From May-June, West Essex AYLUS members participated in the Color A Smile project to utilize their art skills to bright people’s live with smiles. Collected coloring pages are delivered to Color a Smile office by our Art and Craft Committee chairs, Alyssa Zhang and Vivian Zheng. Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes […]

On August 16, 2025, AYLUS Greater Memphis members Alex Shi, Evan Shi, Charlotte Cheng, Yifei Ren, and Amanda Xiao visited the Germantown Plantation Senior Living Center to engage with residents through games including chess, puzzles, and Scrabble. Each volunteer contributed 1 hour of their time, creating enjoyable interactions with the seniors. No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Alex Shi 1 2 Evan Shi […]

Reported by Colin Xie On August 15th, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch collaborated with the Alliance of Chinese Americans (ACA) to organize the 2nd on-ground meeting for tutors of English for the Elderly, a program in which AYLUS volunteer tutors teach English in weekly one-on-one lessons to elderly men and women for use […]

Reported by Colin Xie On August 17th, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch participated in the 273rd 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On August 10th, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch participated in the 272nd 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On August 3rd, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch participated in the 271st 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 […]

Reported by: Sophia Li Posted by: Jenny Lin On August 10th, fifteen volunteers from Aylus’s Frisco and Plano branch went to 99 Ranch Market for a fundraising event. We divide into two shifts.  The morning shift had three volunteers.  In the afternoon, we had twelve volunteers. We sold backpacks, cotton candy, office organizers, rings, and […]

On August 14th from 6pm to 7pm, the Great Neck AYLUS Branch held a tutoring session at the Station Library. Brian and Baiyu taught math concepts like algebra and PEMDAS to kids while Linzi, Yucheng and Rebecca also assisted in providing a fun environment to teach kids new topics in English and math. Volunteers used […]

On August 7, 2025 from 3:30-5:30PM , AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at a self-organized Back2School school supply drive & giveaway at Longfellow Elementary School. This event was organized three weeks prior to the event, to host the school supply drive on Longfellow’s student “meet the teacher” day. Supplies were sourced and bought from online retailers to […]

From 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday, August 16, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Evelyn’s Park. Evelyn’s Park, a popular location for community gatherings, recently hosted a cleanup event organized by the AYLUS Bellaire Branch. Volunteers participated by collecting litter scattered throughout the park, including items like plastic bottles, straws, and utensils. By […]

Reported by: Ruishu Zhang Posted by: Jenny Lin On August 16, 2025, members of AYLUS Frisco-Plano participated in a fundraising event at 99 Ranch Market. After signing in, the members all split up to work on their individual job.  Volunteers made cotton candy, sold backpacks, rings, and handmade bracelets. Despite the long shift, the volunteers managed […]

Volunteers at AYLUS helped with landscaping efforts at Kings Point Park in Great Neck on Sunday, August 17 from 12:30 p.m to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers were given rakes by the park rangers and assigned to a hiking trail within the park. The volunteers’ goal was to flatten out the trail by evening out the soil […]

On August 18th, from 1:00-4:00pm, AYLUS volunteers gathered at Tully Park to helped set up booths and tents. The main purpose was to prepared the park for a community event and ensure that all equipment and facilities were set up to provide a safe place for visitors. Our job was to stick cardboard to the […]

On Monday, August 18th, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Jiangyuan Yu and Catherine Tao went to Michael J. Tully Park to help set up booths and tents. Today we worked with native workers in the park to help them prepare for the Italian Festival. They taught us many practicable skills that seem to be […]

Reported by Naisha Tawari Posted by Charlotte Chen Volunteers went to meet different people and shared the information about the backpack and raising the fund for the Loops of Love material. They made a list of orders of backpacks from all families. They sold around 21 BackPacks in this time period. Also they delivered previous order […]

Whoa! Prediction markets have this weirdly calming logic to them: crowd opinion distilled into prices. They read like a thermometer for uncertainty, and my initial gut reaction was that they’re just glorified betting pools. But actually, wait—there’s a lot more going on under the hood. Okay, so check this out—prediction markets let people put money […]

During the week of 8/11/2025~8/15/2025, West Essex AYLUS is working with Seesaw vision center for the youth volunteer program. AYLUS volunteer’s work involves patient communication and basic front desk duties, as well as assisting the physician during patient care encounters. The goal of the program is to raise awareness about eye health in the youth […]

Date: 8/17/2025 Time: 2-3pm Location: CareOne at Livingston On 8/17/2025, members of West Essex volunteered at CareOne in Livingston, a facility providing skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care in a home-like setting. Volunteers spent their time engaging with senior residents through a variety of enriching activities, including one-on-one conversations, games, rehabilitation assistance, etc. These […]

