Reported by Lillian Qian Posted by Lillian Qian   On March 22, 2025, volunteers from AYLUS gathered at the Frisco Environmental Collection Center to donate used batteries, collected from the local community. By recycling batteries, producers can reuse the non-renewable materials without further damaging the ecosystem. In addition, it reduces the possibility of harmful pollutants […]

The AYLUS Bellaire Branch serves at Books For Development on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM.  Books for Development is a non-profit organization based in Houston, Texas that aims to increase literacy around the world, especially in underserved, developing, English-speaking countries. Books are often taken for granted, Books for Development ships […]

Activity & Impact On March 14, 2025, five members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at the Travel Town Railroad Museum in Griffith Park during two shifts: the first from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and the second from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The Travel Town Railroad Museum is a family-friendly museum dedicated […]

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 […]

Reported by Eric Chen On 3/22/2025, members of the AYLUS Newtown branch organized and participated in a heartwarming performance at the Sunrise Senior Center. From 2PM – 4PM, volunteers showcased their talents to entertain and engage the senior residents, creating a lively and joyful atmosphere. The event featured a variety of performances, including musical pieces […]

On March 22nd, Syosset AYLUS members visited a CP Nassau Group Home in Farmingdale to celebrate a resident’s birthday and do fun activities with them. The first activity we did was help celebrate the birthday of a resident. We sang “Happy Birthday,” and shared cupcakes with her. After the celebration, we did an arts and […]

On August 15, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another meaningful day of community service. United by a shared commitment to supporting families in need, the volunteers arrived early in the morning, ready to dedicate their time and effort. From 7:20 AM […]

  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, […]

Reported by: Kaiting Hsu This evening, 23 members of the AYLUS Greater Tulsa branch performed music at Covenant Living in Bixby. The performance featured choir music, violin solos, a viola solo, piano solos, saxophone quartet and clarinet quartet. We played a wide range of music from classical compositions to modern pieces and even well-known movie […]

On March 16th, 2025, AYLUS Oakland Gardens completed its 139th event upon the submission of their poster entries for the 2025 AYLUS Poster Contest. This contents aims to promote the talent of young individuals among the collective thousands of active members while celebrating the organization’s achievement of 10 years in service. The Oakland Gardens branch […]

On Sunday, March 16th, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch visited the CP Nassau Bayville location. The Syosset Fortune Star Band returned for their second visit to CP Nassau, marking an exciting moment for both the residents and volunteers. Before the performance, we helped prepare the residents by ensuring everyone was […]

  On Mar.22, 2025, Four Greater Triangle Branch volunteers helped at CLA as teacher Assistants. They guided the students to the classroom and helped them with the materials before the classes. They are also happy to have the opportunity to support teachers and students during the classes. Volunteers assisted the teacher in preparing lesson materials, […]

On March 22nd, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch participated in an environmental cleanup at Welwyn Preserve County Park, focusing on the trail and beach shoreline. Equipped with trash bags and grabbers, the volunteers took care to clean the area while ensuring minimal disruption to the surrounding ecosystem. As they hiked along the trail, they encountered […]

Reported by Eric Chen On 3/18/2025, 2 members of the AYLUS Newtown branch assisted the Caring For Friends kitchen staff in preparing sandwiches and other food items to support low-income families. From 6PM – 8PM, volunteers worked together to assemble meals and ensure that every item was prepared with care and attention to detail. Participants […]

On March 22th, from 8:30am to 12:00 pm AYLUS volunteers went to Fisherman’s Beach in Suffolk county to clean up the beach. Few volunteers arrived at 8:30am, rode along the truck with the park organizer to gather tools. The majority of volunteers arrived at 9am, they were quickly debriefed on the instructions of how to […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou  The AYLUS San Diego Committee organized a Community Cleanup Event at Marvin Gerst Trail on March 20,2025. Trash pollution is a prevalent issue in many parts of the world today, harming the environment as well as wildlife within the area. We believe that as global citizens, it is our mission to […]

Reported by: Kaiting Hsu On Friday, March 21st, 21 members of the AYLUS Greater Tulsa branch performed music at Asher Point Independent Living. The performance featured choir music, violin, viola, and piano solos, and a saxophone quartet. We played a mix of classical compositions, modern pieces, and well-known movie soundtracks. Before the performance, we met […]

This is the 138th event held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens, on Saturday March 15th 2025 from 9:00 to 12:00 at the Lewis Latimer Museum. The Lewis Latimer Museum consists of Lewis Latimer’s house and surrounding property. Latimer was an inventor who improved many technologies of the time. He was also a patent draftsman. Lewis Latimer […]

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

On March 19th, 2025, three members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Brandon Wang, Aurick Guo, and Brenna Li — held an in-person weekly tutoring session at 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 assisted four middle school students with […]

On March 5th, 2025, three members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Grace Guo, Enoch Chung, Aurick Guo, and Brenna Li — held an in-person weekly tutoring session at 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 assisted three middle school […]

Reported by: Ryan Ma Posted by: Jenny Lin On March 14, 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 eleven volunteers participated in the event. We packed MannaPack rice, which consists of four […]

