On July 11th, members of AYLUS Plano gathered at the John & Judy Gay Library in McKinney to continue the Kindness Cards project. Over the course of the two-hour session, student volunteers designed and hand-crafted a total of 39 kindness cards, each featuring colorful artwork and heartfelt messages intended to uplift children and families in need. The event […]

On Thursday, July 10, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS dedicated their time from 11:45 AM to 4:15 PM to volunteering at the FabLab Center (One Ivybrook Blvd., Ste. 190, Warminster, PA). FabLab is a STEAM learning center where children and youth of all ages can explore various technologies and skills related to […]

On July 5, 2025, David and Edward Soong volunteered at the library for 2 hours each. Their main focus during this time was assisting the librarians with tasks around the building, especially since the staff was overwhelmed with a high number of returns and visitors throughout the afternoon. One of the first jobs they handled […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Karen Zhou On July 13, we gathered at the Cypress Meadow Clubhouse in Allen, TX, to create pet toys from old clothes for the cats and dogs at the local animal shelter. We started by cutting t-shirts into strips and making the pet toys.  We are quite productive this […]

Reported by Elissa Song Lake Washington Branch   On July 12th, 2025, AYLUS Lake Washington Branch members Eric Huang, Elissa Song, Emily Qi, Jacky Yan, Joey Zhu, and Kevin Chen volunteered at the Redmond Derby Days Day 2 from 2:00 to 6:30 PM. Over the course of four and a half hours, our members helped […]

Reported by Jerry Yang Lake Washington Branch   On July 11th, 2025, AYLUS Lake Washington Branch members Eric Huang, Jerry Yang, and Kevin Chen volunteered at the Redmond Derby Days from 6pm to 9:30pm. Over the course of 3 and a half hours, Eric, Jerry, and Kevin helped transport and refill water buckets across the […]

Reported by Elissa Song Lake Washington Branch   From July 7th to July 11th, AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted its week-long summer AMC 10 preparation camp. Teacher Joey and Assistants Kerry, Simon, and Elissa came together to host a virtual Zoom meeting teaching fundamental mathematical concepts to students in order to help them better prepare […]

Reported by Elissa Song Lake Washington Branch   On the 4th of July, 2025, our team Eric Huang, Jerry Yang, Elissa Song, Emily Qi, Kevin Chen And Xiao Mao volunteered at the City of Sammamish’s the Fourth on the Plateau event at the Lower Commons from 3:30pm to 9:00 pm for 5.5 hours. Our team […]

On Monday, July 14th, 2025, from 8:15 am to 12:15 pm, volunteers from AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch participated in a general cleanup at Bowne Playground with Maureen Regan, a community advocate, for their 172nd event. At the beginning of the event, the volunteers were assigned to three groups. The male high school volunteers were assigned […]

On Saturday, July 12th, the Aylus Roslyn Branch volunteered at Nosh Delivers!, a food pantry dedicated to providing food to those in need. We began by preparing the Farmer’s Market: stocking the shelves and assisting customers with their needs. Any leftover bread was discarded, and any empty shelves were restocked and consolidated. Afterwards, we began […]

On Friday, July 11, from 9:00 A.M. to 1 P.M, members of the Aylus Roslyn Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers. NOSH is a food pantry helping people who were affected by the pandemic by helping them with extra groceries and food.    Our first task was to help out in the farmer’s market. The farmer’s […]

On July 12, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, five members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at Freewheels Houston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable transportation to low-income individuals, including refugees and veterans. Their mission is to support communities by restoring used bikes to safe and functional condition. At […]

As their 171 event, AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch members mad donation boxes, on July 13, 2025 from 9am to 11am, for the upcoming Community Fun Day Event.  These boxes will be put at different games. We made over 10 boxes, each varying in size, color, and design.  Even though these boxes will be placed at […]

On Wednesday, July 9th, from 9 am to 11:30 am, our branch hosted our 170th event, held outside The Old Flushing Friends Quaker Meeting House, with Maureen Reagan and members of the Rain Garden Stewardship such as Patrick O’Conner and Steven Melrick, who taught us about rain gardens and about the stewardship program run by […]

On Saturday, July 12th, members of the AYLUS Great Neck Branch dedicated their afternoon and evening to supporting the Great Neck Chinese Association’s annual summer BBQ at Steppingstone Park, a much-anticipated community event that brings together families and friends for food, games, and entertainment. The volunteers arrived promptly at 1:00 PM under warm summer skies […]

Reported by: Bryan Wang On July 5th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Farmington Branch hosted a Chinese cultural instruments event at Holiday Farmington. Members taught residents how to play the instruments, as well as the cultural background and history behind said instruments. Audrey Wang: 2.5 hours Titania Wang: 2.5 hours Feiyang Niu: 2.5 hours Bernice […]

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On 7/12/25, members of Syosset AYLUS helped manage a variety of the booths at the market, and assisted customers at the CCE Nassau Farmer’s Market. Members set up booths, setting up various activities and displaying information about the market, through flyers, brochures, and coloring sheets, and securing down tablecloths and placing flags and signs about […]

