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Healthy Future (#33): Webinar Survey about Vaping prevention on June 1,2025

On June 1, AYLUS volunteers participated in an online Zoom Webinar on vaping prevention hosted by Erick Gao and Wyatt Yin. They listened to the lecture then filled out a feedback form. The feedback will be used for statistical analysis to support the Healthy Living Advocacy Program. Volunteers (1 hour indirect):  Ethan Gao, Kenrick Xia, Eva Miller, Emerson Li, Edwin Gao, Gavin […]

Basking Ridge Branch partner with Semper Fi to support Good Grief’s 5K on 6/1/25

AYLUS Basking Ridge Branch partnered with Semper Fi to support the Good Grief 5k fundraising event. Since 2004, Good Grief has been providing unlimited and free support to children, teens, young adults, and families after the death of a mother, father, sister, or brother through peer support programs, education, and advocacy. 5k Run and Walk […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge Volunteered at Farmstead Art Center ‘s Theater in the English Barn Event from 5/30/25 to 6/1/25

AYLUS Basking Ridge members volunteered at Farmstead Art Center’s Theater in the English Barn on 5/30,5/31, and 6/1. Farmstead Art Center is a small nonprofit art center, located at 450 King George Road in Basking Ridge. The show that was being shown was “She Stoops to Conquer” . Our members arrived 45 minutes before the […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers help Livingston Huaxia Chinese School – 05/31/2025

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, May. 31, 2025. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, and helped around the information desk. Teaching Violin in […]

Chapel Hill Branch Volunteers to Collect Flowers Donations on June 1, 2025

On Sunday, June 1st, volunteers from the AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch continued their meaningful partnership with Charles House by collecting and delivering a generous floral donation from Trader Joe’s. These fresh, colorful blooms were brought to Charles House, a nonprofit organization serving seniors and individuals with dementia at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. The flowers […]

Murrieta AYLUS Lends a Hand to The Little Garden of Hope Project (71st) (5/31/2025)

Reported by Caien(Daisy) Chen : Watering has been a regular activity for the volunteers, ensuring plants receive the right amount of moisture to thrive. Volunteers also weed garden beds, removing invasive plants that compete for nutrients. Volunteers : Oven Hsieh : 1.5 hrs ea Audrey Hsieh / Ethan Hsieh / Allison Hsieh : 10:30 am […]

Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Senior House Preservation #41– House Painting (5/31/2025)

Reported by Jessica Lu On May 31st, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members helped with exterior house painting for Habitat for Humanity. Members got there early to work in order to avoid the heat later on. They started by prepping the house by putting blue painters tape all around the windows and on the concrete around the […]

Bridgewater Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. Hours by Award […]

Warrington Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. Hours by Award […]

Dix Hills Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. Hours by Award […]

San Diego Branch Hosted the 15th used batteries recycling event in San Diego in May 31th, 2025

Reported by Brianna Zhang. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 15th collection and recycling of used batteries in May 2025. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 7 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Volunteer to Support the American Cancer Society on May 17th, 2025

On May 17th, 2025 RCA members volunteered at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop where they helped with a variety of tasks that supported the store’s daily operations. They assisted customers by carrying purchases to their cars and provided friendly customer service. At the cashier station, they helped process sales and handled transactions under supervision. […]

San Diego Branch Prepared Sack Lunches for Interfaith Community Services on May 26, 2025

On May 26, 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 […]

San Diego Branch Hosted the 1st Melody Project event on May 30th, 2025

The Melody Project – First Performance ReportReported by: Gavin Zheng Date: May 30, 2025Location: Bayshire Torrey Pines Senior Home On May 30, 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 musicians the […]

Bridgewater Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Dix Hills Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Chess Class (#69) on May 31, 2025

On Saturday May 31, 2025, Joshua Meng, Brendon Jiang, Alicia Zhang, and Bryson Wu hosted the Pearland Branch volunteer chess lesson. The students were introduced to basic chess concepts like the fork and tactical awareness in a position. They learned that even a seemingly equal position may be suddenly changed with a few good moves. […]

