In our latest community gathering, members of AYLUS Woodbridge came together to contribute to the enrichment of our local library’s collection through a collective book review writing initiative. On February 8, participants immersed themselves in the world of literature, writing an abundance of book reviews and submitted them to a local library, which will serve […]

In February, to help children to build stronger social skills, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Sports Committee, continued a volunteer program using their strength and passion to teach chess and more to children and autistic kids. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. […]

On February 16th, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck Branch organized its exercising event for the tenth time. In which, children in our community were offered an opportunity to engage in a variety of physical activities. Because of the recent snow storm here in Great Neck, today, we had a diverting game of snowball fight with the […]

In January 2024, members of the East Cobb Branch participated in the Clothing Donation Drive and donated clothes to Goodwill. AYLUS members also helped keep tennis balls out of landfills by collecting old and unused tennis balls from neighborhood HOAs and donating them to pet shelters, giving the tennis balls a second life. Reported by […]

On Saturday, February 10th, The Aylus Chatham Branch volunteered at the Summit library to help prepare and manage the Lunar New Year event. The Chatham Branch distributed flyers at the location of the event. We also served samples of Chinese food for attendees, and helped manage and overlook the lunar new year performance. Volunteers: 3hrs(2-5pm): […]

In February, 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), Princeton Community Kitchen for Low-Income Families, and Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store […]

In February 2024, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Environment Committee continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since their last public speech to the West Windsor Council in 2019. GPA conservationists collected & recycled plastic bags, batteries, clothes, picked up trash at […]

In February, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collected personal care products with Feeding Hands (https://www.feedinghandspantry.org, 186 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844) for low-income families. About Feeding Hands: Our Mission Feeding Hands exists to live out God’s commandment to care for the poor by loving and serving our neighbors in need. […]

Columbus Branch Held a In-Person Tutoring session at Abbey Church Village on February 15th, 2024 On February 15th, 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 […]

Reported by Jessica Lu : On February 19th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS members donated clothes to Angel View. At their own homes, members brought out old clothes and shoes that they had outgrown. They made sure the clothes and shoes were clean before folding and putting them into bags/boxes. At the donation center, the staff workers […]

On the Monday 02/12/2024, Volunteers of AYLUS Syosset participated Lunar New Year Celebration at Oyster Bay Town.   Volunteers performed the Dragon Dance. Volunteers conveyed their passion of life and the joy of festivals to the audience through the Dragon dance. it is very meaningful for  children that growing up in the United States to […]

2/14/2024   On 2/14/2024, Aylus Great Neck held another board game session with its student at the Great Neck Library Station Branch. Our volunteers, Kevin Zhang, Jason Zhang, and Katie Wang met at the library at around 4:30PM. Like usual, the volunteers played a game of monopoly with their student. To mix it up, the […]

2/6/2024   On 2/6/2024, Aylus Great Neck hosted another tutoring session for another student. Our volunteer Kevin Zhang and his student arrived at the Great Neck Station Library Branch at about 4:30PM. Our volunteer helped his student with a few different topics, like mathematics, learning English as a new language, and the sciences. After about […]

On February 8th, 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 elementary school students with their […]

On February 1st, 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 4 elementary, middle, or high […]

Columbus Branch Volunteered at the Lunar New Year Celebration at a Local High School and Fundraised for Engineer Without Borders – OSU Chapter on February 2nd, 2024   Dublin Jerome High School Asian Youth Union (AYU) held its annual Lunar New Year celebration on February 2nd during lunch break. Volunteers from AYLUS-Columbus held a paper […]

In February, 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, […]

Columbus Branch Made and Donated Zhe Zhi Arts for a Local High School Event on February 1st, 2024 Local high school, Jerome High School were in need of volunteers to make origami cranes and dragons to donate to their annual Lunar New Year Celebration on Feb 2nd. AYLUS-Columbus supported the event by making paper cranes […]

Dublin Coffman high school was in need of bracelets in preparation for a Lunar New Year Chinese Festival celebration. On and before February 12th, AYLUS volunteers made multiple high quality beaded bracelets to give to the school. Catherine Harman did the preparation work, which included cutting string, distributing beads and string, and quality checks. Brenna […]

On Sunday, February 4th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music for the senior residents on the piano, cello, and violin, and played a variety of classical and popular music.  Volunteer Hours: 1.5 hours: Estella Li 1 hour: Avery Li, Austin Xiao, Eric Hong, […]

On February 10th, the AYLUS Auburn Branch enthusiastically volunteered at the local community Lunar New Year Party. Many parents, accompanied by their children, joyously joined in the festivities celebrating the Year of the Dragon. The children were thrilled by our offerings of cotton candy and face painting, and they relished the opportunity to create their […]

On February 12, 2024, members from AYLUS in the Fortune Star Band (band from iSchool of Music and Art) performed in the Town Hall of Oyster Bay to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The event was from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. First, a sextet group from the band consisting of two violins, a viola, […]

Reported by Boning Zeng (Daniel) Posted by Jenny Wang 2024 begins with a thrilling experience of attending the dragon dance at the Chinese traditional New Year gala sponsored by the General Association of Henan in Dallas. The gala was on February 10, the first day of the 2024 Chinese lunar calendar, and 2024’s animal symbol […]

Members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Ed White Elementary School to serve as tutors for elementary students. The volunteering session took place Saturday, February 10 from 9am to 12pm. The focus of the tutoring was to aid students in math and reading. The volunteers offered guidance and support in various academic areas such […]

On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, 2 members from the AYLUS Bellaire branch dedicated 3 hours to volunteering at the Houston Bread of Life Incorporation. Starting from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, volunteers engaged in the sorting and packaging of a variety of healthcare and household products.   Founded by Pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus in […]

Reported by Keira Yang Posted by  Jenny Wang The 12 Chinese Zodiac signs in order are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.  On 2024 Spring Festival Gala of the General Association of Henan in Dallas, there happened to be a program featuring the 12 zodiac signs. The organizer invited […]

On February 10th and 11th, 2024, to celebrate Chinese New Year, Austin Branch handmade a variety of cookies, including chocolate and pecan cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and sugar cookies. These homemade delights were donated to the local homeless community, spreading warmth and joy to those in need.

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 31th AoPS on-line class was  on Feb. 05 – 11., 2024. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and high […]

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 31th Beast Academy online class in 2023-2024 was on Feb. 05 – 11, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

In a commendable display of community service and environmental stewardship, members of the Upper Manhattan Branch dedicated their efforts to cleaning up Douglaston Manor Point on February 10, 2024. The event, aimed at addressing the pressing issue of pollution on local shores, saw volunteers gathering to remove trash, old fishing gloves, bags, and various discarded […]

On Saturday, Feb. 10th@, 2024, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. Volunteers helped seniors with a variety of technology issues like how the iheart radio works,  how to insert special characters into text, and how to open a new google account and etc. Angelina Gao, Ethan Zhou, Chloe Zhou, Yihao Zeng(2.5HR, […]