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 14, 2023 – August 20, 2023. The goal of tutoring classes […]
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San Diego Branch Organized the School Supply Drive on August 12, 2023
San Diego Branch organized a school supply drive on 08/12/23. All school supplies will be donated to UPLIFT San Diego. UPLIFT stands for Urban People Living in Faith & Trust. It was founded in 1987 to accelerate community transformation and lift vulnerable populations to their full potential through free services to low-income students and people […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 10th Solution for Hope Beast Academy Online Class on August 20, 2023
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 10th Beast Academy on-line class was kicked off on August 14-20, 2023. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 10th Solution for Hope AoPS Online Class on August 20,2023
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 10th AoPS on-line class was kicked off on August 14-20, 2023. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, middle, and high […]
Cupertino branch park-cleaning event at Mary Gomez Park (August 16, 2023)
On August 16, 2023, AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted the clean-up event at Mary Gomez 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)
AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch Brings Happiness to Community while Coloring Drawings for the Sick, Elderly, Veterans, and Anyone in Need of a Smile (8/20/2023)
On Sunday, August 20th, 2023, from 9:30 am to 12 pm, volunteers from the Oakland Gardens Branch hosted an event at the picnic area behind the tennis court at 196-00 Union Turnpike in Cunningham Park, Fresh Meadows. This event is for us to bring the community together and make colorful drawings that we will mail […]
North Fulton Volunteers at Raksha on August 19, 2023
On August 19, AYLUS North Fulton participated at Raksha to aid their mission in promoting a stronger and healthier South Asian community and working to heal and empower survivors of violence. During this event, our members spent 5hrs crafting and decorating bags, adorning each bag with drawings, designs, and heartfelt messages to encourage and support […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 23rd) ( 8/20 & 8/27/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, August 20: The volunteers greeted the residents, participating in a gentle sing-along. While activities weren’t planned for the day due to the hurricane, the caretakers printed copies of the daily chronicle that the volunteers read with the residents. They couldn’t go outside due to the rain, however the […]
San Diego Branch Participated the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank on August 18, 2023
Reported by ERIC LI On August 18, 2023, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at the 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 […]
Morrisville/Greater Triangle Branch Participates in Trash Clean Up at Mills Park on August 20, 2023
On August 20th, our branch teamed up with the Greater Triangle Branch and Cary Chinese School to clean up the Mills Park area in Cary. Mills Park is located on the campuses of Mills Park Middle and Elementary schools in Western Cary. It represents a collaborative effort between the Wake County School System and the […]
Warren Branch Volunteers at Wagner Farms Giving Gardens on August 19th, 2023
On August 19th, 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 weeding beds of zucchini, beans, etc. to prepare for fertilization. Participants: Selina Zhan (3 hours), Eddie Zhan (1.25 hours)
Pearland Branch Host a Forum to Supports the Promotion of All of Us Project on August 19, 2023
Pearland Branch partners with Pearland Chinese Association and Light and Salt association host a forum of A.I technology and the All of Us research initiative on August 19, 2023 at the Pearland Library. First, Mr. Jiang hosted a presentation about the advancements about A.I technology, and its future implications. He told us about the history […]
Great Neck Branch Volunteered at Friendship Garden on 8/19/2023(statepark16)
The Great Neck Branch enthusiastically participated in a volunteering event at the Friendship Garden on August 19,2023. Originally established in 1976 to showcase native azaleas, the Friendship Garden has endured significant challenges over the years due to the escalating sea levels, which have not only destroyed the garden but also significantly altered the ecology of […]
Pearland Branch Volunteers Held Community Art Classes on August 12, 2023
On August 12th, the AYLUS Pearland branch introduced free community art lessons held at the West Pearland Library from 4:00-5:30pm. Continuing to o act upon the increasing interest in art, volunteers provided interactive yet educational classes for creative individuals of all ages. At the start of the class, the teachers and teaching assistants introduced their […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Hosts Concert for Seniors at Brookdale Hillsborough (24th) on August 20th, 2023
