Columbus AYLUS volunteers at OCS Chinese School On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 2 AYLUS-Columbus volunteers, Henry Wang and Eason Wang goes over to the OCS Chinese school to help with the parking, monitoring the halls to make sure people were quiet, setting up the cafeteria, giving directions to the classes. Volunteer Hours: Henry Wang, Eason […]
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Chapel Hill Branch Hosts Little Library and Birdhouse Painting Event on Sep 24, 2023
On Sunday, September 24th, AYLUS-Chapel Hill volunteered at the Rose Garden to paint. Members first gathered at the Little Library station, deciding on different colors and designs to revamp the wooden structure. Members then moved onto a nearby birdhouse, adorning it with copper hues and a lotus flower. We had a great time expressing our […]
Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers to Clean Up Litter at Bolin Creek Trail on Sep 24, 2023
On Sunday, September 24th, two members from the AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch volunteered to remove litter along the Bolin Creek Trail. Working together, we successfully collected a substantial amount of litter and trash. We were gratified to make a positive impact on our community. Littering has the potential to cause pollution, spread diseases, and endanger […]
Chapel Hill Branch Hosts Concert at Carol Woods Senior Living Center on Sep 17, 2023
On September 17th, seven members from the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch united to host a heartwarming concert at the Carol Woods Community Center. This event left an indelible mark, especially as we welcomed four new members, Elsa, George, April, and Lucas, into our community. We devoted our time to connecting with the cherished seniors who […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered at Local Store Fall Festival on Sep 23rd, 2023
On September 23rd, 2023, AYLUS Pearland had the honor of being invited by a local establishment, Jerimiah’s Italian Ice, to participate in their fall festival that attracted more than 500 guests. A group of our young volunteers enthusiastically engaged in balloon twisting, creating a multitude of delightful balloon sculptures, including flowers, swords, and dogs. They […]
San Diego Branch Organized 23rd Young Writers Club Session (September 16th, 2023)
Reported by Max Yang “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 16th, 2023. Students worked on 100-word poems, which they will […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered Chess Lesson for Local Community (#61) on August 6th, 2023
On Sunday August 6th, 2023, Aylus Pearland continued their chess classes designed to improve the players’ skill of chess. On the final day of Aylus chess lessons, the instructors decided to have a small chess tournament with the students that attended. Each student was paired in a Round Robin style tournament where they would play […]
Cupertino branch park-cleaning event at Homeridge Park (September 24, 2023)
On September 24, 2023, AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted the clean-up event at Homeridge Park. We picked up roughly 3 full bags of trash, including things like empty bottles, gums, chip bags and cigarette butts. The collected items were disposed of safely. Members that participated were: Truman You, Guizhen Zhang, Hengrui Chen (2 hours for each member)
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 27th) ( 9/24/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : Sunday, September 24 at the Torrey Pines senior living center: The volunteers helped lead the residents through the noodle workout, stretching out their bodies. Then, they poured drinks for the residents and had them hydrate to gain some energy. For the less mobile residents, the volunteers helped them drink. After […]
AYLUS Dix Hills Branch Volunteers at Sunday Chinese School on September 24, 2023.
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Food Banks and Thrift Stores (96th) in September 2023
In September, 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 Hosts Concert for Seniors at Wilentz Senior Residence in Somerset (6th) on September 24th, 2023
On Sunday afternoon of September 24th, the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its music performance program at Wilentz Senior Residence (360 Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873). GPA leader Katherine Shi (9/17, 3 hrs) organizes this performance program by calling for performers, assembling the music, designing a program flier, bringing in music stands, and […]
Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #13– ABWK project(09/23/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Saturday, September 23, Murrieta AYLUS members helped with the A Brush with Kindness program. Arriving at the site early in the morning, the volunteers prepared the tarps and taped off the house. They taped corners and the edges of the floor and laid down pieces of paper to protect […]
AYLUS Idaho Falls Branch first service at Soup Kitchen September 23, 2023
Today is Idaho Falls Branch first community service. Local Soup Kitchen is in great need of helpers this Saturday to feed about 125 people in need. Our branch volunteered to help as the crew of servers, bussers, and cleaners. We volunteered from 11:00am to 2:30pm (3.5 hours in total). We volunteered at our local soup […]
AYLUS Dix Hills worked with Jericho Library and Emma Zhou to raise donations for Enlightened Youth on September 23, 2023.
