On January 13, 2024, three members of the AYLUS Bridgewater Branch gathered to help raise money for our local food pantry, Feeding Hands. We sorted through various old items and donations, including toys, gadgets, clothing, and more, and found suitable things to sell. The items were listed on the Facebook marketplace and all proceeds will […]

1/10/2024   On 1/10/2024, Aylus Great Neck hosted another Scrabble game for students and parents learning English. We met at 4:30PM in the Great Neck Station Branch Library. We continued to play on the student’s copy of Scrabble. However, this time we did not keep score at all, and we played casually instead. Since our […]

During the week of January 19, 2024, AYLUS Oakland Gardens passed out flyers to their neighbors about the AYLUS Book Drive. We also collected books from other neighbors. Similarly, our members donated books from their own household. Our members rang the doorbells at their neighbors’ homes. Our members gave them these flyers that talked about […]

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and Wednesday, January 24, 2024, the AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch had a fundraiser where they sold balloons at two elementary schools, one on each day. This week was regents week, so some of our high school members were able to attend. It was drizzling on both days, but our members […]

On January 22nd, 2024, a few AYLUS members made posters and balloons to fundraise for our project. AYLUS Oakland Gardens Volunteer Branch had a project in 2024 to donate a “library” to children in Africa! This project aims to send at least 1000 books (from levels K to 8th grade) to children in poverty-stricken/affected areas […]

Reported by Andrew Wang Posted by Jenny Wang On 1/20/24, AYLUS donated clothes to charity at Goodwill to help people despite the freezing weather. A total of 9 bags worth of clothes went toward making sure the community of Frisco and Plano is warm this winter. Thank you to the volunteers who took time out […]

Reported by Steven Xiao   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 15, 2024 – January 21, 2024.   The goal of tutoring classes is […]

From April 1, 2023 to January 15, 2024, a group of AYLUS volunteers organized events, participated in them, spread the word, and put out flyers in hopes of reaching a target goal of raising $1000 for The Jimmy Fund. Different events such as the 1st Patriot’s Day Parade Fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund and Dana […]

Reported by Jenny Wang Frisco & Plano Branch members collected donations for sale and raised funds to support Plano Children’s Medical Center foundation, address is P.O. Box 847253, Dallas TX 75248, email is giving@childrens.com, contact name is Carolyn Allsup and phone number is 214 456 8360. On January 21, 2024, a group of AYLUS volunteers […]

Reported by Jenny Wang Recycling can help to extract the raw materials from used batteries and forward them to manufacturing companies for reuse. This also brings down the cost of new batteries. As a result, recycling conserves resources, reduces pollution, and contributes to the economy all in one go. During the week before the event, our […]

Reported by Jenny Wang As the 2024 Lunar New Year approaches, we hosted a Frisco and Plano community face-painting event at the Frisco Public Library. At 10 AM on January 21st, 2024, we reserved a meeting room to host the event. We prepared face-painting pictures of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Many children from local […]

On January 13th, 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, […]

Written by Christina Mink On the evening of January 18, 2024, two members of AYLUS Oyster Bay were invited to attend a special event hosted by the Town of Hempstead, witnessing a significant public hearing related to community development. The event took place at the Long Island Marriott Hotel in Hempstead, where a large-scale public […]

On January 21 of 2024, The Roslyn AYLUS branch partnered with The Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island, as scheduled from 1:30 to 5:00 PM at Great Neck South High School. As a teacher’s assistant, our main responsibility is to aid in the efficiency of the classroom. And our tasks can range form taking attendance, […]

AYLUS Houston hosted its fourth SMILE inclusive Katy playdate on January 20th at the Katy Christian Community Church, creating a joyous and inclusive atmosphere for children with special needs. The event featured a diverse range of activities, including coloring sessions, basketball games, and the delightful addition of balloon animals. Children of all abilities participated in […]

AYLUS Houston organized an impactful clothing donation drive for children in Mexico at Seven Lakes High School on January 14th, bringing together a dedicated group of volunteers for a meaningful cause. The event focused on collecting and sorting clothing donations to support children in need. Volunteers generously contributed to the cause by donating a variety […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The 28th AoPS on-line class was  on Jan. 15 – Jan. 21., 2024. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the Covid period. From 2023-2024, we cooperated with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 28th Beast Academy online class in 2023-2024 was on Jan. 15 – Jan. 21, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]

Reported by: Angel Shi   Event description: From 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM PDT on Sunday, January 21st, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch volunteered with the organization Resource Area For Teaching. Our goals included helping educators around the Bay Area. During the event, volunteers were able to make project kits for classrooms, organize donated […]

During the week of January 19, 2024, AYLUS Oakland Gardens passed out flyers to their neighbors about the AYLUS Book Drive. We also collected books from other neighbors. Similarly, our members donated books from their own household. Our members rang the doorbells at their neighbors’ homes. Our members gave them these flyers that talked about […]

On Jan 13 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC from 4:30-6:30, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, […]

