On 8/13/22, members of AYLUS Bayside went to the Brentwood LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative) Greenhouse to pot the native plants such as milkweed, a species of aronia, joe-pye weed, button bush, partnering with AYLUS Syosset Branch. Milkweed, a host plant for the monarch butterfly, is a member of the Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) family. Without milkweed, the […]

In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its Bluebird Nest Watch Program with Mercer County Park. GPA volunteers enjoyed this interesting youth volunteer project. 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. […]

On August 13, 2022, Greater Cleveland Branch members continued volunteering at the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank. Members repaired books and removed old labels from books. Members also sorted and packaged books for redistribution. Members Evan Wang, Darrell Zhang, Steven Wang, William Wang, Lyndia Zheng, and Tony Zheng participated in this activity (2 hours).

Julia and Jenna continued working on the archives this week. Julia helped transcribe the prison record of James J. Bulger, and Jenna transcribed Anton Bruun files about an official who wanted to refuse the transfer of a boat to and from India. Julia Chen (50 min); Jenna Jiang (40 min)

On 8/13/22, members of AYLUS Syosset went to the Brentwood LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative) Greenhouse to pot the native plants such as milkweed, a species of aronia, joe-pye weed, button bush, . Some of the plants had yellow leaves, dried leaves and showed wilting behavior. It is important to remember to not rip […]

On Aug. 13th 2022, West Essex AYLUS member participated in the Chalk Art in the Terrace Event at Livingston public library from 10:30-11:30am.  West Essex member enjoyed working with participating children to promote their creativity. West Essex Member: Sophia Zheng (1 hour)

In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). 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 festivals possible. […]

In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to help the Friends of Montgomery Open Space set up its Farmers Market tent on every Saturday morning at 1340 US-206, Skillman, NJ 08558, then clean up by noon.  By giving a hand, GPA members are to promote youth volunteerism in our community, and to […]

On August 13h, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) conservation team joined the communities again for the Forest Restoration events, watering the flowers planted last month at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton.  Volunteers worked under the guidance of FOPOS’ Natural Resources and Stewardship Director, Anna Corichi, on various tasks such […]

On Ausust 6th, 2022, AYLUS Scottsdale attended a FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving with malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 4 (2.75 hrs): Samuel Chen Austin Gao Michael Zhang […]

On Ausust 5th, 2022, AYLUS Scottsdale attended a FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving with malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 4 (2.75 hrs): Jarron Deng Yanming Wu Junxi Wu […]

Reported by Luke Qiao On August 12th, 2022, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at Feeding San Diego. Feeding San Diego is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San […]

Reported by Luke Qiao The AYLUS San Diego Committee organized the Solutions For Hope Summer Camp Activity on August 7th, 2022. AYLUS San Diego branch kicked off the new round, 2022-2023, Solutions for Hope programs to raise fund for underprivileged families. Establishing the series of weekly events, AYLUS volunteers opened up classes to their fellow […]

In August, the Greater Princeton 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), and Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store (133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520). […]

In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum & Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144; Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–4pm). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer […]

On August 6, from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., fifteen members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Houston Children’s Charity (HCC) Back2School Backpack Drive-Through Distribution Event.  Through this event, HCC aimed to provide backpacks full of school supplies to children in need, with the motto that every child should start the school year prepared. Beginning […]

On Aug.10th 2022, West Essex AYLUS participated in the Pool Party for Livingston residents with special needs and their families.  The event was hosted by Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Northland Pool in Livingston.  West Essex members assisted and played with participating children to help them enjoy a […]

On August 7th, 2022, members of AYLUS assisted the staff at The Chelsea in East Brunswick, NJ with the lighthouse water coloring painting event. While also able to watercolor and paint their own lighthouse, members had friendly conversations with the seniors. Furthermore, members helped the seniors with refilling their cups of water and getting any […]

AYLUS Williamsville continued its mathematics course. Offered to anyone who wishes to attend the class runs every Sunday night from 5:30 to 7:00. In the previous 3 weeks the class extensively covered topics in algebra. Some of the topics that were explored are linear equations, inequalities, sequences and introduced the first formal proof. The class […]

