Written By Felix Zheng On March 8th, the Syosset AYLUS organization volunteered at LINPI. We completed various tasks, such as making soil batches, transporting seeds into larger pouches that would later be sold for profit, and working on cleaning and sorting seeds based on their sizes using a special grainer. Transporting and sorting the seeds […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported more local community market events. GPA volunteers helped with booth setup, check in, games, and recruiting new members at the celebration events. Address: 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 Date & Time: 3/16 Sunday GPA volunteers (3/16): Tom Cui (8 hrs), Ethan […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

Reported by Eric Xie  AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the Beast Academy online class in 2020 during the COVID-19 period. During 2024-2025, we continue cooperating with Libraries of Love to raise funds. The 36th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on March 10-16, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

On March 15, 2025, 4 members of the AYLUS Morrisville 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 sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Viola Luo (2 hours) Sunny […]

On March 15th, 2025, 2 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the local Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Featuring over 20 miles of the American Tobacco Trail, this event brings runners of various experience levels and has raised over $1.3M over the past 12 […]

On March 14th, 2025, 2 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the local Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Featuring over 20 miles of the American Tobacco Trail, this event brings runners of various experience levels and has raised over $1.3M over the past 12 […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted its Crafting Connections program for a cause. GPA members invited students and their parents to join for a day filled with joy, creativity, and community spirit. Together, we can make a difference. Hands-on sessions teaching pipe cleaner craft making. Community engagement to […]

AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 3/15/25. Today volunteers helped seniors on how to remove junk from email. Volunteers also helped seniors on how to set up the community app. Volunteers recieved praise from seniors, and greatly aided the seniors with their questions.  Angelina Gao, Jeremy Liu,Madison Yu, Richard Qi […]

Twelve AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in Saturdays in Motion at the GSCY YMCA on 3/15/25. The one volunteer that was new to SIM first participated in a brief new volunteer orientation, while the other two helped set up the gym rooms before the kids got here. Once the session started, each volunteer paired up […]

AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 3/8/25. Today volunteers helped seniors at Fellowship download the community app. They had also helped seniors set up their accounts on the app. Volunteers recieved great feedback from seniors, and greatly helped all the seniors with issues. , Angelina Gao, Lucas Ni, Richard Qi […]

Inspired by iPAD Club held at Fellowship Village, AYLUS Basking Ridge extended our technology support program to more senior living communities. Our members contacted Ridge Oak Senior Center and hosted our first Tech Support event at The Ridge Oak (Address: 150 Manchester Drive, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) Our members introduced themselves and AYLUS Basking Ridge […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Crafts for Hope program to support cancer patients. Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. Since June 2024, GPA participants have learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided.  For our project, […]

Our teacher-assistant volunteers have done a great job of helping students and teachers this Saturday afternoon at CLA. All volunteers are invaluable in building a great learning environment. They directed the students to the suitable class, helped the teacher set up the classroom as needed, and cleaned up all the mess after class. Besides the […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted a fun art event as part of GPA Community Art Therapy Initiative at 80 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940. As the session concluded, the room was filled with proud smiles and a gallery of colorful, creative crafts—a testament to the kids’ ingenuity and […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) National Empowerment Education Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help local students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or high school […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted its music performance program at a Summit Senior Residence (12 Chestnut Ave, Summit, NJ).  GPA leaders organize this performance program by calling for performers, assembling the music, designing a program flier, bringing in music stands, and hosting the event, etc. AYLUS performers […]

Reported by Emma Tao and Emma Zhang The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in a neighborhood volunteering cookie sale on March 15th, 2025 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The night before the  sale, volunteers stored cookies into little bags to distribute to different neighborhoods in our community. We wrote special thank you notes with contact […]

On Friday, March 14, 2025, 6 AYLUS Bellaire Branch members volunteered at the Beacon Day Center to help end homelessness. The Beacon is a non-profit organization that serves individuals experiencing homelessness with daily services including breakfast and lunch meals, laundry, and showers, as well as counseling resources, mentoring, and access to housing. Members helped wash […]

