On October 13th, 2024, AYLUS volunteers in Steppingstone Park picked up the weeds, while some picked up trash. We had 19 people in the park, with each group having 4 people. Moreover, we picked up trash, such as tissue paper, plastic, or anything else, if we saw them. Using our determination and passion of keeping […]

Gave away 1 mulberry, 2 moringa, 2 papaya and 1 gardenia and 1 pomegranate starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

On 10/07/2024, AYLUS Great Neck hosted another tutoring session for our local students. We met at the Great Neck Station Library at around 6:00 PM. We had many students and tutors come to this event. Xingzhi Li taught algebra and geometry to his student, while Kylie Lam taught basic grammar and helped her student work […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On October 14, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human […]

AYLUS Houston Branch members volunteered at Family Hope as helpers. On September 14, 2024, volunteers gathered at Fulshear. TX to assist with various tasks aimed at supporting community members in need. The day focused on sorting, packing, and distributing food items to local families. Family Hope is an organization that aims to provide resources, services, […]

On October 10th, 2024, three members of the AYLUS Gladstone Branch, Kaden Luo, Jack Schlenker, and Adithya Bharath, attended the Bernards Township meeting “Connected Minds, Protected Hearts” organized by mayor Jennifer Asay about the usage of smartphone and social media and its effect on youth mental health. They led discussions in the categories of Technology, […]

On October 12th, AYLUS volunteers gathered at Bethpage park to help do some weeding and getting rid of invasive vines. Before all the action, members were taken in golf carts to a small farm where things like ivy and Mugroot had taken over trees and the field. The members were broken up into two groups, […]

Reported By Bryan Zheng Posted By Charlotte Chen On October 12th 2024, AYLUS volunteers arrived at the McKinney Moon Festival to set up our stand and to fundraise for the Loops of Love Project for cancer patients. We sold hand-made bracelets, rings, and various balloon objects. Our face painting gathered a lot of attention with […]

On Saturday, October 12th, from 1 PM to 4 PM, members from AYLUS’s Roslyn branch volunteered at a group home under the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, also known as CP Nassau. CP Nassau specializes in providing programs for disabled children and adults to help them reach independent living. On this Saturday, members decided […]

On Sunday, October 13 th of 2024, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 5 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branchvisited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville locationis a care facility, currently serving approximately. 47 patients at the site. […]

Posted By Charlotte Chen Reported By Kat Lian On the morning of October 6, 2024, AYLUS members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse to work on projects for Loops for Love. AYLUS members were already experienced with the process of crocheting a hat, so when they arrived, they got straight to work. The entire crochet […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of September 29, 2024, AYLUS members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse to work on projects for Loops for Love. Most members were already familiar with the basic stitches and patterns needed to crochet a hat, so many volunteers were able to get started […]

On October 12 and 13, members of the Birmingham Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Birmingham Zoo. Volunteers participated in the annual Halloween event, handing out candy to trick-or-treaters at multiple locations within the zoo. Members also helped transport the candy stations to each location. Thank you to all of the following members for participating: […]

Reported by Eric Xie  AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2024-2025, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 17th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on October 6-13, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

Reported by Eric Huang The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online intermediate scratch session on October 13, 2024, marking the fourth class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp. This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp or possess equivalent foundational […]

AYLUS Bellaire Branch members organized a book drive and partnered with Books For Development to collect and donate 167 books on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Books For Development is a renowned non-profit organization that has delivered 1.5 million books worldwide and built over 500 libraries, including within developing countries in Africa and Latin America. The […]

On Oct. 13, 2024, members of Greater Triangle sent out cards they made for the Bone Marrow patients. Those cards are made for young adult patients (age 18-50) who are starting their bone marrow transplant. Volunteers designed and hand-made the cards instead of buying them from stores; they would like to send them cards full […]

On Saturday10/12/24, AYLUS Syosset, at Bethpage Park  12 members of helped to remove invasive plants from the park. Students pulled out Mug Worts and invasive vines that had been causing harm to the native plants. Invasive plants are non-native to the ecosystem with no natural predators, causing their population to rapidly increase in number. This […]

On October 6, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On October 13, 2024, AYLUS set up a Fall Festival for kids who came.  This event was held at Steppingstone Park for the kids’ enjoyment, and the volunteers who signed up to help with the event.  Today, we did many different games, including rock climbing, face paint, bouncy houses, pumpkin decorating, wheelbarrow racing, and etc. […]

AYLUS members volunteered at Bethpage State Park from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The target area was a trail behind Northside Elementary School.Our goal this time is to remove mugwort, wild roses, porcelain berries and dead branches from the designated area.   After arriving at the target area, the volunteers […]

Written By Felix Zheng On October 12, the Syosset AYLUS Organization visited the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we sifted seeds collected from the fields. We used a special tool and a grater to extract the seeds. Since the seeds were challenging to remove, we employed various methods, including using our hands and tools […]

