On Thanksgiving morning, Angelique Chen and Ning Tay volunteered at the UCO for the Edmond Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Both members volunteered as servers to serve meals and drinks to guests. The Edmond Community Thanksgiving Dinner Association has a proud history of service. Over 2000 meals are served through the Edmond Community Thanksgiving Dinner program. These […]
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Edmond Branch Volunteers at Food Bank on 8/3/23
On this past Thursday, the Edmond branch volunteered at Project 66, a local food bank. There, visitors can take a set amount of food and toiletries per month, depending on their family size. This time, the Edmond branch was volunteering as shoppers, who guide the visitors around while helping them choose items, bag those […]
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Libraries on 7-23 to 7-29
From 7/23 to 7/29, Julia worked four 3-hour shifts at two different libraries to promote learning over the summer. At the Southwest Oklahoma Pioneer Library, she presented her Scratch program, designed to interest children in computer science, to the staff and received their feedback. Due to their strict advertising schedule, it may appear as early […]
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Food Bank on 7-30
On 7/27, Eric volunteered at the Project 66 Food Bank in Edmond, OK. The food bank runs on the contributions of volunteers, who come in during week days to organize food donations and guide visitors through the ‘shopping’ process, where they get to choose which items they want. Eric was doing the latter from […]
Edmond Branch Hosts Science Workshop on 7/22
Edmond Aylus Branch hosted their last science workshop for the summer which had seventeen participants, where they explained the chemistry behind invisible messages and the physics behind buoyancy and weight distributions. Jacob taught for the first two, using baking soda mixed in with water and turmeric mixed with rubbing alcohol for the invisible messages. […]
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Library on 7/19 to 7/21
Julia continued her library volunteering, with four 3-hour shifts, where she promoted summer learning. Do note that she was unable to wear an Aylus shirt due to a direct request from the staff. At the Southwest OKC Pioneer Library, she worked on her Scratch program by practicing presenting it and receiving feedback and on […]
Edmond Branch Hosts Science Workshop on 7/15
This week, the Edmond Branch hosted their third week of the science workshop, where they had the participants construct catapults using rubber bands, pencils, tape and boxes to encourage teamwork and exposure to STEM subjects. Both team and individual projects were allowed, leading to the creation of around ten catapults, all of which’s ideas originated […]
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Food Bank on 7/15
Eric volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma on 7/15, where he worked on the backpack project. During his shift, the group helped pack 294 boxes and 1,764 bags, which would serve as a total of 4,484 meals for kids and seniors in need. Eric Hong (2.5 Hours)
Edmond Aylus Volunteers at Library on 7-11 to 7-15
From 7/11 to 7/15, Julia worked four 3 hour long library shifts. At the Southwest OKC Pioneer Library, she assisted staff with the Music Connect program for kids; passed out instruments and demonstrated songs/dances to encourage participation; and ran through several test runs of the Scratch program with fellow volunteers, who gave feedback and advice […]
Edmond Aylus Branch Volunteers at Food Bank on 7/6
Eric Hong helped out at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma on 7/6, which seeks to provide several different target groups with food. They run several programs, such as the Food for Kids Backpack Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for seniors. Volunteers can help assemble food packages, sort through food donations or clean […]
Edmond Aylus Branch Volunteers at Food Bank on 7/7
Edmond Aylus members visited the Project 66 Food Bank this past Friday. Project 66 seeks to provide food, toiletries and other necessities to those in need and relies on volunteer contributions to run. Our members worked as shoppers, helping the visitors find their desired items, carry and bag those items and load them onto their […]
Edmond Aylus Branch Hosts Science Workshop on 7/8
This past Saturday, Edmond Aylus members organized and hosted another week of their science workshop, aimed at younger children to foster their interest in STEM and skills in teamwork. With the help of his teammates, Jacob lead the branch as they came up with ways to test buoyancy, using balloons, pepper water and origami–personally created […]
Edmond Aylus Branch Volunteers at Hope Center on 6/24
Eric Hong continued volunteering at the Hope Center, where volunteers can help package or hang donations of clothing and clothing, help visitors find and package their choice of items and maintain an efficient routine by organizing and tagging the donations according to their system. Eric Hong (3 Hours)
Edmond Aylus Branch Volunteers at Hope Center on 6/17
Eric Hong helped out at the Hope Center on 6/17, where he helped gather donations for residents of Edmond that food themselves in need of food, housing, clothing and other miscellaneous items in addition to sorting them so that they could be easily accessed upon request. Eric Hong (3 Hours)
Edmond Aylus Science Workshop 7/1/23
Edmond Aylus members organized a science workshop this past Saturday, 7/1, catered towards young children to raise their interest in STEM fields. So far, fourteen have registered so far. This time, the event was organized and led by Jacob Meng, who combined with the rest of the team, spent 3 hours on 6/30 planning and […]
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Libraries 6-26 to 6-30
Julia spent 2 hours and 45 minutes preparing for a children’s Scratch coding program and worked in three hour shifts for four days at two local libraries. At the Southwest OKC Pioneer library, she helped with the Kickstart Kindergarten program teaching incoming kindergarten students about writing their names; demonstrated rhymes and dances to encourage […]
Edmond Aylus ACT Tutoring on 6-26
Julia Chen tutored a high school student for the ACT. She went over practice test questions and test-taking strategies such as time management and answer choice patterns. This prevents summer slide, provides free access to education, and helps students access college by getting good standardized test scores. She spent two hours preparing for the […]
Edmond Aylus Coaches ACT on 6/24
Jacob spent 3.5 hours this Saturday on ACT tutoring. He had a private one-on-one session with a student where he went over all four sections–math, English, reading, and science–in preparation for the upcoming ACT. Jacob Meng (3.5 Hours)
Edmond Branch Volunteers at Food Bank 5/27, 6/15 & 6/22
Eric spent two hours volunteering at Project 66 this Thursday. He spent another two the past Thursday and another two and a half on 5/27. Project 66 seeks to provide those in need with food and other necessities related to hygiene, personal care, and entertainment. Eric helped sort through their donations, remove expired items, […]
Edmond Aylus Library Volunteering 6-20 to 6-22
Julia worked 3 hour library shifts per day for three days this week. At the Southwest OKC Pioneer Library, Julia assisted with children’s programs, including the Music Connect program and Kick-start Kindergarten program. She demonstrated songs and dances to encourage participation from kids, passed out supplies such as instruments, and cleaned chairs, tables, and supplies after the program […]