West Essex members Hebe Leung and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 6/30/25. Volunteers coordinated and helped with teaching, warming up, Taekwondo forms, nunchucks, and sparring footwork, so participants who are between 6-15 years old can increase their martial art skills. West Essex members: 2 hours: Zoe Leung and Hebe Leung

Date: 7/12/2025 Time: 5-6pm Location: West Orange Tennis Club On 07/12/2025, members of West Essex generously volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis program, which offers specialized instruction to children with special needs. This inclusive program is designed to support children by providing therapeutic racquet sports instruction that enhances communication, motor coordination, life skills, and […]

Date: 7/5/2025 Time: 5-6pm Location: West Orange Tennis Club On 07/05/2025, members of West Essex generously volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis program, which offers specialized instruction to children with special needs. This inclusive program is designed to support children by providing therapeutic racquet sports instruction that enhances communication, motor coordination, life skills, and […]

Date: 6/28/2025 Time: 5-6pm Location: West Orange Tennis Club On 6/28/2025, members of West Essex generously volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis program, which offers specialized instruction to children with special needs. This inclusive program is designed to support children by providing therapeutic racquet sports instruction that enhances communication, motor coordination, life skills, and […]

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 […]

Date: 7/4/2025 Time: 10:30am-2:30pm Location: Livingston Oval Organization we partnered with: Livingston Chinese Association. On July 5th,2025, West Essex AYLUS volunteers for local events on Independence Day. West Essex branch members worked at Livingston Chinese Association table at the annual July 4th celebration event to provide free games, kids activities, photo booth and prize to […]

On July 13th, members of the Syosset AYLUS volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to continue their ongoing support of local environmental efforts. Throughout the day, volunteers worked on splitting mature plants and potting them to produce new batches, helping to grow the inventory of native species. They also assisted with preparing […]

Today, July 10th, 2025, Great Neck  AYLUS hosted another tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station branch from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. With many students and 4 tutors, everybody got to work. Janice helped a student with preparation for 7th grade. Benjamin first helped a student with assignments, then helped a mother with english. […]

On Sunday, July 6th, 2025, two members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch continued their support for Charles House by picking up a generous donation of fresh flowers from Trader Joe’s. The vibrant blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit that serves seniors and individuals with dementia at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. On […]

On Wednesday July 9th, AYLUS Syosset visited the Sangha learning center to accompany the visitors. As Sangha continues their summer program, volunteers were also able to participate and assist everyone with the activities. Today, we started off with a member of the mAsian American Institute of Research and Engagement, an organization that works to bring […]

The JCC had a community carnival at the Bridgewater Commons Mall on June 22, 2025. Volunteers from the AYLUS Bridgewater Branch helped in running some of the games and activities at the carnival. The volunteers also helped set up our own tent at which we offered free balloon animals and tattoos while collecting donations for […]

On June 1, 2025, volunteers from the AYLUS Bridgewater Branch set up at the local flea market for a charity sale. We had various products collected from our volunteers and many of the plants that we’ve been growing to sell. Thanks to the volunteers for their help! Volunteers: Angela Gong (4h), Hannah Diao (4h), Sarah […]

On June 21, 2025, members of AYLUS Bridgewater branch volunteered at the Feeding Hands main pantry. Feeding Hands is a charity organization that provides food to thousands of families throughout Somerset County. It was a very hot day and the volunteers helped outside with the drive-thru process, loading cars with food/groceries. Volunteers: Jeffrey Hu, Angela […]

On Tuesday, July 8th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. NOSH Delivers is a local food pantry that helps provide fresh groceries and essential items to families in need. We began the day by splitting into two groups. The first group helped restock the pantry shelves with […]

On Monday, from 9 am to 1 pm, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the NOSH Delivers food pantry in Glen Cove. NOSH Delivers’ mission is to help the community by providing greater access to food for anyone in need. In addition to operating a food pantry, NOSH organizes weekly food deliveries to […]

On Sunday, July 6th, 2025, AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at the Nature Discovery Center for their Splash Day event. The Nature Discovery Center is a nonprofit nature center that aims to teach children about science and the importance of nature. Splash Day was an event organized for kids to play and have fun with bubbles and […]

On Monday, June 30th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch hosted a summer-themed card-making event for hospitalized children, with all cards to be donated to Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) in Chicago, Illinois. During this event, we created over 30 handmade cards, each designed to bring warmth and joy during the summer months. The […]

On July 8th, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, four volunteers offered their time to help students and parents improve their academic skills. The volunteers present were Ivy Li, Janice Zhang, Benjamin Ko, and Brian Zhang. Ivy helped a third grade student strengthen their English skills by reading and practicing vocabulary. Janice worked with a […]

On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS dedicated their time from 7:45 AM to 11:45 AM volunteering at the FabLab Center. FabLab is a STEAM learning center where children and youth of all ages are able to explore various technologies and skills related to science, engineering, art, and math. Our […]

