The Chapel Hill Branch members worked together on September 3rd to make special heart-shaped pillows by hand for cancer patients. These little pillows are really helpful for people recovering from cancer. They’re shaped like hearts and are great to use under the arm after someone has surgery to remove a lump, and they can also […]

During the summer, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported free tennis leagues for students from the Princeton community at the Tennis Court of Princeton Community Park (365 John St., Princeton, NJ 08542). The league meets on every weekend, mostly Sundays. Registered students played together and learned from each other. GPA members volunteer in […]

On Sunday, September 10th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members volunteered at the 2023 West Windsor-Plainsboro “Send Hunger Packing” 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk in New Jersey. GPA members helped at the Water Stops, Race Day Registration & Bib Pick Up, On Course Bike Support, Bike Lead, Course Marshals, Clean Up/Break Down, Parking […]

On Saturday, 9/9/23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., AYLUS Syosset aided the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center in removing weeds and selling native plants to shoppers passing by. Unwanted weeds and other small plants were extracted from the ground to clear several pathways in the back of the garden as AYLUS members transferred […]

Reported By: Kaden Luo On September 9th, the AYLUS Gladstone Branch helped Wagner Farm Arboretum with its mission to provide the less fortunate with fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. The members, Kaden Luo (myself) and Anderson Yu, assisted by harvesting good-quality Asian pears, composting soil, and picking weeds. It was a hot and humid day, […]

On September 9th, 2023, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, volunteers from the Oakland Gardens Branch cleaned and picked up the trash in our local park, Alley Park. The weather today was hot and humid, however our volunteers did not give up. Our goal is to provide a clean environment for the nearby residents and […]

On August 26 and 27, the AYLUS Birmingham Branch volunteered at Birmingham’s 25th annual Sidewalk Film Festival, a local film screening event featuring a variety of programs across the city. Members put signs up around the building, gave directions, ushered attendees into lines for film showings based on their ticket, and tallied the total number […]

On Saturday, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, the Roslyn Branch helped to repot native plants and remove invasive species to help restore Monarch butterfly habitats at the Sunken Meadow State Park. Monarch butterflies are an endangered species who lives on Milkweed. However, the habitats were infected with other weeds including Mugworts. These invasives not […]

On 9/9, AYLUS Great Neck Branch went to Sunken Meadow State Park for a volunteering activity focused on garden restoration and native plant propagation. Our objective of the day was to clear overgrown areas, removing invasive non-native plants like mugworts, in order to create space for new, native plant species. These native plants were carefully […]

In Summer of June and July 2023 – Volunteer at the Santa Clarita Public Library – Summer Reading Programs.

On September 2, members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch helped clean up trash and litter along the Bolin Creek Trail. The trail is used frequently by the public as a means of exercising and walking, which can cause trash such as plastics and glass to build up in the surrounding environment – creating potential […]

On September 9th, 2023, the AYLUS Warren Branch volunteered at Wagner Farms to help take care of the gardens and provide fresh produce grown by the community. Volunteers helped by harvesting collard greens and weeding the beds to prepare for lettuce seeds. Participants: Selina Zhan (3 hours), Eddie Zhan (3 hours)

On September 2, the Chapel Hill branch of A.L.Y.U.S. volunteered at Community Park to paint birdhouses along the park trails. Since we had done this before, we got started very quickly. For coloring, we used paintbrushes and outdoor acrylic paint. There were a total of three birdhouses that needed painting that day, so we split […]

The Chapel Hill Branch put together this awesome volunteer event where we made handmade gifts for Kits to Heart on September 4th.  We collected handwritten letters and crochet hats to help make cancer care kits. Our members worked super hard, spending hours creating those crochet hats, and made them extra special with hand-drawn pictures and […]

On September 9th, 2023, members of AYLUS’ Basking Ridge branch held their weekly iPad Club meeting at the Fellowship Village. Members helped seniors learn to delete a lot of emails at the same time, how to use and navigate facebook, and also helped seniors figure out how to underline words in google docs. Members had […]

