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
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Donations with Help4All, Chatham, NJ (2/24/2024)
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 […]
Woodbridge CT Branch Helping Clean and Organize Books for Friends of the Library February 26, 2024
In our recent community endeavor, members of AYLUS Woodbridge rallied together to support the Friends of the Library nonprofit organization. On February 26, our volunteers dedicated their time to cleaning and organizing books, contributing to the noble mission of the Friends of the Library of the Woodbridge Town Library. This nonprofit, known for its commitment […]
Columbus Branch Performed Music for Seniors at Senior Star on March 3rd, 2024
Columbus Branch Performed Music for Seniors at Senior Star on March 3rd, 2024 On Sunday, March 3rd, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music on the saxophone, violin, and piano. The residents were excited to see the performers again and enjoyed the performance greatly. […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at Local Brown Bag Ministry on March 2, 2024
On March 3rd, 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: Alison Wu (2 hours) Jessie […]
Raritan Valley Branch Overseas Spoken English Tutoring January-February 2024 Progress Report
A new year has begun, but our volunteer tutors have remained hard at work! Throughout January and February, our volunteers have committed hours of dedication to their overseas students living in China, preparing lessons and meeting weekly for virtual instruction. Through a plethora of study skills and teaching techniques, the English proficiency of our students’ […]
AYLUS Roslyn helps out at a School of CCA of Long island (42nd) on March 3rd, 2024
On Sunday, March 3rd of 2024, the Roslyn AYLUS branch helps out at Great Neck South High School of CCA- The Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CCALI first started in 1979, starting with few students and teachers, but over the years it slowly grew into a larger association on […]
AYLUS Roslyn Volunteers at Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County’s Group Home (4th) on 3/02/2024
On Saturday, Mar 2, 2024, Aylus participants went to a Residential House located in East Meadow which is run by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County. While it may have been pouring and gloomy outside, inside it clearly was not. We had plenty of fun and the residents wished for us to visit again […]
AYLUS Fullerton Branch Members Organize and Tutor For the Month of February(2/4/24)
On February 4, Fullerton Branch Members tutored multiple subjects to students online. The signup sheet was created and sent to the community to recruit 50+ students. The material was made beforehand for the tutoring to begin. David Li, Eric Wei: 4 Hours
Fullerton Branch Members Help distribute food at St. Vincent De Paul Pantry For the Month of February (2/3/24 – 2/24/24)
In February, on the 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. February 3 Zhenze Zhang, David Li, Michelle Li, […]
AYLUS Bridgewater Volunteers at Feeding Hands (February 20, 2024)
On February 20, 2024, two volunteers from the AYLUS Bridgewater Branch went to help with food distribution at the Feeding Hands food pantry. Volunteers: Andrew Wang, Matthew Yu (4 hours each) (Forgot to take pictures, but the food pantry has logs to confirm)
2024/3/3 Aylus Dix Hills work as assistant teachers for better education
2024/3/3 Aylus Dix Hills work as assistant teachers for better education Aylus Dix Hills partners with Long Island School of Chinese to help young students obtain better education. Volunteers work as assistants/helpers in various classes. Some tasks include printing classwork, grading homework, preparing materials, answering student questions, and keeping students on tasks. Overall, […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Food Bank Food Pantry and Thrifty Stores (122nd) in March 2024
In March, the Greater Princeton 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 & Thrift Store […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Continues Conservation Efforts (185th) in March 2024
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (35th) in March 2024
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 […]
AYLUS Bridgewater Volunteers at Central Jersey Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 17, 2024
On February 17th, 2024, the Central Jersey Chinese American Associations Alliance organized a memorable Lunar New Year festival hosted at the Raritan Valley Community College. Volunteers from the Bridgewater AYLUS branch helped with setup and stage management. Several volunteers performed in the show as well, including a lion dance and a dance. The festival had […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Volunteered at Bethpage State Park (Statepark25)
On Sunday, March 3rd, the Great Neck Branch dedicated their time to volunteering at Bethpage State Park, focusing on the removal of invasive plants to enhance our community. Covering nearly 1,500 acres, Bethpage State Park boasts five world-class golf courses, along with amenities such as picnic areas, playing fields, bridle paths, and hiking and biking […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Tutoring Week 8(2/27/2024-3/2/2024)
2/27/2024 On 2/27/2024, Aylus Great Neck hosted another tutoring session for a student. Our volunteer arrived at about 4:30 PM at the Great Neck Library Station Branch. After meeting up with our student, our volunteer Kevin Zhang helped her prepare for her upcoming math state test. We have worked with the student for a few […]
Frisco & Plano Branch Helped the Agape Special Needs Program at Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church on March 2nd 2024
Reported by Karen Li Posted by Jenny Wang Today we helped with the Agape special needs program at DCFC. As many of us were volunteering here for the first-time, we dedicated half an hour to introductions, familiarizing ourselves with team members, reviewing rules, and undergoing basic training before the children arrived. This also meant we […]
AYLUS Edmond Member Plays Piano At Harbor Chase Assisted Living Center on 3/3
