On April 25, Lucy Zhang, Megan Wang, and Isabel Chen came together at Starbucks in Edina for a meaningful community service activity. With creativity, kindness, and enthusiasm, they personally designed and handmade beautiful Mother’s Day cards for seniors. Together, they completed a total of 26 handmade cards. All of the cards will be delivered to […]

2026 Twin Cities in Motion Get in Gear — Sprocket Scamper On Saturday, April 25th, AYLUS volunteered at the Twin Cities in Motion Get in Gear at the Old Dutch Little Chippers Sprocket Scamper. There, we helped set up and take down the course and hand food and medals to all the finishers! It was a […]

From 7am to 12pm, AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at the Bellaire Robotics Team Garage Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, February 28. The fundraiser is meant to support the Bellaire High School robotics team (Impact 2585) to fund their robot and material expenses to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. AYLUS members helped unpack boxes from cars and […]

On May 2, 2026, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for a meaningful day of community service dedicated to supporting local families in need. Volunteers arrived early in the morning and worked from 7:20 AM to 1:00 PM, each contributing 5.5 hours of service […]

AYLUS Irvine Branch – Activity Report Event: Helping out at Turtle Rock Elementary School for Multicultural Event Date: May 8, 2026 Time: 3:45-7 PM Advisor: Erica Tang Branch Leader Submitting Report: Chloe Tang Event Description Volunteers from the AYLUS Irvine Branch assisted at a local elementary school’s multicultural event, helping support the celebration of diversity and […]

On March 20th 2026, 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 and practiced music for […]

Activity & Impact On March 16, 2026, AYLUS North Hollywood executives continued to fundraise for the shipment of books collected at the Tanza Book Drive to Tanza Province in the Philippines. At lunch in the Science Academy STEM Magnet’s Quad area, executives set up a St. Patrick Day’s themed photo booth for students to take photos. […]

On April 29th, 2026, three members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Grace Guo, Tianson Guo, and Hannah Wang— 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 multiple middle and elementary school students […]

On May 5th, Great Neck AYLUS hosted another successful tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch from 6:00-7:00 pm. Junlin assisted a 4th grade student with a variety of special math problems that involved a lot of critical thinking skills. Having to think out of the box, the problems were a lot of […]

On May 2nd, 2026, AYLUS Oakland Gardens had their 224th event from 8:45am to 12:15pm. John Weir was the one helping our team for today’s event. The AYLUS Oakland Gardens did plant removal today and picked up trash along the pond in John Golden Pond. Our board members made two groups. One group picked up […]

On Sunday May 3rd, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch volunteered at the first annual BCCS Walk to support the Brookville Center for Children Services.   When we arrived, volunteers helped to set up the equipment. We were then assigned to different stations: feeding animals, scavenger hunt, face […]

West Essex AYLUS members held a musical class for special needs children at Springfield 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:    1.5 hour – Jennie Zhang, Jessica Hao , Hubert Zheng, Hadrian Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena […]

On 5/2/2026, 3 members of the AYLUS Newtown Branch volunteered at the Gravity Hill Farm. It is an organized non-profit farm that plants fruits and vegetables for someone who needs them.   It was a joyful experience. Our job was to plant potatoes; the farmer taught us how to distinguish rotted potatoes and how to […]

Today at Ridge Oak, there were several questions such as how to add someone else on wechat, which the volunteer helped by using the scan function to scan the other person’s contact QR code. Another customer had issues with deleting messages and the volunteer helped them by showing to long press a message, select more, […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in Chinese School volunteering activities, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. In the new school year starting, we volunteered on 05/03/2026 which is the 14th day of Chinese School this spring semester.Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing diversity […]

On May 3rd, 2026, members of our Chapel Hill branch completed a flower delivery service project to support seniors at Charles House. Volunteers Leah Yang and Irena Gao picked up fresh flowers from Trader Joe’s. After carefully loading and organizing the flowers into their vehicle, they delivered them to Charles House in Chapel Hill. The flowers will be used by the senior residents […]

