On November 1, 2025, two members of the AYLUS Bridgewater Branch volunteered at the Feeding Hands Food Pantry to support residents facing food insecurity in Bernards Township and the surrounding area. During the morning distribution, volunteers helped organize food items, prepared grocery bags, and assisted families by delivering essential supplies directly to their vehicles. Their […]

On 11/29/2025, AYLUS volunteers went to the Nature Garden in Bethpage State Park to help corporate with volunteer coordinators to create a new pathway from 9:00am to 11:00am (2 hours). First, the volunteers get prepared by putting on gloves and getting either an iron rake or a lopper. Then, they marched into the area where […]

On November 23, 2024 members of ALYUS Newtown branch hosted a card making event to be distributed by Caring for Friends, an organization sharing food and friendship with homebound, homeless, and hungry people in the greater Philadelphia area. From 4 PM to 6 PM, participants brought and shared color pencils, stickers, markers, templates, and ideas. […]

On Saturday, 11/22/2025, members of the Newtown AYLUS Branch volunteered at the Bucks County Free Library – Levittown Branch from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. As a key resource for readers and learners of all ages, the library depends on a well-organized collection to support its community. During this session, volunteers focused entirely on organizing […]

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm AYLUS volunteers worked with Island Harvest to host a food drive to help collect food to feed families for this upcoming Thanksgiving! Volunteers met up at ShopRite and worked together, handing out fliers and encouraging many families to donate food and money for the […]

On Saturday, November 29th, AYLUS Chapel Hill members Grace Gao and advisor Zhengyan Wang visited the Ronald McDonald House to donate 8 handmade, heart-shaped pillows, 4 hand-sewn stuffed animals, 6 handmade hearts, and 75 origami crafts. These crafts were made by our volunteers Andrew, Owen, Leah, Eli, and Grace. We hope these gifts bring comfort […]

On November 23th, 2025, volunteers from AYLUS Chapel Hill once again came together to improve the local environment by organizing a community clean-up along Dry Creek Trail and the surrounding areas. Equipped with gloves and trash bags, the team worked diligently to collect litter, including plastic bottles, food wrappers, and other waste that pollutes the […]

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, two members of AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch helped support Charles House by collecting flowers generously donated by Trader Joe’s. These beautiful blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit that provides care for seniors and those with dementia within the Carol Woods Retirement Community. The flowers will be used in […]

Over the weekend, 15-16th, November 2025, members of Chapel hill Branch baked homemade cookies for Meals on Wheels, an organization committed to fighting hunger in our community. For years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering vital meals to local seniors and others who struggle to access food, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need. Our […]

On Sunday, November 16th, 2025, the Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill hosted a live music event, featuring volunteers from the Chapel Hill AYLUS branch. The group — consisting of 1 violinist, two pianists — performed a program of varieties pieces for the residents. The recital was well-received, with audience members showing their appreciation […]

On November 24, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human need, yet thousands of […]

On Sunday morning AYLUS member Isabel volunteered to rake a senior home in need who could not currently do yardwork herself. The morning was bright and sunny as AYLUS volunteers raked the front and back yard and tidy them into bags. Event organizer + Volunteer: Isabel C. Event Supervisor: Yi Cao Total Hours: 3 Hours

Today, November 25th, 2025, Great Neck AYLUS hosted another tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch from 6:00-7:00 PM. Despite the rainy day, three volunteers took time out of their day. Today was another one of those days where we had more students than volunteers, so the tutors needed to multitask. Junlin worked […]

On Nov. 28, 2025, two branch members volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry Apex site. Our task was to prepare sandwiches for those in need in the Triangle area of North Carolina. We worked very well together, ultimately assembling 160 sandwiches for the groups and later joining another group to help them achieve their goal. […]

  On Thanksgiving Day, our volunteers went to the Durham Rescue Mission (DRM) to attend a special event. DRM was founded in 1974. Its goal is to mend shattered lives by restoring families and giving hope in the local area. They have hosted special events for years. Today, our volunteers are honored to register for […]