Date: 8/9/2025 Time: 2-3pm Location: CareOne at Livingston   On 8/9/2025, members of West Essex volunteered at CareOne in Livingston, a facility providing skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care in a home-like setting. Volunteers spent their time engaging with senior residents through a variety of enriching activities, including one-on-one conversations, games, rehabilitation assistance, etc. […]

On August 10 2024, members from the Greater Buffalo Branch helped out at the AYLUS table at the Asian Food & Cultural Festival. Our event at the Asian Food Festival was a complete success. Kids managed the bounce house, twisting ballon and face painting. Volunteers also sold plates/mugs, Chinese umbrellas and hats while hosting a […]

The Melody Project – Second Performance Report Reported by: Gavin Zheng Date: August 6, 2025 Location: Bayshire Torrey Pines Senior Home On August 6, 2025, The Melody Project held its inaugural performance at the Bayshire Torrey Pines Senior Home. The mission of this initiative is to provide musical entertainment for senior residents while offering student […]

On August 16th, members of the Syosset AYLUS joined forces with the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to extend their unwavering support for local environmental initiatives. Throughout the day, volunteers diligently engaged in the process of attaching stickers onto planting pots, and assisting with moving and sorting plants in the garden. They also participated […]

On Sunday August 17th from 10:30 to 1:30, the AYLUS Roslyn branch volunteered at the Bayville CP location. We started off the day with some games. Some of the volunteers went around with a dartboard while others brought around a game of Connect 4. The dartboard and darts are all spiked to stick to each […]

  On Saturday afternoon, after careful preparation, AYLUS members led the first session of the Drawing workshop, where they covered graphite and color pencil basics. Kids learned how to properly shade basic shapes, graphite techniques, and how to break apart more complicated objects. We are hoping for more community participation the following sessions! Event Organizer: […]

Reported by: Qilu Jin Posted by: Jenny Lin On August 9, 2025, four members of AYLUS and two parents participated in a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) packing session. We arrived at FMSC around 7:15 pm. FMSC provides a special method called MannaPack rice to pack food for kids in need all over the world. […]

On August 17, 2025, AYLUS Fairfax Branch partnered with the National Youth Visionaries Association (NYVA) to volunteer at the NYVA art gallery at the Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. NYVA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting our environment. Many of its members created beautiful artworks celebrating the beauties of nature, which were […]

On August 3rd, 2025, AYLUS volunteers helped out at the Dublin Irish Festival to bring together the Dublin Community through festivities, food, music, and crafts. On this day, Iris Sun and Hannah Wang volunteered at the Wee Folks Craft station, guiding children through fun crafts, restocking craft supplies, and cleaning up afterwords. They worked from […]

On August 2nd, 2025, AYLUS volunteered at the Dublin Irish Festival to bring together the Dublin community with food, drinks, music, and games. On this day, Angie Feng worked at the Southeast admissions tent to check in festival visitors from 1:30-4:30 PM. She also helped out with bike parking at the Southwest bike parking station […]

On August 1st, 2025, AYLUS Columbus Branch volunteers helped cover various shifts at the Dublin Irish Festival to help bring the Dublin community together with food, festivities, crafts, and merchandise. On this day, Angie Feng worked in the hospitality department— working in the kitchen and serving food in the Celtic Cafe from 6:15 PM to 9:30 […]

On August 17, 2025, AYLUS Syosset organized another Sunday morning basketball event at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park. The activity consisted of one hour of basic training (9:00–10:00) followed by a scrimmage for players aged six and above with prior experience (10:00–11:00). Volunteer coaches Gary Kexuan Chen (16) and Xuanling Wang (16) led the training with […]

On August 17th, 2025, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]

Date and Time: Friday, August 15th, 2025, 4:30-5:30pm Location: Firefighters park Volunteers: Cody Ngo, Yucheng Fu, Baiyu Chen, Jaden Chen, Meixin Ding    The afternoon started with Jack, Owen, Cody, and Jaden playing a few rounds of badminton while Jack talked about Japan. Next, they went to the gazebo to start a round of hide […]

On the 9th of August, 2025, members of the Aylus Great Neck branch started an event in the multipurpose room in order to engage with participants while also informing Asian culture.  The event started off with AYLUS members Nathan Li, Goldman, and Meixin Ding reading the books “Why We Eat Fried Peanuts,” “Piper Chen Sings,” […]

On Saturday August 16th, from 3:15 to 4:30, the AYLUS Great Neck Branch held its 29th AAPI event at the Parkville Library. Volunteers arrived first to set up the tables before the event took place. Each table was designated for a specific craft activity where participants were guided through crochet, origami, clay sculptures, and pipe […]

