On September 30th, a group of AYLUS volunteers headed out to the Pearland West library to make bracelets that were going to be sold at the Oktoberfest. A total of 50 colorful and creative bracelets were made. The event was a hit, and everyone had a great time. Volunteers: 9/29 Preparation and flyer design […]
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Riverside County AYLUS Members Create Dog Toys for local Animal Shelter in September, 2023
During the month of September, RCA continued its support for the local animal shelter. The group decided to continue its pet toying making event by recycling old t-shirts. The shirts were prepared, cut into strips and then braided. Two different styles of toys were created. Many local animal shelter have been in distress in recent […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Recycles Bottles for Fundraising 9/30/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 30th, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch recycled bottles at the local Stop&Shop. Bottles were collected from the volunteers’ homes and also from the many generous people who donated to our branch in the Bottle Drive. All proceeds go toward AYLUS Cheshire Branch, and they directly impact our ability to host […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Hosts Bottle Drive Fundraiser at Local High School 9/30/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 30th, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch hosted a Bottle Drive Fundraiser at the Cheshire High School entrance. Volunteers were stationed to help receive bottles from any donors and collect them into piles. Branch leaders coordinated with local information outlets as well as the Park and Recreation department of Cheshire in […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Mentors at the Yellow House 9/30/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 30th, 2023, volunteers from AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteered at the local Yellow House. The Yellow House is a non-profit organization that is part of Cheshire’s town services. The Yellow House hosts a daycare for children, this one being a focus on youth literacy. Volunteers did 1-on-1 reading and gave […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Assists Pumpkin Unloading in Pumpkin USA Event 9/23/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 23rd, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch helped the First Congregational Church in Cheshire unload over 1000 pumpkins in preparation for their annual pumpkin festival. Volunteers went early in the morning in order to avoid the thunderstorm later in the day. They were stationed between unloading pumpkins off the truck and […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Cleans Wharton Brook State Park 9/17/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 17th, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch cleaned Wharton Brook State Park. Volunteers walked around the park and trails, collecting trash into bags and making sure the environment was clean. A surprisingly large amount of trash was collected, so the volunteers did a good job making sure that the community is […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Volunteers at Wolcott One Clean Day of Fun 9/16/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 16th, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteered at the annual all-day One Clean Day of Fun in Wolcott. Volunteers were tasked with monitoring activities and making sure things were running smoothly/no kids were hurt. These activities included a carnival-type basketball booth, a gaga ball pit, and a bouncy house. Below […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Volunteers at Annual Car Show 9/9/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On September 9th, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteered at the annual car show. Cheshire Branch volunteered at this event last year and it was an absolute blast. The car show hosts invited us to come back this year and we gladly returned. The volunteers were tasked with collecting money from the […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Writes Summaries for the Local Cheshire Library 8/26/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On August 26th, 2023, volunteers from AYLUS Cheshire Branch wrote book summaries for the local Cheshire Public Library. Each of these summaries are granted 2 hours by the Cheshire Public Library. They are there to encourage teen interest in books, as well as help other teens find great books to read […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Volunteers at Connecticut Foodshare 8/23/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On August 23rd, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch helped the Connecticut Foodshare pack boxes of food. This food would be shipped to local food pantries, elderly homes, and donated to other similar places that cater to those in need. On this particular day, the volunteers were packing small tomatoes into boxes and […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Volunteers at Local Youth Center 8/22/23
