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 […]
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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 […]
Basking Ridge weekly iPAD club to Fellowship Village on 9/16/23(22nd)
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)
Greater Princeton AYLUS Volunteers in Local Libraries (24th) in September 2023
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 […]
Greater Princeton AYLUS Donates $5082 to Support Children’s Specialized Hospital for Life Changing Care on September 18th, 2023
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 […]
AYLUS Oyster Bay Shines at Portledge School’s Club Fair on Sept. 13, 2023
Written by Christina Mink AYLUS Oyster Bay participated in Portledge School’s annual Club Fair on September 13, 2023. The evening before, we created a Club Fair poster detailing our team’s Mission Statement and a comprehensive list of activities. Early the next morning at 9 am, we secured the best spot in the school’s Commons hall […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered Tennis Lessons at Local Community on September 16th, 2023
On Saturday, September 16th, AYLUS volunteers hosted free tennis lessons for the local community This day, in particular, marked a significant milestone as we welcomed a substantial number of 37 enthusiastic students, making it the largest turnout we’ve ever had for our tennis lessons. To start the lesson, the students were guided through a quick […]
AYLUS Oyster Bay Members Bring STEM to Life at Long Island Children’s Museum on Sept. 3, 10, 2023
Written by Christina Mink In an exceptional community collaboration, AYLUS Oyster Bay Chapter members recently joined forces with the Long Island Children’s Museum to ignite a passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in young minds. These dedicated volunteers brought STEM concepts to life through engaging activities such as hands-on physics experiments and coding […]
Great Neck Branch Volunteered for special needs children (9/17/2023)
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 […]
Pearland Branch Hosted a Session to Share Balloon Twisting and Cotton Candy Making for Fundraising on Sep 17, 2023
On September 17, 2023, AYLUS Pearland hosted a Zoom session aimed at sharing their expertise in balloon twisting and cotton candy making with fellow branches and local communities, providing valuable insights for their respective fundraising events. Matthew Niu organized the session. At the beginning, Jonathan Niu led an step-by-step tutorial on crafting balloon dogs, swords, […]
Pearland Branch Volunteered at LSA Health Fair on Sep 16, 2023
On September 16th, 2023, Pearland branch volunteers helped manage the LSA(Light and Salt association) Health Fair event at the Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston. Volunteers were assigned different roles, including those helped registration and hepatitis C screening. There were a large amount of local community attended this event. The dedication […]
Pearland Branch Performed Bucket Drum Play with Special Needs on Sep 16, 2023
On September 16, 2023, volunteers from AYLUS Pearland came together with special needs to engage in a lively bucket drumming session as part of their performances for the upcoming final performance on September 30. Under the guidance of LSA specialist Sharon Cheng in Pearland, each volunteer was provided with the lyrics and dedicated one hour […]
AYLUS Scottsdale Volunteers at Feed My Starving Children (September 1, 2023)
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 […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 14th Solution for Hope AoPS Online Class on September 17,2023
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 14th AoPS on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 11 – Sept. 17, 2023. AoPS is a mathematics program for elementary, […]
San Diego Branch hosted the 14th Solution for Hope Beast Academy Online Class on September 17, 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 14th Beast Academy on-line class was kicked off on Sept. 11 – Sept.17, 2023. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for […]
AYLUS Scottsdale Volunteers at a Food Distribution at Maryvale Clinic (August 1, 2023)
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 […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at BugFest on September 16, 2023
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 […]
Morrisville Branch Volunteers at Cary Dragon Boat Festival on September 16, 2023
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 […]
AYLUS Roslyn Participates in Coastal Cleanup to Protect the Environment (1st) on September 16, 2023
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 […]
Murrieta AYLUS Helps Local Senior Center ( 26th) ( 9/17/2023)
Reported by Adora Xiao : On Sunday, September 17 at Torrey Pines Senior Living Center: The volunteers started with their exercise regimen. They used pool noodles and stretched out their arms and legs, making sure the residents’ joints were limber. After the workout, the volunteers poured drinks of cranberry juice or water. For some of […]
AYLUS Syosset Aids in Planting Native Species at LINPI Greenhouse, 9/16/23
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 […]