In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its music performance program at Wilentz Senior Residence (360 Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873).  GPA leaders Jason Shi (3/3, 2 hrs) and Katherine Shi (3/3, 2 hrs) organize this performance program by calling for performers, assembling the music, designing a program flier, […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host more flea market booths in New Jersey for charity.  GPA leaders Tom Cui, Sean Xu, and Steven Li purchased attractive products in Amazon overstock outlets, collected donations, set up flea market booths, and raised funds for AYLUS Save a Life […]

On March 4 2024, AYLUS members picked up the last books from P.S 203 for the last book pick up. Since many kids couldn’t attend during school hours or too late in the evening we did this event after the school day was over. We got to the school and picked up the books for […]

AYLUS volunteers are assisting new immigrants in integrating into American society by promoting English communication through activities such as reading aloud and discussing current affairs. Building upon this, the “Open Sky Book Club” program has been launched, not only aiding new immigrant children in improving English reading and language skills but also creating an online […]

At AYLUS’ weekly iPad Club meeting today at Fellowship Village, members helped residents manage email inboxes, set up phone calls, and confirm that Sim cards were working, how to use Facebook, delete email and use keyboard during phone calls and etc. Isabelle Qi, Yihao Zeng, Jeremy Liu, Fred Yao (2.5 HR each, 3/9/24)

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Creek Park to help clean up the hiking trails. As a continuation of previous work here, volunteers already knew what they had to do. Volunteers brought along trash bags, trash grabbers and gloves as they hiked along the trails, and cleaned up the area without disturbing the natural […]

Reported by Colin Xie On March 3rd, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 205th 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 […]

With Easter closing by, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) prepared an Easter Egg Hunting event for community children in the George Olmezer Memorial Park, Metuchen, NJ 08840. Before the outdoor event, GPA volunteers gathered on March 9th and 10th to prepare thousands of colored eggs, toys, gifts, etc. in bags. […]

In March, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Empowerment Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help Turkish and Syrian refugee family students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]

On 3/3/24, the members of AYLUS Syosset volunteered at Bethpage Park. We worked with the workers to clear out a field from all the plants on the ground and cleared larger roots and plants. We did this to maintain the field to allow for the planting of new plants and allow the younger ones to […]

Reported by Steven Xiao   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of Feb 26, 2024 – Mar 3, 2024.   The goal of tutoring classes is […]

On March 8th, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck Branch organized its exercising event for the twelve time. In which, children in our community were offered an opportunity to engage in a variety of physical activities. Today, we played tagged as usual. There were three volunteers that participated in the event, and the children fared extremely well […]

On 3/2/24, members of AYLUS Syosset and AYLUS Oyster Bay performed for the elderly at the Orchard Estate of Woodbury. We started to set up at 1:45 pm and the performance started at 2:00 pm. Syosset iSchool’s Fortune Star Band performed five songs and 5 other solos and groups performed following the band. The purpose […]

In March 2024, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued an international volunteering project. GPA members sent hundreds of gently used sporting shoes and electronic equipment, such as smartphones, iPads, and laptops for Senegal children, as well as assisting an Africa Cries Out medical service team to provide local people much needed healthcare services.  […]

In March, 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 […]

In March 2024, the Greater Princeton 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 up trash at […]

In Alabama 1 in 5 of all people age 65 and older live in poverty according to the U.S. Census. Seniors often find themselves having to choose between paying for necessities such as medication and food. The Food Bank of East Alabama (355 Industry Dr, Auburn, AL 36832) provides monthly supplementary food through 4 senior […]

On March 3rd, 2024 the Jericho AYLUS branched visited Ronald Mcdonald house which is a a program that offers support and resources to families who need to travel long distances for their child’s medical care. We participated in their Treats From the Heart program, which allows organizations to bake goods in their kitchen stations. We […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Creek Park to help clean up the hiking trails. Volunteers brought along trash bags, trash grabbers and gloves as they hiked along the trails, and cleaned up the area without disturbing the natural environment there. While walking along the mile long trail, various items were found, including water […]

On March 4th 2024, AYLUS San Clemente members Kevin Zhou & Jasmine Zheng signed up for volunteering at FAM food pantry from 3:30pm to 5pm. Together they made goodie bags, where you add various snack foods into bags, double knot said bags, and then put them into a large container. On March 6th 2024, Jasmine […]

on March 2nd, 2024 from 9am to 12:30pm, two members from AYLUS San Clemente Branch helped at Family Assistance Ministries Food Pantry. The members helped unload the food rescue trucks, sort and inspect for quality, repackage perishable and non-perishable food, assist in packing the food. Assemble non-perishable bags for unhoused clients. At the end, they […]

On February 24 and March 2 2024 from 1 PM to 4 PM, a member from AYLUS volunteered at our local Buffalo Science Museum. She was the helper walking around the exhibits to help kids have more fun while stay safe. She also explained the basic physics to kids of appropriate age to embed learning […]

On Sunday from 9:30 to 12:00, the Roslyn AYLUS branch helped Bethpage State Park clear a patch of land giving way to native grasslands.  On March 3rd, 2024, members of AYLUS were moved to an area by a biking trail. We were tasked with clearing the area to create space for a native grassland similar […]

Aylus Greater Triangle 3/05/2024 Serves at Local Food Bank This morning ,seven volunteers and their parents from the branch participated in a volunteer activity at the Durham Food Bank, where everyone, including students and parents, worked tirelessly. The children performed exceptionally well in the assembly line task, showcasing a high level of teamwork among the […]

AYLUS Bellaire Branch members volunteered at Ed White Elementary School as tutors on March 2, 2024. At Ed White Elementary School, the volunteers focused on tutoring kids with math and reading. They mainly helped 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. They guided students through worksheets and activities from their teacher. They also provided help or […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the Covid period. From 2023-2024, we cooperated with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 34th Beast Academy online class in 2023-2024 was on  Feb. 26- March 03, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The 34th AoPS on-line class was  on Feb. 26 – March 03., 2024. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and […]

At AYLUS’ weekly iPad Club meeting on March 2nd, 2024, members helped residents manage new laptops, install and activate SIM cards for phones. They also helped residents remove and replace phone cases, contact customer service for Consumer Cellular, and make phone calls to family members. Isabelle Qi, Ethan Zhou, Chloe Zhou (2.5 HR each, 3/2/24)

In our most recent act of community service, AYLUS Woodbridge helped orchestrate a heartwarming event to celebrate a mentally disabled child’s birthday. This basketball-themed celebration took place on March 2nd, where our volunteers actively engaged with the children, providing a day filled with joy and inclusion. By helping organize the party, assisting with basketball training, […]

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 […]

On March 1st, the Chatham Aylus Branch Volunteered at the Chatham Library and helped with creating crafts for future activities, and helped read with children as part of the book buddy reading event. 2 hours: Aidan Wong Kevin Wang Ryan Klepper Mason Ludwig Spencer Matthews Leon Wang Michael Lin Weijie (Will) Chen

In February 2024, The Aylus Chatham Branch continued to volunteer and partner with “Help4All” organization in monthly(Feb) donations. They collected backpacks, winter boots, sneakers, water bottles for people in need. They created an artwork to spread the awareness around the community, collected and sorted the donations. The donations were drop off to Help4All on February […]