The Heart Pillow is a post-surgical operation support pillow for heart surgeries and/or other surgeries. It is heart-shaped and covered in flannel fabric. It is stuffed with fiberfill (stuffing) to allow the pillow to adjust to each patient’s comfort needs, while still maintaining the needed support required. The volunteers need go shopping and purchase cloth, […]

The Heart Pillow is a post-surgical operation support pillow for heart surgeries and/or other surgeries. It is heart-shaped and covered in flannel fabric. It is stuffed with fiberfill (stuffing) to allow the pillow to adjust to each patient’s comfort needs, while still maintaining the needed support required. The volunteers need go shopping and purchase cloth, […]

The Bernards PEC or the BERNARDS PARENTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, organized PEC Mentor trainning in Bernards library, 32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, on 1/21/24. AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in the training and played with the kids in the special education. During the mentor training, they had been taught the tools and […]

1/21/24 Aulus Dix Hills creates a great learning experience The Long Island Chinese School and the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch collaborate to give kids the best possible education. As teacher assistants, the AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers assisted students who were having difficulty understanding the lesson, ensured that everyone was on task, distributed class work and […]

In January 2024, The Aylus Chatham Branch volunteered at the Chatham Library with the snowflake art craft. Volunteers: 2 Hours: Leon Wang Michael Lin Kevin Wang Mason Ludwig    

On 1/21, Julia played piano for senior citizens at Southwest OKC HarborChase Assisted Living Center to provide entertainment during their lunchtime.     Julia Chen (30 min performance)

Columbus Branch Made and Donated Unbeaded and Beaded Bracelets to Local Chinese Language School for Community Lunar New Year Events on January 21st, 2024 This project aims to help preparing bracelets for a local Chinese Festival organized by a local Chinese language school OCCS on February 18th. On the event, these bracelets will be part […]

On January 21st, Columbus members, Estella Li, Catherine Harman, Ayden He, and Brenna Li received national AYLUS T shirts from Custom ink as Columbus Advisor, Dakun Wang, who is also a national AYLUS board member, is in charge of T shirt ordering from vendors and for AYLUS branches nationwide. Columbus members assisted in this effort. […]

On January 20th, 2024, seven members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Brianna Xin (2 hours) Alison […]

Central Jersey Chinese american Associations Alliance will hold Central Jersey Regional Lunar New Year Festival on 2/17/24 at RVCC, 118 Lamington Rd, Branchburg, NJ,08876. AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated all the prep and on-site volunteer activities. Today, Isabelle Qi and Kevin Jin participated the 1st prep meeting and got vocal training and planned the Host […]

Saturdays in Motion (SIM) is the longest running non-public recreational program for children(age 3-17) with autism in the United States. Autistic children and their families join together at Somerset Hills YMCA,140 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 on Saturdays. Volunteers lead the program and carefully guide the children through gym time and in the […]

On Saturday January 13th, Syosset AYLUS members partnered with a band from iSchool Music to . The iSchool music band consists of middle and high school students from schools across Nassau County and hope to spread the joy and importance of music. With students on the keyboard, flute, guitar, saxophone, voice, and more, they played […]

Erika Yu, Alina Yu and Baoqin Zhong from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment zoom meeting in December 2023. Each time the members will post messages to the group about what will be discussed at the meeting so that participants can prepare. They always discuss a lot during the meetings and even communicates after class […]

Reported by Steven Xiao   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 4, 2024 – January 14, 2024.   The goal of tutoring classes is […]

On January 18th, 2024, members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch held an in-person weekly tutoring session for the 2023/2024 school year 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 3 elementary or middle school […]

On January 11th, 2024, members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch held an in-person weekly tutoring session for the 2023/2024 school year 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 5 elementary or middle school […]

Reported By: Emily Zou  On January 15th, AYLUS Main Line volunteered for non-profit Butterfly Baskets at their primary location in Exton Square Mall to honor the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service. From 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., the volunteers assembled care packages and baskets, which were received women suffering pregnancy and infant […]

Somerville YMCA,140 Mt Airy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ,07920, invited the community to craft heartfelt Valentine’s Day cards to brighten the lives of  local cherished community members experiencing social isolation, including veterans and seniors. AYLUS Basking Ridge members handcrafted almost 100 cards during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 15,2024. All […]

The Heart Pillow is a post-surgical operation support pillow for heart surgeries and/or other surgeries. It is heart-shaped and covered in flannel fabric. It is stuffed with fiberfill (stuffing) to allow the pillow to adjust to each patient’s comfort needs, while still maintaining the needed support required. The volunteers need go shopping and purchase cloth, […]

On January 7, 2024, Chapel Hill volunteers, led by members Nicholas Wang and Hongyan Wang, picked up flowers donated by Trader Joe’s for Charles House. The flowers will be delivered to elders with dementia in the future. We believe this action will significantly improve their lives. Looking ahead to continued collaboration, we’re excited to work […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Christopher Morley Park to help clean up the hiking trails. Volunteers brought along trash bags, trash grabbers and gloves as they hiked along the trails, and cleaned up the area without disturbing the natural environment there. While walking along the mile long trail, various items were found, including […]

