This past Saturday, AYLUS Houston volunteered with the City of Fulshear and their Keep Fulshear Beautiful program, a bi-annual event that aims to maintain the natural beauty of Fulshear. Members cleaned up trash along roads and a local park in the City of Fulshear, using trash bags and long grabbing tools to pick up everything […]
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San Diego Branch hosts the 8th Smiling Stars Reading program on November 11, 2023
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 34th) ( 11/12/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, November 12, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to local senior centers. At Torrey Pines Senior Living: The residents began with some light stretching and exercises, before they were moved outside as the weather was extraordinarily warm. The drinks and snacks were taken outside to be prepared there. […]
AYLUS Oyster Bay Recognizes Outstanding Educators in Its Teacher Spotlight Program on Nov. 5th, 2023
Written by Christina Mink AYLUS Oyster Bay proudly launched its inaugural Teacher Spotlight program in October 2023, featuring Elizabeth Atkins and Rosalie Goldstein as the first batch of honorees, nominated by their students, Christina Mink and Eric Tu. Congratulations to Ms. Atkins and Ms. Goldstein! In Christina’s words: “Elizabeth Atkins earned this certificate for being […]
AYLUS Queens Branch Volunteered at Astoria Park on 11/11/23
On November 11th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the Queens Branch volunteers joined NYC Parks at Astoria Park. We spent the morning cleaning up the park by raking leaves and filling up many bags. When we ran out of bags, we went to get more from the park’s storage room. By the end of […]
Syosset AYLUS Teaches Violin Skills to Elementary School Students (11/11/2023)
On November 11, the Syosset AYLUS branch members hosted a violin lesson with 5 students. The students reviewed scales and the ones who are beginners played open strings, the ones that are not beginners played Suzuki book 3.The very new students learned to hold their violin and bow, if they did something wrong we would […]
AYLUS Bridgewater Volunteers for Feeding Hands (11/10/2023)
AYLUS Bridgewater volunteered for Feeding Hands to help organize products for distribution to people in need. We had many volunteers who came to help sort and stock items. Our members filled boxes of produce and disposed moldy/rotten food. Members also labeled and categorized newly donated items. Thank you to everyone who came. Sophia Hom, […]
AYLUS Syosset helps clear a path to plant future native plants at Bethpage State Park, 11/11/23
On 11/11/23, members of AYLUS Syosset went to Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, Long Island, to help the Stewardship Saturday volunteers in clearing land for future nature and planting projects. The day before, the stewards used a rotating cutter machine to uplift and uproot a large patch of invasive plants called mugwort in an area […]
Pearland Branch Volunteers Held Community Art Class on November 4th, 2023
On November 4th, Pearland Aylus held free art classes for the community at the Pearland Westside Library. 4 volunteers worked together to help out students. The students drew freely and used their imaginations to create their own work. Volunteers (2 hours): Emma A Lu, Jiaqi Ren, Iris Yang, Wyatt Yin Reported by: Wyatt Yin
Murrieta AYLUS volunteers at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K (1st) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, November 11, Murrieta AYLUS members manned a water station at the Temecula Half Marathon and 5K. Grabbing volunteer shirts, the volunteers boarded a cart to their first stop in the water stations. Mixing the electrolyte drink and pouring the water, they greeted the runners as they passed their […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (23rd) (11/11/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On November 11th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members cleaned their local park. Members split up to clean the park quicker. They found some cans/bottles, scraps of paper, candy wrappers, pencils, and more. After going around the park, they looked through the lawn and then covered the playground. Then, members scoured the […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship Village on 11/11/23 (27th)
On Saturday, November 11th, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. Members helped residents learn how to text on their phone and also where to access the flashlight form the control center,find emails on their Ipad that they were sending to themselves from their phone, etc. Richard Qi, Charlotte Liu , Jeremy […]
The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch partnered with Bethpage State Park to clear out invasive plants that threatened the native species living there on November 11, 2023.
The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch partnered with Bethpage State Park to clear out invasive plants that threatened the native species living there. Invasive plants are usually non-native plants that can swiftly take over an area and generally offer less value to birds and wildlife than native plants. Mugwort is one such invasive plant that takes […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 191st Online English for the Elderly Program on November 5th, 2023
Reported by Colin Xie On November 5th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 191st 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 […]
Phoenix Branch Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children on November 10th, 2023
On November 10th, 2023, the Phoenix Branch went to Feed My Starving Children to package and distribute food from 7:00 to 8:45 p.m. During the event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children in other parts of the world. The volunteers all had […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (11th) in November 2023
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Appreciation Program for First Responder Heroes (13th) at West Windsor Emergency Services in November 2023
In November, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started its 2023 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 (11/11, […]
Oakland Gardens had a Promotion Event at Oakland Gardens Park (11/09/2023)
On Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, volunteers from the AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch went to Oakland Gardens Playground at Springfield Blvd to spread awareness of our group. We also gave out balloons to the children. We had cloudy weather that day and there were many people there. Some people also […]
Oakland Gardens at Alley Pond Park for a sustainability initiative (11/4/2023)
On November 4th 2023, The Oakland Gardens Branch of AYLUS partnered with Alley Pond Park to partake in a sustainability initiative. During this project, our branch planted trees in the heart of the forest. Whether it was working in pairs or solo, all the members or the branch and other volunteers worked collaboratively under one […]