In March 2025, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since 2018. GPA conservationists collect watershed samples, donate foods & clothes, recycle plastic bags & batteries, pick up trash at nearby parks and trails, […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond 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), Princeton Community Kitchen for Low-Income Families, and Rise Food Pantry […]

Activity & Impact On March 8, 2025, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch participated in a community cleanup event from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM. We collaborated with the Trash Humans of Silver Lake, a community group dedicated to maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of the Silver Lake area. They organize weekly trash […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host flea market booths in New Jersey running a business for charity.  Children’s Specialized Hospital is the nation’s leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]

On March 14 2025, members of the Greater Buffalo Branch helped immigrants and refugee find a supportive community in Buffalo. The Aylus Instrumental Team volunteered with Bridges From Borders in their OneWorld Choir to help participants create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the choir’s rehearsals. Volunteers created music alongside the choir and practiced at […]

On February 28 2025, the Aylus Greater Buffalo branch, in partnership with Bridges from Boarders and Buffalo Chess Association, launched BFB#OneWorldChessClub. The program aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and friendships among people of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities through the game of chess. This program is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where […]

On March 8, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another meaningful day of community service. Driven by their commitment to making a difference, the volunteers arrived early in the morning, ready to dedicate their time and effort to assisting families in need. […]

On Sunday, March 9th, 2025, from 9 am to 12 pm, volunteers from AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch participated in a general clean up at Kissena Park with Roxana for their 137th event. Members worked together in order to rake leaves and clean up branches as well as weeds. During the event, our members were split […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported local libraries, such as the Summit Free Public Library, 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, tutoring, etc.) Book sorting (categorize […]

In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) led the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism.  Founded by AYLUS Honorary President Cassie Wang in Aug. 2019, editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, the two-page newsletter covers […]

On March 9, 2025, a Fullerton Branch member tutored kids ranging from 4th to 6th graders in math. In the class, the kids were preparing for their upcoming final exam. TOTAL HOURS David Li, Eric Wei:  4 Hours

On0 March 8, 2025, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li, Michelle Li, Aaron Yoo, Leon Sun, Ren […]

Reported by Kaylin Chen On Saturday, March 8th at Tulsa Chinese Christian Church, our Greater Tulsa Branch continued to crochet and make plastic bag mats for the homeless to sleep on. We cut from recycled plastic shopping bags and tied them together into plastic string. Then we crocheted the sting and tied them together to […]

On March 13, 2025, members of the Aylus Memorial Branch in Houston, Texas volunteered at the Chinese Community Center to assist with the Youth Spring Break Camp from 1-5pm. The volunteers were tasked with helping run activities and games with the kids, organizing bookshelves, clearing and cleaning closets, and mopping the cafeteria floor. With their […]

On March 12, 2025, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch in Houston, Texas volunteered at Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM) from 2-6pm. These volunteers helped clean the windows and tidy up the place by re-organizing the clothes to give customers a better shopping experience. Participants at this 4hr event: Evan Nguyen, Dylan Zhou, Christine Cai, Emily Liu […]

On March 11th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered to help out the MAM Resale Store (1625 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77080) to assist with organizing and grouping the inventory. The volunteers sorted donated clothes and helped organize many different items such as luggages, purses, and toys. Volunteers at this event: Christine Cai […]

On March 10, 2025, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered at the Houston Performing Arts Center for the Theater District Open House. During the event, members helped guide attendees around the performance halls and run arts and craft activities. Members helped out with organizing brochures and folding origami. By dedicating their time to this […]

Changing Lives, Book by Book. Work together with AYLUS! In March 2025, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued another project to build a Community Library in Congo, Africa by collecting up to 500 gently used children’s books (preschool to 8th grade reading level books). The African Library Project website: https://www.africanlibraryproject.org/ […]

Lake Washington Branch The seventh and final online 3D modeling class was hosted on 3/9/2025, and was taught by Jerry Yang and assisted by Eric Huang from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Students had a quick recap about edit mode before having a warmup of creating a 3D model of a sand timer to practice their loop […]