Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, July 31th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up San Tomas Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 5 bags’ worth of trash; at the end of […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, July 24th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up El Quito Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 4 bags’ worth of trash; at the end of […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, July 17th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up the area near Saratoga Avenue. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 3 bags’ worth of trash; at the […]

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 8th, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) National Photography Committee Chair, Cynthia Jinghui Huang (3 hrs), along with AYLUS National Honorary President Cassie Wang (3 hrs), selected and announced award winners of the AYLUS National Volunteer Showcase Photography Contest among all 120 branches across the country: First Place: Pearland, […]

In early August, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors has selected Greater Princeton, San Diego, Birmingham, Scottsdale, Pearland, Bellaire, Twin Cities, Greater Memphis, Syosset, Williamsville, Edmond, and Greater Temecula Valley for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for July 2022. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! AYLF Board of […]

On July 23, 2022 and July 30, 2022, AYLUS Bridgewater volunteered for Feeding Hands, a local food bank that provides food for over 100 families in need. We mainly helped by delivering food to cars and registering new families. Participants: Alan Jiang (4 hours), Andrew Wang (2 hours), Ivalyn Zhang (4 hours), Sabrina (2 hours), […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 19th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Santa Clara Central Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 4 bags’ worth of trash; at the […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 4:00 to 6:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, June 15th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch volunteered with the organization Garden2Table. Our goals included helping the community maintain a stable source of food, gaining a deeper understanding of how various gardening practices work, and helping out a nonprofit […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT on Sunday, June 12th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Montara State Beach. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 4 bags’ worth of trash; at the end […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 4:00 to 6:00 PM PDT on Wednesday, June 8th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch volunteered with the organization Garden2Table. Our goals included helping the community maintain a stable source of food, gaining a deeper understanding of how various gardening practices work, and helping out a nonprofit […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, Jun 5th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Calabazas Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 5 bags’ worth of trash; at the end of the […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, May 29nd, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Easterbrook Discovery School. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 4 bags’ worth of trash; at the end of […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT on Sunday, May 22nd, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Meadowfair Park and William St. Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 7 bags’ worth of trash; […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, May 8th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up the area near Saratoga Avenue. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 6 bags’ worth of trash; at the […]

On Saturday 7/30/22, AYLUS Bayside members Angela(Jiamin) Wang, Michael(Jiaqi) Wang, Nian Li, Alyssa Huang and Margaret Zhang conducted a cleanup event at Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, partnering with AYLUS Syosset Branch. The Town of Oyster Bay is the easternmost of the three towns which make up Nassau County, New York. There are lots of […]

On August 6th, seven members of AYLUS Chapel Hill branch walked through the Dry Creek Trail to pick up litter for our community. By working hard in the North Carolina summer heat, the members were able to collect two big bags of trash that are harmful to the ecosystem. This event lasted one and a […]

On Wednesday, August 3, Friday, August 5, and Sunday, August 7, members of the AYLUS Fullerton Branch helped out with loading cars and distributing food at Crossline Community Church Ethan Li, Victor Mei:  12 Hours

On July 30-31, AYLUS Bridgewater hosted another sale to raise money for charity. Volunteers were able to go pick up donations from peoples’ homes, help send advertisements/listings online, and interact with donors.   Over this charity sale, we raised over 500 dollars for charity. 7/30/22 Alan Jiang(8 hours), Eva Nilsson(3 hours), Sabrina Tang(2 hours), Andrew […]

On August 8th, 2022, three students in Murrieta, CA founded the 120th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Murrieta, CA. Congratulations to Adora Xiao, Hsin-Chen Lu, and Jessica Lu of the Murrieta Branch! Great job! Description of the Murrieta Branch The Murrieta Branch of AYLUS is a student-led volunteer group. […]

On August 8th, 2022, four students in Middlesex County, MA founded the 119th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Middlesex, MA. Congratulations to David Wang, Joseph Wang, Alice Shu, and Arielsie Li of the Middlesex Branch! Great job! Description of the Middlesex Branch The Middlesex branch of the Alliance of […]