Reported by: Claire Liang Posted by: Jenny Lin On March 20th, three members of AYLUS and one parent participated in a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) packing session. Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization that collects donations in order to send food to the less fortunate. The volunteering process was pretty straightforward and […]

Report by Bradley Fang On March 15th, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

Report by Bradley Fang On March 11th, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

Report by Bradley Fang On March 8th, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

Report by Bradley Fang On March 1th, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

Report by Bradley Fang On Feb 25th, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

Report by Bradley Fang On Feb 22nd, 2025, AYLUS Cheshire Branch volunteers dedicated their time to volunteer at a local program designed to help students in need of tutoring. The tutoring is available to all ages with a focus on math and reading comprehension skills. The volunteers would help the students who were in need […]

In the month of March, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch held a school supply drive to provide children of war veterans with necessary supplies for school. We collected binders, folders, notebooks, looseleaf, highlighters, pencils, erasers, post-its, and more. In total, we collected 3 large boxes of school supplies and it was picked up by VetsConnect. Members […]

Reported by Joey Zhu, Hand in Hand We Code Club Lake Washington Branch The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted its first Beginner Python Camp on March 16, 2025. This event marked the launch of the camp, led by Joey Zhu and supported by teaching assistants Xiao, Ryan, and Jerry. The class ran from 1:00 PM […]

The AYLUS Pearland Branch enthusiastically collaborated with fellow local organizations to co-host the much-anticipated annual Jungle Jims Special Friends Festival on March 19th, 2025. The dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure the comfort and enjoyment of hundreds of guests, preparing hot dogs and nachos to satisfy their appetites. Additionally, they managed several game booths and […]

On March 17th, AYLUS volunteers gathered at the Great Neck Library with a shared purpose: to help prepare for the upcoming calligraphy class by organizing ink, brushes, and paper. These essential items were crucial to ensure that every participant had the necessary tools to engage fully in the lesson. During the class, each volunteer was […]

On March 19, 2025, AYLUS Space Coast helped out at the House of Hope. The House of Hope provides assistance for a variety of people, including the homeless, widows, and those battling addiction. The House of Hope includes a food pantry, clothing closet, bicycle shop, as well as medical and housing care. Their mission is […]

On March 15, 2025, volunteers organized a fundraising event at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice block party. Volunteers set up an interactive stand offering face painting and balloon art for visitors’ enjoyment. Skilled young artists adorned children’s faces with vibrant flowers, rainbows, and various animals, bringing joy to both youngsters and their parents. Meanwhile, youth members passionately […]

On Sunday March 16th, 2025, the Roslyn AYLUS Branch volunteered at the Chinese School of the Long Island Chinese Cultural Association from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm. The volunteers worked as teacher assistants (TAs) and helped the children with various assignments and activities.  As teacher assistants, we played a crucial role in reducing the teacher’s […]

On March 19th, 2025, Arlington Branch Members did a cleanup of Clayton W Chandler Park from 11am-1pm. They worked together to pick up some litter and to help beautify the area.   Volunteers (03/19/25, 11am-1pm, 2 hours each): Julianna Abbas Aracely Ramirez Danny Lin Divine Agwagom  

On March 14 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 Andrew Zhou   On March 17, 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 […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou 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 […]

Reported by Kevin Chen On Tuesday March 18, 2025, the members of the Greater Tulsa Branch continued/finished packing and boxing the books that were collected for the African library project that has been ongoing for 5 months. We have collected a total of 1,040 books. We first sorted the books and then boxed them by […]

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 […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of March 16th, 2025, AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse for a Loops For Love event. More experienced volunteers started to crochet their hats right away after arriving while other less experienced volunteers learned from other AYLUS members […]

On 3/2/25 West Essex AYLUS members volunteered at the Reeves Maple Surge Festival. Maple Magic: Exploring Maple Sugaring at Reeves-Reed Arboretum SUMMIT, NJ    Prepare to embark on a captivating journey through the sweet wonders of maple sugaring at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. In celebration of nature’s bounty and the cherished tradition of turning sap into liquid gold, […]

On March 17th, the AYLUS Auburn Branch collected 66 lbs. of food from the local Asian Supermarket (3750 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801) and donated it to the Food Bank of East Alabama (355 Industry Dr, Auburn, AL 36832). Many thanks to the Asian Supermarket! Our members who participated in this activity are Annie Bao […]

On March 16, 2025, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 5th to 6th graders in Coding. They were able to teach the kids the fundamental basics for coding. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li: 4 Hours

On March 15, 2025, AYLUS Fullerton Branch members helped distribute and load food at the St. Vincent De Paul Pantry. They aided with several tasks including distributing, breaking down boxes, and packaging food. They aided over 100 families in the Fullerton Area. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li, Leon Sun, Aaron Yoo, Andre Tu, Renzhi […]

On Sunday, March 16th, 2025, AYLUS Chapel Hill members volunteered to restock and maintain the little library we installed last summer. The little library is located at Bolin Creek Trail, near the Gene Strowd Community Rose Garden. It is a wonderful way to foster community and encourage a love for reading. We collected various genres […]