Reported by Nathan Yang,  The AYLUS San Diego Committee organized the cleaning up environment event at Camel Valley Community Park on August 6, 2022 Trash pollution is a prevalent issue in many parts of the world today, harming the environment as well as wildlife within the area. We believe that as global citizens, it is […]

Reported by Nathan Yang Coop with Foodbank, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2022-2023 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising fund to underprivileges families. The Tutoring Class Activity was kicked off on August 7, 2022.   The goal of tutoring classes is to help ESL students in the local area to quickly […]

On August 6, 2022, 17 members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Back to School Fair from 8:30-11:30 AM. The Back to School Fair hosted in the Houston America Cinemas provided school supplies, produce boxes, and free-immunizations to refugees, immigrants, and underserved residents. The volunteers were separated into 2 groups. 5 members stayed […]

Reported by Yicheng Liu Coop with Foodbank, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2022-2023 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise fund for underprevilliaged families. The 9th Beast Academy Activity was kicked off on Aug 7th, 2022.   Beast Academy is a mathematics tutoring program for elementary and middle school students led by […]

Reported by Nathan Yang Coop with Foodbank, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2022-2023 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising fund to underprivileges families. The Tutoring Class Activity was kicked off on July 31, 2022.   The goal of tutoring classes is to help ESL students in the local area to quickly […]

On July 17, 2022, AYLUS Williamsville compiled photos from volunteer events that they participated in. We searched through previous AYLUS posts for volunteer event photos and chose the ones that best represented us as a volunteering community and were from a variety of different events. Participants: Grant Wang (2 hours)

In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum & Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144; Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–4pm). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer […]

The Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Sports Committee promotes youth volunteerism while continuing tournaments and a chess schedule with Chess 5334 classes during the summer of 2022. Before class, GPA gives a quick presentation about what AYLUS is and what we do for the community at AYLUS to the students. On August 9th, the […]

Members of the AYLUS Columbus branch volunteered at the One Dublin warehouse on August 9th, 2022 from 2-4pm. This was the branch’s first time participating in a One Dublin event and there will be more opportunities in the future. The volunteers packed two hundreds of backpacks full of school supplies to be donated to underserved […]

On August 9-10, 2022, AYLUS Sky Tianyi Han led a group of volunteers to the Foodbank to do some volunteer work. The experience was heartwarming and inspiring as volunteers came together to help those in need. 2:yuanduo li (8/10 8huors) 3:Fengshuo Guo (8/10 8huors) 4:Fengnian Guo(8/10 3huors) jianhui jia

AYLUS Columbus volunteered at the annual Dublin Irish Festival on August 5th to 7th, 2022. The festival has been promoting Irish culture to the community for 34 years and is now the largest three-day Irish Festival on the planet. 19 AYLUS-Columbus members in total volunteered at the festival in Coffman Park, some even took multiple […]

Columbus branch participated in a national AYLUS photography contest and won 2nd place award Aug 8th, 2022 In July 2022, the Columbus branch selected 24 event pictures from branch reports and submitted them to an event photography contest organized by the national AYLUS. On Aug 8th, 2022, 6 winning branches were announced, including the Columbus […]

In August 2022, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued volunteering online for the Citizen Archivist Program with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist). Focusing on our mission “Save a Life”, such as healthcare and blood donations history, GPA members are contributing to the National Archives Catalog by tagging, transcribing and adding […]

In August, the Greater Princeton 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), and Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store (133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520). […]

During the month of July 2022, Aylus members offered free summer camps to East Cobb children.  Samuel Lu offered swimming coaching to 3 kids of different skill levels. Samuel is very patient with young swimmers.  They enjoyed the games and mini competitions that makes the sessions fun and engaging.  All the students made plausible improvements […]

During the month of June 2022, Aylus members offered free summer camps to East Cobb children. Samuel Lu offered four swimming coaching sessions to elementary age children in the community.  The lessons are tailored to the different skill levels of individual student. All the participants made plausible improvements after the instructions. Albert Zhang held piano […]