On June 28th, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch came together to create origami for cancer patients. Our volunteers spent the day folding colorful paper into beautiful shapes, making a variety of intricate designs. These handmade pieces will be included in cancer care kits, which are given to patients to provide comfort and encouragement […]

On June 7th, 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 June,21st, 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 following […]

Since May 2023, AYLUS Pearland has been supporting LSA to build a database to track their events participation and monitor their class progression. The database was successfully built by the end of summer in 2003 and implemented into their daily management. In the month of May and June 2025, AYLUS volunteers Katherine Wu continued to […]

On June 29, 2025, AYLUS Space Coast played music for hospital patients in the heart center. Some of our volunteers played music in the hospital lobby, while others went inside the patient rooms. As our volunteers played music in the lobby, dozens of nurses and visitors passed by, some even taking the time to stop […]

Reported by Sarah Tao  The Mclean AYLUS Branch collaborated with POI and volunteered at POI’s volunteering activity at a local senior assistance home. This activity took place on 06/29/2025, from 2 pm to 4 pm.  In this local Northern Virginia area, there are many wonderful senior assistance homes that are available for volunteers to assist […]

On July 29th, the Great Neck Branch of AYLUS took part in its third local Farmers Market to raise money for the community. Volunteers arrived at 9:30 a.m. to set up and began selling at 10:00 a.m., continuing until 2:00 p.m. They sold handmade items like crocheted crafts and bracelets, and ran fun stations such […]

Reported by: Bryan Wang On June 28th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Farmington Branch helped set up Prombus, a prom-style event hosted for the intellectually or developmentally disabled. Members helped create decorations for the event, as well as helped make visitors feel welcome. Bernice Zhang: 5 hours Bryan Wang: 5 hours Return to our home […]

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 44th Beast Academy online class in 2025-2026 was on June 16-June 22, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and middle […]

Reported by Elissa Song and Eric Huang Lake Washington Branch   On June 22, 2025, the AYLUS Lake Washington Branch founders Eric Huang, Elissa Song, and Jerry Yang, along with members Emily Qi, Haneesh Yalamanchili, Kevin Chen, Xiao Mao, Constantine Ermolenko, Yuhan Song, Jade Ye, Tristan Edwar, and Joey Zhu, gathered for their annual branch […]

Volunteer provided math tutoring to students in need as part of the Austin Branch outreach program. These efforts helped strengthen students’ understanding of mathematical concepts and enhanced their problem-solving abilities. Beyond academic improvement, the tutoring sessions also boosted students’ confidence in facing future academic challenges. Volunteer: Michael Qu (6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 2 hours each […]

On Saturday, June 28th, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM, 11 members of the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Chinese Community Center (9800 Town Park Dr, Houston, TX 77036) for the 2025 CARE Fest. C.A.R.E. (Chinese American Relief Effort Coalition) is a charitable organization supporting families and communities in need. This year, C.A.R.E. […]

From 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday, June 28, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Evelyn’s Park (4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401-4306). Evelyn’s Park, a popular space for social gatherings, served as the setting for a cleanup event organized by the AYLUS Bellaire Branch. Volunteers participated in collecting a wide variety of litter […]

On Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 5:00pm to 6:45pm, the AYLUS Twin Cities Branch went to Feed My Starving Children to pack food. We packed a total of 62 boxes! Participants (1.75hrs each): Claire Cao, Jacob Lee, Lucy Chen, Rosie Chen, Michelle Wilson, Sofia

On June 19 2025, the Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony and Senior Sharing Event was a great success! Big congratulations to all 14 students from our branch who received their volunteer awards, certified by AYLUS Headquarters. Your dedication to service and community impact is truly inspiring! Special thanks to Grace and Ellie for creating a heartfelt […]

On June 28th, 2025, 3 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: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

On June 21, 2025, 2 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Juneteenth Festival in Apex. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S. It marks the day in 1865 when slavery officially ended in Galveston, Texas, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This festival embraces the holiday by […]

On June 14th, 2025, 5 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: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

On May 31, 2025, 6 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: Emma Wang (2 hours) Viola […]

Reported by Victor Fang On June 29th, 2025, the AYLUS Orlando branch organized and carried out a car wash at 7-eleven (901 Lockwood Blvd, Oviedo, FL 32765) from 10am-4pm. This fundraising event was done in order to fully match the monetary requirements necessary to ship the 3000 books raised for Tito Peter’s Free Public Library […]

After ransacking pantries and pilfering the aisles of Staples, AYLUS Roslyn members assembled at the Bryant Library to donate school supplies and canned foods to families in need with the Fill-A-Backpack program. We collected notebooks, folders, erasers, glue, pencils, and more. We hope that our efforts can help someone out there and give them the […]

On Saturday June 28th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the Roslyn Branch of Aylus volunteered at a CP Nassau Group Home in Farmingdale. The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities reach their highest level of independence.  Today, volunteers started by helping residents get […]