AYLUS Great Neck members came to King’s Point Park on 3/16/2025 to contribute to improving the environment by spreading wood chips on trails and park areas. The purpose of this project is to provide better park pathways, making them safer and accessible for visitors, also benefiting the local residents. Volunteers worked together to spread and […]

On March 16, 2025, AYLUS San Clemente members Tylon Zhou and Shuqi Hu volunteered at Mercy Warehouse from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, dedicating their time to sorting donated clothing in an effort to make it easier for people to find what they need. They began by focusing on winter clothing, carefully sorting jackets, sweaters, […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Mar. 15, 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 […]

West Essex AYLUS – Love Serving Autism Tennis – 03/16/2025 On 3/16/2025, West Essex members volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis class offered to special needs children at West Orange Tennis Club. The program provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children to enhance communication, motor coordination, life skills, and behavior on and […]

On 3/15/25 West Essex members AYLUS volunteered with the Special Olympic swimming team at JCC Metro West. West Essex members worked as unified partners and assisting coaches to help participants improve their swimming skills. Our members also worked with swimmers with special needs to help them understand the “swimming team” format and learn basic swimming […]

On March 16, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On March 9, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On March 2, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

Reported by Deyang Liu Posted by Jenny Wang On the afternoon of March 15th, we gathered at the Village of White Rock Creek for a pet toy crafting event. A total of eight volunteers participated this time—three had previous experience making toys, while the other five were beginners. At the start, the experienced volunteers guided […]

Reported by Kaiting Hsu On Monday, March 17th, we continued making plastic mats for homeless people at Neddy Cai’s house. We repeated our method from previous experiences and continued making the mats by first cutting and tying plastic bags into yarn pieces, then crocheting the “yarn” together. We are slowly making progress and are almost […]

Benteng Chinese School held its annual Chinese New Year Celebrations at 309 Baldwin Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 on 2/8/25. About 500 people attended the celebration. During the celebraiton, AYLUS Basking Ridge members performed dance piece “Guyong Zhe” . All their perfromance received warm applause from the audience. Alice Guo, Eric Feng,Evan Wan, Grace Zhu,Kenneth Feng, […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 3/10/25. 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: Jaden Leung, Hebe […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 3/03/25 and 3/05/25. 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 3/05/25, Jaden Leung, Hebe […]

West Essex AYLUS members held a musical class for special needs children at Livingston Genius academy. Members set up classrooms, taught children’s music and simple percussion instruments to enrich the kids with more music knowledge. Members and duration: 1 hours – Rena Wang, Annie Qi, Valentina Zheng, Yaming Wang, Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Owen He

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. 03/03/25: Zoe Leung (2 hours) Samuel Xue (4 hours) 03/04/25: Kenneth Wu (4 hours) Andrew Zhou (3 hours) 03/06/25: […]

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. 02/24/25: Kenneth Wu (4 hours) Carson Yu (2 hours) Jessica Yu (2 hours) Calvin Cheng (3 hours) Yichen Tang […]

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 […]

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix branch packed food at Feed My Starving Children during a two-hour packing session. While some worked on scooping, sealing, and weighing ingredients, others took on roles in the warehouse where they delivered ingredients and taped boxes. At the end of the 2-hour session, they packed […]

AYLUS Roslyn Helps Out at Robotics State Championship (1st) Today on March 15, 2025, from 11:30AM to 3:30 PM, the Roslyn branch of AYLUS assisted the 2025 Southern New York State Championships Vex V5 High School Division. This is an annual robotics competition for highschoolers. The volunteers helped organize the teams and make sure they […]

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the members of the Roslyn Aylus Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers! Food Pantry from 12 P.M to 4 P.M. NOSH Deliver’s main objective is to provide food and essential items to the community of North Shore, especially during holidays such as St. Patrick’s day. As volunteers, we typically assist with […]

On Saturday, March 8th, members of the Phoenix Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Feed My Starving Children, a local nonprofit organization working to end world hunger by packing food. AYLUS volunteers worked warehouse jobs, such as restocking boxes and bags, resupplying ingredients, and weighing boxes. At the end of the session, they were able to […]

On Saturday, March 15th, from 1 PM to 4 PM, members of the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at a group home in Levittown under CP Nassau. CP Nassau (The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County) is a non-profit organization that assists children and adults with disabilities to help them reach the highest level of independence. […]

On Sunday, March 16th, members so Syosset AYLUS volunteered at a center for the Cerebral Palsy Association at Bayville. The event began with a music show featuring talent young musicians who performed a variety of songs and played many different instruments, creating a warm and lively atmosphere. Residents enjoyed the music, some even clapping along […]

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix branch packed food at Feed My Starving Children during a two-hour packing session. While some worked on scooping, sealing, and weighing ingredients, others took on roles in the warehouse where they delivered ingredients and taped boxes. At the end of the 2-hour session, they packed […]

Reported by Kevin Chen On Sunday March 16, 2025, the members of the Greater Tulsa Branch helped sorting and boxing the  books that were collected for the African library project that has been ongoing for 5 months. We have collected a total of 1,040 books. We first sorted the books and then boxed them by […]