On Saturday, May 4th, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, two members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch, Tylon Zhou and Shuqi Hu volunteered at Mercy Warehouse to help sort and organize clothing. They signed in when they arrived at noon and got started right away. Their first task was sorting women’s dresses and shoes. They […]
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Newtown AYLUS Members Tutor Math (21th) at Local Chinese School
On Friday, 5/2/2025, 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 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]
West Essex AYLUS Members Volunteered LACD Spring Party – 5/3/2025
On May 3rd, 2025, West Essex AYLUS volunteers helped LACD(Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities) to hold their annual Spring Party at Livingston Senior/Community Center(204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ). Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities provides programs for people with special needs. All programs are free of charge. Their mission is to improve the lives of people […]
AYLUS Greater Triangle “Open Sky Book Club” Online Marathon Read Aloud 05/03/2025
AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts 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 speeches, […]
West Essex Aylus Volunteers help Livingston Huaxia Chinese School – 05/03/2025
West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, May. 3, 2025. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). 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 desk. Teaching Violin in […]
City and Neighbor Support: Volunteers Support Concerts in Park Series on May 2, 2025
City and Neighbor Support: Volunteers Support Concerts in Park Series on May 2, 2025 On May 2, from 5:30-8:30 pm, AYLUS Pearland volunteers assisted the City of Pearland Parks and Recreation with the Concerts in the Park Series. Volunteers arrived early to set up survey booths. Then they were tasked with assisting in the distribution […]
Healthy Future (#32): Volunteers Support Teen Mental Health Program on May 2, 2025
The Light and Salt Association invited Pearland youth to assist in the assessment and evaluation of its teen mental health program. The evaluation process involved youth volunteers participating in three 1.5-hour sessions, where they completed surveys and provided detailed feedback on the instructors and course materials. The volunteers thoroughly reviewed the teaching methods and content, […]
Event 52: AYLUS Morris Branch Supports Local Families Through Diaper Drive with Moms Helping Moms in April 2025
On April 30th, members of the AYLUS Morris Branch demonstrated their commitment to community service by actively participating in a diaper drive in partnership with Moms Helping Moms, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing essential baby items to families in need. Understanding the importance of supporting families with young children, the AYLUS Morris members organized […]
Congratulations to AYLUS Branches for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for April 2025
In early May 2025, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors selectedGreater Princeton (NJ),San Diego (CA), West Essex (NJ), Frisco & Plano (TX),Morrinsville (NC)Murrieta (CA) Chapel Hill(NC) Pearland (TX)Houston (TX) ,Roslyn (NY)for the Branch of the Month Award for April 2025. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! – AYLF Board of […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Monitors Bluebird Box (158th) for Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve in May 2025
In May, 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 […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge 4th concert In Residence at Basking Ridge on 5/4/25
AYLUS Basking Ridge Branch organized it’s 4th Concert in The Residence at Basking Ridge (219 MT Airy RD, Basking Ridge) on 5/4/2025. AYLUS Basking Ridge sent out a performance signup form a month ahead to AYLUS members in the local area. There were 12 performances which had performed an hour long concert. One of our […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Business for Charity Hosts Flea Market Booths for Children’s Specialized Hospital (88th) in May 2025
In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity. Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship village on 5/4/25 (86th)
AYLUS Basking Ridge held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 5/4/25. Volunteers helped enlarge the font size on a senior’s phone ofr them to see the text easier. Additionally, volunteers helped seniors learn how to rotate their screens to see more clearly. A senior had a problem with filtering calls, which was […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge volunteered at Bernards PEC program on 5/3/25
The Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturday morning from 9-11 am in April and May. 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. They also encouraged them […]
Phoenix Branch Packs Food at Feed My Starving Children on 3/22/2025
On Saturday, March 22, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch packed food at Feed My Starving Children. They worked at a packing table with some members scooping ingredients, some bagging, and some sealing. Overall during the two hour session, they were able to pack over 50,000 meals and feed 138 kids for a year. […]
AYLUS Phoenix Branch Packs Food at Feed My Starving Children on 3/29/2025
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch volunteered at Feed My Starving Children to pack meals in the form of MannaPack Rice. While some worked as warehouse crew members, where they restocked ingredients and packaged boxes, others scooped ingredients and sealed bags to pack over 52,000 meals and to feed 146 […]
AYLUS Saratoga Members Volunteered with Feed My Starving Children (5/2/2025)
Reported by: Angel Shi Event description: From 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 PM PDT on Friday, May 2nd, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch volunteered with the organization Feed My Starving Children at their annual San Jose location. With values relating to helping children suffering from malnutrition and hunger issues, members worked with the organization and […]
AYLUS East Cobb Donates to Goodwill on April 2025