On Sunday, October 13th of 2024, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 5 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch visited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville location is a care facility, currently serving approximately 47 patients at the […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School  on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Volunteer activity/location:  Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston) Date:  Oct. 12, 2024 Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, and helped around the information […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On October 13th, we made gemstone bracelets for fundraising efforts in Allen. We will sell them at the fundraising events to raise funds to help pay for the shipping cost of the books for the 7th African Library Project. The African Library Project is an organization that […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge performed again at Journey through the past art show at Farmstead Arts Center, address: 450 King George Rd,Basking Rdige,NJ on 10/13/2024. The performance got great feed back from the audience again. The Friends at the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and operate the KMS […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge performed in Journey through the past art show at Farmstead Arts Center, adrress: 450 King George Rd,Basking Rdige,NJ on 10/12/2024. This event will last two days. The performance got great feed back from the audience and our members will come back for a performance on 10/13/24. The Friends of the Kennedy Martin […]

Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturdays morning from 9-11am in September and October. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. First our members had helped students through warm up, by demonstrating to them how to do many things(such as galloping, high knees,etc.), and also encouraged them throughout the program. […]

On October 12th, 2024, West Essex members volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis class offered to special needs children at West Orange Tennis Club. The program provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children to enhance communication, motor coordination, life skills, and behavior on and off the courts. In the class, the coaches […]

On Saturday, October 5th, 2024, the Aylus Roslyn and Great Neck Branches volunteered at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (CP Nassau). CP Nassau is dedicated to assisting people with cerebral palsy to achieve their highest level of independence. Halloween is just around the corner so we started our time volunteering at the house […]

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, we went to Bethpage to assist citizens with cerebral palsy. We arrived at 1 PM and stayed till 4 PM. When we arrived we started the day off by making Rice Krispie treats. The citizens helped us by pouring the ingredients into a bowl. After that, they helped melt 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 […]

Reported by Lucas Zhang On Friday 10/11/2024, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to ninth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader), Albert Chen, and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for […]

Reported by Colin Xie On October 6th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 231st 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 […]

On Oct. 12, 2024, members of the Greater Triangle Branch helped students with their Olympic math competition classes at Cary Learning Academy. Alex taught the students in the BA3 class. Yiran and Qinglin helped the teacher in the BA5 class as TAs. They also handled the student check-in and check-out process well, making it smooth […]

On Saturday, October 5th, members of the Chapel Hill branch teamed up with over 50 local Asian organizations in the Triangle area for a successful donation drive supporting victims of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The turnout was incredible, with generous donations of essential items like canned food, water, blankets, and other vital supplies, […]

At the Woodbridge Town’s Like Me Day, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, AYLUS Woodbridge partnered with the Friends of the Library at the Woodbridge Town Library to host a book sale event. Our volunteers played an essential role in making the sale a success, helping to sell a variety of books, including many children’s […]

In our recent community endeavor, members of AYLUS Woodbridge rallied together to support the Friends of the Library nonprofit organization. On September 4, our volunteers dedicated their time to cleaning and organizing books, contributing to the noble mission of the Friends of the Library of the Woodbridge Town Library. This nonprofit, known for its commitment […]

On Oct. 12, 2024, members of the Greater Triangle Branch helped students with their Olympic math competition classes at Cary Learning Academy. Alex taught the students in the BA3 class. Yiran and Qinglin helped the teacher in the BA5 class as TAs. They also handled the student check-in and check-out process well, making it smooth […]

On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, members from the Great Neck Branch of the volunteer program AYLUS gathered at Steppingstone Park to contribute to community beautification efforts. The volunteers dedicated their morning to weeding flower and tree beds and picking up loose trash around the park. Volunteers split into five groups, targeting different areas of the […]

On October 5, 2024, student volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch came together at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga to participate in a community food distribution event. Running from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM, these volunteers dedicated their time to ensuring that the local community received essential food supplies. The event saw […]

In August, West Essex AYLUS members participated in the Color A Smile project to utilize their art skills to bright people’s live with smiles. Collected coloring pages are delivered to Color a Smile office by our Art and Craft Committee chair, Alyssa Zhang. Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to […]

On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, AYLUS Twin Cities volunteered at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon at the Finish Line. The event lasted from 7 AM to 3 PM, totaling 8 hours. The AYLUS volunteers congratulated and provided Nuun and water for the 10 mile and marathon runners. This was the second time AYLUS Twin Cities […]

On October 5th 2024, 7 AYLUS Twin Cities members volunteered at Feed My Starving Children. Along with other volunteers, we packed a total of 22 boxes and 4,752 meals. We had so much fun and hope to be back! Participants (1 hour 45 mins): Claire Cao, Jessica Cao, Rhea Farhan, Shayan Farhan, Jacob Lee, Nyel […]

Status: ACTIVE    On November 25, 2019, four students from Westborough High School in MA founded the fifty-second branch for the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS):  MetroWest, MA.   Founders: Congratulations to Celina, Danica, Priyanka, and Elizabeth of the MetroWest Branch! Great job!   Description of the MetroWest Branch Hello and welcome […]

