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Event 61: AYLUS Morris Branch Leads Summer Clothing Drive in Partnership with Local Presbyterian Church in June 2025

The AYLUS Morris Branch recently partnered with a local Presbyterian Church to carry out a successful summer clothing drive, aimed at supporting families in need during the warmer months. Demonstrating compassion and a strong commitment to community service, student volunteers led the effort to collect gently used and new summer clothing. Throughout the drive, they […]

Newtown AYLUS Members Assist Local Kitchen by Making Food for the Community on June 23, 2025

Reported by Diana Zhang On 6/23/2025, 3 members of the AYLUS Newtown branch assisted the Caring For Friends kitchen staff by helping prepare PB&J sandwiches to support low-income families and homeless communities. From 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, volunteers worked together to assemble meals, ensuring that every item was prepared with care and attention to […]

San Diego Branch Prepared Sack Lunches for Interfaith Community Services on June 23, 2025

On June 23, 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 […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Python Class (#3) June 21,2025

On Saturday June 21,2025 The volunteers taught the students about conditionals and while loops in Python . They learned how to use if statements to make decisions in their code and while loops to repeat actions. Volunteers helped the students write simple programs and answered their questions. Volunteers: (1.5 hrs)Roy Zheng         […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Community Art Class (#26) on June 21, 2025

On June 21, five dedicated members of AYLUS Pearland launched their 2nd successful art lessons this month, aiming to nurture young artistic talent within the Pearland community. This class allowed students to be creative and freely draw, create whatever they desired under the theme. The session drew 9 kids with great enthusiasm. Many new faces […]

AYLUS Roslyn Helps the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County at the Bayville Care Center (20th) on June 22nd, 2025

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 4 members of the AYLUS (2 from Roslyn branch and 2 from Syosset branch) visited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville location is a care facility, currently […]

AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Organized Beaver Lake Park Communities Cleanup Event in Sammamish – June 22, 2025 (#48)

Reported by Jerry Yang #Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Group – Community Cleanup Project (#2)   As a continuation of our Community Cleanup Project founded under the Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Group, on May 25, 2025, the AYLUS Lake Washington Branch organized the second community cleanup event at Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish. From 1:30 PM […]

West Essex AYLUS – Love Serving Autism Tennis – 06/21/2025

On 06/21/2025, 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 positive behavior on the court. During the session, coaches […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers at martial arts class for Children on 6/09/25

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 6/9/25. 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: Jeremiah Au, Jaden Leung, […]

Stem n Tech (#53): Pearland Branch Community Robotics Class pre-meeting (#20) on June 16, 2025

On June 16th, Pearland volunteers gathered together at Junxi Ding’s house, to discuss the insufficient from the first class, checked equipment, and talked about teaching content for the next three classes. Volunteers: Junxi Ding Volunteers: Grace Ji, Shaotan Liu, Chenyu Jin, Michael Schmidl, Roger Cui, Ethan Gao Refer to the database for details.

SMILE 4 Special Needs (#221): Volunteers Assist LSA SMILE Summer Camp (#116) on June 20, 2025

On June 20, four volunteers supported the LSA SMILE Summer Camp during both the life skills and painting classes led by the center staff. They assisted individuals with special needs in learning practical skills such as how to use cell phones and how to search for information on the internet. Following the skills session, the […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#83)-6/21/2025

On Saturday, June 21st, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland—Yurong Qiu, Yushan Qiu, and Jordana Zhao — taught swimming lessons to community kids. This is the 6th lesson in a 3-week-long series.   Yurong, Yushan, and Jordana played a stacking kickboard race game with Darren, Tyler, Jasper, Lawrence, and Emma.  Jordana worked on […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge Partnered with AT&T Teen Teach Tech and VYF to host the Cybersecurity presentation at the Fellowship Village on 6/21/25

AYLUS Basking Ridge partnered with AT&T Teens Teach Tech and VYF to host the Cybersecurity presentation at Fellowship Village, Address: 202 Mt Airy rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Volunteers made a presentation about cybersecurity, scams, and passwords. Volunteers had made a handout for the seniors, which included actvities and notes. In the presentation, volunteers engaged […]

AYLUS Roslyn Helps the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County at the Bayville Care Center (20th) on June 22nd, 2025

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 4 members of the AYLUS (2 from Roslyn branch and 2 from Syosset branch) visited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville location is a care facility, currently […]

AYLUS Roslyn Provides Food to Local Families Through NOSH Delivers! Food Pantry (76th) on June 20th, 2025

