On January 4, 2025, Joshua Dong led a group of volunteers consisting of four middle schoolers and five high schoolers to build two picnic tables for the Regional Intervention Program (RIP). The group worked together from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, with each member earning three volunteer hours for their efforts. Joshua also spent three hours […]

On January 26th, AYLUS Auburn branch assisted with setup and volunteered at the local community Lunar New Year Party. Many parents, accompanied by their children, joined in the joyous festivities celebrating the Year of the Snake. The children were thrilled by our offerings of cotton candy and arts & crafts. It was a delightful and […]

On Sunday, January 19th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village after winter break. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents enjoyed the music and were excited to see our members again. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hours: Ayden He 1 Hour: Avery Li, Enoch […]

During the month of January, AYLUS volunteers made 48 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. This month, the placemats theme was “Valentine’s Day,” where volunteers used their artistic talent to decorate their placemats according to the prompt. Then, they laminated their placemats to donate to recipients of […]

On January 26, 2025, AYLUS Great Neck participated in the Great Neck Lunar New Year celebration performance held by the Great Neck Chinese Association (GNCA). From 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, our volunteers helped the audience to their seats, ensuring a smooth and organized process. Some volunteers stood at the doors, checking the seats of […]

Reported by Kathleen Jiang Posted by Jenny Wang This Saturday everyone pitched in to move the boxes from one warehouse to another location practicing teamwork. This meant dusting, lugging, and driving the boxes then lifting them back out to the secondary storage space. The effort ended with all the boxes stacked neatly and ready to […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 26th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 244th 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 to the current […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 26th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their fifth batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 20, 2025 – January 26, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 13, 2025 – January 19, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 6, 2025 – January 12, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

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 29th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on January 20-26, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

From October-December, 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 chair, Alyssa Zhang. Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to […]

On 1/19, 1/25 and 1/26/2025, AYLUS members volunteered at the Asia Mall Chinese New Year Event. They helped logistics, and ran various booths, including face painting, pinch pot, and ring toss. It was a packed, successful event – Happy Lunar New Year! On 1/26/2025: Katie Huang (3 hrs), Kai Huang (3 hrs),  Kaining Zhang (3 […]

On Saturday, January 12th, 10 AYLUS volunteers went to go pack food at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen. Alongside other volunteers, we packed 95 boxes with a total of 20,520 meals. All of this food will be packed and sent to Zambia. We had a great time and can’t wait to come again! Participants […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Jan. 25th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 34th 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 […]

Our members contacted The Residence at Basking Ridge and hosted our fourth tech support event at The Residence at Basking Ridge(Address: 219 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge) Our members introduced themselves and AYLUS Basking Ridge to the seniors, and promoted the program. They also explained what technology problems they helped with in the past. They […]

On Saturday, 1/25/25, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. We taught a lady how to use call features and access her messages and call history on her android phone, how to use voicemail, how to use the functions of emails, how to delete photos if they are not wanted, and how […]

Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturdays morning from 9-11am in January and Feburary. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. For these monthes, their theme is yoga. The program this time was held at WAMS (Address: 70 Quincy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) and the program was split into […]

Somerville Hills YMCA, address hosted its first Chinese New Year Celebration at 140 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 on 1/29/25. In the celebration, our members performed several dance pieces to the community and got great feedback from the audience. Nancy Lu, Garielle Chien (3HR each, 1/29/25)

The Aylus Morris branch continues its commitment to supporting the local community through its monthly donation to the Methodist Church. This month on 1/29 afternoon the branch donates approximately 30 pounds of food, including chips, biscuits, and a variety of canned goods, to help those in need, particularly during the harsh winter months. This contribution […]

On Saturday, January 25th, 2025, members of the Roslyn AYLUS Branch volunteered at one the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County group homes from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. CP Nassau is an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities reach their highest levels of independence. We started off with making non-alcoholic jello shots, where residents gathered […]

On January 29th, the Lunar New Year’s Day and a No School Holiday, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS supported the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK, 72 1/2 Escher Street, Trenton, NJ 08609). The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen feeds the hungry and offers programs and services to encourage self-sufficiency and improve quality […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Jan 11th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 33rd 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 […]

On January 29th, the Lunar New Year’s Day and a No School Holiday, 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 […]

On January 29th, the Lunar New Year’s Day and a No School Holiday, 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 […]

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Roslyn AYLUS members volunteered at NOSH delivers. NOSH Delivers is a food pantry with the purpose of providing food and other supplies to families in need. We began with breaking excess cardboard boxes down, folding them so they can be thrown away neatly and efficiently. Then, […]

On Jan 25th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2hrs each) William Chu Junxi Wu Alex Jiang  […]

On January 28, 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 […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 18th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their fourth batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 12th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their third batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

On Jan 11th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2hrs each) William Chu Yanming Wu  Jason Zhu  […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 4th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their second batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

In January, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) supported the local community for Lunar New Year Celebrations. GPA volunteers helped with booth setup, check in, games, and recruiting new members at the celebration events. GPA volunteers at Merwick Care & Rehabilitation Center (1/28, 4 hrs): Eric Li, Sean Xu, Kiki Liu, […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset AYLUS organization went to the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we worked on sifting seeds using special graters and a trash bin to collect the seeds. Some benefits of sifting seeds include Removing debris: Soil often contains rocks, twigs, roots, and other debris that can impede plant growth […]

On January 26th, from 1:30 to 4:30, AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers helped at the Long Island Chinese School. This time the school was celebrating Lunar New Year, so all the students were relocated into a separate building to watch the festivities. AYLUS volunteers helped guide their classes to the assigned seats at the viewing halls. […]

Reported by Jerry Yang Lake Washington Branch The second online 3D modeling camp was hosted on 1/26/2025 and taught by Jerry Yang and assisted by Kevin Chen. Students were introduced to the Edit Mode inside Blender and taught how to use tools like extrude, inset, bevel, knife, loop cuts, and learned additional modeling tips. They […]

AYLUS members together with Starry Children Chorus supported the American Youth Spring Festiva Gala held in American Dream, to further enhance the lunar new year culture immersion. Members and duration: 3 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena Ni, Iris Wang, Gabriel Au, Suvi Kuo.