Alyus Report: 10/5/2024 On a breezy and calm Saturday morning volunteers from the AYLUS program went down to Planting Fields Arboretum State Historical Park to help maintain the park. The volunteers were provided with gloves, along with a numerous amount of tools like shovels, shears, leaf and garden rakes. The group moved to a new […]

At the beginning of the week, two members collected donations from their neighborhood. More members joined the Hurricane Relief Donations Drive on Wednesday(10/9). They prepared essential items like water, canned food, blankets, and hygiene supplies for families affected by the hurricane and went together to a public place at Village Square at Amberly. Our members […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On October 7, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human […]

On October 5th, Saturday, Aylus hosts another volunteering at a Planting Fields Arboretum State Park and starts a new, fresh plot of land for restoration. The entire session is based on clearing weeds or invasive ivys from the ground that blocked valued plants from surviving. The initial breakdown of the ivy is easy. As each […]

On October 6, 2024, AYLUS Oakland Gardens held its 125th event, once again at Kissena Park. Under the guidance of Park Rangers Ada and Roxana, we cut vines, gathered trash, and cut branches to preserve the Historic Grove. This event lasted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and around 50 members showed up to this […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Bethpage State Park Playground on 9/28/24 On Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at 9:00 AM, Aylus Great Neck organization headed to Bethpage State Park Playground to participate in the last week of the Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz Campaign. Our objective here today is to gather local data about the pollinators […]

With widespread flood damage, road closures, and disruptions to food assistance programs caused by Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians are facing crisis. Members from AYLUS Morrisville Branch are stepping up to help. They organized donation drives, collected essential items like non-perishable food, bottled water, blankets, and hygiene supplies for families affected by the hurricane . With […]

African Library Project (ALP) is an international network of partners, volunteers, and community supporters, book drives are transformed into sustainable libraries. Volunteers in North America organize book drives by rallying their communities to collect gently used children’s books and raise funds for shipping. AYLUS Morrisville Branch launched our African Library Project (ALP) this summer. Our […]

Reported by Eric Huang   The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session today, marking the third class in a 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp or possess equivalent foundational knowledge of Scratch. […]

On October 6, 2024, the following members volunteered to clean garbage in Cameron Brown Park from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Their efforts contributed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for the local community to enjoy. Each member received 1 volunteering hour: Joshua Dong: 1 hour Daniel Wang: 1 hour

On October 8th, 2024, the AYLUS Auburn Branch volunteered for the Fall 2024 Dream Court Adaptive Tennis Clinics. Today was the last day of this season’s clinics. AYLUS members helped with the setup and taught special needs kids how to play tennis. And at the end of the clinic, we gave away balloon animals to […]

On October 1st, 2024, the AYLUS Auburn Branch volunteered for Fall 2024 Dream Court Adaptive Tennis Clinics. Dream Court Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides an adaptive tennis program for individuals with physical, developmental, and/or intellectual disabilities, striving for inclusion and acceptance. The Dream Court program in the Auburn community is ongoing at Yarbrough […]

On October 6, 2024, AYLUS volunteers Eason and Vicky Wang helped out at the local Dublin Ferris Wright Garden. They watered the flowers around the historical house, the newly planted trees, and the vegetables in the garden. Additionally, they took down the dead plants and sunflowers in the garden to prepare for the end of […]

  AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Autumn Reading Marathon, Kicking Off World Read Aloud Day, Cary, NC – This summer Reading Marathon was successfully concluded with the praise of many participants. To welcome more participants, we will launch more reading activities that cater to different interests and styles. There are history and culture, celebrity […]

In our latest community outreach effort, AYLUS Woodbridge volunteered at the Orange County Fair, where we contributed to the excitement and festivities by helping serve food to attendees. Our volunteers worked diligently at various food stands, providing prompt and friendly service to ensure visitors could enjoy the delicious offerings available at the fair. Beyond food […]

Hurricane Helene caused significant destruction, resulting in multiple fatalities and widespread power outages across several southeastern states, including North Carolina. This storm is one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the US mainland in the last 50 years; hundreds of people remain unaccounted for as search-and-rescue efforts continue. After seeing how the people who live […]

Reported by Eric Xie  AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2024-2025, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 16th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on September 30-October 6, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Reported by Bryan Zheng Posted by Karen Li On October 5th 2024, several AYLUS volunteers helped out at the Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church to help our special needs friends exercise and learn. This week was very exciting as new kids showed up at the church to join us in activities such as dancing. Our older […]

Reported by Diana Zhang On Saturday 10/5/24, members of AYLUS hosted an event to paint pumpkins to be given to a local senior center.  Our volunteers painted various pumpkins with different designs in the spirit of Halloween, ranging from ghosts to black cats to skeletons later donated to a senior living center. Everyone joyfully painted […]