Reported by: Bradley Fang On August 22th, 2023, volunteers from AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteered at the local Yellow House. The Yellow House is a non-profit organization that is part of Cheshire’s town services. The Yellow House hosts a daycare for children, this one being a focus on youth literacy. Volunteers did 1-on-1 reading and gave […]
AYLUS Cheshire Branch Cleans Sleeping Giant State Park 9/3/23
Written by: Bradley Fang On September 3rd, 2023, AYLUS Cheshire Branch cleaned the Sleeping Giant State Park. Volunteers hiked along the trails for an hour, surveying the area for trash and collecting them into trash bags to be disposed of safely. Afterwards, the volunteers helped clean up different campsites of people who went camping, hiking, […]
Phoenix Branch Packs Food at Feed My Starving Children on 9/29/2023
On September 29th, 2023, Phoenix AYLUS members visited Feed My Starving children from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (2 hours). The members were educated about the food they were packing and the impact that it had on the community where it would be distributed. The members were then split up into separate jobs such as […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Cares for Branch Brook Park (6th) in October 2023
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 […]
Pearland Branch Volunteers Held Community Art Class on September 23, 2023
On September 23th, AYLUS Pearland branch provided free art lessons to the community kids at the Pearland West Library. This class the students started on sketching and lining a dragon. This helped them improve their line art and color-blending skills. They took a break about halfway through the class, where everyone was able to have a snack. Volunteers […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Serves at National Historic Landmark Morven Museum Giving Garden (52nd) on October 1st, 2023
On October 1st, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum Giving Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144; Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–4pm). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a […]
Phoenix Branch Participates in the Gilbert Beautification Project on 9/9/2023
On September 9th, 2023, AYLUS members volunteered around the town of Gilbert from 7:00 am to 10:00 am (3 hours). The event started out with a breakfast and a flag ceremony, before members were split into different volunteer activities around the town of Gilbert. The members could participate in Alleyway Cleanups, making Notes/Treats for people […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Donates and Serves at Children’s Specialized Hospital Walk N’ Roll for Life Changing Care (1st) on October 1st, 2023
Kids Can Because We Walk N’ Roll. On October 1st, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at a Walk N Roll event hosted by the Children’s Specialized Hospital for life changing care. GPA donated $5130 to the Hospital Foundation by making flea market booths during the summer 2023. 17th Annual Walk n’ Roll […]
Pearland Branch Volunteers Held Community Art Class on September 30th, 2023
On September 30th, AYLUS Pearland branch provided free art lessons to the community kids at the Pearland West Library. This week, the students focused on finishing the drawing of a dragon they had started the week before. At this point, many of them were already ready to color their photos. Using color pencils, the students […]
Phoenix Branch Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children on September 1st, 2023
On the first Friday of the month, September 1st, 2023, the Phoenix Branch went to Feed My Starving Children to pack food from 7:00-9:00 PM (2 hours). 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. […]
Syosset AYLUS Members Teach Elementary and Middle School Students Basic Violin Skills on 9/29/23
On September 29, the Syosset AYLUS members hosted a violin lesson with 6 students. The students were split by level groups. The higher leveled students reviewed some Suzuki Book 1 pieces. Adjustments to bow hold, left hand posture, and overall standing posture were made when necessary. Beginner leveled students were taught basic notes in first […]
AYLUS Basking Ridge Helped the Farmstead Art Center set up their Fashion Show Fundraiser on 9/30/23
Farmstead Art Center will hold their annual fundraiser event at 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, on 10/1/23. AYLUS Basking ridge members came to help with event setup on 9/30/23. Our volunteers moved tables from the farmhouse to the Barn house and put up tablecloths, washed and counted tea-cups, milk jugs, teapots, and moved them […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Clean Up Local Park (20th) (9/30/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members conducted a park cleanup at Meadows Park. As the rain stopped falling, the volunteers arrived on the damp sidewalk. The parking lot only had a few stray pieces of trash, however the playground area saw a few larger pieces of candy wrappers and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps STAT Horse Sanctuary (19th) (9/30/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 30, Murrieta AYLUS members lended a hand to the STAT horse sanctuary. After helping other volunteers familiarize with the goats, they crossed the gate to visit the chickens. Raking up loose feathers, fur, and waste, the volunteers admired the different furs and feathers on the birds. After […]
Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship Village on 9/30/23(23rd)
On September 30th, 2023, members of AYLUS’ Basking Ridge branch held their weekly iPad Club meeting at the Fellowship Village. Helped with camera, how to take pictures, organizing photo album, setting up the phone, finding a user guide for the phone, setting up email address, basic phone settings (brightness, volume, etc), locating apps and etc. […]
San Diego Branch Organized 22nd Young Writers Club Session (September 9th, 2023)
The “Young Writers Club” project, a program aimed at supporting and inspiring young writers in the San Diego Region, was a great success. Organized by Hans Yang from the AYLUS San Diego Branch, a Young Writers Club Session took place on September 9th, 2023. Students worked on book reviews and analysis. Furthermore, a Young Writer’s […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at Local Brown Bag Industry on September 30, 2023
On September 30th, 2023, seven 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: […]
AYLUS San Diego branch hosted the Annual Picnic in the Park event on Sep,16th 2023
On Sep,16th 2023, Aylus held its annual Picnic in the Park Event. This event was primarily to welcome more community kids to become our members, contributing together to the community. Also we want all volunteers to be together and share their experience with each other and kids in our community. At the same time, we […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the 185th Online English for the Elderly Program on September 24th, 2023
Reported by Colin Xie On September 24th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 185th 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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Builds a Primary Community Library in Botswana, Africa (6th) in September 2023
Changing Lives, Book by Book. Work together with AYLUS! In September 2023, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) completed another project to build a Community Library in Africa by collecting up to 1000 gently used children’s books (preschool to 8th grade reading level books) and $650 (to cover the domestic and international shipping cost, […]
AYLUS Upper Manhattan Branch Community Clean Up Day in Cutter Mill Park – September 17, 2023
On September 17th, 2023, the AYLUS Upper Manhattan Branch once again organized a successful Community Clean Up Day, this time in collaboration with NYC Parks at Cutter Mill Park. This event was a continuation of the branch’s commitment to community service and environmental stewardship. Members of the AYLUS Upper Manhattan Branch gathered to make a […]
Riverside County AYLUS Members Bring Joy to Local Seniors During the Month of September 2023
During the month of September several RCA members decided to work on a new project. Looking for ways to bring more joy to the seniors, the members decided to grow some succulents to donate to a local senior home. Initially this project was planned for the month of August, however things didn’t go as planned […]
Austin Branch tutor students in China during July, August and September, 2023
Austin Branch tutor math and English to the elementary and middle school students in China during July, August and September of 2023.
San Diego Branch hosts the 2nd Smiling Stars Reading program on Sept. 30, 2023
Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on September 30, 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 […]
AYLUS Twin Cities Hosts Tech Support at Hopkins Library (9/24/23)
On Sunday, September 24, 2023 from 1-3 PM, AYLUS Twin Cities volunteered at Hopkins Library in Hopkins, MN. The 2 AYLUS members were stationed at a tech support desk to help clients who needed help with the printers, copy machine, and computers. Although it was not the busiest of days, we still enjoyed getting to […]
AYLUS Raritan Valley Volunteers at the East Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department on September 25, 2023
On September 25, 2023, members of the Aylus Raritan Valley Branch gave a letter to the local firefighters at the East Brunswick Fire House and got a tour of the fire station. The fire station had multiple floors, including their gym and the living room. In the beginning, we gave them pizza along with a […]
San Diego Branch Prepared Sack Lunches for Interfaith Community Services on September 24th, 2023
Reported by ERIC LI On September 24th, 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 […]
Frisco & Plano Branch holds 2nd SMILE Inclusive Play Date event with Agape Special Needs Program at Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church on September 24, 2023
Reported by Bruce Wu On September 24, 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, music, games and […]
San Diego Branch hosts the 8th Table Tennis Clinic on September 28, 2023
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 8th Table Tennis Clinic was kicked off on September 28, 2023. The Table Tennis Clinic […]