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 […]

In November, the Edison Branch of AYLUS participated in the national AYLUS Winter Clothing Drive. The cold winter is arriving, and the need for thick clothing is greater than ever. Members collected winter clothing that were still in good conditions from their own closets and their friends’ and put them into donation bags. The members […]

In October 2023, West Essex AYLUS worked with Fang Gong’s team to support Gong’s BOE campaign.  Members worked with a LHS graduates who has pervious campaign experience to come up with a canvassing script and prepare answers for potential questions.  The script and Q&A was submitted to Gong’s team for their edit.  On Oct. 4th, […]

The AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Ed White Elementary School in Houston, Texas on November 11, 2023, from 9am to 12pm. Ed White Elementary school is in a multicultural community. The volunteering program is aimed at helping students with disadvantaged families with mathematics and reading. The volunteers helped the teachers to teach the 3rd grade […]

On 11/18/2023, the Syosset AYLUS members taught certain levels of violin to students with ages ranging from 4 to 9. For beginner-leveled students, they were taught how to read notes from music sheets in treble clef. They were then also taught which notes were which on the violin. The intermediate-leveled students played G-Major scale along […]

On November 18th, 2023, 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: Kenna Zhang (2 hours) Brianna […]

November 18,2023, the members of AYLUS Greater Triangle participated in Amberly’s Craft Fair in Cary.It is worth mentioning that all proceeds from the sales of all our handicrafts will be donated to UNC Children’s Hospital to support cancer patients. This is not only a handicraft market, but also an opportunity to contribute to charity. Walking […]

On Saturday, November 18th, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. Members helped residents manage different email inboxes and apps, how to create a new Macbook sub account that others may use, how to clear out their storage, delete passwords, how to clean out photos etc. Today was relatively on the slower […]

In November 2023, 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 November, 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 November, 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 November, 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 Steven Li (11/18, 3 […]

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 was kicked off on June 13, 2023. The Table Tennis Clinic is […]

In October 2023, members of the East Cobb Branch participated in the Summer Clothing Donation Drive and donated clothes to Goodwill. Goodwill is a company that accepts used items, mostly clothing and then sells it for a very cheap price. Goodwill was founded in Boston by Reverend Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister and early […]

On Oct. 29th 2023, West Essex AYLUS volunteered with Essex Special Skaters to help skaters with disabilities train and practice for Special Olympics Figure skating program. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them […]

On Oct. 22th 2023, West Essex AYLUS volunteered with Essex Special Skaters to help skaters with disabilities train and practice for Special Olympics Figure skating program. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them […]

Angela Hu, Erika Yu and Alina Yu from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment zoom meeting in August 2023. The members are very popular with the participates and discussed a lot in the meetings. Erika Yu and Alina Yu attributed 2 hours each time, and Angela Hu attributed 2 hours in 8/6/2023 and 8/20/2023. Class […]

On Saturday, November 11th, 2023, from 9 am to 12 pm, volunteers from AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch went to Alley Pond Park Adventure Course to repaint all the benches. While the weather was sunny, the wind made it colder than it was. However, it eventually became warmer, which was perfect for drying the benches that […]

On 11/8/ 2023, Aylus Great Neck hosted its seventh weekly tutoring session for nearby students in the Great Neck Library Station Branch. Our volunteers, Siying Chen, Katie Yang, and Kalli Zhu, helped three students in various ways. We first had a 7th grade student who wanted to learn about geometry and algebra, and we assisted […]

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, 12+ families of the AYLUS Fairfax Branch donated winter items including warm jackets, pants, sweaters, boots and hats to a local donation center, Goodwill. As winter is approaching and the temperature drops, AYLUS hopes to provide affordable clothing and help families in need experience a more comfortable wintertime. Volunteers collected […]

In November, 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 Oct. 30th, 2023 West Essex members volunteered with Apex Tigers Martial Arts Taekwondo at 79 Hanover Rd, Florham Park, NJ 07932.  Our members who are trained black belts coordinated and helped with teaching, warm up, Taekwondo forms and nunchucks, so participants who are between 6-15 years old, can increase their martial art skills. Members(1.5 […]

On Oct. 29th 2023, West Essex branch volunteered with Special Parent’s Out at Resurgent Church in Far Hills NJ.  Members served as one-on-one assignment to special needs children for the afternoon – follow participants and help participate in various fun activities. Guests with disabilities (and their sisters and/or brothers) were cared for and entertained by […]

On November 11th 2023, branch members all sorted out their clothing and shoes to donate. Clothes were collected in trash bags and all clean. All together, the members gathered six full bags of clothing. They were all taken to a local Goodwill and donated. Thank you to all members who donated clothing and shoes! Members […]

On Sunday, 11/12/23, several members of AYLUS Syosset participated in the street fair by performing as a band to spread the joy of music and for the visitors to have a pleasurable experience as melodies filled the air. Between 11 AM to 12 PM, the band showcased four songs: Lonesome Warrior, Viva La Vida, Stand […]

In November, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued preparing for its 6th Youth Benefit Concert & Arts Show to be hosted in the Large Chapel at Fellowship Deaconry (3575 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920), scheduled for December 16th, 2023, from 10 am to 6 pm. GPA has independently hosted 5 successful youth […]

Reported by Jasmine Zhao 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 November 11th, we […]

On November 12th of 2023, The Roslyn AYLUS branch helped out The Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island from 1:30 to 5:00 PM. The volunteers helped out as TAs (teacher assistants) who were assigned to help teachers with the students. Our job was to keep the students on task, keep them safe, and help them […]

Reported by Bruce Wu On November 11th, 2023, members of the AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch diligently assembled and labeled boxes containing a total of 1,046 books, suitable for K-8th grade reading levels, intended for dispatch to Uganda. These books were meticulously organized by grade level, building upon prior sorting efforts. Additionally, heartfelt letters of […]

On November 12th, 2023, five members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch worked with Cary Chinese School to help clean up Mills Park. Mills Park is located on the campuses of Mills Park Middle and Elementary schools in Western Cary. It represents a collaborative effort between the Wake County School System and the Town of Cary. […]

From November 11-14, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch participated in the CP Nassau clothing drive to help them raise funds for adult programs. The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County provides quality service to both children and adults with disabilities and aims to help them better their lives and aid them in reaching their highest level […]

On Saturday, November 11th, from 9:30 to 12:00 the Roslyn branch volunteered at Bethpage State Park. The Bethpage State Park covers almost 1500 acres of land. Today we mainly focused on the Green Garden where we removed invasive plants for the purpose of replanting native perennials. We had to dig up deeply rooted invasive plants […]

In November, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with many other branches for the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism. Editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, the two-page newsletter covers unique volunteering activities at nationwide branches. We expect […]

In November, 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 Erick Yan (11/14, 3 […]

Repored by Karen Li Posted by Jenny Wang On November 11, 2023, Frisco & Plano Branch volunteers went to Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church(DCFC) to assist the Agape Special Needs Program with their kids. The Agape Special Needs Program is designed to guide disadvantaged children through a therapeutic healing process with different activities that incorporate art, […]

This past Saturday, the AYLUS Chapel Hill members cleaned up trash along Dry Creek Trail and the nearby high school. We contributed serious effort to clear away as much litter as we could. Our goal is to inspire others to get involved, taking steps to protect the trail and the environment so that it remains […]

On November 11th, three members from the Chapel Hill branch got together for a creative project, which was to handmade Thanksgiving placemats for seniors. Meals on Wheels wanted to give each senior citizen who gets a meal a placemat made with love. We drew and decorated the paper with happy and colorful images to bring […]