Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of July 8, 2024 – July 14, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

On June 22th 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 June 15th 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 […]

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 […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Jenny Wang The African Library Project is dedicated to providing gently used books to libraries in Africa. We are proud to say that this will be our 5th time donating books to the ALP. We have each organized the books we have collected individually, the amount ranging from 50-200. […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Jenny Wang The African Library Project is an organization dedicated to creating and improving libraries all across Africa. This is AYLUS’s 5th African Library Project, and we are honored to help out the ALP. Our  group of AYLUS members have collected an estimate of 1000 books to donate on […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On July 12, 2024, the AYLUS San Diego Branch participated in the Veterans Village of San Diego Annual Clothing Drive. Our branch, working as a team, donated about seven bags and five boxes full of clothes and shoes to support our heroes. On that day, we partnered with another nonprofit organization, […]

From 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 13, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Bread of Life warehouse (1110 Paige St., Houston, TX 77003).   Bread of Life Inc. is an organization based in Houston that provides resources, services, and support to people in need. The organization holds distributions of household […]

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 […]

On July 13th, 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 13th, 2024, 4 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Kenna Zhang (2 hours) Halley […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On July 13, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 21st monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling […]

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 […]

Throughout the weekend, members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch volunteered to bake cookies for a Meal on Wheels donation event. The freshly baked cookies were prepared with care and enthusiasm, then packaged and delivered to the local Meal on Wheels center. These homemade treats were included in meal deliveries to bring an extra touch […]

During the weekend, AYLUS Chapel Hill members volunteered their time and skills to support cancer patients by crocheting mini hearts. These heartfelt creations were crafted with love and care, and will be delivered to a local hospital to bring comfort and hope to patients undergoing treatment. The volunteers are dedicated to making a positive impact […]

On Sunday morning, AYLUS Chapel Hill branch members Andrew Zhao and Yanhong generously volunteered to support Charles House by gathering flower donations from the local Trader Joe’s. These beautiful flowers were then delivered to Charles House, which is responsible for supporting the elderly and those with dementia. Our volunteers hope that the donation of these […]

On Sunday morning, volunteers of the AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch dedicated their morning hours to protecting the environment by hosting a trail clean up along Dry Creek Trail and the neighboring school. After lots of walking and scavenging for trash, we were able to collect several bags of harmful waste that consisted of bottles, takeout […]

Throughout the weekend, members of the Chapel Hill Branch volunteered to craft handmade gifts for KTH cancer care kits. Kits to Heart is an organization dedicated to providing cancer patients with these special care kits, in hopes of lifting their spirits during difficult times. Their packages consist of a variety of handmade goods by volunteers, […]

This is the 87th event hosted by AYLUS Oakland Gardens on Sunday June 14 2024. This event took three hours during the dry and very warm (82° F) morning. During the event we added to the beautification of the Meditation Garden in Kissena Corridor Park. The last time we worked on the Meditation Garden we […]

On Friday, July 12th from 9 am to 1 pm, the AYLUS Roslyn branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers, a food pantry located in Glen Cove. NOSH Delivers is a nonprofit that helps families get fresh groceries who cannot afford them. These bags of groceries are delivered to hundreds of families around the area. Along with […]

On July 13, AYLUS’ Oakland Gardens branch held its 86th event at a community garden in P.S. 390Q. We watered the plants and took out the weeds. Since it rained this morning, we didn’t have to water the plants as much as we did on other days, but the weather was nice and there was […]

Recently, on July 11th, 2024, during the times from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00, the Branch of Aylus volunteered at NOSH deliveries. First, the families delivered flyers to people’s homes. We had four people from Aylus at NOSH restocking the food and helping people. In the morning, it was not busy at all, and there were […]

On July 11 2024, Kevin Zhou and Jasmine Zheng volunteered at FAM food pantry for two hours from 3 pm to 5 pm. The supervisor was Tongde (Todd) Zhou, Kevin’s dad. First, Kevin and Jasmine sorted boxes of various perishable foods into the foods’ perspective fridges (examples being fruits in a designated fridge and salads/bagged […]

On July 13th, 2024, AYLUS Mendham branch participated to volunteer at Asian Sports Summer Campus as assistant soccer coach. Kids in the age group of 10-13 years joined this 2 hours’ long session focusing on improving their technical abilities such as Ball Control, Passing, Dribbling, Finishing as well as physical aspects like endurance, speed and […]

In May 2024, AYLUS Missouri City member Catherine Sun participated in the Chinese Tutoring volunteer event at Bellaire High School, Houston, TX 77401 on every Tuesday. Catherine taught and instructed students who are learning Chinese. The event lasted 1 hour on every Tuesday in May 2024 (5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28). There are totally 4 hours for […]

On July 13 2024, members of the Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at the OneWorld Soccer Tournament hosted by Bridges From Borders from 9AM-6PM. Volunteers helped out with selling water, taking photos, doing interviews, and helping with yard games. The event was a success and furthered Bridges From Border’s mission to promote diversity, inclusion and friendship. […]

In July 2024, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Environment Committee continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since their last public speech to the West Windsor Council in 2019. GPA conservationists collected & recycled plastic bags, batteries, clothes, picked […]

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

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

On Sunday, July 14th 2024, the members of AYLUS went to Steppingstone park to pick out weeds and help pick up trash. During the 2.5 hours, the productive members helped clean the flowerbeds and trees and were able to pick out a lot of weeds, along with keeping the park clean and making sure that […]

On 7/12/24 AYLUS syosset members volunteered at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary to help spread mulch around newly planted plants. Spreading mulch is very important as it controls weeds, the mulch suppress sunlight which makes it harder for weeds to germinate and spread. Mulch also helps regulate soil temperature and helps retain moisture in the soil. Members […]

In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with other branches for the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism.  Founded by AYLUS Honorary President Cassie Wang in Aug. 2019, editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, […]