Reported by Monlin Ding Physical activity and access to sports are vital components of a healthy and thriving community. In an effort to make tennis more accessible to local youth,  McleanBranch of AYLUS hosted a free Tennis Clinic at the Longfellow middle school tennis courts on July 2, 2025.  These clinics are part of our ongoing […]

On July 5th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered to clean up Bendwood park from 4:30-5:30 pm. During this time, the members filled bags with wrappers, soda bottles, bottle caps, napkins, and various other trash littered on the ground. In the end, they were able to create a healthier environment for park goers. […]

On July 7th, members of the AYLUS Plano Arts in Action team gathered to begin preparing the second batch of Kindness Cards following the successful delivery of our first Busy Books Project. This session marked a creative shift in our initiative, as students brainstormed uplifting themes, drafted sample card designs, and organized materials for future […]

Reported by Charlotte Chen Posted by Charlotte Chen On the afternoon of June 29th, 2025, AYLUS volunteers sold backpacks to fundraise for various AYLUS projects like the African Libraries project and the Loops For Love project. Volunteers were first given lists of people to talk to. They then told community members about AYLUS and its […]

On July 6, we volunteered at Kings Point Park, a peaceful natural area that many in the community enjoy. Our main task was to help maintain the forest trails, which had been damaged by vehicle activity. The paths had several ruts and depressions that made walking difficult and potentially unsafe for visitors. Using only rakes, […]

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS dedicated their time from 11:45 AM to 4:15 PM volunteering at the FabLab Center (One Ivybrook Blvd. Ste 190, Warminster, PA). FabLab is a STEAM learning center where children and youth of all ages are able to explore various technologies and skills related […]

On July 5, 2025, AYLUS Greater Memphis members volunteered at the Germantown Plantation Senior Living Center. They played games and taught chess to the seniors, creating an enjoyable experience for all participants. The following members received the following hours: No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Darren Lu 1 2 Alex Shi 1 3 Evan Shi 1 […]

On Saturday, July 5th from 3:15-4:30, the AYLUS Great Neck volunteers helped kids do different types of activities at the Parkville Library like origami and crochet. Rebecca read the book ” Eyes that Kiss in the Corners” and Ryder read “A Taste of Home” to the children. The activities that this event provides can help […]

On Thursday, July 3rd, starting from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers, located at 15 Hill Street, Glen Cove, NY. NOSH Delivers is a nonprofit food pantry organization, founded in March of 2020. This organization is dedicated to helping provide a place for numerous local families or people […]

   On Saturday, July 5th, 2025, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am, volunteers from AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch participated in the event at Kissena Park with Roxana on our 169th event, focusing on removing invasive species and cleaning the walking paths near the lake.      We began the event by gathering near the lakeside where invasive […]

On July 4th, 2025, AYLUS Columbus took part in the Fourth of July Parade as Patriot Hat Balloon Handlers. Volunteers arrived at 9:45 AM and they practiced operating the ropes on the balloon before the parade. As the parade began, the volunteers started walking down the street passing hundreds of parade-goers while also spinning the […]

On Sunday, 7/6/25, AYLUS-Columbus volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden to water the vegetable beds from 10:00 – 11:00 AM in the summer heat. The volunteers watered the vegetables, herbs, and flowers growing in the garden alongside weeding around the garden fence and placing the weeds in the provided lawn bags. Volunteer Hours : Maggie […]

On July 2nd, two volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch recorded the eighth session of Python Power-Up, led by Alex Zhang. In the eighth session, the instructors discussed exceptions, types, and generators, before closing with a review project. Volunteer hours: Alex Zhang – 2.5 hours Vincent Li – 2 hours Report by Alex Zhang

On June 30th, two volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch hosted the seventh session of Python Power-Up, led by Alex Zhang. In the seventh session, students learned how to manipulate files and more advanced applications of strings. Volunteer hours: Alex Zhang – 2.5 hours Vincent Li – 2 hours

From 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday, July 5, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Evelyn’s Park (4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401-4306). Evelyn’s Park, a well-loved spot for community activities, was the site of a cleanup event hosted by the AYLUS Bellaire Branch. Volunteers took part in removing various types of litter found […]

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 46th Beast Academy online class in 2025-2026 was on June 30-July 6, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and middle […]

Reported by: Bryan Wang On July 5th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Farmington Branch hosted a Chinese cultural origami event at Holiday Farmington. Members assisted and taught residents in creating origami, as well as explained the cultural significance of the pieces. Audrey Wang: 2.5 hours Feiyang Niu: 2.5 hours Bernice Zhang: 2.5 hours Titania Wang: […]

Reported by Sarah Tao  The Mclean AYLUS Branch participated in the annual Chinese American section of the Washington DC independent Day parade in downtown DC. This activity took place on 07/04/2025 from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. With over thousands of people both in the parade and the audience, over 10 different cultures, and 200ish […]

On July 4, 2025, five members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at the RMV Annual 4th of July Kids and Pets Parade from 8:30am to 10:00am. Members arrived at the Rienda pond and waited for instructions from the event organizers. After briefly meeting and getting instructions, members grabbed different accessories that would be […]