Twin Cities, MN

Status: HONOR

Branch of the Year Award: 2022-2023

Branch of the Month Awards: 2022 (MAY-OCT), 2023 (MAR)

On March 27th, 2022, three students in Twin Cities, MN founded the hundred and fourth (104th) branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Twin Cities, MN

Founders:

Congratulations to (from left) Curtis Ying, Ahan Devgun, and Tony Liu of the Twin Cities Branch! Great job!

Description of the Twin Cities Branch

Congressional Award:

Sign up for the Congressional Award! This prestigious award from the U.S. Congress honors service, leadership, and personal growth. You can learn more about it at https://congressionalaward.org. The award requirements can be seen here: https://www.congressionalaward.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ProgramRequirements.pdf. Feel free to apply at https://www.congressionalaward.org/register/ to start earning credit for your work!

Here is a document to help keep track of volunteer hours. Please a copy and using the timesheet included in the document.

Fundraiser: ICA Food Shelf

Fundraiser Progress:  $1000 raised

Highlights: We have seen great enthusiasm among our members. Through fundraiser events, we continue to strengthen our long-term partnership with ICA in various volunteering activities.

 

Fundraiser: Feed My Starving Children

Goal: $1866 (one pallet of food, 7,776 meals)

Fundraiser Progress: $2911 raised (11,000 meals)

Please consider donating at our Feed My Starving Children fundraiser page here or copy the link below: https://give.fmsc.org/aylustwincities

WE COULD ALWAYS USE SOME MORE HELP!

Recent Events

2026:

• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch: Gilda’s Club Cancer Support Card Decorating Event Report – (2/24/2026)

• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch: Jerry’s Bagging and Fundraising Event -(02/15/2026)
• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch:  Senior Home Valentine’s Day Event – (02/08/2026)

• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch: Feed My Starving Children Packing Event (1/17/2026)

• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch: Furnishing Homes With Hope Bridging Event (1/26/26)

• AYLUS Twin Cities Branch: Feed My Starving Children Packing Event (1/2/2026)

2025: 

• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for St. Jude Children’s Hospital at Kowalski’s Markets (12/24/25)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (12/19/25)

• Twin Cities Branch: Creating Holiday Cards for Seniors At Starbucks( 12/13/205)

• Twin Cities Branch: Senior Home Holiday Dinner Event(12/09/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: 5K Tonka Turkey Trot Clean-up (11/27/2025)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at FMSC (11/22/25)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fall Raking for Seniors 11/23/25
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children 11/1/25
• Twin Cities Branch: Senior Home Fall Raking Event 1( 10/19/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Medtronic Marathon Report (10/5/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Twin Cities Harvest Moon 5th Annual Mid-Autumn Festival(10/04/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting hunger at FMSC( 09/20/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Drawing Workshop Session 3(08/30/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Drawing Workshop Session 2(08/23/2025)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (08/23/25)

• Twin Cities Branch: summer-sports-classic-bocce(08/17/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Drawing Workshop session 1 (08/16/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at FMSC (8/8/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Tour De Tonka 2025 (8/2/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Park Clean up (07/13/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Jerry’s Bagging and Fundraising Event (7/26/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Debate Workshop for A Talented Youth – Session 5 (7/26/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Debate Workshop for A Talented Youth – Session 4 (7/19/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Debate Workshop for A Talented Youth – Session 3 (7/13/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (7/12/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: 2025 Computer Science Workshop (7/7/25-7/9/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: 2025 Chess Workshop (7/2/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Park Cleanup at Lake Bde Maka Ska (6/29/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (6/28/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Debate Workshop for a Talented Youth – Session 2 (6/21/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Asia Mall Night Market (6/19/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Summer Debate Workshop for A Talented Youth – Session 1 (6/14/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (6/14/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (6/13/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Debate Workshop Summer Program Info Session (6/8/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Asian Fair Event (5/31/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: May Forum Community Event (05/03/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Cards for Seniors Event (04/29/2025 to 05/03/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Annual Lake Cleanup at Bde Maka Ska (04/19/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (04/12/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (04/1/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hot Dash 5k & 10k Volunteering (03/22/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (03/15/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Write Letters of Encouragement to Kids Fighting Cancer With Pinky Swear Foundation (03/02/25)
• Twin Cities Branch: Senior Home Event (02/23/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hopkins Library K-pop Program Volunteering (02/16/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Asia Mall Chinese New Year Volunteering (1/26/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (1/12/2025)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the JADE Youth Expo (1/5/2025)

