On July 9th, 2024, several RCA members volunteered at a local senior home. As the seniors spend the majority of their time inside the facility, especially during the summer heat, entertainment within the home has become a more important factor. In order to help exercise their hands and enhance their mobility, the senior home hosted […]
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Riverside County AYLUS Supports the American Cancer Society on July 8th, 2024
On July 8th, two RCA members returned to the Discovery Shop to assist them in their day-to-day operations. The Discovery shop functions as a resale boutique to help support the American Cancer Society. This time the members assisted organizing the donations, and jewelry, as well as the clothing racks. They also provided customer service to […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (56th) (7/10/2024)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On July 10th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped their local food bank. It was a hot day so members decided to stay inside. They made their way over to the dry foods area and started by making boxes. There were stacks of broken down boxes so members patiently taped each box […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 18 (7/10/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On July 10, 2024, AYLUS members recycled bottles at a local recycling center to raise money for charity. The volunteers Arrived recycling center at early morning, they started sorting the bottles and cans into the types of plastics, aluminum, glass and scrap. Then the volunteers isolated the different types recycling […]
AYLUS RSM Volunteers PEACE Farm Saddleback Ranch Capistrano July 6th
Morning of July 6th, two participate joined to help out at PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano. Usually, I consider PEACE Farm as the typical fun activity, and this time the two people jobs is to harvest apple off a tree. The apple are freshly grown, so it pretty good stuff. These fruits will eventually […]
AYLUS RSM Volunteers Crossline Church July 2nd-5th
July 2nd The usual people came to help out. The heat is lower down so luck for them. It kind of suck that they have to wake up early on summer, but they still push forward continue to do their usual charity and helping more people. They did the usual stuff packing food and loaded […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Spreading Music Week 1( 7/7/2024)
On 7/7/2024, Aylus Great Neck began to expand our tutoring program to offer musical advice for the children of the community. One student wanted to hone their piano skills — our volunteer Henry Xu taught from 10:00AM to 11:00AM. Another student wanted to improve her flute skills, and our volunteer Ruiqi Liu taught her to […]
Jericho Branch Beach Clean up at Sunken Meadow Beach on 7/8/2024
On July 8th, Jericho Branch teamed up with the Audubon Society for a beach cleanup event at Sunken Meadow Beach. The day started with volunteers gathering at the designated meeting point, where they were provided with gloves, trash bags, and litter pickers. We spent several hours combing the beach, picking up all kinds of trash […]
Jericho Branch helps Audubon With “Be a Good Egg” program on 7/6/2024
On July 6th, Jericho Branch partnered with the Audubon Society for their “Be a Good Egg” program at Sunken Meadow Beach. Our team set up an information booth near the beach entrance, encouraging visitors to take the pledge to protect shorebird eggs by avoiding nesting areas, keeping pets on leashes, and properly disposing of trash. […]
The AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Freewheels Houston to clean and assemble bikes for refugees on July 6, 2024
Freewheels Houston is a non-profit organization that repairs and builds bikes and gives them to refugees, veterans emerging from homelessness, and young people from low-income families. Their reliable hybrid and mountain bikes, donated by members of the community, give people a way to get to work, school and other destinations. Volunteers were grouped into […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Food Bank Food Pantry and Thrifty Stores (133rd) in July 2024
In July, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers continued to help our local community at Community Food Bank of New Jersey (31 Evans Terminal Road #1, Hillside, NJ 07205), Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (824 Silvia Street, Ewing, NJ 08628), Princeton Community Kitchen for Low-Income Families, and Rise Food Pantry […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Serves at National Historic Landmark Morven Museum Giving Garden (64th) in July 2024
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 […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 218th Online English for the Elderly Program on July 7th, 2024
Reported by Colin Xie On July 7th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 218th 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 […]
AYLUS OAKLAND GARDENS COLOR A SMILE ONLINE EVENT ON 7/7/2024