On Saturday, June 28, Aylus volunteers participated with others at Bethpage State Park during 9:00 to 11:00am. The total volunteer time for this event was two hours.  First, the Aylus volunteers gathered at the main greenhouse area, where the volunteer coordinator welcomed the team and explained the day’s tasks. The main objective was to transplant […]

The first session of the workshop commenced on Saturday afternoon, June 14th. Volunteer instructors led the students through a series of games and drills, and covered the fundamentals of debate. There were 9 total kids who came to the first session, and everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy it! Event Organizer: Isabel Chen Volunteers: Evan Truong, Alex […]

On Sunday afternoon, three AYLUS members organized the first info meeting for parents and students registered for the 2025 Summer Debate Workshop Program. Over 20 kids registered for the workshop, and there were over 10 parents in the info session as well. It was held in ep library, and parents could also stream it through […]

On Saturday, June 28, 2025, The AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Nature Discovery Center for International Mud Day. The Nature Discovery center is a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect the environment and educate kids about science and nature. Mud Day is an annual event for kids to wallow in the mud, stomp in […]

On Friday, June 27, 2025, from 9am to 1pm, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers!, a nonprofit organization that provides free meals to local families in need. When we arrived, the friendly staff greeted us and gave us instructions for the day. One volunteer made nosh bags. One volunteer went to […]

On Thursday, June 26, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, members of the Aylus Roslyn Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers. NOSH is a food pantry helping families in need by providing them with extra groceries and food.  When we got there, our first task was to help out in the farmers market and to make […]

On Friday, June 27th from 4:30-5:30, the AYLUS volunteers played different kinds of sports with kids at the Firefighter park, such as tag, table tennis, badminton, and soccer. The sports were played, not only for fun, but to support the kids’ health, physically and mentally. By playing these sports we help the kids to grow […]

On June 28th, 2025, our team hosted our 168th event at Kissena Park from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. This event is one of the special events we host in the year as our award ceremony will be part of it as well. With the weather being cool and there not being any rain, it […]

During June 27th, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., AYLUS Oakland Gardens Members made balloons flowers for a graduating child as their 167th event. Their mom heard about us from a friend and wanted us to help them make balloon flowers for their 3 year old child, who is graduating from 3-k. Their mom asked us […]

AYLUS Santa Clarita Valley Members volunteered for the Valencia Community Beautification Day – Paseo Clean Up and Mulching  for the City of Santa Clarita on June 28, 2025 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Valencia Glen Park (23750 Vía Gavola). Volunteers worked together and gave back to the community. They helped beautify areas near […]

On May 31, 2025, our AYLUS community came together at the Twin Cities West Metro Asian Fair in Plymouth and set up a booth dedicated to selling handmade crafts for patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital battling cancer. This booth generated a total of $167, which was donated to the hospital shortly after. Participants […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 6/28/25. Today was very busy, and filled with questions. A volunteer had helped a senior with issues such as: how to close tabs, viewing comments on Facebook posts, and creating a patient portal. There was an issue with creating the patient portal, […]

On Saturday afternoon (6/21), AYLUS volunteers again held Session 2 of the workshop in their reserved room at the EP Library. Over 12 students came for the second session. AYLUS Volunteers acted as instructors and contributed to planning, creating, and teaching debate lessons! Session 2 covered how to research and cut evidence, as well as reviewing […]

On June 19th, 2025, AYLUS volunteered at the Asia Mall night market from 4-7pm. There were many sale booths, where volunteers helped sell drinks, scan tickets, and set up the event. It was very hot outside, but a very successful event. Participants (3 hours): Megan Li, Annabelle Alanen, Alivia Alanen, Olivia Peng

On Saturday, June 14, 2025, the AYLUS Twin Cities Branch went to Feed My Starving Children to pack food for children in Honduras. We packed a total of 40 boxes! Participants (1.75 hrs each): Kaining Zhang, Jessica Cao, Evan Truong, Lana Herbst, Mingchi Mathur, Alex Ren, Alyssa Ren, Addison Shi, Brody, Anabel

On June 13th 2025, 7 Aylus Twin Cities members went to volunteer at the Chanhassen FMSC from 5-6:45pm. With the help of other volunteers, 40 boxes of food were packed which is equal to 8,640 meals. All the food will be sent to people around the world struggling with food insecurity. Aylus Twin Cities looks […]

On Saturday, June 28th, 2025, volunteers from the Syosset AYLUS branch helped out at the Bethpage Garden Club . Despite cloudy skies and a chance of rain, volunteers were still able to transport and plant seedlings into containers and then outside. They also were able to fill containers with soil for other members to use. […]

On June 14, 2025, volunteers visited a nursing home to play board games and engage in meaningful conversations with the elderly, helping improve their quality of life through friendship and connection. No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Evan Shi 1 2 Cece Gao 1 3 Missy Pellerin 1 4 Eric Chen 1 5 Osborn Chen 1 […]