City and Neighbor Support: Pearland Branch Sorted and Organized Storage Room for PCA on May 24th, 2025

On May 24th, AYLUS volunteers gathered at the storage space to clean, sort, and organize the materials and supplies left over from the Lunar New Year Festival and Easter Egg hunt. The volunteers worked together to carefully pack away decorations, lanterns, and other items from the festive event, ensuring everything was neatly stored and ready […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#75)- 5/28/2025

On Wednesday, May 28, 2025 AYLUS Volunteer Edwin Eddie and Allen took turns teaching each kid. Eddie and Allen helped Audrey and Raymon breathe on her side while performing freestyle. Edwin helped Mia with her freestyle kicking technique and taught Kevin how to kick with a board. Volunteers (2hrs) : Eddie Fu Volunteers (1.5hrs) :  Allen […]

AYLUS Greater Triangle “Open Sky Book Club” Online Marathon Read Aloud 05/31/2025

  AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Reading Marathon, Kicking Off World Read Aloud Day, Cary, NC – This summer Reading Marathon was successfully concluded with the praise of many participants. To welcome more participants, we will launch more reading activities that cater to different interests and styles. There are history and culture, celebrity speeches, […]

San Diego Branch hosted the 24th Pacific Highlands Ranch Library bookstore event on May 31, 2025

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 […]

Greater Memphis Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Oyster Bay Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Birmingham Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Phoenix Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

SMILE 4 Special Needs (#207): Pearland Volunteers Design Summer Camp Curriculum on May 29

On the afternoon of May 29, AYLUS Pearland volunteers gathered at the West Pearland Library to design the youth-led activities curriculum for the upcoming SMILE Summer Camp. Under the guidance of LSA Director Sharon Cheng, the team worked collaboratively to develop engaging and meaningful activities for children with special needs. Now entering its fifth summer […]

Stem n Tech (#51): Pearland Branch Community Robotics Class (#18) on May 25, 2025

On May 25th, AYLUS Volunteers planned out the lessons for the next 8 weeks and figured out who was going to be teaching which days. They also finalized previous topics of discussion such as if we’re going to buy any new kits and if we’re going to have one big group of kids or split them up. We still need to make our slides over the topics that we’re going to teach over the 8-week period. We also plan on having a checkup over zoom next Saturday to […]

Columbus Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Mclean Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Summit Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Achieve Together: Pearland Branch Community Swimming Class (#73)- 5/23/2025

On 5/23/25 AYLUS Volunteers taught students basic kicking posture as well as underwater skills before breaking off into smaller groups. Edwin taught two students with further skills regarding kicking, while Eddie and Allen helped with adjusting the student’s form. Volunteers (2hrs) : Edwin Gao Volunteers (1.5hrs) : Eddie Fu,  Allen Gu Parent On Duty: Hua […]

West Essex Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Riverside County Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

San Clemente Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Event 57: AYLUS Morris Branch Leads Food Drive to Support Local Families in May 2025

On May 31st, the AYLUS Morris Branch wrapped up a successful food drive aimed at supporting local families facing food insecurity. Recognizing the rising need for basic resources in the community, especially during the summer months when school-based meal programs pause, the branch took action by organizing a canned food collection. Members set up donation […]

Event 56: AYLUS Morris Branch Hosts Summer baseball hats and clothing Drive at Local Tennis Club in May 2025

On May 31st, the AYLUS Morris Branch successfully organized a community donation initiative by setting up a collection site at a local tennis club. This effort aimed to gather essential summer items for individuals in need as part of their ongoing commitment to community service. Over the course of the collection period, volunteers from the […]

Chapel Hill Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Cheshire Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Bergen Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Greater Triangle Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Houston Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

Twin Cities Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Austin Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]

San Diego Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Raritan Valley Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award (AVSA) as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. AYLUS Volunteer […]

Warren Award Recipients

AYLUS Volunteer Service Award In May 2025, the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS) introduced the AYLUS Volunteer Service Award as a temporary alternative during the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) operational pause. This award offers Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, each adhering strictly to the corresponding PVSA criteria. 2025 AYLUS Volunteer […]