On July 14th, 2024, AYLUS Houston returned to the Houston Food Bank for another impactful volunteer event. Over the course of three hours, our dedicated members focused exclusively on packing senior boxes, playing various crucial roles to ensure the success of the task. Volunteers engaged in several key activities, including assembling boxes, transporting food items, […]

7/12/2024   On 7/12/2024, AYLUS Great Neck hosted our second session to help teach music to our peers. Henry Xu had two students who wanted to learn piano, and he taught rhythm and phrasing while working through their pieces. Ruiqi Liu had one student who wanted to learn more about her flute. He taught her […]

On July 19, 2024, four members of the ALYUS Morrisville/Cary Branch installed another Little Free Library in Cary, NC. The library is installed at 701 Wellbrook Station Rd, Cary, NC 27519. This library will serve the community with 66,000+ residents in the community. Our mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, […]

In July, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteered to support the 2024 New Jersey State Triathlon, hosted at the Mercer County Park (1638 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ  08550).  The New Jersey State Triathlon features one of the fastest, flattest courses in the Nation. It begins with a calm swim in Mercer […]

On July 16th and 18th, AYLUS San Clemente Branch members helped FAM Food Pantry. They sorted produce into crates, checked all the dairy products from fridges make sure expired food were tossed to the trash cans. After they wiped all the shelves of the fridges, they put back the food then wiped outside of the […]

In the week of July 8th, 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 […]

In the week of June 24th, West Essex branch volunteered with Zen Wushu 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 class pictures and videos; lead art and […]

On June 16th, West Essex members performed martial arts demos at a local event held at Newark Academy.  Members showcased wushu on stage to promote martial arts to local communities.  Members arrived at 1pm to help prepare for the show and finished performance at 8pm on the day. West Essex members (7 hours each): Koko […]

In June, West Essex AYLUS members participated in the Color a Smile project to utilize their art skills to bright people’s lives 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 […]

AYLUS Greater Triangle Branch Volunteers at Cheng County Senior Center Art Reception On Friday, July 19th, from 1:30 to 4:00PM, the Cheng County Senior Center hosted a special art reception showcasing the artistic works of the elderly. Volunteers from the AYLUS Greater Triangle Branch supported the event by providing assistance and performing live music. The […]

On Tuesday, July 16th, from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS volunteered and helped out the community food drive/pantry called Nosh Delivery, in which we helped out the workers with their food pantry, giving out food products and produce out to people. When we first arrive at the food pantry, we are tasked […]

On 7/18/24 Members of AYLUS Syosset went to A.P Willits, to teach basketball to elementary schoolers along with middle schoolers. The Dedicated coaches who volunteered taught many lessons on how to enhance the basic skills taught in the previous sessions. Notably, the elementary school participants exhibited considerable advancement in shooting and dribbling abilities. These were […]

On 7/10/2024 Members of AYLUS Syosset teaches basketball skills and rules to elementary students. These elementary schoolers and even some middle schoolers consisted of grades from 1st – 6th grade. During the time the volunteers thought the elementary and middle schooler’s the basics of basketball. These basics include Dribbling, Shooting, Passing. Every student progressed equally […]

On July 17th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered at MAM, a nonprofit organization, from 1-4pm. The volunteers sorted frames by their sizes, organized shoes and clothing by their categories, folded cloths, and many more. The members were able to make a much more organized and enjoyable thrifting experience for families in need. […]

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 […]

On July 13, 2024, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members participated in a volunteer event at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They helped distribute and load food, undertaking several essential tasks such as sorting food items, breaking down boxes, packaging food, and assisting families with their needs. Their efforts contributed significantly to supporting many families in […]

On July 11, 2024, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 1st to 6th graders in both Coding and English. They were able to teach the kids the how to use int and strings in python and also reading.   TOTAL HOURS David Li, Michelle Li, Eric Wei, Daisy Wei: 4 Hours

On July 3, 2024, the AYLUS Upper Manhattan Branch demonstrated its commitment to community service by volunteering at a local food pantry held at St. Peter’s Haven. Among the dedicated volunteers were Enxu Jiang and Kevin Chen, who generously donated their time and efforts from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., contributing four hours to this […]

Reported by Charlotte Chen Posted by Jenny Wang At the beginning of July, AYLUS members put out a community announcement about collecting and donating batteries. During the week, community members got in contact about when and where the batteries could be picked up. After the community members scheduled a pick up date, AYLUS members picked […]

Reported by Charlotte Chen Posted by Jenny Wang At the beginning of July, AYLUS members put out a community announcement about collecting and donating crayons. AYLUS members wanted to collect these crayons for the Crayon Drive to ship the crayons to NCRP to help keep the crayons out of landfills. During the week, community members […]

Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Crafts for Hope Committee hosted an event at the Plainsboro Public Library Community Room. Participants learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients with Kathie Wang. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided. Sign […]

On June 29th 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 July 16, 2024, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered at Bendwood park for trash clean up from 7-8pm. During this hour, the members used gloves and filled four trash bags with wrappers, confetti, water bottles, and other different plastic waste left behind by people. Using simple tools from our daily lives, the members […]

On Monday, July 15th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers!, a food pantry helping people in need of extra groceries. Our first task was to assemble NOSH bags that would be delivered to Glen Cove residents. Today, we managed to make 240 NOSH bags filled […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On July 15th, 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 July 16th, 2024, two members of the 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 […]

On July 16th, 2024, AYLUS Phoenix woke up early in the morning to volunteer at their local Midwest Food Bank from 9am to 11am. Volunteers packaged hope packs for hungry individuals around the world. Overall, the students worked diligently to pack as many bags as they could while having fun conversing with friends. Volunteers (2hrs): […]

On July 13th, 2024, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]