On September 16th, 2023, members of AYLUS’ Basking Ridge branch held their weekly iPad Club meeting at the Fellowship Village. Members helped seniors learn how to use GPS, how to log into celluar account, how to get to the home page and etc. Olivia Chen, Chole Zhou and Ethan Zhou (2.5HR each, 9/16/23)

In September, 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 September 18th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted a donation ceremony at the Children’s Specialized Hospital for life changing care. GPA donated $5082 that members raised through making flea market booths during the summer 2023. A Message from the Campaign Committee Co-Chairs: We have volunteered to co-chair this campaign because we have […]

On September 17th from 9:30AM-12:00PM, our club hosted a heartwarming event at Great Neck House in collaboration with Heartik, where we had the privilege of engaging in activities with special needs children. All the members arrived a half hour earlier to set up the place. The event kicked off with a remarkable song performed by […]

On September 1st, 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 4 (2.75 hours each) Haley Niu Fengming Cao William […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The 14th AoPS on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 11 – Sept. 17, 2023. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In cooperation with the Libraries of Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2023-2024 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise funds for the Libraries of Love. The 14th Beast Academy on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 11 – Sept.17, 2023. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]

On August 1st, 2023, AYLUS members worked with Maryvale Clinic staff to distribute food to people in need. Members helped package and fill containers with food as well as transport these drinks and food outside towards the cars belonging to eligible people. The main purpose was to help distribute food among people in need to […]

On September 16th, 2023, five members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch at the annual BugFest hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. With more than 100 different exhibits, crafts, games, and activities, BugFest educates attendees while creating a fun experience. Attendees get the chance to interact with entomologists and other scientists throughout the […]

On September 16th, 2023, three members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Triangle Area Dragon Boat Festival in Cary. The Dragon Boat Festival is a part of Asia Fest, where about 10,000 visitors attend each year to enjoy nearly 100 displays and fun activities such as cultural displays, games, performances, food, and the […]

On Saturday from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, the Roslyn Branch partnered with the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center to help clean up Stehli Beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day. International Coastal Cleanup Day was created to encourage people to help get rid of garbage in the ocean from its source, beaches. Every year, almost 14 […]

On 9/16/203, members of AYLUS Syosset Branch volunteered at LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative) greenhouse in Brentwood. LINPI associate Pam gave the members a tour of the native plants inside LINPI.  Members began trimming dying leaves from the Hollow Joe-pye Weed and removed dead Hollow Joe-pye Weed from each tray. Members also placed SOSE […]

On September 17, 2023, AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted the clean-up event at Central Park. We picked up roughly 2 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, Hengrui Chen (2 hours for each member)  

On Saturday, September 16th, 2023, from 9:30 am to 12 pm, volunteers from AYLUS Oakland Gardens participated in the 38th New York Beach Clean-Up. We worked together with other volunteers and Mike Kuchinskas, from Alley Pond Park, to clean up our beach in Little Neck Bay, where it acted as a habitat for the geese […]

In September, the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its music performance program at Brookdale Senior Living in Hillsborough (600 Auten Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844; Community 908-431-1300).  GPA Music Committee Chairs Alexia Fang (9/10, 3 hrs) and Katherine Zhu (9/10, 2 hrs) called for performers, assembled the music, designed a program flier, and brought […]

On September 17th, the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) winners and leaders of the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) spoke to promote youth volunteerism. AYLUS National President Lana Cheng hosted the award ceremony and gave a speech to honor the award winners and volunteers. Several advisors handed out certificates and medals to the 84 […]

AYLUS Syosset rejoins Stewardship Saturday with their weekly environmental events! Members of AYLUS Syosset participated in invasive plant species removal at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum with AYLUS Roslyn and the Stewardship Saturday Program. Members removed two species today: phragmites and flag iris. For Syosset AYLUS members, phragmites is a plant we commonly deal with. Phragmites […]

On September 16, 2023 at 7:30am, three members of SCV Brach came to Newhall Community Center to support the River Rally event. Volunteers helped City staff with event logistics to produce a safe and high-quality River Rally event. They helped control the line as clean-up volunteers wait for biologist training. This annual event is highly attended […]

Reported by Colin Xie On September 10th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 183rd 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 […]

On 09/26, AYLUS Great Neck Branch went to Bayard Cutting Arboretum to participate in an active day of gardening. It is the New York State parks recreation center’s 18th visit to the garden, and the garden was considerably different when we first came. It is now flourishing and even more vibrant. We eliminated invasive species […]

Written By: Ru Xue Jiang AYLUS Dix Hills works with Friends of the Bay and the Aubudon for beach cleaning on September 15, 2023. Volunteers cleaned the beach, gathering three plastic buckets worth of trash Volunteers: Zaccai Wright (2 hours), Bryan Fan (2 hours), and Jonathan Fan (2 hours)

On Saturday, September 16th, members of the AYLUS Syosset branch attended the Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau Farmers’ Market at Eisenhower Park for the tenth week in a row. The market itself is eager to bring us the best homemade food and produce they have to sell it to us. People there sold flowers, coffee, food […]

On September 16th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at the POAC’s third Annual Autism Fair at Mount Carmel Caterers Event Hall (56 River Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ). The Free Family Carnival is for children and adults with autism and their families. There were free rides, free games, free BBQ, and entertainment. The […]

On Saturday, September 16th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members volunteered at the 2023 Run As One 5K Run/One-Mile Walk hosted in Mercer County Park. Run As One: Our mission is to embrace our diverse communities, supporting humanity together, inspiring change, and running as one. Given these unprecedented times, we hope that you […]

On 9/11/2023 members of AYLUS Syosset branch volunteered on teaching children how to speak Chinese and learn about the Chinese culture. Most of the kids spoke a tiny bit of Chinese and a bit of the portion did not speak Chinese. Teachers that volunteered taught the kids some basic Chinese words and pinyin. We brought […]

On August 10th, volunteers from the Columbus branch went to volunteer at One Dublin, an organization serves the communities in the Dublin City School District and the City of Dublin, OH, who are temporarily in need. They helped to organize clothing, hangers, backpacks, etc. at the One Dublin warehouse. Volunteer hours: 2 hours: Ethan Liu, […]

  Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, September 10th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up John Mise Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 3 bags’ worth of trash, including things like […]

On August 2nd, volunteers from the Columbus branch went to volunteer at One Dublin, an organization serves the communities in the Dublin City School District and the City of Dublin, OH, who are temporarily in need. They helped to organize clothing, hangers, backpacks, etc. at the One Dublin warehouse. Volunteer hours: 2 hours: Rachel ZHu, […]

In September, the Greater Princeton AYLUS (GPA) completed a food drive for local food banks. GPA collected thousands of the following non perishable nutritious foods, such as tuna, chicken, salmon, fruits and vegetables, pasta and rice, soups, non-sugary cereal, and personal care items as well.  12 of the Best Non-Perishable Foods Non-perishable foods, such as […]