In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its bluebird box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve.  Eastern Bluebirds were once a common bird in New Jersey. With habitat loss and competition from introduction of aggressive, non-native birds, the populations of these beautiful birds declined. Through […]

In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported the Somerset County 4-H Annual Fair (https://4histops.org/fair-volunteer-info). NORTH BRANCH PARK 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ WITH A RICH HISTORY CONNECTED TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE 4-H FAIR HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL CORNERSTONE OF SOMERSET COUNTY. DRAWING IN A DIVERSE AND EVER GROWING […]

On June 1, 2024, from 9:00am to 5:30pm. Many Aylus members participated in numerus activities during the Dragon Boat Festival. Anna Zou, Mia Gao, Dominic Gao, Qianmo Yang, Jeffery Yang, Abbie Miao, Phoebe Miao, Darren Lu, Sophia Lu, Jason Tien, Owen Shao, Shang Wu, Lindy Wu, Brooklyn Wu, Janeen Chen, and Isabella Zou all volunteered […]

Lucas Zhang, Celina Xu, Yifei Ren, and Alan Cheng, leaders of the Tennis Club, volunteered to teach group tennis lessons to kids in the Greater Memphis area. From May 26th to August 11th, 2024, they conducted weekly Sunday night sessions, guiding the children through stretching exercises and fundamental tennis drills like shadow swings and hand-tossed […]

Reported by Colin Xie On July 21st, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 220th 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 […]

7/19/2024   On 7/19/2024, AYLUS Great Neck continued to host sessions to teach music playing to our peers. Yuhao (Henry) Xu continued to teach his student how to play the piano by working on two pieces: a Czerny etude and a Suzuki etude. Ruiqi Liu continued to teach his student how to play the flute […]

On May 19, 2024, from 3 to 4:30 pm, Evan Wu, Cece Gao, Mia Gao, Dominic Gao, Amanda Xiao, Charlotte Cheng, Daniel Wang, Alex Shi, Evan Shi, Osborn Chen, Oswald Chen, and Zoe Chen played chess, Bingo, and puzzles with senior residents at Germantown Plantation Assisted Living and Gardens of Germantown in Germantown, TN. Charlotte […]

On July 23th, 2024, ALYUS Morrisville/Cary Branch offered FREE Summer Writing Workshop. This is a four week summer program called Inkwell Writing Workshop designed and ran by our own branch members Claire Zhong and Kenna Zhang. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full potential. The workshop offers […]

On July 4th, AYLUS was apart of the July 4th parade as balloon handlers. Volunteers arrived at 9:45 AM and they practiced walking around with the balloons in two different ways until the parade started. The two ways that the volunteers practiced were they had to walk side-by-side or in a line down the street. […]

On Sunday, 7/21/24, AYLUS-Columbus volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden to mostly water the flower and vegetable beds from 10:00 – 11:00 AM since there were barely any weeds. The volunteers watered the vegetable beds 3 times, taking 10 minute breaks in between watering, letting the growing vegetables soak in the water after a dry […]

On Sunday, 7/14/24, AYLUS-Columbus volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden to weed and water the flower and vegetable beds from 10:00 – 11:00 AM The volunteers weeded around the neglected backside of the garden fence, placing the weeds into the provided lawn bags, as well as properly watering the vegetable beds 3 times because of […]

On Saturday, July 20, 2024, six AYLUS Columbus Branch members volunteered with the Miracle League for its last day of the season. The Miracle League, located at Darree Fields, is an organization dedicated to helping kids with disabilities play baseball. The volunteers helped pass out flyers informing parents of additional events for their kids to […]

On July 13, 2024, AYLUS volunteers Eason Wang, Henry Wang, and Enoch Chung helped out at the Miracle League of Central Ohio located at Darree Fields. The Miracle League was created to help athletes with mental and physical challenges have equal chances at playing baseball. Eason was in charge of keeping score of the baseball […]

On July 12th, 2024, the AYLUS Columbus Branch hosted an ice cream social event to congratulate and promote volunteerism in the AYLUS organization. Members, parents, siblings, and friends, came to the event and all got to bond together over ice cream, homemade foods, tasty snacks, and fun activities such as Jazz Minton, frisbee, volleyball, Spike […]

In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported local libraries, such as the Summit Free Public Library, West Windsor Public Library, Montgomery Public Library, Plainsboro Public Library, Livingston Public Library, and more. BECOME A VOLUNTEER: HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Library Programs (teaching Chess, tutoring, etc.) Book sorting (categorize […]