On August 16th, 2025, 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, with Mandy Xiao’s help. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full […]

In order to celebrate the two years that our branch has experienced, members have worked together in order to create a video that documented our family fun day event on August 16th, 2025, from 4pm to 8:30 pm.  This is our 187th event. Through using Canva, our members went through the pictures and videos taken […]

On Sunday, August 10th, 2025, AYLUS Oakland Gardens held their 186th event at Crocheron Park at 214-41 34th Ave, Bayside, NY 1136. The event was from 8:30 to 12:00. For this event, AYLUS Oakland Gardens worked alongside Friends of Crocheron, Girl Scouts, and Students Conservation Association to improve Crocheron Park’s Golden Park. At the start of […]

July 19 morning, 3 participants came to help pick oranges. The main activity is to carefully pick ripe oranges off the trees, wash them, and place them in a box. It’s important to handle the fruit gently to avoid damaging the branches and ensure that only fully ripened oranges are picked to maintain their quality […]

AYLUS RSM Volunteers at The PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano July 5th. Two members were tasked with stuff to do at the farm. These tasks will benefit people in need. Matthew Zhang 2 hour Danny Wang 2 hour                      

On August 16th, 2025, 7 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: Audrey Fan (2 hours) Viola […]

On 8/12/25, AYLUS volunteers helped tutor kids during the 1 hour they stayed in the library station. Yucheng taught English vocabulary, particularly those that the kids find difficult. Thus make use of the time by learning brand new vocabulary and correcting questions the kid got wrong. Baiyu taught elementary level math, from afar smiles and […]

The Birmingham Branch of AYLUS regularly volunteers at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, assisting with the upkeep and maintenance of the gardens, as well as with regular seasonal events. On August 16th, members of the Birmingham Branch aided the Botanical Garden in clearing out patches of weeds and unwanted grass throughout the Little Ones Memory garden. […]

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 […]

On August 14th, members of AYLUS Puget Sound went to Renewal Food Bank to help clean up the food bank and prepare it for use for the food bank’s clients. A total of 12 volunteers participated from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Organized by: Chloe Kwan Participants: Chloe Kwan, Abby Chen, Thomas Lian, Angela, Melinda […]

On Tuesday, August 5th, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of Aylus volunteered at Fablab from 11:45 to 4:15. Fablab provides a summer camp that lets elementary school kids learn more about the future and the technology they will face. This week, the primary goals were geared toward Digital Art: Create Your Masterpiece and LEGO […]

On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS dedicated their time from 11:45 AM to 4:00 PM volunteering at the FabLab Center (One Ivybrook Blvd Suite 190, Warminster, PA 18974, USA). FabLab is a STEAM learning center where children and youth of all ages are able to explore various technologies and […]

On August 5th, Newtown AYLUS members volunteered at the Autism Cares Foundation (ACF) event held at the Newtown Athletic Club (NAC). Volunteers helped capture memories by taking photos of participants and supported the event by handing out shirts to attendees. This opportunity allowed us to contribute to raising awareness and celebrating the community’s efforts in […]

The Arlington Branch gathered and sorted donations to Donate to Impact at a members house on July 26th, 2025 from 11am-1pm. They then brought the sorted items including clothing, books, accessories, and shoes to Donate to Impact.   Volunteers (07/02/25, 11am-1pm, 2 hours each): Sunny Lin Danny Lin Trish Lam Tyler Lam  

On May 31st, 2025, Arlington Branch Members gathered again together at Royal Tea to make cards for the Cards for Hospitalized Kids organization from 11am-1pm.   Volunteers (05/01/25, 11am-1pm, 2 hours each): Kyra Taylor Aracely Ramirez Julianna Abbas  

On August 15th, two members from AYLUS Morrisville branch hosted STEM Outreach session at Triangle Learning Academy Summer Camp. They combined their passion for AI and community outreach by designing interactive games that demonstrate the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and computer vision. Using simple, hands-on activities, they illustrated complex concepts like image recognition and pattern […]

On August 12th, 2025, 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, with Mandy Xiao’s help. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full […]

On August 9th, 2025, 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, with Mandy Xiao’s help. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full […]

On August 5th, 2025, 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, with Mandy Xiao’s help. Inkwell Writing Studio’s goal is to inspire and empower young writers to reach their full […]

On August 4, 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 […]

Volunteers gathered at the local park to pick up litter, remove debris, and tidy up the green space. The event brought the community together, leaving the park cleaner and more enjoyable for everyone.