On June 21, 2025, volunteers visited two nursing homes to play games and engage in conversations with the elderly, helping to improve their quality of life. Their efforts brought smiles and meaningful companionship to the residents. No. Volunteer Name Hours 1 Evan Shi 1 2 Osborn Chen 1 3 Oswald Chen 1 4 Sophie Lu […]

On May 24 2025, members of AYLUS from all around the community helped provide meals for those in need. From 7 am to 9 am they worked tirelessly to help set up and package meals. Even though school is over they still choose to wake up early and help other people within our community which […]

On June 22, 2025, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 1st to 3rd graders in English. They continued reading their book from last week and learned about some more basic grammar rules. TOTAL HOURS Daisy Wei, Michelle Li: 4 Hours

Reported by Brianna Zhang On 6/21/2025, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 46th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. All proceeds […]

Reported by Brianna Zhang On 6/07/2025, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 45th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. All proceeds […]

On June 27th, two volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch hosted the sixth session of Python Power-Up, led by Alex Zhang. In the  sixth session, students learned about functions and lambdas with the help of turtle. Volunteer hours: Alex Zhang – 2.5 hours Vincent Li – 2 hours   From, Alex Zhang

On June 25th, two volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch hosted the fifth session of Python Power-Up, led by Alex Zhang. In the fifth session, students learned about list comprehension and useful modules like time and random. Volunteer hours: Alex Zhang – 2.5 hours Vincent Li – 2 hours   From, Alex Zhang

On June 23th, three volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch hosted the fourth session of Python Power-Up, led by Alex Zhang. In the fourth session, students learned about lists, tuples, dictionaries and sets. Volunteer hours: Alex Zhang – 2.5 hours Maggie Zhang – 2 hours Vincent Li – 2 hours   From, Alex Zhang

On June 24th, AYLUS members continued our ongoing educational support for local children at the Great Neck Station Library. During this session, we tutored students in both math and reading, offering personalized help based on their needs and skill levels. In math, we covered topics including probability, identifying prime and composite numbers, division with decimals, […]

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) volunteered at the Bucks County Free Library – Levittown Branch, providing valuable support that enhanced the library experience for visitors of all ages. Volunteers assisted with reshelving returned […]

On June 22nd, the AYLUS Houston branch organized a volunteer activity at Ballard House, where we helped clean the kitchen and rooms. At the beginning, we were divided into three groups and the members who had previous experience of volunteering here were asked to assist those without such experience, and each group was responsible for […]

Reported by Lauren Kan 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 […]

Reported by Lauren Kan 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 6/22/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Mall Barnes and Noble from 10 am to 11:30 am for the event “Volunteering Onebook Reading Club” (The address is 112 Eisenhower Parkway Livingston, NJ 07039). Our volunteers took turns reading chapters of a book aloud with a group of third and fourth-grade children. After the […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 6/23/25. 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: Jaden Leung, […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 6/16/25 and 6/18/25.. 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. On 6/18/25, Jaden Leung and Hebe Leung […]

Posted by Charlotte Chen Reported by Charlotte Chen On the morning of June 22nd, 2025, AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse for a Loops For Love event. After arriving and signing in, volunteers got started with crocheting their hats. Newer volunteers learned the basics of how to crochet from […]

On Tuesday June 24th, from 9:00AM to 1:00PM, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers. NOSH Delivers is a food pantry in Glen Cove that strives to make sure families in need have access to food. Today, we started out by assembling NOSH bags that contain fruits and vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and pears. We […]

On Monday, June 23rd, volunteers from the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS spent the morning helping out at NOSH Delivers, a nonprofit that works to make food more accessible to families in the North Shore area. Originally launched during the pandemic, NOSH has grown into a full-time food distribution program offering groceries to those in need. […]

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, 8 members of the Bellaire branch volunteered from 9:00am to 12:00pm. The Houston Food Bank is a non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas. Its mission is to reduce food insecurity (limited and/or inconsistent access to nutritious food) in Houston by providing meals for less fortunate families by utilizing donations from […]

From 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Saturday, June 21, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Evelyn’s Park (4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401-4306). Evelyn’s Park Conservancy was originally founded as a plant nursery in 1910, and construction of the park began in 2009. Today, the park serves as a recreational area for community members […]

On June 14th, members of the Syosset AYLUS returned to the Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) to continue supporting local conservation efforts. Volunteers assisted with planting native grasses, preparing new batches of planting soil, and tidying up the farm following recent rainfall. One of the main tasks included splitting existing plants and potting them […]

On June 21st, members of Syosset AYLUS came to the opening day of the CCE Nassau Farmers Market.  The market was open to the public at 9:00AM but volunteers arrived at Eisenhower Park Field 8 at 8:00AM to help set up the tents as well as to help other vendors set up.  There were three […]

On June 22, 2025 we volunteered from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the summer BBQ party hosted by GRACE at Manorhaven Beach Park. The original event was scheduled for June 14 but was postponed due to rain. Our responsibilities included event setup, food service, activity assistance, and cleanup—all aimed at making the event fun, […]