On Sunday, 09/10/23, AYLUS-Columbus volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden, watering and weeding the vegetable beds. The volunteers weeded around the garden fence, alongside picking dead plants that were turning brown; which were placed into provided lawn bags. The vegetables were growing well. The volunteers were able to harvest 3 pounds of produce and donate […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on September 23, 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 […]

On September 24th, the Queens Branch volunteered at the Kehilat Sephardim Food Pantry from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, despite the heavy rain. We set up canopy tents to keep everyone and the food dry. Our team quickly got to work with different tasks: some prepared food items like apples, canned beans, mixed vegetables, potatoes, […]

Reported by Bryan Zheng 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. On September 23rd, […]

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 15th Beast Academy on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 18 – Sept.24, 2023. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]

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 15th AoPS on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 18 – Sept. 24, 2023. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, […]

All of Us Research Program is a program by the National Institute of Health (NIH). It aims to provide a national research resource to inform thousands of research questions, covering a wide variety of health conditions. A diverse cohort of 1 million or more participants will contribute data from electronic health records (EHRs), biospecimens, surveys, […]

On 9/24/23, AYLUS members went to volunteer at downtown Columbus for the Alzheimers Association’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. This is an annual event that the Columbus branch has been volunteering for years. In previous years, volunteers were all at the Thank-you Brigade.  During this year’s event, volunteers contributed to a variety of jobs […]

On September 22th, AYLUS Syosset President Alyssa Huang, Jessica Zhu jointly taught their 5th 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 of cars, animals, and people. Members […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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)  

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). […]

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 […]

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. 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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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