On July 7th, 2024, members of AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) Oakland Gardens Branch had an online color a smile event. This is our 83rd 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 […]
Greenville NC branch served at local assisted living place (7/8/2024)
Emily Tang and Ethan Tang volunteered at the MacGregor Downs Health and Rehabilitation Center for two hours this morning. They facilitated group activities for the seniors with board game and other cognitive exercises. The senior enjoyed their companion and appreciated their enthusiasm and kindness. (Sorry no AYLUS uniforms in the picture at this point since […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts a Beach Cleanup (22nd) (7/8/2024)
Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : On July 8th, 2024, AYLUS members had a local beach clean up. They arrived at the scene and started to sweep the streets, looking for any trash that had not been picked up by other volunteer groups. When they arrived to the park, they immediately noticed the trash on the […]
AYLUS Roslyn Volunteers at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County’s Group Home (19th) on July 6th, 2024
On Saturday, July 6th, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County in Hicksville. CP Nassau is an organization that has been assisting individuals with disabilities since 1948. They offer an abundance of quality programs to provide care for individuals with disabilities and […]
San Diego Branch hosts the 29th Smiling Stars Reading program on July 6 , 2024
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 […]
Frisco & Plano Branch Hosted Fundraiser Event For 6th African Library at Russell Creek Park on July 6th 2024
Reported by Daniel Wang Posted by Daniel Wang On the evening of July 6th, 2024 AYLUS members gathered at Russell Creek Park for a fundraising event. At the event, volunteers sold boba tea and shaved ice while also spreading the word about AYLUS to others. Members were split into different groups to carry out various […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Volunteers in Local Libraries (51st) in July 2024
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 […]
Riverside County AYLUS Helps Fight Poverty by Hosting a Shoe Drive for Soles4Souls on July 7th, 2024
During the month of July, several RCA members collected used shoes and cleaned them to be donated to Soles4Souls, an organization that helps combat poverty and that helps to recycle shoes instead of throwing them onto landfills. The Riverside County AYLUS branch supports these goals and wants to help contribute to these environmental efforts not […]
Riverside County AYLUS Members Support Local Senior Home on July 6th, 2024
On July 6th, several RCA members returned to support a local senior home. The group started with assisting during the ice cream social where they handed out icecream cups that were made according to the specifications of the residents. They then proceeded to form different social tables where they engaged in conversations with the seniors. […]
Riverside County AYLUS Members Return to Lend a Helping Hand to a Senior Home on July 4th, 2024
On July 4th, Sophie Chung, Holiday Rothermund, Evan and Kyan Chang volunteered at the local senior home. Many of the residents were dressed up for the occasion and even the horses of the horse race games had patriotic costumes on. The seniors placed their bets on the different horses and then threw the 2 dice. […]
AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch Tends to the Community Garden (07/06/2024)
The 82nd event was held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens on July 6th. Our members went to the garden to care for the many plants by weeding and watering the flowerbeds. It was a nice day, as the temperature was comfortable and the sun was not too bright. This garden was grown by students of […]
Greater Buffalo Branch Volunteers with Buffalo Science Museum (7/7/2024)
On July 7 2024, a member of AYLUS volunteered at the Buffalo Science Museum from 10AM-1PM. He did a laboratory called Color of Chemistry. In this lab, he showcased paper chromatography and taught people how to separate a mixture into liquids. Volunteers: Kevin Zou (3 hours)
Greater Princeton AYLUS Serves at National Historic Landmark Morven Museum Giving Garden (63rd) in July 2024
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 […]
Bergen Branch Hosts New Legacy Books Book Donation Event (1st) on July 7th, 2024
On July 7th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch hosted a book donation event in conjunction with New Legacy Books, Hillsdale location in hopes that these books would serve a new legacy! We donated over 170 books in total and we are so glad that everyone could pull through and that all of these […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Continues Conservation Efforts (203rd) in July 2024
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 […]
City and Neighbor Support: Pearland Branch Community Chess Class (#64) on July 6, 2024
