Reported by Andrew Zhou On July 7, 2024 AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the collection and donation of winter clothing that was later dropped off at a local Goodwill donation center. As a team, the volunteers donated about 12 bags of winter clothes to support those in need, ensuring they have access to warm attire […]

As an annual tradition, on May 1st, 2025, AYLUS Columbus members created celebratory posters for an additional 5 graduating seniors from the Columbus International Children’s Choir. Members crafted beautiful, thoughtful, and creative posters for the choir seniors; each poster featured the student’s name as well as colors, logos, and graphics of post-graduation plans. The posters […]

As an annual tradition, on April 30th, 2025, AYLUS Columbus members created celebratory posters for 8 graduating seniors from the Columbus International Children’s Choir. Members crafted beautiful, thoughtful, and creative posters for the choir seniors; each poster featured the student’s name as well as colors, logos, and graphics of post-graduation plans. The posters were presented […]

In the second week of March, AYLUS Plano members Tianlu Zhou and Jenny Wang continued to jointly lead the independent beading bracelet workshop, maintaining the focus on individual craftsmanship and creative exploration. Each volunteer created their own bracelet using polished stone beads without collaboration, selecting distinct color schemes to express different artistic moods. Tianlu Zhou […]

In the first week of March, AYLUS Plano members Tianlu Zhou and Jenny Wang jointly led a beading bracelet workshop focused on promoting independent creativity through hands-on craft. Each volunteer worked separately on their own bracelet rather than collaborating on shared pieces, using polished stone beads in a wide range of colors. Tianlu Zhou selected […]

In the first week of April, AYLUS Plano member Alex Tianlu Zhou led a beading bracelet workshop focused on encouraging independent creativity through hands-on craft. Each volunteer worked individually on their own design rather than co-creating shared pieces. The primary materials used were polished stone beads in various colors, which were threaded to create simple […]

Continuing the bracelet-making initiative, the second April session maintained the focus on individualized craftsmanship. Each volunteer designed and completed their own bracelet using stone beads, with each piece reflecting a unique color scheme and pattern. The volunteers did not work collaboratively on shared items but rather contributed independently under the same creative framework. Alex Tianlu […]

The third week of AYLUS Plano’s April beading program emphasized thematic design and personal reflection through bracelet-making. Again, each volunteer worked independently to create their own bracelets, selecting distinct color palettes of stone beads. There was no collaboration on a single piece—rather, the emphasis was on self-expression and technical consistency across each individual’s work. Alex […]

Reported by: Andrew Wang Posted by: Karen Li On April 26th, 2025, our volunteers at the AGAPE Special Needs Program spent time with many special needs friends in our community. Today, we also had two new friends join us. Firstly, we started by praying to God and warming up our bodies with a couple worship […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou Smiling Stars Reading Program is a new project by AYLUS San Diego and kicked off on September 23, 2023. This program serves a dual purpose: to facilitate meaningful connections with local children with autism and improve their communication skills, while simultaneously improving their foundational reading comprehension skills. Our commitment is not […]

West Essex AYLUS is working with Seesaw vision center for the youth volunteer program. AYLUS volunteer’s work involves patient communication and basic front desk duties, as well as assisting the physician during patient care encounters. The goal of the program is to raise awareness about eye health in the youth community and give them an […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.    04/28/25: Ray Liu (4 hours) Samuel Xue (4 hours) Jasmine Guo (4 hours) Zoe Leung (3 hours) Jeremiah […]

Reported by Zoe Ying We are helping 92130Cares, a non-profit origination that provides food to poor families in 92130. Grocery stores are not allowed to remove broken eggs from a carton, so they donate the whole package to 92130Cares. 92130Cares repackages the good eggs into packages of 6, and the donated egg carton will be […]

Throughout April 2025, AYLUS Greater Memphis members continued their commitment to serving the elderly by visiting a local nursing home to play games and spend time with residents. Their dedication brought warmth, companionship, and joy to the seniors while fostering meaningful intergenerational connections. 3/1/2025 (1h/each) Alex Shi, Evan Shi, Anne-Sophie Niorthe, Charlotte Cheng, Emma Wang […]