AYLUS Dix Hills worked with Jericho Library and Emma Zhou to raise donations for Enlightened Youth on September 23, 2023. Volunteers worked on setting up the event by helping to unpack huge all of the new children’s books, collecting donations, and packing up the event. A total of $900 was collected! This money will go […]
AYLUS Dix HIlls Branch volunteers At Sunday Long Island Chinese School on September 17, 2023.
On Sunday, September 17, 2023, volunteers gathered at Long Island Chinese School to support teachers in various classrooms. Volunteers were assigned to different classrooms across various grade levels. They provided support to the teachers by helping maintain an organized learning environment. Volunteers ensured that students had the necessary materials, such as textbooks and pencils, and […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Promotes Youth Volunteerism and 5 years of Leadership in September 2023
In September, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked to promote youth volunteerism and 5 years of leadership since 2018, producing another promotional video. GPA shares this video with hundreds of members, families, and many more students across the State of New Jersey. With the growing awareness of challenges within our […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at Local Brown Bag Ministry on September 23, 2023
On September 23rd, 2023, four 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: […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Honored by Public Libraries in September 2023
In September, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members received recognition from local public libraries for their contributions during the summer 2023. GPA members serve at the local public libraries for multiple programs. The libraries are located in the following townships: Montgomery, Livingston, West Windsor, Plainsboro, and more. GPA Volunteers: Claire Tang (G8, 9/23, […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch hosted a soccer event for children with autism on 9/22
On September 22, AYLUS organized a event that offered an opportunity for autistic children to engage in physical activity such as playing soccer. With the event being held in a public park, the children were able to connect with our members as well as other children at the park. For the branch members, we were […]
AYLUS Great Neck Branch Hosted a Tutoring Event at Station Library on 9/20
During the afternoon of 9/20, Aylus Great Neck hosted a tutoring event at the Station Branch of the Great Neck Library. Before the event, parents nearby signed up through the Great Neck Autism Organization to have a tutor work with their children. On the day of the event Andrew Qian, Ashley Liao, and Ruiqi Liu […]
Columbus branch volunteers at OCS Chinese School on Sept. 10th, 2023
Columbus AYLUS volunteers at OCSS Chinese School On Sunday, September 10, 2023, 2 volunteers, Henry Wang and Eason Wang goes over to the OCS Chinese school to help with the parking, monitoring the halls, and setting up the cafeteria. They gave directions at the parking lot directing parking. When monitoring the halls, they made sure […]
Columbus Branch Volunteered at the Northwold Garden on Sept. 9th, 2023
Date: 09/09/23 9:30-11amThis garden is run by a Dublin Jerome teacher, Mrs. Harris, who reached out to one AYLUS member, Jeffrey Xie for help. Jeffrey organized the event and led 3 AYLUS member and 1 non-AYLUS member in this effort. They weeded, harvest produce, building flower bouquets, and walked around to local retirement home and […]
Columbus Branch Volunteered at Dublin Food Pantry’s Fundraising Dinner at the North Market on Sept 17th, 2023
On 09/17/2023, after training the Monday before, volunteers from the Columbus branch helped with event setup, food serving, and event tear-down of a fundraising dinner organized by the Dublin Food Pantry at the North Market Dublin venue. Hundreds of donors to the pantry were guests of the event. AYLUS volunteers worked with personnels from the […]
Columbus Branch Sorted Books for One Dublin on Sept. 21st 2023
On Thursday, 09/21/23, 4 volunteers from the Columbus branch volunteered at One Dublin, a non-profit organization aiming to help families in need in the Dublin Ohio area. They worked from 5:30-7pm at their warehouse by Perimeter Kroger to help sorting the books One Dublin received as donations. Ms. Amy McBride from One Dublin was there […]
Frisco and Plano branch host Second tennis community lesson on September 17th, 2023
Reported by Brandi Wu With the start of school it’s a fresh time for kids to learn new skill, so many members from the Frisco & Plano Branch of AYLUS volunteered to coach a group of beginners to about the basics of tennis. With the addition of new kids in our class there had to […]