This week’s volunteering session at SUNY Old Westbury was productive and well-organized as AYLUS members supported the Chinese school’s weekend program. Volunteers helped teachers prepare materials, assisted with student participation, and guided younger children through their class activities. Members also contributed to setup and cleanup throughout the afternoon, helping keep classrooms neat and ready for […]

On November 23rd 2025, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteered at Kings Point Park to help with removing leaves from the roadway. We had many people so everyone was working hard. Even though it’s our first time doing this job, (we’ve been working on smoothing the pathway for a long time) everyone did a great job. […]

On Saturday, November 22nd 2025, The Aylus Roslyn branch volunteered at Citibank building 2301 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park. We arrived at 2 pm and offloaded Christmas lights from the van. Then we took out the lights from the boxes and connected them together. Once we finished connecting the lights we lined them across the […]

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch held its 206th event at Kingsland Homestead in Flushing. For this event, we worked with Maureen Regan and Green Earth Urban Gardens from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm to mulch the flowerbeds and trim the trees.  We first created groups to figure out who would be […]

Reported by: Karen Li Posted by: Karen Li In addition to the crayon drive, we have expanded our Recycling Initiatives to now also include the collection of used LEGO pieces. This expansion helps address a key issue, the fact that LEGO bricks are built to be extremely durable and designed to be reused for years, […]

Reported by Derek Ying ————————————————————————————————————————————— AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2025-2026, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 66th Beast Academy online class in 2025-2026 was on November 17-November 23, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and middle […]

Reported by: Karen Li Posted by: Karen Li   As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability and community support efforts, we have launched a new project to collect used crayons from local communities and help distribute to children in need.  Every year, millions of crayons are discarded, most of which end up in landfills. […]

Reported by Derek Ying ————————————————————————————————————————————— AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2025-2026, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 65th Beast Academy online class in 2025-2026 was on November 10-November 16, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and middle […]

Reported by Yufei Ye Lake Washington Branch   The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch successfully hosted the fifth session of the Physics F=ma Camp on November 23, 2025, led by instructor Yufei Ye with assistance from Anthony Cao.   In Lesson 5, students practiced multiple questions from F-ma exams on Simple Harmonic Motion, period, frequency, and […]

Reported by Katherine Backues Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

On November 22nd, volunteers from the Trophy Club Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Grapevine Library STEM Saturday. Our members arrived at the venue to set up by setting down tape and putting up our Tri-fold. Then, as children began coming in, our members presented the Trifold which included information about the 4 forces that […]

On November 26, 2025, the Frisco AYLUS Tech and Web Team successfully completed the migration of posts to the new Frisco AYLUS website. The workload was divided among all members, and we ensured that each post closely matched the original so that no important details were lost. In total, we transferred a substantial amount of […]

On Saturday, 11/1/2025, members of the Newtown AYLUS Branch volunteered at the Bucks County Free Library – Levittown Branch from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. The library is a vital resource for the community, offering access to books, educational resources, and opportunities for personal growth. During this session, volunteers focused exclusively on reshelving the library’s […]

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Weekend Scratch Coaching AYLUS Gainesville Branch — Nov 23, 2025 Huagen Chinese School at Oaks Hall School on Sundays offer Chinese classes as well as other classes open to all community members. The in-person class is 1 hour long. AYLUS member Eric Gao and Garrick Wu are volunteers and provided hands-on instruction for students ranging […]

Weekend Speech & Debate Coaching AYLUS Gainesville Branch — November 23, 2025 The AYLUS Gainesville Branch organized its Weekend Speech & Debate Coaching Program at Oaks Hall School on Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, as part of the Huagen Chinese School weekend program open to all community members. Volunteers Jalen Zheng, Logan Wu, Mia Yu, and […]

On Saturday, November 22, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS volunteered at a CP Nassau Group Home in Farmingdale. CP Nassau (Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality services for children and adults with cerebral palsy. One of their programs offers residential life […]