Reported by: Ryan Ma   Posted by: Ryan Ma On April 26, 2025, we volunteered alongside other AYLUS members at the non-profit organization Feed My Starving Children, starting at 7:15 PM. This Christian nonprofit is dedicated to ending hunger. A total of twelve volunteers participated in the event. We packed Manna Pack rice, which consists of […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 4/28/25 and 4/30/25. 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. On 4/30/25, Jaden Leung, Hebe […]

Our volunteers of Greater Memphis Branch were assigned by AYLUS to visit a new location—The Village at Germantown—to explore additional opportunities for volunteering.  During the visit, we discussed volunteer schedules, reviewed plans, and learned about the rules and policies for future visits with Ms. Judi, who oversees the volunteer program. Below are the names and hours for this volunteer: […]

On April 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 […]

On April 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 4 (1.5hrs each): Jason Kai Aiden Kai   Session […]

On April 12th, 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 4 (1.5hrs each): Jason Kai Aiden Kai     […]

On April 10th, 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 (2 hrs each): Jason Kai Aiden Kai  

On April 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 4 (1.5hrs each): Jason Kai  

On March 10th, 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): Jason Kai  

On March 14th, 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): Jason Kai  

On Sunday April 27th The Roslyn AYLUS TA’s helped out at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island schools. Our group helped from 1:30 to 5 pm at Great Neck South High School. The TA’s helped with many activities at school. As being TA’s we helped the teachers and students to help ensure the children’s […]

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, the AYLUS Twin Cities Branch went to Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen to address food insecurity and pack food for children in need. There was a huge group of people packing food that night, and we packed a total of 117 boxes! Participants (1.75 hours each): Jessica Cao, Jacob […]

Reported by Brianna Zhang. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 14th collection and recycling of used batteries in April 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 […]

On Tuesday, April 29th, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm, the Great Neck Branch volunteered at the GN Station Library to assist students with their homework. We partnered with the library to provide academic support to young learners. During the session, our team worked closely with students to address their academic challenges. Baiyu Chen focused on […]

Austin Branch volunteer provided coding tutoring to students in need. The sessions focused on foundational programming concepts and hands-on practice with Java. The program not only strengthened students’ coding skills but also increased their confidence in tackling future academic challenges. Volunteer: Michael Qu (2/1/25, 2/8/25, 2/15/25, 2/22/25, 3/1/25, 3/8/25, 3/15/25, 3/22/25, 3/29/25, 4/5/25, 4/12/25, 4/19/25 […]

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, members of the Newtown Branch of AYLUS dedicated their time from 1:45 PM 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 […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.    04/21/25: Kenneth Wu (4 hours) Zoe Leung (2 hours)   04/22/25: Kenneth Wu (2 hours) Samuel Xue (4 […]

On April 27th, AYLUS Houston members volunteered at The Ballard House, a home that provides temporary housing for patients and their families receiving treatment in the Katy area. During our visit, volunteers assisted with essential cleaning tasks around the house, including tidying up the kitchen and organizing shared spaces to help maintain a clean and […]

AYLUS Houston Supports Community Food Distribution with Family Hope On April 26th, 2025, AYLUS Houston volunteers came together in Fulshear, TX to support a vital community initiative—organizing, packing, and distributing food to those in need. With great care and coordination, our volunteers ensured the smooth distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables, helping families receive the […]

On April 27, 2025, members of the AYLUS Bridgewater branch brought music and joy to the residents of Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater. Our volunteers shared their musical talent through piano solos and various small ensemble pieces with strings and woodwinds. Thanks to the Avalon staff for welcoming us and to the performers for making […]

On April 26 2025, members of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo branch volunteered at the 2025 BFB#OneWorld Community Concert & Exhibit Event Calls. During the exhibition, the kids played instruments, ran show cases, greeted people, served food and helped with donations. During the concert, volunteers created music alongside the choir and practiced at home to bring […]