San Diego Branch Hosted the Solution for Hope Online Tutoring Class on September 17, 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 September 11, 2023 – September 17, 2023. The goal of tutoring classes is […]
Frisco & Plano Branch TMMTD Flea Market Fundraiser on September 17th, 2023
Reported by Jenny Lin 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. At the flea […]
Cedar Park Member Joins Reveal Resource Center (9/18/2023)
Cedar Park members Elizabeth and Richard Geng helped out at Reveal Resource Center. Where Richard and Elizabeth worked together to restock the boxes, so that the cart pushers can restock. Richard also pushed around a cooler for people to stay hydrated. Participants: Richard Geng (2 hours) Elizabeth Geng (2 hours) 09-18-2023 2:00
San Diego Branch Hosted the 184th Online English for the Elderly Program on September 17th, 2023
Reported by Colin Xie On September 17th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 184th 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 […]
Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers at PORCH on Sept 10, 2023
On September 10th, 2023, AYLUS members Nicholas Wang and Joshua Yoon volunteered at PORCH, a local hunger relief organization. They helped to unload the cars of their donated bags of food, pushing carts into the building to be sorted. Many cars came in and out to deliver throughout the two hour period, so Nicholas and […]
Chapel Hill Branch Donates Homemade Cookies to Meals on Wheels on Sept 8, 2023
This month of September, AYLUS-Chapel Hill once again donated to Meals on Wheels, a national organization that targets senior hunger and isolation. Members baked dozens of cookies, and individually package each of these cookies. The group decided to turn this activity to a biweekly one. We are very proud of the contributions we have made […]
AYLUS Roslyn Helps Out at a School of CCA of Long Island (25th) on September 17th, 2023
On Sunday, September 17th, from 1:30 – 5 pm, the AYLUS branch assisted the CCALI program at the Great Neck South High School in Great Neck. CCALI is NYS nonprofit community organization; their mission is to educate future generations about the Chinese language and culture. As AYLUS Roslyn volunteers, we are proud to support. On […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Continues Conservation Efforts (159th) in September 2023
In September 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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS at Old Bridge Township September 11th Memorial Service 2023
On September 11th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) musicians joined Veritas Youth Symphony Orchestra, a private non-profit orchestra based in East Brunswick, to serve at the Old Bridge Township September 11th Memorial Service 2023. The annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony was held at the Silver Linings Senior Center in Old Bridge, NJ. It began […]
Chapel Hill Branch Participates in “All Of Us” Research Program on Sept 10, 2023
On September 10th, 2023, AYLUS Chapel Hill branch participated in a youth advocacy program to promote “All of Us,” a NIH research program funded by Congress. The goal of “All of Us” is to gather medical data about people coming from all sorts of backgrounds. To help the effort, Nicholas Wang conducted an online session […]
Frisco & Plano Branch 1st TMMTD Flea Market Fundraising and Distribution CMS and All of Us flyers Event on September 16th, 2023
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. Initially, we contacted […]
Pearland Branch Design Flyers for 2024 Lunar New Year Celebrations on Sep 16, 2023
As the Lunar New Year approached in 2024, the AYLUS Pearland Branch media group members got together on the 16th of the September 2023 at Pearland westside library meeting room 2, with laptops and a shared enthusiasm for creating visually stunning and informative promotional materials using Canva, a popular online graphic design tool. They merged their ideas seamlessly […]
Pearland Branch Making Mums for Fundraising through Sep 18, 2023
Throughout the months of August and September, AYLUS volunteers embarked on Project Mum, a creative initiative aimed at crafting Homecoming Mums for sale in September and October. The central objective of this project was to raise funds to support various clubs at Dawson High School. The process of crafting these Homecoming Mums was both enjoyable […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered and Performed at Farmers Market on Sep. 16 2023
On September 16, 2023, the dedicated volunteers of AYLUS Pearland played a crucial role in enhancing the Farmers Market experience at Independence Park. Beginning their day early in the morning, these volunteers actively participated in setting up the various market booths. Their efforts involved organizing the Welcome table and the AYLUS promotion booth, as well […]