In August, 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 (8/15, 3 hrs) and Katherine Zhu (8/13, 2 hrs) called for performers, assembled the music, designed a program flier, and brought […]
AYLUS Syosset continues its weekly volunteers at LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative), 8/19/23
On 8/19/2023, members of AYLUS Syosset went to the Brentwood LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative) Greenhouse to pot plants such as yarrow and white oak. The plants had some yellow leaves, dried leaves, and wilting behavior. It is important that we help water the plants so they don’t have yellow leaves and wilting behavior. […]
AYLUS Syosset Hosts its 4th Youth Art Program, 8/18/23 (#4)
On August 19th, AYLUS Syosset President Alyssa Huang, Vice Sophia Liu and PR Officer Jessica Albrecht jointly taught their 4th art learning program. Members brought their own art supplies including paper, watercolors, brushes, markers, oil pastel and colored pencils to the program room (host: secretary Rachel Zhang). Teachers brought drawing books detailing the drawing processes […]
Sugar Land Branch Maintains Park Garden #63 (8/12/2023)
On Aug 12, 2023, the Sugar Land Branch continued working on the garden maintenance project at the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden in collaboration with the City of Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department. Temperatures lately have been high, causing the garden’s soil to dry out and be cracked at times. In response, members watered the […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Food Bank (29th) (8/19/2023)
Reported by Jessica Lu : On August 19th, 2023, Murrieta AYLUS members went to their local food bank to help.This time, members did something different instead of helping with food. Members got several buckets, and filled it up with water and cleaning solution. Then they got multiple scrubs, all different sizes. After, members helped connect […]
AYLUS Greater Triangle Branch cleaned up the Mills Park area in Cary. (On August 20th 2023)
AYLUS Greater Triangle Branch cleaned up the Mills Park area in Cary. (On August 20th 2023) On August 20th, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, the Greater Triangle Branch of AYLUS and the Morrisville Branch and the Cary Chinese School cleaned up the Mills Park area in Cary. Mills Park is located on the campus […]
AYLUS Greater Triangle Serving Orange County Senior Centers August 19, 2023
On August 19th, volunteers Sky tianyi Han and Chenyue li from the AYLUS Greater Triangle supported the Orange County Senior Center. Volunteers served the elderly in need at the Seymour Senior Center in Orange County. Today’s content is to help the elderly use Electronic products, and practice table tennis with the elderly who need to […]
Morrisville Branch Offers Summer Writing Workshop on August 19th, 2023
On August 19th, 2023, two members of the ALYUS Morrisville/Cary Branch offered FREE Summer Writing Workshop. This is a four week summer program called Inkwell Writing Workshop designed and ran by our own branch members Claire Zhong and Kenna Zhang. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full […]
Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship Village on 8/19/23(18th)
On August 19th, 2023, members of AYLUS’ Basking Ridge branch held their weekly iPad Club meeting at the Fellowship Village. Members helped seniors learn how to use and navigate gmail,google,google maps, amazon work as well as shoprite. Members also helped seniors use Uber, and finding the spotify app on their home screen. Emily Jin, Claire […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at Apex Brown Bag Ministry on August 19, 2023
On August 19th, 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 bag 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 Serves at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (31st) in August 2023
In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and festivals possible. […]
Cedar Park Member Joins Reveal Resource Center (8/14/2023)
Cedar Park members Elizabeth and Richard Geng helped out at Reveal Resource Center, where Richard carried carts of food which contained one protein, one big watermelon, bags of onions, and a box full of snacks. While Elizabeth helped out by putting 4 onions into a plastic bag for the cart pushers to deliver. Participants: Richard […]
AYLUS Fullerton Branch Members Organize and Tutor 7th Week(8/11/2023)
On August 11 – August 17, 2023, Fullerton Branch Members tutored multiple subjects to students online. The signup sheet was created and sent to the community to recruit 50+ students. The material was made beforehand for the tutoring to begin. Ethan Li: Biology and Computer Science Kaiwen Zhou: Biology Victor Mei: Computer Science Eric and […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Students Improve Math Skills (8th) at Plainsboro Public Library in August 2023
