrate it to the young children and then signing her new book as well. The event is started by a musical from a renowned organization before the author […]

On November 11th 8:30am-12:30pm, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted another event, this time in The Community Synagogue at Port Washington . This event was focused on families helping families. Each person helped set up a station with food, and arts & crafts, ready to hand them out. We had activities like stickers, cards, turkeys, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Winter Clothing Drive for Charity Organizations.  No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many cannot pay their utility bills. The need […]

On November 10, 2024, the AYLUS Bridgewater branch brought joy to the senior residents of Laurel Circle with a lively concert on Sunday. Wesley Lin organized the event. The concert included a diverse program with classical and popular music, all performed by volunteers. The pieces featured various instruments including woodwinds, and strings, and singing, and […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 11/04/24 and 11/06/24. 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 11/06/24, the three members […]

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.  11/04/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/05/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/06/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/07/24: Yichen Tang (4 […]

West Essex AYLUS members baked a variety of delicious desserts and cookies at home during 11/1/2024 – 11/2/2024 and participated in the bake sale event on 11/2/2024 to raise funds for Chinese school. All proceeds from the sale were generously donated to Chinese school to support the school’s mission of promoting Chinese culture within the […]

On 11/9/2024 AYLUS Space Coast participated in a food drive which aimed to provide meals for children in need. Our members collected the bags that were put out in the previous week. A total of 42 bags were collected which resulted in about 200 pounds of food. Members: Madison Shi, Daniel Shi 2 hours

On November 6th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch, Brenna Li, Estella Li, Grace Guo, and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 4 […]

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.  11/01/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours), Ethan Yao (4 hours), Nathan Zhang (2 hours) 11/02/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours) , […]

On 11/07/2024, West Essex AYLUS helped GRACE for food distribution. Volunteers distribute food and supplies on Thursday 11/07/2024 to Summit residents and the people who work, worship and receive care in Summit at the Summit Community Center(100 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ). Members:  Cecilia Zhang (3 hours) Aily Wei (3 hours) Ella Chai (3 hours) Samantha […]

This is a one-person event approved by the national AYLUS. On 11/08/24, Maggie Zhang organized, packed, and mailed out AYLUS T-shirts for 3 AYLUS branches in 4 boxes across the U.S. Maggie then went to her local post office to mail the shirts to those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 3.5 hours

West Essex AYLUS members collected extra Halloween candy to donate to Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. These donations are delivered to Twelve Baskets Food Pantry who will distribute the candy to people and families in the surrounding area.    Members:  2 hours – Zoe Leung 1 hour – Gabriel Au, Jeremiah Au, Kailey Kwan, […]

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. 11/03 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2.5 hours) 11/04 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 11/05 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) […]

On Nov. 6, West Essex branch volunteered at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Members clean up Halloween spooky trail decorations. Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and […]