On April 26, the Frisco/Plano Branch of AYLUS completed the mailing phase of its AnyRefugee postcard initiative at United States Postal Service (USPS). This one-hour session focused on organizing, finalizing, and sending out the postcards created during previous workshops. During the event, volunteers carefully reviewed the completed postcards, ensured proper addressing, and prepared them for […]

On April 18, the Frisco/Plano Branch of AYLUS organized another Art in Action session at a local community location (3007 Bunting Dr), continuing its postcard initiative in support of AnyRefugee. The event provided a focused setting where participants could contribute creatively while engaging in meaningful volunteer work. During the two-hour session, students worked on postcard […]

On April 12, the Frisco/Plano Branch of AYLUS hosted an Art in Action workshop at Melissa Library, continuing its effort to provide students with meaningful and creative community engagement opportunities. This session centered on postcard design for the AnyRefugee initiative, allowing participants to combine artistic expression with a purpose-driven message. The workshop created a welcoming […]

Monday, May 4th, from 17:30-19:00, Kawaii Wang and Ting Lan Chen went to Great Neck House to help in the Accessible Art Program During this program, we helped students with special needs explore their creativity through art. Today, we finished our Mother’s day project. Using model magic air dry clay, we made a variety of […]

On Sunday, May 3, volunteers from the Alyus Therapeutic Skating Program gathered at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink for an afternoon of mentorship and skill-building for the young skaters. From 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., each volunteer was paired with a young skater to provide personalized, one-on-one guidance. ​The mission was to provide a supportive environment […]

On Monday May 4th, from 5:00 – 6:00 PM, the Twin Falls branch volunteered at the Saint Edward the Confessor Soup Kitchen. Our branch volunteered at the local soup kitchen and helped manage things during food distribution time. During this time, we assisted with food distribution by serving meals, refilling water cups, and helping clean […]

In April, 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 chairs, Alyssa Zhang and Vivian Zheng. Color A Smile is a nonprofit organization that distributes […]

On Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 2026, AYLUS members volunteered at the St. Louis Chinese Culture Days, a two-day cultural event at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day and features many wonderful cultural activities, including the opening ceremony, dragon boat display, Chinese marketplace, arts […]

The Aylus Morris Branch proudly partnered with Helping Hands to organize a meaningful Mother’s Day gift drive aimed at supporting families in need within the local community. With thoughtful planning and enthusiastic participation, members worked together to collect a total of 25 carefully selected gifts. Each item was chosen with care, keeping in mind the […]

At 2pm on May 3, 2026, 10 members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch gathered to donate books to the Little Free Libraries in Rancho Mission Viejo. Each member brought 5-10 books from home in slightly used and/or new condition to donate. Members travelled to 3 different Little Free Library locations throughout the community with […]

Today at Fellowship Village, volunteers helped with several questions. Some of these included how to delete a message, and delete an email. There was also a question on the difference between the use of both apps, and the difference between texting and messages is. There were questions on how to see a missed call, delete […]

On Friday, 5/1/2026, 2 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to eighth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Randall Zhang (Event Leader), and Albert Chen participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for 5th and 6th grade, […]

During the month of April, AYLUS Roslyn members participated in the CP Nassau clothing drive to help them raise money for their adult programs   The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County provides quality service to both children and adults with disabilities. Their goal is to be able aid residents in reaching their highest level […]

April 18, 2026, 7 members from the AYLUS group came to help out with the beach cleanup, this even start at 8 in the morning and end somewhere at 11. The picture display one of the hugest trash a few group members has found. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour YuHui Gao 2 […]

Reported and posted by Charlotte Chen From January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026, the AYLUS Data Team have continued data tracking system to monitor volunteer events and project progress. Team members have maintained and updated our Oracle database.  Volunteers conducted manual data entry, ensuring seamless integration of information related to volunteers, members, projects, and […]