2024:

• Twin Cities Branch: Plymouth Towne Square Senior Home Holiday Celebration (12/10/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for ICA local food shelf at Kowalski’s Markets (12/14/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Thanksgiving FMSC Special Events & Celebration (11/30/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Thanksgiving Twin Cities in Motion Turkey Day 5K (11/28/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: ICA Thanksgiving Bagging for Tips at Cub Foods (11/26/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hopkins Library Tech Support (11/17/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: ICA Thanksgiving Turkey Table Sales at Cub Foods (11/2/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (10/28/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fall Yard Work for Seniors (10/27/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Taste of Asia Health Support Desk (10/20/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Taste of Asia (10/19/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Special Olympics State Flag Football (10/13/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (10/06/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (10/05/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (09/21/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (08/24/2024)
• Twin Cities Branch: MNGI booth at the MN State Fair (08/24/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (08/19/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Special Olympics Summer Sports Classic Bocce (8/18/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Second Harvest Heartland Food Packing (8/9/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Second Harvest Heartland Food Packing (8/8/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/3/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Performing for Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square (07/28/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (7/27/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Helps Out At The Edina Community Summer Picnic (7/14/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (6/15/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Gardening at Liu Ming Yuan (6/8/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Asian Fair Event (6/1/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Tonka Youth Triathlon (5/18/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Community Wellness Clinic Event (5/11/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting the Twin Cities in Motion Get In Gear Race (4/27/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting the Opportunity Partners Gala (4/26/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a 2-Year Anniversary Trash Cleanup at Bde Maka Ska (4/14/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a Sneaker Drive to Help People in Poverty and Protect the Environment (4/7/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/28/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Tech Support at Hopkins Library (3/24/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Hot Dash 5K & 10K (3/23/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/22/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/21/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/19/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/2/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Tech Support at Hopkins Library (2/18/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food for Feed My Starving Children(2/17/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Making Dumplings with Seniors for Chinese New Year(2/10/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Chinese New Year Celebration(2/3/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting the Special Olympics Polar Plunge (1/27/24)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Tech Support at Hopkins Library (1/21/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (1/15/24)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Chinese Community Clinic(1/13/24)

2023:

• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a Winter Clothes Drive (12/17/23 – 12/31/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (12/30/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (12/29/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (12/28/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (12/27/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the John Edie Debate Tournament(12/18/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Performing for Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square  (12/17/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising at Jerrys Foods (12/10/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Chinese Community Clinic(12/9/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Serving Seniors Holiday Dinner at Plymouth Towne Square(12/5/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Dick’s Sporting Goods Thanksgiving 5K (11/23/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for ICA local food shelf at Jerry’s food(11/18/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Hopkins Central Library in Hopkins, MN (11/12/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Cleaning the Yard for Seniors (11/12/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (10/28/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (10/21/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Tech Support at Hopkins Library (10/15/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (10/14/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Fall de Tonka (9/24/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Tech Support at Hopkins Library (9/24/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering At Twin Cities Moon Festival (9/23/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Weeding the Yard for Seniors (9/3/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (8/31/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Hopkins Library in Hopkins, MN (8/27/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (8/21/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Initiating Summer Talent Math Workshop(8/6-8/19/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Initiating Summer Talent Public Speaking Workshop(8/12/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Initiating Weekly Long Summer Talent [ Drawing ] Workshop(8/7-8/10/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Initiating Summer Talent Chess Workshop(8/6/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Creating and Teaching at a Computer Science Workshop (8/5/23 – 8/6/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Initiating Weekly Long Summer Talent [ TENNIS ] Workshop(8/4/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting Special Olympics Metro Softball Competition(7/29/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Hopkins Central Library in Hopkins, MN (7/23/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing food for Feed My Starving Children (7/22/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packaging Food for FMSC (7/18/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Weeding a Yard for Seniors (7/16/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Minnewashta Mud Run (7/15/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting Special Olympics Minnesota regional Metro Golf event(7/10/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Firecracker Run in Excelsior MN(7/4/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Performing and Singing with Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square (6/25/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting the 50th Special Olympics Summer State Competition (6/17/23 – 6/18/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Planting in Liu Ming Yuan at Phalen Park (6/11/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food At Feed My Starving Children (6/10/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting Twin Cities Metro West Asian Fair (6/3/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Weeding a Yard for Senior Community Services (5/28/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Blake Plant Distribution for Appetite for Change (5/20/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting Tonka Youth Triathlon (5/20/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food to Fight Hunger (5/13/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the May Forum (5/6/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food to Fight Hunger (4/29/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Supporting Twin Cities Half Marathon (4/29/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Coaching Young Athletes For Special Olympics (4/24/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Cleaning The Lake On Earth Day -First Year Anniversary (4/23/23)