The AYLUS Birmingham Branch partnered with Grace Klein, an organization dedicated to sharing resources for the purpose of building relationships to ignite restoration of individuals, families, and communities. Grace Klein holds drive-thru sites to fight food insecurities and provides a variety of other resources for families, including baby products as well as school supplies for […]

Reported by Katherine Backues Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

On November 7th, AYLUS Houston volunteers spent the afternoon serving at a local daycare, offering support and companionship to children after school. During the visit, members engaged the kids in a variety of activities—playing games, chatting with them, and joining them on the playground. These interactions provided the children with extra encouragement, attention, and joyful […]

On November 2nd, AYLUS Houston volunteers spent the morning serving at the Houston Food Bank, dedicating their shift to sorting potatoes for distribution. Working together at the sorting stations, members inspected, cleaned, and organized large batches of produce to ensure only quality items were prepared for families in need. This hands-on work played an important […]

AYLUS Activity Report – Crochet Class at Huagen Chinese School Date: Sunday, 11/23/2025 Participants/Volunteers: Winny Wang and Rachel Dai                                                                          […]

On Friday, 11/21/2025, 2 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to eighth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader), and Ethan Huang participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for 7th and 8th graders, […]

On Nov 22nd, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00PM, Volunteers from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. The […]

On Nov 15th, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00PM, Volunteers from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. The […]

On Nov 8th, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00PM, Volunteers from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. The […]

On Nov 1st, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00PM, Volunteers from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in the Computer for Kids Lab, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible access to technology. The […]

On Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM, volunteers from the Great Neck AYLUS branch met at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink to take part in the therapeutic ice-skating program. It felt really special seeing many of the same skaters from last season. A lot of them remembered us too, which made […]

On November 22nd, members of the Syosset AYLUS joined the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to assist with their support for local environmental initiatives. Members created a new batch of soil, which involved transporting the bags, watering it, and filling it with fertilizer. Volunteers also assisted uppotting, the process of putting mature plants into […]

On November 15th, members of the Syosset AYLUS joined the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to assist with their support for local environmental initiatives. Volunteers used various tools to pull seeds out of a wheat like plant. This process involves using a scraper, or hands to grind down thick plants to allow the seeds […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in Chinese School volunteering activities, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. In the new school year starting, we volunteered on 11/24/2025 which is the 12th day of Chinese School this semester. Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing diversity […]

On November 17, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human need, yet thousands of […]

On November 10, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human need, yet thousands of […]

On November 3, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch made sack lunches for Interfaith Community Services. Interfaith Community Services, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit based in San Diego, CA. The organization provides food, housing, employment, treatment and other emergency resources for local people in crisis.  Food is our most basic human need, yet thousands of […]

Reported by Katherine Backues Public libraries are invaluable community institutions that merit both recognition and unwavering support. Our local public library, Pacific Highlands Ranch Library, recently opened on November 9, 2024. The new library is an 18,000 square foot building designed to fit the changing needs of a modern neighborhood. It has a bookstore that […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, guided the parents and students to find their classroom, […]

On 11/23/2025, West Essex member Ioanna Gliati and Allison Zhou volunteered at 163 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am for the event “Volunteering Onebook Reading Club”. They continued reading The One and Only Ivan, and discussed sumerizing and story maps. Members: Ioanna Gliati (1 hour) and Allison Zhou (1 […]

On Sunday November 23, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteered at the Long Island Chinese School as teaching assistants. Volunteers signed in at the front table, after which they then went to their assigned rooms to help the teachers with tasks like grading homework. With volunteers helping, teachers could teach […]

On Saturday, November 22nd, from 3:45 – 5:00 PM, members of the Great Neck AYLUS branch hosted the AAPI event for kids at the Great Neck Main Library. Today, kids got the option to learn to build clay, learn crochet, do sand art, learn origami, or build paper stars after listening to stories. Stories were […]