Edmond branch member Julia played piano for residents of the Harbor Chase Assisted Living Center in Southwest OKC during their lunchtime. Afterwards, she received feedback and song suggestions from the audience. Julia Chen (30 min performance)
Donations with Help4all, Chatham, Nj, (2/24/2024)
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 […]
Chatham Aylus branch volunteer at Library for table setup, Chatham, NJ (2/28/2024)
On February 28th, the Chatham Aylus Branch went to the Chatham Library to help organize books as well as tables and helped with various other tasks. 3 hrs: Spencer Matthews Ryan Klepper Hawi Ondondo Mason Ludwig Weijie Layton Nydam Kevin Wang Michael Lin Leon Wang Aidan Wong
2024/3/3 AYLUS Volunteers at Bethpage Park to clear up space for spring
2024/3/3 AYLUS Volunteers at Bethpage Park to clear up space for spring AYLUS Dix Hills members help at an environmental event to prepare for Spring. The main task of volunteers was to rake branches into piles in order to clear space for the soil to be on the surface. Along with this, volunteers relocated […]
Greater Buffalo Branch volunteers with the Buffalo Science Museum – 2/17/2024
On February 17 2024 from 1 PM to 4 PM, a member from AYLUS volunteered at our local Buffalo Science Museum. She helped to interacted with kids, and introduced how to play with interactive displays. Volunteer: Reilin Lyu (3 hrs)
Greater Buffalo Branch Volunteers with the Buffalo Museum of Science (1/28/2024, 2/4/2024)
Kevin Zou volunteered with the Buffalo Museum of Science on Jan 28 and Feb. 4. supervising children and making sure everywhere is sanitary within the Curious George Exhibit. Volunteer: Kevin Zou (7 hours)
The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteered at Kings Point Park on March 1, 2024
The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Kings Point 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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 48th) ( 3/3/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, March 3, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The volunteers helped the residents stretch and exercise together, before preparing peaches and juice as a light snack. The volunteers gave a small performance on the violin, before spending some time playing a […]
Aylus Greater Triangle 3/02/2024 Launches Open Sky Book Club to Help New Immigrants Read Aloud
Aylus Greater Triangle 3/02/2024 Launches Open Sky Book Club to Help New Immigrants Read Aloud 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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Business Committee Hosts Flea Market Booths for Charity (17th) in March 2024
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (34th) in March 2024
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 […]
Jericho branch helps Island Harvest’s food distribution 2/23/2024
on Friday, February 23, 2024, the members of the Aylus Jericho branch helped package bags of food such as oil, milk, eggs, cookies, peanut butter, yogurt, etc. We worked together with the Island Harvest members to help load the items into the cars of in-need families Members participated – Kelly Lin (3 hours), Johanna Duan […]
Murrieta AYLUS Hosts Recycling Event to Help Rescued Animals # 15 (3/2 & 3/26/2024)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, March 2, Murrieta AYLUS members recycled bottles and cans to raise money for charity. Arriving early at the recycling center, the volunteers separated their bottles and cans into groups. They counted out 50 plastic bottles and 40 cans, then separated the rest of the plastics, the glass bottles, […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Volunteers in Local Libraries (41st) in March 2024
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Art Therapy Initiative-Supporting Diabetes Children (5th) in March 2024
In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with Sunrose Arts & Photography (80 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940) for a fun art & craft sale event as part of GPA Art Therapy Initiative, raising funds to support diabetes children of low-income families. Sunrose Arts & Photography Sunrose is a […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Family Having Children with Autism for Blossoming in Nature Program (3rd) in March 2024
Since 2018, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) has been creating a positive impact on both children with autism and volunteers in the communities we serve throughout the State of New Jersey. Through various programs and initiatives, GPA aims to foster a deeper relationship between nature and children with autism plus […]
Missouri City Branch Tutored Math on every Thursday in February 2024
In February 2024, AYLUS Missouri City member Catherine Sun volunteered in the Math Tutoring at Bellaire High School, Houston, TX 77401 on every Thursday. Catherine tutored classmate in current and previous math material in Algebra and Algebra 2. The event lasted 2 hour on every Thursday. There are totally 10 hours in February 2024.
Missouri City Branch Tutored Chinese on every Tuesday in December 2023
In December 2023, 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. There are totally 3 hours in December 2023.
Missouri City Branch Tutored Chinese on every Tuesday in November 2023
In November 2023, 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. There are totally 3 hours in November 2023.
AYLUS Oakland Gardens went Animal Tracking (02/25/2024)
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, members of the AYLUS Oakland Gardens branch went to Alley Pond Park Environmental Center to join the event for animal tracking. The people who helped us with this event are the Urban Park Rangers. We appreciate the help of Ranger Adam, Ranger Eric, and Ranger Gloria for helping us during […]
Riverside County AYLUS Continues Its Support for a Local Food Bank on March 1st, 2024
On March 1st, 2024 Evan Chang and Sierra Kusek returned to the Community Mission of Hope, a local food bank to volunteer. The members got to work by packing donation boxes and then sorting through the donations. They worked together to fill wagons that then got weighted at the weighting station. They helped bring the […]