On January 7th, AYLUS Chapel Hill branch members worked together and baked over a hundred cookies for Meals on Wheels, an organization aiding seniors in need. All cookies were generously donated to the local Meals on Wheels service by our 8 members. We aim to bring joy to the meals served and are grateful to […]

On January 14, the members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch host their 2nd book donation to Rancho Mission Viejo Littler Free Libraries. Little free libraries are convenient option for RMV residents – particularly for residents who live in the Gavilan neighborhood, which is geared toward those who are 55 years of age or order and […]

On Saturday, January 13, 2024,  AYLUS Bellaire Branch members volunteered at E.D. White Elementary School on Saturday, January 13 for the first time of the year. The weekly volunteering program aims to help students with disadvantaged families with mathematics and reading. Members tutored kids in 4th and 5th grade on topics ranging from fractions, multiplication, […]

Erika Yu, Alina Yu and Baoqin Zhong from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment zoom meeting in October 2023. Each time the members will post messages to the group about what will be discussed at the meeting so that participants can prepare. The members are very popular with the participates and discussed a lot in […]

Erika Yu, Alina Yu, Angela Hu and Baoqin Zhong from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment zoom meeting in October 2023. The members are very popular with the participates and discussed a lot in the meetings. Each member attributed 2 hours each time. Class Dates:10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29. 10/01: 10/08:   10/15:   10/22: […]

On Monday, January 15, 2024, Martin Luther King Jr day, some AYLUS members went to CVS Pharmacy to collect books. There were books for all ages like dictionaries for older kids to learn more words, and vocabulary books for kindergartners. The manager named Amy Algo, was very supportive and helped us put the donation box […]

On Saturday, January 13, from 9:30AM – 12:00PM, the Roslyn AYLUS branch helped remove invasive bamboo at the Valley Stream State Park. At the Valley Stream State Park, there is a large amount of bamboo located near the edge of the park. This bamboo is invasive and was starting to cross over the fence into […]

On November 19th, 2023, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, AYLUS Phoenix Volunteered at the IRONMAN Arizona event. Volunteers served as bike handlers who would catch bicycles from athletes as they come through transition and put them back onto the bike racks in order to make the transition from the biking to running stage as smooth […]

The Heart Pillow is a post-surgical operation support pillow for heart surgeries and/or other surgeries. It is heart-shaped and covered in flannel fabric. It is stuffed with fiberfill (stuffing) to allow the pillow to adjust to each patient’s comfort needs, while still maintaining the needed support required. The volunteers need go shopping and purchase cloth, […]

On November 25, 2023, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, […]

Class Summary On January 13th, 2024, members of AYLUS Puget Sound finished the final session of the 2024 AMC 8 Prep course! Classes have run weekly throughout the course of 5 weeks each Saturday from 5:00 PM through 6:30 PST. Our 2024 AMC 8 Prep was taught by instructors Christina Liu and Raymond Zhu. The […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 14th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 198th 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 7th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 197th 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 […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The 27th AoPS on-line class was  on Jan. 6 – Jan. 14., 2024. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the Covid period. From 2023-2024, we cooperated with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 27th Beast Academy online class in 2023-2024 was on Jan. 6 – Jan. 14, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]

On January 14, 2024, from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m, AYLUS Oakland Gardens members went to Crocheron Park Tennis Court to rake the leaves next to it. On this day, the winds could be compared to a hurricane and it was cold enough to freeze over ponds and lakes, but many of our AYLUS members […]

On January 12, 2024, from 2:30 p.m to 3:00 p.m, AYLUS Oakland Gardens members went to P.S 203 to pick up books. Even though the book donation box for several days, many students from P.S 203 were all eager to help and in a short matter of days boxes were overflowing with books. Therefore, the […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on September 23, 2023. This program serves a dual purpose: to facilitate meaningful connections with local children with autism and improve their communication skills, while simultaneously improving their foundational reading comprehension skills. Our commitment is not […]

For December on December 3 and December 10, Fullerton Branch Members tutored multiple subjects to students online. The signup sheet was created and sent to the community to recruit 50+ students. The material was made beforehand for the tutoring to begin. David Li, Eric Wei:  8 Hours

On January 14, 2024, AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted the clean-up event at Baylands Park. We picked up roughly 3 full bags of trash, including things like empty bottles, gums, chip bags and cigarette butts. The collected items were disposed of safely. Members that participated were: Truman You, Hengrui Chen, Guizhen Zhang, (2 hours for each […]

In December, on December 2, December 7, and December 16, 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. December 2 Zhenze Zhang, Ethan Li, Michelle […]

On December 9th, a member from AYLUS volunteered at our local Buffalo Science Museum. To show visitors the wonders of science, our volunteer put on a spectacular show: “Molecules in Motion, in which he demonstrated molecular movement by using an air vacuum. Volunteer: Kevin Zou (3 hrs)