Date: Friday, November 21st Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Firefighter Park （52nd Event)   During the one-hour volunteer session, we organized and participated in a series of sports activities with local children, aiming to encourage physical exercise and enhance their social skills. We started with badminton, splitting the kids into small teams to […]

On November 22, 2025, members of AYLUS sorted the winter clothes accumulated from the Holiday Movie Night and donated them to Journey’s End from 10 AM to 12 PM. Volunteers reorganized over two hundred pieces of fall and winter clothing and packed them up, and divided them into 10 boxes by season and condition. Volunteers(2 […]

On November 23rd, 2025, AYLUS Syosset held its 21st volunteer-led basketball activity at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park courts (11791). Volunteers guided children of mixed ages through one hour of fundamental drills—dribbling, passing, and shooting—followed by structured scrimmage games for participants aged six and up with basic skills. Younger children played nearby under parental supervision. After […]

On November 16th, between 1:30 and 5:00 pm, members of the Roslyn AYLUS Branch volunteered at Long Island (CCALI) at LIU.  – All members were assigned to classrooms as TAs to assist the teacher during class time. Classrooms had multiple volunteers, depending on the classroom’s size, to better accommodate the class. Tasks included distributing worksheets, […]

On November 16th, 2025, AYLUS Syosset organized its 20th volunteer-led community basketball session at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park (11791). Volunteers guided children through one hour of basic basketball drills, including dribbling, passing, and shooting fundamentals suitable for mixed ages. During the second hour, older participants (ages 6 and up with some prior experience) joined structured scrimmage […]

On November 21, 2025, members of the AYLUS Instrumental Team collaborated with Bridges from Borders in a joint birthday celebration. They helped create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the rehearsals. Volunteers shared food, music, and fun with their community. Volunteers(4.5 hours): Orlanda Xia, Paisley Chi, Julie Li, Aria Liang Volunteers(1.5 hrs): Emma Zhang, Dora […]

On November 19, 2025, a member of AYLUS volunteered at Buffalo String Works from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM. Volunteers helped two violin ensemble classes get ready for their holiday concert in December. Volunteers: Lucy Lin(2.5 hours).

<- Back to Morrisville Branch Homepage The African Library Project (ALP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and education across Africa by creating and improving small libraries in underserved communities. Through partnerships with schools, volunteers, and book drive organizers, ALP collects gently used books and helps establish sustainable libraries that spark a lifelong […]

<- Back to Morrisville Branch Homepage   A Little Free Library is a small, community-run book exchange where anyone can “take a book, leave a book.” Often found in front yards, parks, and neighborhood corners, these charming, handmade boxes invite people to share their love of reading and discover new stories. Built on trust and […]

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, the Newtown AYLUS members organized and hosted a community reading session for elementary school students. For this meeting, the volunteers and the children read the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio: a widely loved 2012 novel that later adapted to a film. Instead of picking a short or simple picture […]

Weekend Scratch Coaching AYLUS Gainesville Branch — Nov 09, 2025 Huagen Chinese School at Oaks Hall School on Sundays offer Chinese classes as well as other classes open to all community members. AYLUS member Eric Gao and Garrick Wu have been volunteering to teach Scratch classes for years. The in-person class is 1 hour long. […]

On November 20th, 2025, Great Neck AYLUS hosted another tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch from 6:00-7:00 pm. Seven students joined our tutoring session. Junlin helped a 5th grade student with ratios in mathematics, and in the English language, different vocabularies, definitions and idioms. Summer helped a 6th grade student with difficult […]

On November 16th, 2025, 7 Forsyth County AYLUS members cleaned up significant portions of a major local park, Fowler Park. The members met up at 10:00 AM and finished at 11:00 AM. Volunteers cleaned up the skate park, the tennis courts, the baskbetall courts, and grassy areas in between. They split into two groups and […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in the Saturdays in Motion program at the GSCY YMCA on November 22, 2025. One volunteer who was new to SIM first attended a brief orientation for new participants, while the other two helped set up the gym rooms before the children arrived. Once the session began, each volunteer was paired […]