On September 9th, four dedicated members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch worked together in a cleanup effort along the Dry Creek Trail, which our team had adopted in partnership with the Town Park and Recreation Department. Recognizing the detrimental effects of litter on plant growth and the trail’s natural ambiance, we spent one and […]

Aylus Greater Triangle Branch Volunteers 9/9/2023 Make Cards to Commemorate 9/11 。On September 9, volunteers from Aylus, created cards to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. The cards, filled with messages of gratitude and support, will be delivered to Cary Fire Station No. 8. These cards are intended to express the […]

On September 9th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked at the 7th Annual Millburn Rocktoberfest (100 Main St., Millburn, NJ 07041) as face painting volunteers. MILLBURN, NJ  – The Millburn Education Foundation is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated seventh annual Rocktoberfest. The vibrant and exhilarating community music festival and fundraiser takes place […]

On Saturday, September 9th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members volunteered at the 2023 Cranbury 5K Run/1 Mile Walk to remember those lives we lost 22 years ago. GPA members helped at the Water Stops, Race Day Registration & Bib Pick Up, On Course Bike Support, Bike Lead, Course Marshals, Clean Up/Break Down, […]

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 2nd, 2023. Students worked on poems. Furthermore, a Young Writer’s […]

Written By: Jason Chen Aylus Dix Hills Assists at A Food Distribution    A volunteer event at Island Harvest’s food distribution event on August 24, where our branch came together to pack and prepare essential food items for distribution to those in need. The event aimed to address food insecurity in our community by providing […]

Written By: Jason Chen AYLUS Dix Hills Branch Volunteers at Manorhaven Park for Beach Cleanup A group of volunteers came together at Manorhaven Park on 8/12/23 for a day of environmental stewardship. The event was a clean up of the beach and surrounding areas, including the grassy areas and the lake, and involved kayaking to […]

In September, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported local libraries, such as the Montgomery Public Library in Skillman, 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 book sales) […]

In September, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued preparing for its 6th Youth Benefit Concert & Arts Show to be hosted in the Large Chapel at Fellowship Deaconry (3575 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920), scheduled for December 16th, 2023, from 10 am to 6 pm. GPA has independently hosted 5 successful youth […]

In September, the Greater Princeton AYLUS (GPA) worked on 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On September 3rd, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 182nd 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 early September, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors has selected Greater Princeton, Syosset, Pearland, San Diego, Murrieta, Greater Buffalo Branch, Morrisville, Scottsdale, Columbus, and Cheshire for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for August 2023. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! – AYLF Board of Directors

In early August, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors has selected Greater Princeton, Pearland, San Diego, Dix Hills, Murrieta, Syosset, Columbus, Greater Buffalo, Cupertino, Edmond, and Scottsdale for Winning the Branch of the Month Award for July 2023. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! – AYLF Board of Directors

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). […]

Reported By Kaden Luo The members of AYLUS Gladstone Branch volunteered at The Wagner Farm Arboretum on September 2nd, 2023 from 9 am to 11 am. The members worked their hardest harvesting Asian pears (so many!), cutting collards, tying up tomatoes, and more. By doing so, they are directly helping the less fortunate by providing […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Jenny Wang Part of the National Institutes of Health, All of Us is building one of the largest and most diverse health databases of its kind. Many groups have been left out of health research in the past. We think we can help change that. On September 3rd, we […]

Reported by Brandi Wu On August 28th, the AYLUS Frisco and Plano Branch hosted another zoom meeting to help the English skills of those that may need improvement. This time though, we had two new students join us. They were immigrants from another country and did not excel in English. During the classes we went […]

Reported by Jenny Wang Recently, we were notified that the Agape special needs program at a local church needed some help from volunteers. We contacted them and scheduled a volunteer event on the morning of September 2, 2023. We understood that working with special needs kids would give us the opportunity to impact the lives […]

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 August 28, 2023 – September 3, 2023.     The goal of tutoring classes […]