On May 3rd, 2026, AYLUS Syosset held its first volunteer-led basketball event of the year at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park (11791). The session began with one hour of basic training for all ages, focusing on dribbling, passing, and shooting fundamentals, followed by group photos at 10:00 AM. From 10:00 to 11:00, participants aged six and above […]

West Essex members collected books for the Millburn Free Public Library’s Book Drive on 4/25/2026. Volunteers collected hardcover books, paperback books, children’s books, and vinyl records from neighbors and classmates. They also helped sorting the books for the library. West Essex members 4/10/2026: 2 hours: Jasmine Guo, Rihanna Guo, Hebe Leung, Samuel Xue, Grace Zhu, […]

AYLUS RSM Volunteers at The PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano April 25. Two members were tasked with stuff to do at the farm. These tasks will benefit people in need. Matthew Zhang 2 hour Danny Wang 2 hour                    

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. 04/21/26: Kenneth Wu (2.5 hours) Samuel Xue (2.5 hours)

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 4/27/2026. 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 Leung, […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 4/20/2026. 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. Jaden Leung, Zoe Leung, and Hebe Leung also helped […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 4/13/26. 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. Zoe Leung also helped in Taekwondo class for special […]

The tennis courts were filled with enthusiasm as AYLUS West Essex volunteers engaged with children on the autism spectrum in an uplifting and supportive environment. The volunteers dedicated their time to helping children improve motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and social interaction through fun and interactive activities. The experience was deeply rewarding for both the participants […]

West Essex AYLUS members volunteered to teach Woodland senior center Chinese speaking residents basic English communication skills on the weekly basis. This event bridged cultural and language gaps while promoting mutual learning between AYLUS members and elders. It not only empowered seniors and helped members grow into more thoughtful, globally minded citizens, but also helped […]

On April 24 2026, 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 and practiced music for […]

This April 30th, 2026, 6 members of AYLUS San Clemente went to their nearest Hazardous Waste Collection Center and recycled batteries. These batteries were collected from the member’s households or workplaces and stored in a trash bag to be given to waste center. This prevents batteries entering landfills which is beneficial for our environment because […]

On April 10, 2026, Shuqi Hu and Melvin Jiang from the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at Mercy Warehouse #16 in Laguna Niguel. Both volunteers checked in at 10:00 AM. Melvin checked out at 1:00 PM, contributing three hours of service, while Shuqi stayed until 2:00 PM, contributing four hours. During their time at the […]

Reported by Katherine Backues 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 […]

  On May 2, 2026, two volunteers went to the CLA to work on a weekly project as TAs. We have done a great job of helping students and teachers this afternoon by directing students to the suitable class, assisting the teacher in setting up the classroom, and cleaning up all the mess after class. […]

AYLUS Irvine Branch – Activity Report Event: Hosting Arts and Crafts Event at Senior Center (Woodbridge Terrance of Irvine) Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 1 PM- 3 PM Advisor: Erica Tang Branch Leader Submitting Report: Chloe Tang Event Description Volunteers from the AYLUS Irvine Branch hosted a painting activity at a local senior center, creating an engaging […]

On Sunday, April 26, 2026, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch came together to donate and organize books to send to Taiwan. Books for Taiwan is a nonprofit organization with a mission to support individuals who have limited access to educational resources in schools, or community centers. Since 2012, over 1.3 million children’s books have been collected […]

AYLUS Irvine Branch – Activity Report Event: Food Bank Volunteering – Processing and Sorting Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Advisor: Erica Tang Branch Leader Submitting Report: Chloe Tang Event Description Volunteers from the AYLUS Irvine Branch participated in another service event at a local food bank, helping support its mission of providing food […]

The annual Saturdays in Motion Dance took place on 5/2/26. Today is the YMCA SIM Annual Party. At 2PM, all the volunteers arrived to set up the gym, which included blowing up beach balls, bringing in food, and setting up the stations. Afterwards, each volunteer paired up with a child and spent the session with […]

The Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturday morning from 9-11 am in April and May. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. First our members had helped students through warm up, by demonstrating to them how to do many things such as galloping, high knees,etc. They also encouraged them […]

