Status: ALUMNI
On June 27, 2020, three high school students from New York founded the sixty-sixth branch for the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): New York, NY.
Founders:
Congratulations to (from left) Jason Xia, Larry Tao, and Marcus Lee of the New York Branch! Great job!
Description of the New York Branch
The mission for the New York branch is to inspire lasting fulfillment in giving for its members, become a vessel for emotional growth, and give back to the community. We welcome students of all interests to contribute ideas to give back in various ways that keep in the spirit of community service and involvement. In the branch, we will provide a home for your ideas to help others and will embrace feedback to help refine our services. We will develop leadership skills and encourage creativity in charity among the members. We are committed to serving whether through tutoring, helping at community events, performances, fundraising and more. We will cultivate a sense of belonging with the greater community and become attuned to meet its needs, as well as expanding the variety of services available. We strive to make our impact on and accept members from the Greater New York area, and we would be glad if you would join!
Activities:
NYC Branch Off Clears Trail of Honor for the Memorial Day Parade
New York Branch Maintains Saplings – Alliance of Youth Leaders (aylus.org)
AYLUS New York teaches speech and debate – Alliance of Youth Leaders
New York Branch Removed Litter at Silver Lake Preserve on November 21, 2020
New York Branch Kicks Off With A Park Cleaning On June 30th, 2020
Branch History:
On the July 22, 2015, three high school students from New York City (NYC) founded the New York City Branch for the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS).
Founders:
The founders of New York City Branch are Jack Wang, Alice Wang, and William Zhou (from left).
The Description of New York City Branch
The NYC Branch is based in New York City metropolitan area. Our mission is to bring live music to older adults living in NYC metropolitan area in the purpose of enhancing their quality of life. We recruited NYC-area professional , semi-professional and student musicians to provide monthly two-hour, interactive outreach performances to senior centers, day programs, retirement communities, nursing homes and even home-bound older adults. Audience engagement and interaction are built into our performance event. Through innovative community senior centers’ programs and services, AYLUS NYC Branch is partnering with nonprofit organizations, government, and business to improve the health and quality of life of hundreds if not thousands older adults by 2020. AYLUS NYC Branch welcomes volunteers in a variety of roles, including activities that showcases team work , management and relationship establishment. This branch is inclusive, and greatly encourages volunteer actions in any way possible. Every member at our organization looks for ways improve the quality of life in our community and NYC area in large. We aim to organizing various performance events by coordinating with community leaders under the guidance of AYLUS advisors to achieve our goals .