On April 26 2025, members of the AYLUS buffalo branch was invited by the organizers to participate at the grand opening celebration of the Asian Food Court, held in honor of Asian Heritage Month. At our dedicated booth, we introduced our organization to the community and promoted our upcoming activities. We also provided interactive activities […]

On April 25 2025, members of the Greater Buffalo branch are proud to help immigrants and refugee find a supportive community in Buffalo. The Aylus Instrumental Team volunteered with Bridges From Borders in their OneWorld Choir to help participants create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the choir’s rehearsals. Volunteers created music alongside the choir […]

On April 25 2025, the AYLUS Greater Buffalo branch, in partnership with Bridges from Boarders and Buffalo Chess Association, launched BFB#OneWorldChessClub. The program aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and friendships among people of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities through the game of chess. This program is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where […]

Reported by: Audrey Wang On April 27th, 2025, Farmington Branch member Audrey Wang helped clean up Coppermine Village. She picked up trash and tree branches and brought them to one spot. Audrey Wang: 3 hours Return to our home page.

Reported by: Audrey Wang On April 12th, 2025, Audrey Wang helped raise money for the Farmington Library by going door to door in her neighborhood. She walked to more than 40 houses and raised $54 to help the library buy new books. Audrey Wang: 3 hours Return to our home page.

Reported by: Feiyang Niu On April 29, 2025, the AYLUS Farmington Branch hosted a fundraiser to support the Farmington Public Library. Members sold lemonade, snacks, books, and toys, drawing a steady crowd throughout the afternoon. The money raised will help the library buy new books for the children’s section, giving more kids access to fun […]

On Sunday, April 27th, from 1:45 – 3:15pm, volunteers from AYLUS Great Neck Branch gathered together to support and help the therapeutic ice-skating program at the Andrew Stergiopoulous rink. As coach assistants, it is our job to support the coaches in various aspects of the skating program. From teaching skaters new tricks to reviewing old […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the Model UN Food Staff Volunteer on April 11th from 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm and April 12th from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, 2025 Reported by Emma Tao and Emma Zhang The Aylus Mclean Branch volunteers participated as food staff in a MUN event.  Providing help through this […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the International Night Event on February 22nd, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Reported by Anneliese Nguyen The volunteers prepared for many hours throughout the year in order to perfect their performances and performed a variety of acts that represented different cultures. They practiced dances, songs, and musical performances […]

The Bryant Library in Roslyn is not only a repository of books but also a vibrant center of community engagement and cultural activity. The library hosts an event called a “Virtual Art Museum.” The event aims to highlight the creative talents of local students and provide art lovers with a convenient place to view these […]

Reported by Kaylin Chen On April 27, at Andrew’s house, three members of the Greater Tulsa Branch continued crocheting mats for unhoused individuals using recycled plastic shopping bags. We cut the plastic bags into rings, linked them into plastic string, and then rolled them into yarn. We continued working on a mat that had been […]

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 2023 and implemented into their daily management. In the months of March and April 2025, AYLUS volunteers Leah Hong entered data […]

Members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center on Saturday April 26th 2025 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center provides a wide range of activities to do, education and research about the environment, and conservation. We helped pluck weeds and other plants, build birdhouses, and […]

On Thursday, April 22, 2025, the AYLUS Great Neck branch successfully held a volunteer activity in the station library from 4:30P.M.—5:30P.M .  Baiyu Chen and Anhang Lu each brought their own strengths and enthusiasm to the session. Baiyu Chen spent time with children in the picture book section, engaging them with expressive storytelling and helping […]

On 4/13/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Today was a make up week from a previous snow day, Ella and Samantha attended and took over the admin position. Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

On 4/06/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Today was a make up week from a previous snow day, Ella and Samantha attended and took over the admin position. Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

On 3/16/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, hosting the in-class speech contest. Ella Chai and Samantha Yin arrived thirty minutes early to help create a video for the kids to help prepare for their speech contest. Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin(3 hours each)

