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San Diego Branch Prepared Sack Lunches for Interfaith Community Services on April 28, 2025

On April 28, 2025, 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 need, yet thousands of […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Keep Local Neighborhood and Parks Clean on April 21st, 2025

RCA members cleaned up the local neighborhood and park area on April 21st, 2025. They collected litter scattered along walkways, bushes, and open fields, some of it was probably left from the Easter egg hunt. The group is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring that the local fauna and flora can continue to thrive. […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Create Bags for the Homeless During the Month of April 2025

This month, RCA members focused their efforts on supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. They assembled care packages containing essential items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, protein bars, hygiene products, tea, coffee, lotion, and more. These supplies were gathered through a mix of donations and personal contributions. To make the packages more meaningful, members included handwritten notes […]

Riverside County AYLUS Holds a Book Drive for the Little Libraries During the Month of April 2025

Throughout the month of April, RCA members collected books from family and friends among others and donated them to help stock local free little libraries. By supporting early literacy and making literature easily accessible within neighborhoods, the group hopes to inspire a love of reading and learning. It also gives underserved communities access to books […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Hold a Donation Drive for the Discovery Shop on April 21st, 2025

Members of the RCA branch organized a meaningful donation drive in support of the Discovery Shop, a vintage thrift store benefiting the American Cancer Society. In preparation for the drive, the volunteers gathered gently used household items from their community and their own sources. The team worked together to sort, clean, and organize the donations, […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Keep Local Neighborhood Parks Clean on April 12th and 13th, 2025

During this weekend several RCA members got together to keep our local neighborhood parks and trails clean. They collected litter scattered along walkways, bushes, and open fields. Regular clean-up projects like this are part of RCA’s mission to encourage environmental awareness, promote community pride, and inspire others to care for our parks and natural areas. […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Create Cards for Hospitalized Children on April 19th, 2025

In an effort to brighten the days of hospitalized children, RCA members wrote thoughtful cards filled with encouraging messages and cheerful designs. These simple gestures offer emotional support to children who are facing difficult times away from home and family. Small acts of kindness like these help strengthen the community by showing young patients that […]

San Diego Branch Hosted the 14th used batteries recycling event in San Diego in April 30th, 2025

Reported by Brianna Zhang. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 14th collection and recycling of used batteries in March 2025. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 7 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Craft Toys for Local Animal Shelters During the Month of April 2025

During the month of April, several members worked on handmade toys for various local animal shelters, a project they have completed multiple times in the past. They started by sourcing the materials such as old t-shirts as well as the supplies needed to make them.  They recycled old shirts and clothes and purchased stuffing as […]

Austin Branch Volunteer Provides Tutoring in Coding

Austin Branch volunteer provided coding tutoring to students in need. The sessions focused on foundational programming concepts and hands-on practice with Java. The program not only strengthened students’ coding skills but also increased their confidence in tackling future academic challenges. Volunteer: Michael Qu (2/1/25, 2/8/25, 2/15/25, 2/22/25, 3/1/25, 3/8/25, 3/15/25, 3/22/25, 3/29/25, 4/5/25, 4/12/25, 4/19/25 […]

Houston Branch Volunteers at Family Hope on April 26th, 2025

AYLUS Houston Supports Community Food Distribution with Family Hope On April 26th, 2025, AYLUS Houston volunteers came together in Fulshear, TX to support a vital community initiative—organizing, packing, and distributing food to those in need. With great care and coordination, our volunteers ensured the smooth distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables, helping families receive the […]

Summit NJ AYLUS develops and teaches VSA Future mathematics curriculum

In the continued effort to promote mathematics education and enrichment, the Summit NJ AYLUS branch expanded its involvement with VSA Future by designing and delivering an elementary school mathematics curriculum specifically tailored to the Math Kangaroo contest. This initiative provided young students with the opportunity to strengthen their problem-solving skills and build confidence in a […]

Greater Buffalo Branch Collaborates With Bridges From Borders- (4/26/2025)

On April 26 2025, members of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo branch volunteered at the 2025 BFB#OneWorld Community Concert & Exhibit Event Calls. During the exhibition, the kids played instruments, ran show cases, greeted people, served food and helped with donations. During the concert, volunteers created music alongside the choir and practiced at home to bring […]

Greater Buffalo Branch Collaborates With Bridges From Borders- (4/25/2025)

On April 25 2025, members of the Greater Buffalo branch are proud to help immigrants and refugee find a supportive community in Buffalo. The Aylus Instrumental Team volunteered with Bridges From Borders in their OneWorld Choir to help participants create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the choir’s rehearsals. Volunteers created music alongside the choir […]

Greater Buffalo Collaborates with Bridges From Borders and Buffalo Chess Association- (4/25/2025)

On April 25 2025, the AYLUS Greater Buffalo branch, in partnership with Bridges from Boarders and Buffalo Chess Association, launched BFB#OneWorldChessClub. The program aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and friendships among people of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities through the game of chess. This program is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where […]

STEM n Tech (#50): Pearland Branch Supported Data Tracking for LSA (#21) in March and April 2025

Since May 2023, AYLUS Pearland has been supporting LSA to build a database to track their events participation and monitor their class progression. The database was successfully built by the end of summer in 2023 and implemented into their daily management. In the months of March and April 2025, AYLUS volunteers Leah Hong entered data […]

AYLUS Roslyn Volunteers at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center on Saturday April 26th, 2025

Members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center on Saturday April 26th 2025 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center provides a wide range of activities to do, education and research about the environment, and conservation. We helped pluck weeds and other plants, build birdhouses, and […]