On April 11th, 2026, the AYLUS Birmingham Branch volunteered at the Ronald McDonald Red Shoe Run 5K, a fundraiser hosted by McDonald’s to help raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama. Members helped cheer, take pictures, and distribute refreshments to runners at the finish line. Thank you to the following members for […]

On April 25 2026, members of the Greater Buffalo branch are volunteering at 2026 BFB #OneWorld Community Concert & Exhibit Event.  They spent the evening discussing, planning and preparing for the event. At the event, the kids set up and clean up, guide guests, serve food, introduce dishes and cultures. They are playing Danse du Grand […]

From April 6 through 10 2026, members of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo Branch collaborated with Journey’s End Refugee Services at the Mini Academy played games with the kids, helped them with their english worksheets, served them lunch and played with them during recess. This event happened from 10:30AM – 2:00PM each day of the week […]

On April 15, 2026 a member of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at the Buffalo String Works from 3:45pm to 6:15pm. She helped 2 classes of violin students. Volunteers: 2.5 hours: Lucy Lin

On April 29, 2026 a member of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at the Buffalo String Works from 3:45pm to 6:15pm. She helped 2 classes of violin students. Volunteers: 2.5 hours: Lucy Lin

On April 25th 2026, a member of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at the 2026 Nationals Artistic Swimming Championship (Youth & 12U) at the SUNY Erie – Burt Flickinger Center. She served as an announcer, helping keep the competition running smoothly. She volunteered from 11:00AM to 3:30PM. Volunteers: 4.5 hours: Annie Jiang

From April 9th through 12th, members of the AYLUS Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered with the Artistic Swimming National Meet. Volunteers helped with the set up, in the hospitality food room, deck marshall, live streaming, iPad management, being shift leaders, at the check-in info table, and at ticket sales. Volunteers: 3.5 hours: Zibi Wen, Zhiyi Cheng […]

On April 17 2026, 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 and practiced music for […]

On 4/26/2026, West Essex members participated in a town-wide event, from 9-11 AM, to help pick up trash and recyclables in an effort to keep the town clean. Members sorted through trash to differentiate between recyclable and trash, and engaged in this volunteer work in locations throughout town, picking up trash from underneath bridges and […]

During the month of April, AYLUS volunteers decorated 72 placemats to donate to the Senior Star at Dublin Retirement Village for the Meals on Wheels program. This month, the placemats theme was “Flowers” where volunteers used their creativity to make their placemats filled with Flowers. Then, they laminated their placemats to gift to the recipients […]

On April 5, 2026, members of our Chapel Hill branch completed a flower delivery service project to support seniors at Charles House. Volunteers Leah Yang and Irena Gao picked up fresh flowers from Trader Joe’s. After carefully loading and organizing the flowers into their vehicle, they delivered them to Charles House in Chapel Hill. The flowers will be used by the senior residents during […]

During April 30th, Aylus from the Great Neck branch hosted another successful volunteering session in the station library. Four volunteers were distributed amongst many different participants each with various amounts of tasks. One volunteer helped with fractions with another participant while another helped with volumes and history to another. The lead volunteer have to help […]

Posted by Max Yang 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 […]

Posted by Max Yang 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 Zoe Ying We are helping 92130Cares, a non-profit organization that provides food to low-income 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 cut and […]

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 residents in North San Diego County are food insecure. Each day at Interfaith sack lunches […]

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 residents in North San Diego County are food insecure. Each day at Interfaith sack lunches […]

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 residents in North San Diego County are food insecure. Each day at Interfaith sack lunches […]

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 residents in North San Diego County are food insecure. Each day at Interfaith sack lunches […]

On Sunday April 12th, 2026, members of the AYLUS Morrisville branch partnered with the Chinese American Friendship Association of North Carolina (CAFA) and the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch for a collaborative cleanup effort at Jordan Lake. United by a shared commitment to environmental protection, volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work clearing trash […]