Throughout the month, volunteers collected and organized donations for Goodwill. These efforts support the community by recycling goods and providing necessary items to those in need, fostering a sustainable environment. AYLUS volunteers collected, sorted, bagged, and dropped off clothing at Goodwill to give it a second life. Participants and Hours Matthew Lu: 4 hours (4/30/2025) […]
April 2025 AYLUS East Cobb ESL Youth Tutoring
This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]
March 2025 AYLUS East Cobb ESL Youth Tutoring
This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]
February 2025 AYLUS East Cobb ESL Youth Tutoring
This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]
January 2025 AYLUS East Cobb ESL Youth Tutoring
This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Connetquot River State Park on 5/3/25 (32nd)
Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Connetquot River State Park on 5/3/25 On Saturday, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteers participated in Connetquot River State Park Preserve on May 3, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers participated in the annual “I Love My Park” event. First, the volunteers started to build a new nature […]
AYLUS Great Neck played sports with kids on 05/02/2025(30th)
AYLUS Great Neck played sports with kids on May 2nd, 2025(30th) On Friday, AYLUS volunteers had an activity at Firefighters Park where we played with kids. We organized two games for them: tag and ping pong. The kids really enjoyed the tag game- it was their favorite. During the activity, we met a challenge where […]
Raritan Valley Branch Overseas Spoken English Tutoring March-April 2025 Progress Report
Continuing strong into March and April, the tutors of Aylus Raritan Valley constantly aid in the improvement of their students. With the help of the volunteer tutors, their students steadily increase their level in skills such as vocabulary and reading. Commendment is given to the AYLUS volunteers and we are confident that our tutors will […]
AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch Collect Books for African Library Project (05/02/2025)
On May 2nd, 2025, our team hosted our 148th event. The AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch has partnered with African Library Project in order to collect books to donate to create another library in Africa. This is the second year that we have done this, inspired by the happiness from our last library creation. African Library […]
Columbus Branch Performed at Senior Star for Seniors on September 29th, 2024
On Sunday, September 29th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents had been looking forward to seeing the performers again and enjoyed the performance greatly. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hours: Ayden He 1 Hour: Vincent Li, Eric Hong, […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Local Students through Interfaith RISE (135th) in May 2025
In May, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help local students through a network with Interfaith RISE. AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects for each weekend every week. Josie Ruggiero School Impact […]
Greater Triangle volunteers at Cary Learning Center on 05/03/2025
On May 3, 2025, Two Greater Triangle Branch volunteers helped at the Cary Learning Center as teacher Assistants. We guided the students to the classroom. Alex Liu joined the math class to help the teacher prepare the PPT and answer the students’ questions afterward. Qinglin Yuan helped the ELA teacher during the class and helped […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Thrift Stores, Food Banks, and Food Pantries (179th) in May 2025
In May, 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 Supports Local Community Events (24th) in May 2025
In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported more local community market events. GPA volunteers helped with booth setup, check in, games, and recruiting new members at the celebration events. GPA volunteers: Richard Da (5/3, 8 hrs), Emily Wang (5/3, 8 hrs), Yixuan Li (5/3, 4 hrs), Melanie You (5/3, […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Supports Annual Plainsboro Founders’ Day (3rd) on May 3rd, 2025
On May 3rd, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported the Township of Plainsboro for its annual Founder’s Day Community Event at 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Founder’s Day Guidelines Business: This is a non-commercial family event. Businesses are not permitted to actively sell any merchandise, fundraise, or ask for […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Business for Charity Hosts Flea Market Booths for Children’s Specialized Hospital (87th) in May 2025
In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity. Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Supports Community Wellness Day with RWJ University Hospital (4th) in May 2025
On May 3rd, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) helped organize a Community Wellness event, led by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, at 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. With medical professionals from the hospital, AYLUS members joined the event to support free health screening, Covid-19 vaccine & […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Business for Charity Hosts Flea Market Booths for Children’s Specialized Hospital (86th) in May 2025
In May, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity. Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]
AYLUS RSM World Earth Day Plastic Recycle April 26
Saturday Morning April 26, 6 participants came to help out on recycling bottle which range from tin, plastic, and glass. They have brought as much bottle they can find and later separate them based on what material it is made out of. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour PengPeng Zhang 2 hour ShengSheng […]
AYLUS RSM Volunteers Cross line Church Food Pantry April 15th
On April 15th, only one participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ruolin Jiang 2.5 hour
AYLUS RSM Volunteers Cross line Church Food Pantry April 11th
On April 11th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ethan Zhang 3.5 hour Matthew Zhang 3.5 hour
AYLUS RSM Volunteers Cross line Church Food Pantry April 10th
On April 10th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. PengPeng Zhang 5 hour ShengSheng Zhang 5 hour […]
AYLUS RSM Volunteers Cross line Church Food Pantry April 9th
On April 9th, a different participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Alexander Jiang 3 hour