Bridgewater Volunteers for Feeding Hands (11/7/23)
AYLUS Bridgewater volunteered with Feeding Hands to help give food to families in need. Volunteers helped stock items and distribute food. Thank you to our volunteers! Jeffrey Hu, Thomas Yang, Andrew Wang, and Jonas Liu (4 hours each)
Syosset volunteers partnered with Long Island Cares to help collect food (11/5 /2023)
On Saturday, 11/5, AYLUS volunteers from the Syosset branch partnered with Long Island Cares to help collect food and raise money. Long Island Cares is a food bank that helps families all over long island to escape food insecurity. Over 200,000 people face food insecurity on Long Island, and LIC hopes to help this problem. […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Serves at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (35th) in November 2023
In November, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and festivals possible. […]
Fairfax Branch – Mental Health Form for Suicide Prevention Month (9/1/2023-9/30/2023)
From September 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023, our AYLUS leaders promoted September’s Suicide Prevention Month by sending a mental health form to students from grades 5-12 for research. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 40,000 people have committed suicide yearly. Suicide is the second leading cause of […]
August 2023 East Cobb AYLUS, Ruby Bridge Chinese Academy Volunteer Report
Two members of AYLUS (Jalon Wang, Selina Huang) went to volunteer at Ruby Bridge Chinese. As Front Desk Assistant, Jalon helped with opening school as well as directing parents and students to their classrooms. He also helped around and unclog a toilet in the male washroom during an incident. As incentive tickets stand manager, they […]
May 2023 East Cobb AYLUS, Ruby Bridge Chinese Academy Volunteer Report
Two members of AYLUS (Jalon Wang, Selina Huang) went to volunteer at Ruby Bridge Chinese. As Front Desk Assistant, they helped around with general jobs and coordinating events that happen normally. As incentive tickets stand manager, they handed out prizes and rewards for tickets that they turn in. Reported by Jalon Wang 05/07/2023 Jalon Wang […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Food Banks and Thrift Stores (102th) in November 2023
In November, 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). […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Continues Conservation Efforts (166th) in November 2023
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 […]
AYLUS Scottsdale Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children (October 28, 2023)
On October 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 5 (2.75 hours each) David Sun William Chu Junxi […]
Frisco & Plano Branch Hosted Community Balloon Art Workshop and Competition on November 5th, 2023
Reported by Bryan Zheng Posted by Jenny Wang On November 5th 2023, we hosted a community balloon making workshop and competition at the GEM multicultural center. We taught the kids to make more simple balloons like a dog before moving on to harder balloons. During teaching, we found many kids had their own skill levels […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (10th) in November 2023
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Volunteers in Local Libraries (30th) in November 2023
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 […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the Solution for Hope Online Tutoring Class on November 5, 2023
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 October 30, 2023 – November 5, 2023. The goal of tutoring classes is […]
Pearland Branch Decorated Brown Bags for Kids Meals Nov 6th, 2023
In partnership with Engie, 14 AYLUS Pearland volunteers decorated 210 brown bags for Kids’ Meals, a project aimed at providing meals for underprivileged children. Using their artistic skills, volunteers infused the bags with creative artwork, crafts, jokes, and inspirational messages. These decorated bags will be used by Engie employees during meal distributions, adding a personal […]
Pearland Branch Served at Market Days Crafts and Vendors Show Nov. 5th, 2023
AYLUS Pearland volunteers played a vital role in enhancing the Pearland Market Days Crafts and Vendor show on November 5th. They warmly welcomed guests at the front door, assisted at the crafts table, ensured the food area and kids’ play zone were kept impeccably tidy, and created an inviting atmosphere throughout the event. Additionally, they […]
AYLUS Roslyn helps out at a School of CCA of Long island (31th) on November 5th, 2023
On November 5th of 2023, the Roslyn AYLUS branch helps out at the school of CCA- The Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. The volunteers helped out as teachers assistants (TAs), keeping the assigned classrooms productive and on task. We assisted teachers in tutoring kids that asked for help by […]
AYLUS San Clemente Branch Members Volunteered at 2nd Clean Up Our Community–Rancho Mission Viejo Sports Park and Trail Trash Pick Up on November 5th, 2023
On Sunday, November 5th, AYLUS San Clemente Branch Members Volunteered at 2nd Clean Up Our Community at the Esencia Sports Park and its nearby trail in Rancho Mission Viejo. Members first started at the park by picking up trash laying on the ground and in planters which ranged from plastic spoons to empty bottles. After […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch – Tutoring Week 6 (11/1/2023)
On 11/1/2023, Aylus Great Neck hosted its sixth weekly tutoring session for nearby students. Our volunteers Ruiqi Liu, Katie Yang, Siying Chen, and Kalli Zhu helped a few different students today. We first had a student who had some math homework to do, but did not need much help with it. Thus, we tried to […]
AYLUS Roslyn Donates Clothes in Winter Coat Drive (1st) on November 5, 2023
On November 5, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch participated in One Warm Coat’s Winter Coat Drive. One Warm Coat is a dedicated organization whose mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need. They held coat drives and distributed the donated coats to people in impoverished conditions. In doing so, they also promoted […]
AYLUS Roslyn Expresses Gratitude for Senior Citizens in Letter for Rose Program (1st) on November 5, 2023
On Sunday, November 5th, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., the Roslyn Branch participated in the Letters For Rose event at the Bryant Library. As Thanksgiving approaches, it is important to show your gratitude to those around you. Today, volunteers participated in the Letters For Rose program which made crafts and letters to send to those at our […]
Congratulations to AYLUS Branches for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for October 2023
In early November, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors has selected Greater Princeton Branch, Pearland Branch, Columbus Branch, San Diego Branch, Frisco & Plano Branch, Great Neck Branch, Murrieta Branch, West Essex Branch, Syosset Branch, and Chapel Hill Branch for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for October 2023. Congratulations to […]