Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:30 AM PDT on Sunday, October 8th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch volunteered with the organization Resource Area For Teaching. Our goals included helping educators around the bay area. During the event, volunteers were able to make project kits for classrooms.    Participants (2.5 […]

On October 15th, 2023, six members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the annual Bull City Race Fest in Durham. The race included both a half marathon and a 5-miler race. Our volunteers helped at the finisher food station to hand out food to race runners and at the finish line to hand out […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started its Winter Clothing Drive. 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 now at […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a free tutoring program 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 School Impact Case Manager Interfaith RISE A […]

In October, 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 18 varieties. Essex County Branch […]

In October, 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 […]

To celebrate Nuclear Science Week,  we met up with members of the Idaho Section of American Nuclear Society for 61st biannual highway clean up on October 14th from 8:30 to 12:30, to raise the awareness of local Environmental and road safety. Our section of highway was on I‐15 between mileposts 122 and 124, the whole […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on October 14, 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 […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch worked on Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center, removing invasive plant species from the area (Mugwort and Phragmites) to protect the native plants and natural scenery, along with collecting seeds from dead flowers (New England Aster, Black-Eyed Susan, and Coneflower) to spread around later and promote the growth of native […]

On October 14, 2023, the Woodbridge CT Branch of AYLUS demonstrated their compassion and community spirit by visiting Loaves and Fishes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting neighbors in need. At this gathering place, which focuses on providing essential resources such as food and clothing, the AYLUS members generously donated four full bags of clothes. […]

Reported by ERIC LI On October 13, 2023, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

Reported by ERIC LI On October 8, 2023, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a free tutoring program 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 School Impact Case Manager Interfaith RISE A […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported the annual beloved and family friendly event that celebrates safe biking in our towns.  The 15-Mile Route starts at 8:00 am for ages 16+. The 7-Mile Route starts at 8:30 for ages 10+. The 2-Mile Route starts at 9:00 am recommended for children, families, and […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) helped organize a Community Cancer Awareness Workshop, with medical professionals from the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, at the Clinical Academy Building behind RWJUH Hospital (125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901).  RWJ Barnabas Health, New Jersey’s leader cancer care provider, is partnered with the Rutgers […]

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, October 1st, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch traveled to nearby public facilities, such as schools and parks, and utilized a number of tools to gather data on the quality of water available in such facilities. There are plans to […]

Four members from the Morrisville branch hosted their own clothing and food drive in order to support the Note in the Pocket and NC Food Banks, two non-profit organizations. They prepared and stapled flyers on approximately 60 paper bags on 9/25 and left them on the doorsteps of people in three neighborhoods in the area […]

On October 5, AYLUS Great Neck Branch organized an event that offered an opportunity for special needs children to engage in physical physical exercise. Today, we offered a wide variety of sports to play with such as soccer, football, frisbee, as well as blitzball. As a result, there were 5 children that participated in the […]

Reported by Colin Xie On October 8th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 187th 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 […]

In October, 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, etc.) Book sorting (categorize books to prepare for our […]

On October 12th 2023, members of the Bergen Branch collected winter coats and blankets to donate to Goodwills on behalf of the National Humanities Committee. It was a grateful feeling to give back to the community, and we are excited to continue this mission in years to come. Members: Dawson Lin (3 hours), Timur Gleybman […]

On 10/11/2023, Aylus Great Neck hosted its weekly tutoring session for special needs children.  Andrew Qian, Ruiqi Liu, and Siying Chen each helped a student with their homework and with developing their skills, while Ashley Liao was helping organize the three volunteers. Students received help with learning more vocabulary and with doing math problems for […]

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. Our TweeTea Boba shop received a special order […]

In October, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started its Winter Clothing Drive. 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 now at […]

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 2, 2023 – October 8, 2023.   The goal of tutoring classes is […]

In October 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 […]

On September 30, 2023, members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Project C.U.R.E. at 8303 Kempwood Dr. 77055. Project C.U.R.E. is the world’s largest distributor of donated medical equipment and supplies to resource-limited communities across the globe, touching the lives of parents, families, and children in more than 135 countries. The recent donations were […]

In September 2023, members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch who participated Mental Health Awareness Survey are: Elena Hsieh ( 2 hours ), Laura Liu ( 0.5 hours ), Edward Leigh ( 0.5 hours ), Claire Huang ( 0.5 hours ). Reported by Elena Hsieh.

On Saturday, October 7th, members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch participated as volunteers at FAM ( Family Assistance Ministries ) Food Pantry in San Clemente, CA. First, they helped sort donated goods into different bins, then loaded to a truck which will send the items to their retail store. Then they helped unload the food […]

On October 9th from 4:40-6:10PM, AYLUS Great Neck Branch went to Steppingstone Park to do a fundraising for charity. The members split up into to two groups, one selling handmade hairclips and butterfly toys, and the other group selling handmade bracelets and rings. They did a great job by going out and walking around to […]

In October, 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). […]

On October 7th, 2023, nine members of the AYLUS Morrisville/Cary 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 cookies. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers that participated in this event: […]