In January, 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 […]

In January 2024, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its annual international volunteering project. GPA members collected hundreds of gently used sporting shoes for Senegal youth, as well as planning an Africa Cries Out medical service team to provide local people much needed healthcare services in March.  AfricaCriesOut was birthed […]

Class Summary On January 13th, 2024, members of AYLUS Puget Sound finished the final session of the 2024 AMC 8 Prep course! Classes have run weekly throughout the course of 5 weeks each Saturday from 5:00 PM through 6:30 PST. Our 2024 AMC 8 Prep was taught by instructors Christina Liu and Raymond Zhu. The […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 14th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 198th 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 7th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 197th 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 […]

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 27th AoPS on-line class was  on Jan. 6 – Jan. 14., 2024. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and […]

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 27th Beast Academy online class in 2023-2024 was on Jan. 6 – Jan. 14, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]

On January 14, 2024, from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m, AYLUS Oakland Gardens members went to Crocheron Park Tennis Court to rake the leaves next to it. On this day, the winds could be compared to a hurricane and it was cold enough to freeze over ponds and lakes, but many of our AYLUS members […]

On January 12, 2024, from 2:30 p.m to 3:00 p.m, AYLUS Oakland Gardens members went to P.S 203 to pick up books. Even though the book donation box for several days, many students from P.S 203 were all eager to help and in a short matter of days boxes were overflowing with books. Therefore, the […]

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 January 15th the MLK Day of Service, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) distributed food donations to low-income families with Feeding Hands Pantry at 186 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844. About Feeding Hands: Our Mission Feeding Hands exists to live out God’s commandment to care for the poor by loving and serving our […]

On January 15th, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with the West Windsor Township (271 Clarksville Road) and helped celebrate the MLK Day of Service. The West Windsor Human Relations Council presented a day of service and reflection. Peace, Oneness, and Service to Community. Food collection for Mercer Street Friends. […]

In January, 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). Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, January 15th and there are many meaningful avenues for honoring the life and […]

On January 15th, the MLK Day of Service, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at the Branch Brook Park (Branch Brook Park Drive, Newark, NJ 07104). Essex County Branch Brook Park has the largest and most varied collection of Japanese Flowering Cherry Blossom trees in a park within the United States, with 5,200 […]

In January, 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, […]

For December on December 3 and December 10, 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:  8 Hours

On January 14, 2024, AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted the clean-up event at Baylands Park. We picked up roughly 3 full bags of trash, including things like empty bottles, gums, chip bags and cigarette butts. The collected items were disposed of safely. Members that participated were: Truman You, Hengrui Chen, Guizhen Zhang, (2 hours for each […]

In December, on December 2, December 7, and December 16, 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. December 2 Zhenze Zhang, Ethan Li, Michelle […]

On December 9th, a member from AYLUS volunteered at our local Buffalo Science Museum. To show visitors the wonders of science, our volunteer put on a spectacular show: “Molecules in Motion, in which he demonstrated molecular movement by using an air vacuum. Volunteer: Kevin Zou (3 hrs)

In January of 2024, the Greater Buffalo Branch partnered up with Journey’s End Refugee Services and the Network of Religious Communities Youth Alliance to bring holiday cheer to refugees in Buffalo. By running a gift donation drive throughout the months of December and January and then filling and wrapping gift boxes, members of the Greater […]

On January 13th, 2024, six 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: Rebecca Yao (2 hours) Xuanjin […]

On 1/14, Julia Chen played piano for 30 minutes during lunchtime at the HarborChase Assisted Living Center in Southwest OKC for entertainment for the senior citizens. Julia Chen (30 min performance)

Julia Chen played piano for 30 minutes during lunchtime at the HarborChase Assisted Living Center in Southwest OKC for entertainment for the senior citizens. Julia Chen (30 min performance)

On the 7th of January, 2024, from 10:20am to 11:20 am, some AYLUS volunteers gathered at the NY Conservatory of Music and Art to learn and gain motivation for future pathways from Wendy Li, a member of the US Civil Service Court for New York. She explained law structure and the usage of law in […]

1/7/24 AYLUS Dix Hills Volunteers at Long Island Chinese School in assisting education   Volunteers welcome back students to LISOC after winter break and make sure the learning environment stays sharp. They did various tasks to not only assist students but the teachers as well.   This event included grading classwork/homework. Using volunteers’ knowledge to […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Valley Stream State Park to help cut down bamboo. Volunteers used various tools to swiftly remove bamboo, forming an assembly line of sorts to quickly transport the bamboo over the river. The bamboo is a real problem for the area, not only has it been a real burden […]

In January, 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 January, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) sorted Winter Clothing Donations at Jersey Cares. No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. The unprecedented crisis created by the COVID-19 Pandemic is still affecting the lives of millions of people. Families who were already struggling are […]

In January, to support students with autism learn social skills through chess, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Sports Committee, in collaboration with Limitless Behavioral Services (LBSAC, 3635 Quakerbridge Rd. Suite 14, ​Hamilton, NJ 08619), continued a volunteer program using their strength and passion to teach chess to autistic kids. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou                 In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Table Tennis Clinic to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The Table Tennis Clinic is a sports program for children, and highly qualified volunteers will be […]

Members of AYLUS Basking Ridge attended the Somerset Hills YMCA volunteer open house, at 140 Mount Airy Road, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, to promote AYLUS youth volunteerism. During the open house, our members talked to several Somerset Hill YMCA admin members. They discussed existing volunteer programs in the YMCA and potential volunteer programs AYLUS Basking […]

In January, 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 […]

On January 12th, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck Branch organized its weekly event which offered an opportunity for special needs children to engage in a variety of physical activities. This marks the 9th time that the event has held since it’s start in the tail end of September. Today, we mostly played tag around the park, […]

The Oakland Gardens Branch decided to start a book drive to create a library in Africa as their 2024 goal. On January 9th, 2024, two AYLUS members, Stephanie You and Ioknor Lin, decided to help contribute to this book drive by telling their teacher about AYLUS and the book drive. Their teacher agreed and told […]

In January 2024, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its annual international volunteering project. GPA members collected hundreds of gently used sporting shoes for Senegal youth, as well as planning an Africa Cries Out medical service team to provide local people much needed healthcare services in March. AfricaCriesOut was birthed […]

1/6/2024 On 1/6/2024, Aylus Great Neck hosted its Scrabble games for students and parents learning English. We met at the Great Neck Library Station Branch at 3:00 PM.   Our two volunteers, Kevin Zhang and Francie Xia played the Scrabble with the student and his parent to expand their vocabulary. With the help of the board […]

In January 2024, The Aylus Chatham Branch volunteered and partnered with Helping Hands(a local Non-profit organization) & Chatham Methodist Church in collecting donations for underprivileged people. They created the artwork to pass the word around the community, collected and sorted the food donations. The donations were drop off to Helping Hands on Jan 6th, 2024. […]

On Friday, January 5th, From 3pm to 5pm, The Aylus Chatham Branch volunteered at the Library of Chathams, they helped with Lego-palooza Event in the Children’s club. Volunteers: 2 Hours Xiang Li Han Li