Reported by Jenny Wang Frisco & Plano Branch members collected donations for sale and raised funds to support Plano Children’s Medical Center foundation, address is P.O. Box 847253, Dallas TX 75248, email is giving @childrens.com, contact name is Carolyn Allsup and phone number is 214 456 8360. As Christmas approached, we hosted a Christmas Baking […]

On December 9th, AYLUS members help clean up invasive vines. Invasive vines are the number one threat to the ecosystem beheading the outright development of building and pavement. The problem is that they tend to out-compete native plants because they didn’t evolve in the same place as native plants. So they don’t have much competition […]

On December 10th, 2023, AYLUS, took part in Lights and Ice at Firefighters Park event with special needs children. Because of the holidays season coming up, the Great Neck Park District organized a two day event that provides activities such as visits from Santa, cookies decorating, and ice skating. On top of that, many services […]

AYLUS Bridgewater held a concert at Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater. In total we had 12 performances including several volunteers from the Basking Ridge Branch, including a variety of instruments like the piano, violin, viola, cello, guzheng, as well as dance. Over 20 seniors were there to watch the performance. The concert had amazing feedback […]

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help refugee students through a network with Interfaith RISE. The AYLUS Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects has been scheduled for Weekday afternoons & Weekends every week. Josie Ruggiero […]

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season. Led by Laetitia Huang (12/10, 3 […]

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season. Led by Laetitia Huang (12/10, 3 […]

On December 8th, over 100 children participated in Night at Museum event. The Museum was in great need of volunteers to help setup STEM stations and to guide guests to their respective sleeping locations. Five members volunteered from 5:45 to 7:45 pm.   From left to right: Michael Wu, Hero Quan, Nolan Ma, Crew Belnap, […]

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 November 23, 2023, 4 members of the AYLUS San Clemente branch helped to volunteer at the 7th Annual Turkey Trot on The Ranch in Rancho Mission Viejo. Our members first headed over to the Guest House in Sendero to receive their volunteer vests and work packets, then they headed over to the Sendero Field […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch partnered with Bethpage State Park to help get rid of invasive species and trim the trees. Volunteers used multiple tools to work on removing several invasive species, including bittersweet, black cherry, invasive vines, etc. Given that several species were all tangled up in the trees, to prevent complete tree damage, […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch partnered up with young writer Emma Zhou to help with her book talk. The book talk took place in the library, where Emma read aloud her 2 books and signed copies of them. As a writer, Emma accomplished quite a lot at such a young age, and was willing to […]

On December 9th, 2023, AYLUS Basking Ridge members aided Warren members in volunteering at a meal packing event hosted by Rise Against Hunger. Rise Against Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending world hunger by nourishing families, supporting communities, providing emergency relief, and more. The meal packing event was attended by 200 volunteers who […]

AYLUS Bergen Branch went to Goshen, NY on Saturday 12/9 to help out a local Chinese Association with gardening work.  The Chinese Association had recently constructed a church on a large plot of land in rural Goshen. Several hiking trails run throughout the property but have become overgrown with weeds over the years. The Association […]

The 14th United States National Chinese Language Education Conference is being held in Columbus Ohio. More than 350 people are attending this conference, with invited speakers from all over the country. The meeting organizer reached out to Columbus branch to make 50 boutonnieres for the invited speakers. 10 volunteers spent 3 hours in making the […]

On December 9th, 2023, AYLUS Warren members volunteered at a meal packing event hosted by Rise Against Hunger. Rise Against Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending world hunger by nourishing families, supporting communities, providing emergency relief, and more. The meal packing event was attended by 200 volunteers who packed over 20,000 meals for […]

On December 6th, 2023, members of the AYLU-Columbus branch held an in-person weekly tutoring session for the 2023/2024 school year at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 6 elementary or middle school […]

On December 9th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members Richard Da (3 hrs), Erick Yan (0.5 hr), and Yong Da (3 hrs) helped at the Dutch Neck Elementary School (392 Village Rd E, West Windsor NJ 08550) to decorate the classrooms.

On December 2nd, 2023, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus branch hid candy canes around down town Dublin from 11:30 to 12:30 for the City of Dublin Candy Cane Event. 10 volunteers were each given their own bags of candy canes that they hid on trees or benches or rocks under amazing weather for kids and […]

On December 2, Syosset AYLUS members partnered up to help fight invasive species at the  Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve. As volunteers walked towards the site, they were introduced with a cluster of trees that were strangled with thick vines. These vines give the trees extra weight that only continues to weigh trees down during […]

In December, 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), and Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store (133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520). […]

This week, the AYLUS Great Neck Branch teamed up with Bethpage State Park to get rid of invasive species such as the bittersweet vines, honeysuckle vines, and porcelain berry vines. Our volunteers used a variety of shears, handsaws, and shovels to dig up roots, and cut off vines. The vines often blend in with the […]

Cedar Park members Elizabeth and Richard Geng helped out at Reveal Resource Center. Richard was in charge of sorting the organic foods pre-placed on the cart, and inserting them to the box where processed foods like donuts, lasagna, and etc are placed. Participants: Richard Geng (2 hours) Elizabeth Geng (2 hours) 12-04-2023 2:00

Cedar Park members Elizabeth and Richard Geng helped out at Reveal Resource Center. Richard was in charge of sorting the organic foods pre-placed on the cart, and inserting them to the box where processed foods like donuts, lasagna, and etc are placed. Participants: Richard Geng (2 hours) Elizabeth Geng (2 hours) 11-27-2023 2:00

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help refugee students through a network with Interfaith RISE. The AYLUS Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school subjects has been scheduled for Weekday afternoons & Weekends every week. Josie Ruggiero […]

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) conservation team joined the communities again for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue).  GPA members joined for a Day of Service in Nature, during this session, volunteers helped to restore habitat at the Billy Johnson […]

In December, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers supported our local community at Rise Food Pantry & Thrift Store (133 Broad Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520) after a fire incident. On the morning of November 20th, our Rise Pantry was at risk of going up in flames due to a nearby fire at the […]

Reported by Karen Li Posted by Jenny Wang Frisco & Plano Branch members collected donations for sale and raised funds to support Plano Children’s Medical Center foundation, address is P.O. Box 847253, Dallas TX 75248, email is giving @childrens.com, contact name is Carolyn Allsup and phone number is 214 456 8360. On December 2nd 2023, […]

On December 5, 2023, AYLUS Scottsdale member Nathan Shi, being an experienced debater, provided valuable speech & debate knowledge and assistance to students attending Willis Junior High School. Members who attended (2 hours): Nathan Shi

On November 29, 2023, AYLUS Scottsdale member Nathan Shi, being an experienced debater, provided valuable speech & debate knowledge and assistance to students attending Willis Junior High School. Members who attended (2 hours): Nathan Shi

On November 29, 2023, AYLUS Scottsdale member Nathan Shi, being an experienced debater, provided valuable speech & debate knowledge and assistance to students attending Bogle Junior High School. Members who attended (2 hours): Nathan Shi

In December, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported local libraries, such as the 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 books to prepare for […]

On November 28, 2023, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 4 (2.75 hours each): Nathan Shi