On Wednesday August 13th, from 3:00 pm to 7:00pm, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at Nosh Delivers! For their Nosh Backpack Giveaway. Nosh Delivers! is a food pantry, however today we helped them with giving out backpacks with supplies to kids for the upcoming school year. First, we helped set up tables, chairs, […]

On August 9th, 2025, members of the Aylus Memorial Branch in Houston, Texas volunteered at the Chinese Community Center to assist with their Chinese School Orientation from 9:30-1:30pm. The volunteers helped set up tables, chairs, and food for the students and parents. The volunteers also helped with serving food to the people who attended the […]

Okay, so check this out—browser-extension wallets are everywhere. They’re handy. They also put your keys one click away from the web. Whoa! That convenience matters because a single bad site or extension can empty an account. My gut said that a lot of people treat browser wallets like regular browser tabs, but they’re fundamentally vaults. […]

Reported by Charlotte Chen Posted by Charlotte Chen On the morning of August 10, 2025, AYLUS volunteers gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse for a crochet event for the Loops For Love project. Many volunteers had attended previous events, so they got straight to work right away. Other volunteers were new to the Loops For […]

On Saturday, 8/2/2025, members from the Newtown AYLUS Branch dedicated their time from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, volunteering at the local library (7311 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19055). The library provides resources, books, and community programs for people of all ages, and the volunteers assisted staff with organization and upkeep. Members focused on […]

On Friday, August 1st 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of Aylus volunteered at Fablab from 11:45 to 4:15. Fablab provides a summer camp that lets elementary school kids learn more about the future and the technology that they will face. This week the primary goal was geared towards video editing and 3d printing where […]

On August 12th, AYLUS members assisted and helped in an event with UN members regarding about the problem with nuclear arms and the protest for no nuclear weapons. 5 hours: Alejandro WM, Adam WM

On August 9th, 2025, 2 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: Audrey Fan (2 hours) Viola […]

On Tuesday August 12th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch partnered with Nosh Delivers! to aid in the donations from a food delivery. This isn’t our first collaboration. It is hard for many people to get enough food, so some groups like Nosh Delivers work to make sure they have something […]

Date and Time: Friday, August 8th, 2025, 4:30-5:30 PM Location: Firefighter Park Volunteers: Yucheng Fu, Baiyu Chen, Jayden Chen, Cody Ngo, Adele Wang, Christina Pan The afternoon started off with a game of tag. The child had lots of fun with the volunteers while they were running around the playground equipment and on the ground. […]

On August 4th, 6:45-8:45pm AYLUS volunteers gathered at the Station Library to help prepare calligraphy paint class materials. One person was responsible for translating Chinese to English. During the session, some of us changed water for the students and squeezed the ink pigment into containers. These tasks required careful attention to avoid spills and ensure […]

Reported by Ivan Song On 8/9/2025, Dallas AYLUS volunteers partnered with DFWweCARE to help pack school supplies for Central Elementary School’s Back to School Drive. The volunteers helped sort and fill each backpack with the necessary supplies needed for the school year. The volunteers started packing backpacks at 8:30 am, which lasted until 3:30 pm. […]

On August 10, 2025, AYLUS Syosset held a volunteer-led basketball event at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Basketball Court. The session included one hour of basic skills training for beginners aged 6 and above (9:00–10:00), followed by a friendly scrimmage for more experienced players (10:00–11:00). Parent volunteers assisted in maintaining order and caring for younger children, […]

On August 8th, 2025 Friday four members of Aylus dedicated their afternoon to volunteering at the Fablab center. Fablab is a summer camp that focuses on elementary school kids learning future skills such as coding and design making. This week the main goal was lego robotics and minecraft based designs which volunteers were tasked with […]

On August 9th, 2025, the Fairfax Branch partnered with Recording Audio for the Disabled (RAD) to create audiobooks for donation to non-profits supporting children with autism or learning disabilities. At the City of Fairfax Regional Library from 10 am – 12 pm, they recorded themselves reading aloud children’s books, then used an audio editing tool […]

Reported by Gary Ma Posted by Lillian Qian On the afternoon of August 9, 2025, seven members of AYLUS Frisco-Plano participated in a fundraising event at 99 Ranch. Volunteers made cotton candy, and sold backpacks, rings, and handmade bracelets. The funds collected from this event will be donated to the Plano Medical Center for children […]

On Saturday, August 9th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 2025 volunteers from the AYLUS Roslyn Branch helped an organization called Nosh Delivers, which is a nonprofit food pantry that was founded during the 2020 pandemic to help struggling families in need. 5 years later they still provide nutritious groceries or “Nosh bags” to hundreds […]

On Friday, August 8th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., members from the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the NOSH delivers! Food Pantry. NOSH delivers’ goal is to provide food and necessary goods to the people of North Shore. It was not a day with a particularly large amount of shoppers but a day with […]