On Saturday, July 6, 2024, Marc Lu and Joshua Meng hosted the Pearland Branch volunteer chess lesson. AYLUS Pearland continued its highly engaging and educational chess classes, tailored to enhance the players’ chess skills. This session was made even more exciting with the addition of a few new beginner students. Marc Lu taught seven beginner […]
SMILE 4 Special Needs (#151): Pearland My PlayClub #14 on July 6th, 2024
In the morning of July 6th, 2024, the AYLUS Pearland Branch hosted its 14th monthly inclusive play event at Ed Thompson Inclusive Park. The event featured Roly the clown, face painting, bucket drumming, and a variety of newly designed adaptive games. Over 60 children and parents attended, thoroughly enjoying the activities and fostering a sense […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Weekly Sport Activities on 7/15/2024(25th)
On July 5th, 128th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) organized their weekly 1.5 hour sports day in continuation of promoting healthy habits and mental health. Today, the members of AYLUS decided its best to do a miscellaneous variety of sports activities from table tennis to volleyball and even […]
Slam n Splash (#132): Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#70) – 07/06/2024
On Saturday July 6th; Jordana, Yurong, and Yushan taught participating swimmers; Barry, Andy, and Darren at their last lesson. To start off the lesson they swam freestyle and freestyle kick for warmup. Then, Jordana worked with Andy on his freestyle breathing while Yurong and Yushan helped Andy and Darren work on their fly. For their […]
SMILE 4 Special Needs (#150): Pearland Branch Constructed Adaptive Game set ( #4) – July 5th 2024
On July 5th, 2024, the AYLUS volunteer assembled the pieces for the 3 different games for the special needs, made them ready for tomorrow’s My play club date, which are apple hunts, fishing, pyramid ring toss. The volunteer made the stands for the play set, added hooks, and other necessary parts. Volunteer ( 4 hours): […]
STEM n Tech (#17): Pearland Branch Community Robotics Class (#3) – July 1,2024
On the afternoon of July 1, 2024, AYLUS robotics class hosted the first class in the Hua Xia Chinese School with 20+ attending it. The students were split into groups and were given a Spike Prime set to use. The purpose of the first lesson was to introduce and get the students interested in robotics, along with assessing their already existing skill in robotics. The students had […]
STEM n Tech (#18): Pearland Branch Community Robotics Class (#4) – July 3,2024
On the afternoon of July 3, 2024, the 2nd AYLUS robotics class was hosted in the Hua Xia Chinese School with 11 students and 3 AYLUS teachers attending it. The students were split into 2 groups with 4 and 9 each and were given a Spike Prime set to use. The teachers used a PowerPoint they made that taught about gear trains, gear ratios, and torque. During […]
STEM n Tech (#16): Pearland Branch Community Robotics Class (#2) – June 29,2024
On the evening of June 29, 2024 , the 2nd AYLUS robotics class was hosted in the West Pearland public library with 6 students and 5 AYLUS teachers attending it. The students were split into 2 groups of 3 each and were given a Spike Prime set to use. The teachers used a PowerPoint they made that taught about gear trains, gear ratios, and torque. During […]
Slam n Splash (#131): Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#69) – 7/5/2024
On Friday, July 5th, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland – Yurong, Yushan, and Jordana taught swimming lessons to community kids. This is the 8th lesson in a 9-week-long series. In the beginning, Yurong and Jordana warmed up Berry and Andy by swimming half-25 freestyle and then switching to kick. Afterward, Yurong and […]
City and Neighbor Support: Pearland Branch cleaned up the Independence Park after the Celebration on July 5th, 2024
On July 5 th morning AYLUS Pearland branch volunteers came back to the park to help with taking down the Independence Celebration color strips, banners and flags, sorted them and put them back into service facility. They made sure to pick all clipped zip ties, bring the park back to the normal recreational place for […]
Slam n Splash (#130): Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#68) – 7/4/2024
On Thursday, July 4th, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland – Yurong, Yushan, and Jordana taught swimming lessons to community kids. This is the 7th lesson in a 9-week-long series. Yurong, Jordana, and Yushan worked together to help with Darren, Andy, and Berry’s butterfly arms. We also helped them learn to breathe […]
Youth Entrepreneur: Pearland Branch Volunteered at Independent Day Fundraising Event on July 4, 2024
At the bustling Fourth of July event at the Best Donuts of Pearland shop, the air was filled with patriotic fervor and laughter as families gathered around the facepainting and balloons table. Children, their eyes wide with excitement, eagerly chose designs ranging from stars and stripes to butterflies and flags. Our skilled volunteers transformed the […]