November 2nd over 10 participants shows up at the book drive. They pick out tons and tons of books at home to donate, and this is definitely not a challenge for us because we all have tons and tons of books, we don’t read any more. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour Sansi […]

In September, 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 […]

Status: NEW On Nov 10th, 2024, three students from Denmark High School founded the 174th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS):Forsyth, GA Founders: Congratulations to Parth Shah, Saaketh Alla, and Prayag Patel Description of Forsyth, GA The Forsyth County AYLUS Branch, founded in 2024, aims to foster community service […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 26th. Three participants have shown up to help out at and they are tasked with a job that they’re most familiar with, wood chopping. They basically grab large logs layer around, and is a whole pile of them, and then […]

Morning of October 19th, two participate joined to help out at PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano. This time the two people’s jobs is to cut bad plant branches off some vegetable. This way the plant will grow better than ever. Usually, this vegetable will be donated to food bank after harvested, maybe homeless shelter […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 5th. Only one participate shows up to help out. The main task that assigned to the participant was planting and working at the garden. PengPeng Zhang 2 hour

Members from AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at Ed White Elementary school on November 9th, 2024, from 9am to 12pm. The main focus of the program is to help elementary school students learn more. The AYLUS members helped 4th and 5th graders with math, reading and science. Through more practice, the students improved their accuracy and speed […]

On November 5th 6:00-7:00 PM  Aylus Great Neck Br. hosted another successful tutoring session in the library. There are fewer participants today due to a special off day but still active participation for learning. One participant decides to bring up English homework and writing responses to complete. While another continues on the journey in science […]

AYLUS Syosset branch went to Bethpage State Park on 11/9/24 to lay down cardboard on top of weeds, then covered with mulch to decompose the cardboard. With the Great Neck branch, we split into two groups, one group to remove branches and weeds from a designated area using rakes, shovels, and pliers (everyone was equipped […]

2024/11/10 AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers at Long Island Chinese School and assists students and teachers   AYLUS Dix Hills Branch worked as a teacher’s assistant, helping kids who were struggling to understand the lesson, making sure students were on task, watching the students actions, handling classwork/homework, and grading student’s work.    By doing various tasks […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On November 10th, 2024, AYLUS members had a local beach clean up. They started at the upper park, passing through and finding occasional wrappers and bottles and cans. Crossing down into the lower area, they found small pieces of confetti and pieces of fruit discarded after a party. Finding more […]

On November 9th, 2024, 7 members of the AYLUS Morrisville Branch volunteered at the Brown Bag Ministry in Apex. We made sandwiches for local low-income families. In addition, we also assembled food bags with sandwiches, snacks, and sweets. This is a great way to give back to the community. Volunteers: Kenna Zhang (2 hours) Ryan […]

Activity & Impact On November 9th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at the TreePeople Park in Beverly Hills from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. TreePeople Park is not government-funded and relies on the work of volunteers for maintenance. During the event, members helped maintain the park by smoothing and oiling […]

Activity & Impact On November 2, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a Calles Verdes Tree Planting event in San Fernando from 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM. Calles Verdes is a TreePeople project that aims to beautify the streets of the city and to help improve the health of those […]

On October 26, 2024, members of AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted online tutoring event to teach Ukraine student English. We helped the student in both reading and written parts of English. We want to contribute in every way we can to propel Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and longer-term economic & social development. Members that participated were: Truman You, Feinan […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Northside Elementary School on November 9th, 2024  On November 9th, 2024, from 9 am to 11 am, our team focused on completely clearing invasive plants. These plants not only compete for nutrients and sunlight from native plants, but also destroy the ecological balance, so clearing them is of great […]

On October 26th, AYLUS Houston members volunteered at Family Hope from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m., contributing to another meaningful service effort. Volunteers gathered to support the organization’s mission of assisting community members facing challenges. During the morning, our members focused on sorting, packing, and organizing food items and essentials that would be distributed to local […]

On Sunday, October 27th, AYLUS Houston participated in another impactful volunteer session at the Houston Food Bank. For three hours, our dedicated members focused on scanning labels on Kroger boxes and various goods, sorting them into appropriate bins for use and donation. This work was essential for ensuring that the donated items were accurately categorized […]

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 […]

On November 5, 2024, dedicated members of the AYLUS Greater Memphis Branch volunteered to clean Cameron Brown Park and the Germantown Greenway from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Their efforts helped preserve the beauty of these local outdoor spaces, making them more enjoyable for the community and benefiting the local ecosystem. Each member received the […]

Throughout the fall of 2024, AYLUS Greater Memphis members volunteered at a local nursing home, bringing joy and companionship to elderly residents by engaging them in various games. Their ongoing dedication helps brighten the days of those who often face isolation, fostering meaningful connections and promoting mental well-being. The following are details of each volunteer […]

On November 2nd, 2024, 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 off the courts. In the class, the coaches […]

On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS volunteered at a CP Nassau Group Home in Bethpage. The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County has been around and assisting individuals with disabilities since 1948. CP Nassau aims to help individuals reach their highest level of independence, helping […]

Reported by Lucas Zhang On Friday 11/8/2024, 2 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) and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Empowerment Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help Turkish and Syrian refugee family students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members worked together again to promote youth volunteerism among nearby students and to dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and arts to […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its holiday greeting event to first aid and rescue squads, firefighters, police officers, and so many real heroes in our community, who sacrifice a lot to save lives, and deserve our honor and respect, especially in this holiday season. The mission of […]

In November, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members volunteered at the 2024 Princeton Half Marathon. LIVE HALF MARATHON DETAILS Sunday, November 10th, 2024, 7 AM Start, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton.  Iconic course located entirely in the heart of historic Princeton. Run through Princeton Battlefield, Institute for Advanced Study, past the home of […]

AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Autumn 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, […]

Volunteer activities Supporting the mystic mountain running group and handing out necessisties at the marathon On Nov 2nd, AYLUS partnered with the Mystic Mountain running group to help staff and elevate the 2024 New York marathon. A few volunteers arrived early to help the mystic mountain group set up their stand and prepare the necessities […]

Today, three members went to the CLA to do a weekly project as TAs. They finished tasks very well, including directing the students to the specific rooms, dispatching study material to all classes, cleaning up after the classes, and helping them with questions. We also regulated the students in the hallway between the classes and […]

Alina Yu and Baoqin Zhong from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment Zoom meetings in October 2024. Every member participated in the discussions with prepared materials for the participants. Each member attributed 2 hours each time. Class date: 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 10/6: 10/13: 10/27:  

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) visited the NJ Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park (132 Evergreen Road, Edison, NJ 08837) for a wonderful concert. GPA members presented a music program with fabulous singing, dancing, piano, and more instruments to hundreds of veterans and their families. Rebuilt in 1999 […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Empowerment Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help Turkish and Syrian refugee family students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or […]

In November, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]