On Friday, June 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., volunteers from the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS partnered once again with NOSH Delivers! to support local hunger-relief efforts. During this day of service, volunteers took part in food packaging, assisted at the community farmers market, and helped unload food donations for the pantry. Volunteers began the […]

AYLUS Roslyn Provides Food to Local Families Through NOSH Delivers! Food Pantry (75th) on June 19th, 2025

On Thursday, June 19th, from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch (Remon Cao and Yinshuo Gao) volunteered with NOSH Delivers, a nonprofit organization based in Glen Cove, NY. NOSH Delivers fights food insecurity by providing fresh groceries and pantry staples to families and individuals in need across Nassau County. They […]

AYLUS Birmingham Branch Volunteers at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (June 21st, 2025)

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 June 21st, members of the Birmingham Branch aided the Botanical Garden in clearing out patches of weeds and unwanted grass throughout the Little Ones Memory garden. […]

Event 60: AYLUS Morris Partners with Chatham Library for Largest Donation of the Event in June 2025

In June, members of the AYLUS Morris Branch partnered with the Chatham Library to launch a meaningful community donation drive, encouraging residents to “share the fun and learning” by donating gently used books, games, puzzles, CDs, and vinyl. The goal of the initiative was to support the library’s community programming while promoting sustainability and a […]

Greenville, NC Branch Volunteered at the Pitt 6IX Alumni Event (6-21-2025)

Members of the AYLUS Greenville, NC Branch, along with other high school volunteers, helped at the Pitt 6IX Alumni Event today. This event celebrated the graduation of all six Pitt County high schools. Families and friends brought tents, lawn chairs, and grills, enjoying food and relaxed social time. Volunteers assisted with check-in, distributed wristbands, answered […]

SMILE 4 Special Needs (#220): Bucket Drumming for All (#31) Class at GiGi’s Playhouse Sugarland on June 19, 2025

Pearland volunteers conducted another engaging bucket drumming lesson at GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land. They began by reinforcing concepts from the first session, including identifying different drum sounds and practicing rhythm patterns such as stop-and-go and heavy vs. light beats. These skills were reinforced through interactive activities like the traffic light game and a “follow the […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#82)-6/19/2025

On Thursday, June 19th, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland – Yurong Qiu, Yushan Qiu, and Jordana Zhao taught swimming lessons to community kids. This is the 5th lesson in a 3-week-long series The lesson started off with a kicking relay between the kids. Afterwards, Jordana with Tyler and Lawrence, teaching them to […]

SMILE 4 Special Needs (#218): Pearland Volunteers Led SMILE Summer Camp (#114) on June 17, 2025

On June 17, volunteers launched a new science series for the SMILE Summer Program, focusing on hands-on experiments. They began by introducing the concepts of solids, liquids, and gases through a simple reaction between baking soda and vinegar. Students participated in the experiment, observing how the reaction produced gas that inflated balloons. Volunteers also explained […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#81)-6/15/2025

On Sunday, June 15th, three competitive swimmers and volunteers from AYLUS Pearland – Yurong, Yushan, and Jordana taught swimming lessons to community kids. This is the 4th lesson in a 3-week-long series. Yurong, Jordana, and Yushan helped Emma, Audrey, Darren, Tyler, Jasper, and Lawrence as a group practice with a kicking game. After the game, […]

AYLUS Great Neck Branch Played Sports with Kids at Firefighters Park 34th (6/20/25)

On Friday, June 20th from 4:30-6:00, volunteers of AYLUS played sports with kids at Firefighter park. Games that were played were table tennis, badminton, and tag. These sports will generally help with one’s health physically such as improved stamina and flexibility and socially including social interaction and leadership skills.   Playing these sports will always […]

Chapel Hill Branch Performs at Carol Woods on June 15, 2025

On Sunday, June 15th, 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 two pianists—performed a program of classical pieces for the residents. The recital was well-received, with audience members showing their appreciation through smiles and applause. It offered […]

Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers to collect Flowers Donations on June 15, 2025

On the morning of Sunday, June 15th, 2025, two dedicated members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch supported Charles House by collecting a generous floral donation from Trader Joe’s. These colorful, fresh blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting seniors and individuals with dementia at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. […]

AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch Volunteers at ALFC Generosity Center on 06/14/2025

On June 14, 2025, a dedicated group of youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for a day of meaningful service. Motivated by a shared commitment to helping those facing food insecurity, the volunteers arrived early, contributing 5.5 hours each—from 7:20 AM to 1:00 PM—ready […]