• Twin Cities Branch: Performing for Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square (4/16/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Opportunity Partners 70th Anniversary Gala (4/14/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (4/1/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a Spring Break Food Drive (3/17/23 – 3/31/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a Spring Break Clothes Drive (3/17/23 – 3/31/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger At Feed My Starving Children (3/30/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/25/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the 5k Hot Dash Marathon (3/25/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/20/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (3/18/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Joining The Asian Fair Logo Design and Flyer Design Contest (3/5/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Special Olympics Polar Plunge (3/3/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (2/25/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (2/18/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for Feed My Starving Children Turkey Earthquake (2/11/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Crafting with Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square for Valentine’s Day (2/5/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger in Minnesota with Second Harvest Heartland (2/4/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Transcribing Documents for Citizen Archivist (1/28/23 – 1/29/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Chinese New Year Celebration in the Asia Mall (1/22/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Chinese New Year Celebration in the Asia Mall (1/16/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Transcribing Documents for Citizen Archivist (1/14/23 – 1/16/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting a Holiday Clothes Drive for Goodwill (12/17/22 – 1/8/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (1/7/23)
• Twin Cities Branch: Writing Letters to Love for Our Elders (12/19/22 – 1/1/23)

2022:

• Twin Cities Branch: Transcribing Documents for Citizen Archivist (12/19/22 – 12/25/22)

• Twin Cities Branch: Performing for Seniors at Plymouth Towne Square for the Holidays (12/18/22)

• Twin Cities Branch: Writing Letters to Love for Our Elders (12/11/22 – 12/18/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Packing Food at Feed My Starving Children (12/10/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Transcribing Documents for Citizen Archivist (12/3/22-12/4/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Writing Letters to Love for Our Elders (11/21/22 – 11/27/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Transcribing Documents for Citizen Archivist (11/23/22 – 11/27/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Hosting Thanksgiving Food/Supply Drive for ICA Food Shelf (11/6/22-11/20/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (11/19/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Raking Leaves for Senior Community Services (11/5/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Helping ICA Fundraise at Cub Foods (11/5/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (10/29/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Helping ICA Fundraise at Cub Foods (10/29/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Taste of Asia (10/23/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the ICA Food Shelf (10/22/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (10/15/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at National Archives (10/16/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Planting at Liu Ming Yuan Garden in St. Paul, MN (10/9/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the ICA Food Shelf (10/8/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Running a Water Stop at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon (10/2/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Planting Flowers at Ling Ming Yuan (10/2/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children (9/24/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Gardening for Senior Community Services (9/24/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the ICA Food Shelf (9/24/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Maintaining Safety at the Twin Cities Mid-Autumn Festival (9/10/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the ICA Food Shelf (9/10/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Trash Cleanup at Lake Bde Maka Ska (9/4/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at ICA Bazaar Sale. (8/27/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/22/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Looking for a Sponsor for Feed My Starving Children Fundraiser (8/21/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/19/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Weeding a Garden for Appetite for Change (8/18/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/15/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/12/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/9/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/8/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/4/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (8/3/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (7/28/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (7/21/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (7/14/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for Feed My Starving Children (7/10/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (7/7/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Volunteering at the Firecracker Run in Excelsior, MN (7/4/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (6/30/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for Feed My Starving Children (6/25/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (6/24/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (6/18/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (6/4/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fundraising for Feed My Starving Children (5/29/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (5/27/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (5/21/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (5/14/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (5/7/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Fighting Hunger at Feed My Starving Children (4/30/22)
• Twin Cities Branch: Earth Day Trash Pickup at Bde Maka Ska East (4/23/22)

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