On August 6th, 2022, Greater Temecula Valley AYLUS (GTVA) members Ally Negulescu (3.5 hrs), Adora Xiao (3 hrs), Julie Lu (3hrs), and Jessica Lu (3 hrs) volunteered once again at their local farm to help harvest, package, and smell produce. All of the produce grown from this project is donated directly to the Temecula Community […]

Raymond held a chess class in the park near the University of Central Oklahoma along with the help of some other Edmond branch members. They taught the kids the basics of the game such as how to move the pieces and played games with the kids to help them practice their chess skills. Raymond Jiang […]

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 […]

Reported by: Adora Xiao On August 2, 2022, GTVA AYLUS members Adora Xiao (3.5 hrs) and Jessica Lu (3hrs) lent a hand to a local farm. Members started with the onion area, harvesting 100 of the white variety and 100 of the purple variety before laying them on the tarp. Members then went to zucchini and […]

In the week of Aug.1st (8/1-8/5 total 5 days), West Essex AYLUS joined Livingston NJ Adaptive Recreation Shadow Program to assist special needs children who attend Livingston township summer camp. The Adaptive Recreation Program provides trained volunteers to “shadow” individuals at the summer camp. The shadow works with the specific needs of the individual to […]

Reported by Enze Luo On Aug 5, 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 Enze Luo On July 31h, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 129st online English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Due to the current […]

This past Saturday, August 6, 2022, from 8 AM to 12 PM (4 hours) volunteers from the Phoenix AYLUS branch helped at Midwest Foodbank. Bagging frozen cooked meat and packaging boxes of these meats to be distributed to areas of the community, the volunteers ended up bagging more then three thousand packages of frozen meat. […]

In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Business Committee worked together again to recruit and dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and business to promote AYLUS youth volunteerism across our country. Along […]

AYLUS Cupertino volunteered at Garden to Table on 8/7/22. We harvested vegetables such as tomatoes, kale, chard and planted sunflowers, basils, etc. The veggies are distributed to low-income families on weekly basis. Attendance: (2 hours for each member) Truman You, Grant Yang, Hengrui Chen, Feinan Xu, Jiayi Chen, Hao Chen, Guizhen Zhang  

Local community organization AYLUS recently made a donation to help individuals and families in need. Donations include clothing, as well as essential household items and small appliances. Recognizing the importance of supporting those facing challenges, AYLUS organized a fundraiser and received generous donations from the community. Donated items are carefully distributed to local shelters and […]

Julia continued working on the archives this week. She transcribed the prison record of James J. Bulger, who was an inmate at Alcatraz. Her work along with the work of other volunteer transcribers has made documents on the National Archives easier to read and access.   Julia Chen (1 hour 45 min)

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 8th Beast Academy Activity was kicked off on July 31st, 2022.   Beast Academy is a mathematics tutoring program for elementary and middle school students led by […]

Since August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) provided bilingual assistance to children visiting Dr. Patricia Xiaoping Gao, MD, Pediatrics (98 James St # 100, Edison, NJ 08820, Tel: 732-744-0077). Dr. Gao graduated from the Peking University Health Science Center in 1986. She works in Edison, NJ and specializes in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics and Pediatrics. […]

During the month of July, several Aylus East Cobb Branch members organized a youth basketball camp with 20+ kids. Every Thursday from 7:30pm – 9:30pm, we coached young players how to play basketball. Each practice, we separated the youth into organized groups and worked on their basketball fundamental skills. We had a lot of fun […]

On June 18th and 25th, 2022, AYLUS East Cobb Branch volunteers went to the Sunrise Senior Center and spent time helping the seniors there pass time by playing games like Chess . The whole event went smoothly and I got to know the seniors better while playing chess. I had fun playing chess with the […]

On August 6, 2022, members from the Greater Cleveland Branch volunteered at the Cleveland Kids Book bank. The members sorted and recycled kids’ books and organized and packed books for redistribution. Members Evan Wang, Darrell Zhang, Steven Wang, Jason Wei, William Wang, Max Kunzler, and Lyndia Zheng participated in this activity (2 hours).