Reported by Andrew Zhou On November 12, 2024, 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 […]

On November 11, 2024, two members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at Family Assistance Ministries Food Pantry. For the first hour, they sorted baked goods, stacking different breads and sweets to put into bags, throwing away any rotten ones they found. Then they made baked bags, each bag containing the breads and sweets […]

On Sunday, November 10th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school (CCALI) from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our job to help in this Chinese school was to assist as a teacher’s assistant and help the students with different types of classwork. As teaching assistants, we played a vital […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 11 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 02 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

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 21st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on November 4 -10, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Lake Washington Branch The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session on Nov.10, 2024, marking the seventh class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. (Week 7: Make an asteroid shooting game) This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp […]

Reported by: Raina Wang Posted by: Karen Li At 10:15 on November 9, 2024, a group of volunteers from the AYLUS helps the special needs at DCFC. In the beginning we sung worship songs and danced to the videos. We learned about how God is the beginning and the end the alpha and omega and […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Karen Li On November 8th, starting at 7:30 PM, eight AYLUS volunteers gathered at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit organization that seeks to pack and send food to starving children worldwide. This time, they were to be sent to kids in El Salvador. We helped out in […]

Reported by Liangyu Tsai Posted by Jenny Wang On November 10th, we made pet toys out of old shirts to donate to Animal Shelters.  We rented 2 rooms at the Davis Library Study Room, and splitted 8 people between the two rooms.  Two people learned to make the toy today and the rest of us […]

On November 10th Aylus volunteers assisted in a new book release event. The children’s author, Kiko Liang, broadcasted her book I Am Me in the event to demonstrate it to the young children and then signing her new book as well. The event is started by a musical from a renowned organization before the author […]

On November 11th 8:30am-12:30pm, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted another event, this time in The Community Synagogue at Port Washington . This event was focused on families helping families. Each person helped set up a station with food, and arts & crafts, ready to hand them out. We had activities like stickers, cards, turkeys, […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted the Winter Clothing Drive for Charity Organizations.  No one should go cold this winter. The health effects of extreme cold are life threatening. Families who were already struggling are now at severe risk, and many cannot pay their utility bills. The need […]

On November 10, 2024, the AYLUS Bridgewater branch brought joy to the senior residents of Laurel Circle with a lively concert on Sunday. Wesley Lin organized the event. The concert included a diverse program with classical and popular music, all performed by volunteers. The pieces featured various instruments including woodwinds, and strings, and singing, and […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 11/04/24 and 11/06/24. 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 11/06/24, the three members […]

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.  11/04/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/05/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/06/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/07/24: Yichen Tang (4 […]

West Essex AYLUS members baked a variety of delicious desserts and cookies at home during 11/1/2024 – 11/2/2024 and participated in the bake sale event on 11/2/2024 to raise funds for Chinese school. All proceeds from the sale were generously donated to Chinese school to support the school’s mission of promoting Chinese culture within the […]

On 11/9/2024 AYLUS Space Coast participated in a food drive which aimed to provide meals for children in need. Our members collected the bags that were put out in the previous week. A total of 42 bags were collected which resulted in about 200 pounds of food. Members: Madison Shi, Daniel Shi 2 hours

On November 6th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch, Brenna Li, Estella Li, Grace Guo, and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 4 […]

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.  11/01/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours), Ethan Yao (4 hours), Nathan Zhang (2 hours) 11/02/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours) , […]

On 11/07/2024, West Essex AYLUS helped GRACE for food distribution. Volunteers distribute food and supplies on Thursday 11/07/2024 to Summit residents and the people who work, worship and receive care in Summit at the Summit Community Center(100 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ). Members:  Cecilia Zhang (3 hours) Aily Wei (3 hours) Ella Chai (3 hours) Samantha […]

This is a one-person event approved by the national AYLUS. On 11/08/24, Maggie Zhang organized, packed, and mailed out AYLUS T-shirts for 3 AYLUS branches in 4 boxes across the U.S. Maggie then went to her local post office to mail the shirts to those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 3.5 hours

West Essex AYLUS members collected extra Halloween candy to donate to Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. These donations are delivered to Twelve Baskets Food Pantry who will distribute the candy to people and families in the surrounding area.    Members:  2 hours – Zoe Leung 1 hour – Gabriel Au, Jeremiah Au, Kailey Kwan, […]

Aylus West Essex members, Aily Wei and Forest Yang, volunteer to raise Seeing Eye Puppies. They raised and trained their puppies with many commands such as walking, resting, lying down, sitting, and much more. 11/03 Forest Yang(2 hours), Aily Wei(2.5 hours) 11/04 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) 11/05 Forest Yang(1.5 hours), Aily Wei(1.5 hours) […]

On Nov. 6, West Essex branch volunteered at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Members clean up Halloween spooky trail decorations. Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and […]

On November 11th, volunteers went to the Greenway and spent 1.5 hours cleaning up. There is a thick layer of pine leaves on the trail road, and it is dangerous for bikers and joggers. Unfortunately, it rained the night before, and there is no way that we can clean up the leaves with the blower. […]

Reported by Melody Zhang Posted by Jenny Wang On November 9th, 2024, AYLUS Frisco & Plano branch volunteers ran a three-part stand during the John and Judy Gay Library’s Fall Y’all event. Before the event began, event leaders helped set up a pavilion and other necessary equipment. During the festival, members were divided into three […]

On November 9, 2024, AYLUS Phoenix woke up early in the morning to volunteer at their local Midwest Food Bank from 9am to 11am. Volunteers packed soap into usable portions and sealed them to be packed later on. These small but impactful packages would be later shared among homeless communities and hygiene stations around Arizona. […]

On Nov 9th, 2024, 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 hours each): William Chu

Written By Felix Zheng On November 9th, the Syosset AYLUS organization attended the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we assisted both inside and outside the greenhouse. Some of the tasks performed by the Syosset AYLUS members included sifting seeds, as the greenhouse needed the most help with this in preparation for winter. The greenhouse […]

Gave away 3 mulberry, 4 moringa, 2 gardenia and 3 pomegranate starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

On November 8 2024, 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 […]

On Sunday, November 10th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch came together to host a park cleanup event at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, New Jersey. It was a very chilly day but still a nice day to conduct a park cleanup. Everyone got together, worked collaboratively, and communicated/delegated roles for the cleanup. We […]