In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with Plainsboro Youth Service librarian Liz Palena for a free math tutoring program at the Plainsboro Public Library (9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, 609-275-2897) to help some students develop problem-solving skills that math requires. How to improve math skills: Wrap your head around […]
Fullerton Branch Members Help distribute food at St. Vincent De Paul Pantry (8/12/23)
On August 12, 2023, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with a number of tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. David Li, Michelle Li, Kaiwen Zhou, Ethan Li, Daisy Wei, Eric […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Distributes Food to Low-Income Families with Feeding Hands Pantry Hillsborough on August 19th, 2023
On August 19th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) distributed food donations to low-income families with Feeding Hands Pantry at 186 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844. About Feeding Hands: Our Mission Feeding Hands exists to live out God’s commandment to care for the poor by loving and serving our neighbors in need. Our Strategy […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Supports Summer Youth Tennis League for Community Students (9th) in August 2023
In 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 weekends. Registered students played together and learned from each other. GPA members volunteer in the program, assisting registered […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Helps Community Food Banks and Thrift Stores (91st) in August 2023
In August, 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 Donates Backpack and Supplies to Local School Districts (7th) in August 2023
In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted its donations of backpacks with school supplies for children in need that reside in Central New Jersey through Rise, and North New Jersey through the United Way (Office at PeopleCare Center, 120 Finderne Ave, Bridgewater, NJ 08850). GPA Volunteers helping with backpack donations: Laetitia Huang […]
Missouri City Branch Made Origami Products to Support Shoe Drive, July 2023
AYLUS Missouri City Branch member Ryan Tang and Ray Tang volunteered to make origami products to support their classmates’ “Shoes Drive”. The origami products will be offered as appreciation gifts to the donors. They plan to make 50 origami products this summer. Ryan and Ray spent one hour each Saturday and Sunday in the month […]
East Aylus Pittsburgh Group Volunteers At Food Bank (August 15th+16th)
The East Aylus Pittsburgh Group participated in two days of volunteering at the local food bank on August 15th and August 16th. On August 15th, the task for the day was to sort various types of bread items into boxes for distribution. The process involved inspecting each bread item for quality and proper packaging. We […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Business Committee Promotes Youth Volunteerism among Students (32nd) in August 2023
In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Business Committee worked together again to promote youth volunteerism among nearby students and to dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and business to promote AYLUS […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Monitors Bluebird Box (104th) for Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve in August 2023
In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its bluebird box monitoring project along with Mercer County Park and Plainsboro Preserve. Eastern Bluebirds were once a common bird in New Jersey. With habitat loss and competition from introduction of aggressive, non-native birds, the populations of these beautiful birds declined. Through the efforts of […]
AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch Had a Fundraiser to Donate Money to #TeamSeas on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
On Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, from 9:30 am to 12 pm, volunteers from the Oakland Gardens Branch hosted a fundraising sale to support Team Seas, an organization dedicated to removing trash and plastic from our oceans, seas, or any other bodies of water. For every one dollar that we manage to raise and donate, this […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered at SMILE Project on August 11th 2023
On 8/11, members of the AYLUE Pearland branch volunteered at the SMILE project held by Light and Salt Association. In the morning volunteers assisted the special needs in the exercise class taught by Augustine and then helped with Ms. Sharon to teach the life skill class. In the afternoon they assisted Ms. Zhouwei to teach […]
Pearland Branch Empowering Special Needs Campers through SMILE Mini Market Event on August 9th, 2023
Introduction: On August 9th, 2023,AYLUS Pearland orchestrated an exceptional and engaging event at LSA’s SMILE camp. The event, named the SMILE Mini Market, was designed to provide a unique learning experience for special needs campers, focusing on the fundamental concepts of earning and managing money. This report outlines the details of the event, highlighting its […]