On 3/09/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance) Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin(3 hours each)

On 3/02/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance) Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

On 2/09/25, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Performing for the Chinese New Year Class performance, and helping their students prepare and practice for the performance. From 1:30-6:30 PM. Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin, Stephanie Yang (5 hours each)

Greater Memphis Branch members Lucas Zhang and Eric Chen helped transcribe documents for the National Archives. Name: Lucas Zhang Date: 4/26/25 Hours: 5 Activity: Transcribed documents by Nancy B Beecher for the Boston Chapter of the NAACP.      Name: Eric Chen Date: 3/31/25 Hours: 2.5 Activity: Aylus Member Eric Chen transcribed declassified documents on […]

On 01/26/20245, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School which is located at 20 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into separate activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance). Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

On 01/12/2025, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School which is located at 20 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston, NJ 07039, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into separate activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance). Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

Reported by Tianlu Zhou Posted by Charlotte Chen On April 13, 2025, members of AYLUS Frisco gathered at a neighborhood pavilion in the Frisco Community to take part in a large-scale packing event for the African Library Project. This year’s shipment, destined for a newly established library in Uganda, marked a significant milestone in our […]

Reported by Jiayi(Joey) Zhu, Hand in Hand We Code Club Lake Washington Branch   AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted the sixth Beginner Python camp on April 27, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, led by Jiayi (Joey) Zhu, with assistance from Xiao Mao, Jerry Yang, and Kevin Chen.   During the session, students worked […]

Throughout April 2025, AYLUS Greater Memphis members continued their commitment to serving the elderly by visiting a local nursing home to play games and spend time with residents. Their dedication brought warmth, companionship, and joy to the seniors while fostering meaningful intergenerational connections. 4/12/2025 Harrison Xiao， Oswald Chen, Osborn Chen, Irvin Ju (1h/ each) 4/19/2025 […]

In March Spring break time, Eric Chen from the Greater Memphis Branch volunteered at the Mid-South Food Bank. He helped organize and pack snack boxes for distribution. He also sorted and packed meal boxes for families. Besides preparing food, Eric contributed in hosting a fresh market for low-income families by carrying and loading products for […]

Reported by Colin Xie On April 25th – April 27th, San Diego students of AYLUS participated in the 257th 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. […]

Reported by Colin Xie On April 18th – April 20th, San Diego students of AYLUS participated in the 256th 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. […]

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST, the Levittown Branch of the Bucks County Free Library received valuable volunteer support aimed at improving the experience of all visitors. During this time, efforts were directed toward reorganizing and shelving a wide range of books, ensuring that materials were properly sorted and […]

On Sunday April 27 from 1:45 to 3:00 PM, the Great Neck AYLUS branch hosted an AAPI event at the Great Neck Main Library. The event started with Goldman reading “Say My Name” to the kids and followed by Irena reading “Punky Aloha”. Next, Rebecca, Andrew, Goldman, and Irena helped teach a large group of […]

On April 27, 2025, Newtown AYLUS members volunteered at the Sunrise Senior home of Lower Makefield (631 Stony Hill Rd, Morrisville, PA 19067). Our members helped ensure that the seniors living there had a satisfactory bingo event by addressing all of their inconveniences and helping clean up.  The volunteers actively took the initiative to solve […]

AYLUS held its biweekly Tech Support program at Ridge Oak Senior Center on 4/28/25. Volunteers helped seniors regarding how to restore their passwords as well as set up their computers. They also taught seniors how to find games and log into their gmail accounts on the computer. Additionally, volunteers helped a senior update various software […]

On Friday, 4/25/2025, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to ninth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader), Albert Chen and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]

On April 27th, 2025, 2 volunteers from our community branch worked on packaging robotics kits for a local organization, Kits4Cause. These dedicated volunteers carefully packaged BristleBot and Car kits, ensuring each kit was quality and organized. The kits will be used during free robotics workshops at elementary/middle schools, YMCAs, libraries, and more, providing young students […]