On July 21st, 2024, members of AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) Oakland Gardens Branch had another online color a smile event. This is our 93rd event so far held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch.  Color A Smile is an organization that distributes drawings to people such as senior citizens, people in […]

In the week of July 15th, West Essex branch volunteered with Zen Wushu Academy (356 NJ-10, East Hanover, NJ 07936) to assist in wushu summer camp activities.  Members worked as teaching assistant to help teach wushu forms/weapons; lead warm-up/drills and stretching activities; correct students’ forms and poses; make sure safety issues during obstacle courses, take […]

Reported by Tiffany Hsu On 7/20/24, Dallas AYLUS volunteers partnered with DFWweCARE to raise money for children in need of school supplies. The volunteers raised money through donations and selling coupons in front of Plano’s 99 Ranch. The volunteers started at 12:30 pm to set up the stand, which lasted until 3:00 pm. They attracted […]

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 Andrew Zhou On July 22th, 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 Saturday, July 20th, from 1 to 4 pm, the Roslyn and Great Neck Branches of AYLUS volunteered for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (CP Nassau) at a group home in East Meadow. Today the volunteers did many fun activities with the residents, and everyone had a great time. First, we started by […]

On July 22, 2024, a Fullerton Branch member tutored kids ranging from 4th to 6th graders in math. In the class, the kids took a quiz on what they learned in the past 3 lessons.   TOTAL HOURS David Li: 4 hours

On July 21, 2024, Fullerton Branch members spent their day to collect items such as clothing, books, etc. to donate to the salvation army. In doing so, they were able to provide the items that families in need are struggling to obtain   TOTAL HOURS David Li, Eric Wei, Michelle Li, Daisy Wei: 2 hours

On July 20, 2024, members of the AYLUS Fullerton Branch volunteered at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry, providing crucial support in distributing and loading food. Their efforts included a variety of tasks such as handing out food, breaking down cardboard boxes, and packaging items for easy distribution. This event was part of their ongoing […]

On July 18, 2024, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 1st to 6th graders in both Coding and English. They were able to teach the kids how to use substrings and reading.   TOTAL HOURS David Li, Eric Wei: 4.5 hours Michelle Li, Daisy Wei, 4 hours

Julia played piano for residents of Harbor Chase Assisted Living Center to provide entertainment during their lunchtime. (Julia Chen: 30 minutes)

In July, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum Giving Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence […]

This is the 91st event held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens. On Saturday July, 20, 2024, AYLUS Oakland Gardens went to Flushing Friends Quaker meeting House on 37-16 Northern Blvd, Queens, to help remove weeds in their backyard. AYLUS Oakland Gardens worked with Maureen Regan and Green Earth Urban Garden Inc, to remove the weeds near […]

On 7/20/24, Syosset AYLUS volunteers made a return to the CCE farmers market. The CCE farmers market is held at Eisenhower Park where local businesses share their goods with the community 9AM every Saturday. From fresh produce to dog treats, the farmers market attracts well over 250 guests on a bright sunny day. Additionally, CCE […]

On July. 23,2024, two members of the Aylus Greater Tiangle Branch volunteered at the Food Bank Located at 691 George Pup Williams Dr., Raleigh, NC. For today’s Pop-Up Market, we served 398 individuals in 123 households, including 139 children under 18 years old and 67 seniors aged 60 and above.   Volunteers: 1 Amy Zhu                         […]

On 7/16/2024 and 7/18/2024, AYLUS Great Neck continuing to host two tutoring sessions for students in the Great Neck Library Station Branch. On 7/16, Xingzhi Li and  three middle school students made a learning group. Xingzhi Li  taught two students learning math,  other one student listen to their conversations and participate in their chats to […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at The Arboretum State Park on 7/21/24 On Saturday, July 20th 2024, from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, the AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteered at The Arboretum State Park. Multiple historic plant species are preserved there for people to come to visit and view. We volunteered to remove invasive species […]

In July 2024, The Morris Branch of AYLUS participated in the donation and drop-off at the Helping Hands Family Center, located at The Presbyterian Church of town. There are outdoor donation bins which family center uses as the designated drop off locations. The volunteers collect Women’s/Men’s t shirts, boys summer clothes, shoes for toddlers, diapers […]

On a bright Sunday morning, July 21, 2024, AYLUS volunteers gathered at Stepping Stone Park to clean up trash and remove weeds. Wearing gloves and carrying trash bags and gardening tools, they diligently cleared away litter and overgrown plants, enhancing the natural beauty of the park. This effort not only improved the park’s appearance but […]

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 5th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on  July 15-21, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]