Reported by Eric Huang, #Hometown Sammamish Youth Action Project  Lake Washington Branch   On May 3rd, 2025, AYLUS Lake Washington Branch members Eric Huang, Kevin Chen, Haneesh Yalamanchili, Jiayi Zhu, and Jerry Yang volunteered at the Evans Creek Preserve Restoration Event in Sammamish. During the three hour-long event, our members worked hard to move mulch, […]

On May 3rd, 2025, Murrieta AYLUS members volunteered at the STAT Horse Sanctuary to support the care and upkeep of rescued horses. Upon arrival, the volunteers began by cleaning out the stalls—shoveling through dirt and mud to remove waste, loading it into wheelbarrows, and taking turns dumping the contents into a larger compost pile. While […]

On Sunday, 09/08/24, 2024, from 10-11am, 3 AYLUS-Columbus members, Maggie Zhang, Avery Li and Brenna Li, volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden to weed and water the flower and vegetable beds. Volunteers also harvested much of the produce, including peppers and herbs. Weeds in and around the garden were pulled and placed into provided lawn […]

On 5/03/25, AYLUS volunteers participated in the 25th annual Dublin Community Service day, which honors the commitment of Dublin’s volunteers for their hard work and dedication. The AYLUS Volunteers helped with yard work for senior citizens and other Dublin residents in need, primarily weeding, planting, and spreading mulch even through the rainy weather and early […]

  On Sunday, February 16th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played several pieces on the piano and saxophone. The residents greatly enjoyed listening to our music and were excited for our next performance. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hour: Ayden He 1 hour: Vincent Li, […]

On November 23, 2024, Yongfeng Chen transcribed Women’s Rights National Historical Park – WORI – “Men and Women Are Created Equal” An Administrative History 2012 pages 157, 158, 159, 160, 161. Total hour: 4 hrs On November 30th, 2024, Yongfeng Chen transcribed Women’s Rights National Historical Park – WORI – “Men and Women Are Created […]

On April 19th, 2025, AYLUS Twin Cities members headed out to Lake Bde Maka Ska to celebrate Earth Day and our 3rd anniversary with a lake cleanup! 🌍✨ We spent the afternoon (2:30pm to 6:30pm) picking up trash, hanging out with friends, and doing our part to take care of the planet. It felt great […]

Whoa! I was tracing a PancakeSwap trade the other night. Something felt off about the token contract metadata on BNB Chain. My instinct said check the verified source code before trusting liquidity. Initially I thought it was a simple labeling error, but then I realized mismatched function names and suspicious variable overrides could hide fee-on-transfer […]

On May 4, 2025, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 1st to 3rd graders in both Coding and English. They were able to teach the kids the fundamental basics of grammar and started reading their new book. TOTAL HOURS Daisy Wei, Michelle Li: 4 Hours

On May 3, 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, Daisy Wei, Michelle Li, Leon Sun, Andre Tu: 4 […]

On Sunday, May 4, from 1:30 to 4:40pm, volunteers from the AYLUS Dix Hills branch served as teacher’s assistants at the Long Island Chinese School. They played a key role in administering and grading a speaking test, helping students with pronunciation and tone by pointing to specific words and evaluating their responses. In addition, volunteers […]

On Saturday, May 4th, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, two members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch, Tylon Zhou and Shuqi Hu volunteered at Mercy Warehouse to help sort and organize clothing. They signed in when they arrived at noon and got started right away. Their first task was sorting women’s dresses and shoes. They […]

On Friday, 5/2/2025, 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 May 3rd, 2025, West Essex AYLUS volunteers helped LACD(Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities) to hold their annual Spring Party at Livingston Senior/Community Center(204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ). Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities provides programs for people with special needs. All programs are free of charge. Their mission is to improve the lives of people […]

  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, […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, May. 3, 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 […]

On April 30th, members of the AYLUS Morris Branch demonstrated their commitment to community service by actively participating in a diaper drive in partnership with Moms Helping Moms, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing essential baby items to families in need. Understanding the importance of supporting families with young children, the AYLUS Morris members organized […]

In early May 2025, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors selectedGreater Princeton (NJ),San Diego (CA), West Essex (NJ), Frisco & Plano (TX),Morrinsville (NC)Murrieta (CA) Chapel Hill(NC) Pearland (TX)Houston (TX) ,Roslyn (NY)for the Branch of the Month Award for April 2025. Congratulations to all the students from these branches! – AYLF Board of […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge Branch organized it’s 4th Concert in The Residence at Basking Ridge (219 MT Airy RD, Basking Ridge) on 5/4/2025. AYLUS Basking Ridge sent out a performance signup form a month ahead to AYLUS members in the local area. There were 12 performances which had performed an hour long concert. One of our […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 5/4/25. Volunteers helped enlarge the font size on a senior’s phone ofr them to see the text easier. Additionally, volunteers helped seniors learn how to rotate their screens to see more clearly. A senior had a problem with filtering calls, which was […]

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 Saturday, March 22, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch packed food at Feed My Starving Children. They worked at a packing table with some members scooping ingredients, some bagging, and some sealing. Overall during the two hour session, they were able to pack over 50,000 meals and feed 138 kids for a year. […]

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, members of the AYLUS Phoenix Branch volunteered at Feed My Starving Children to pack meals in the form of MannaPack Rice. While some worked as warehouse crew members, where they restocked ingredients and packaged boxes, others scooped ingredients and sealed bags to pack over 52,000 meals and to feed 146 […]

Throughout the month, volunteers collected and organized donations for Goodwill. These efforts support the community by recycling goods and providing necessary items to those in need, fostering a sustainable environment. AYLUS volunteers collected, sorted, bagged, and dropped off clothing at Goodwill to give it a second life. Participants and Hours Matthew Lu: 4 hours (4/30/2025) […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

This program’s goal is to provide English guidance to the Youth who do not know much about English. Volunteers are needed for 1 on 1 tutoring session. By helping the Youth improve their English, the goal is to make communication smoother and the life easier for them. Every session had the use of educational material […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Connetquot River State Park on 5/3/25 On Saturday, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteers participated in Connetquot River State Park Preserve on May 3, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Volunteers participated in the annual “I Love My Park” event. First, the volunteers started to build a new nature […]

AYLUS Great Neck played sports with kids on May 2nd, 2025（30th) On Friday, AYLUS volunteers had an activity at Firefighters Park where we played with kids. We organized two games for them: tag and ping pong. The kids really enjoyed the tag game- it was their favorite. During the activity, we met a challenge where […]

Continuing strong into March and April, the tutors of Aylus Raritan Valley constantly aid in the improvement of their students. With the help of the volunteer tutors, their students steadily increase their level in skills such as vocabulary and reading. Commendment is given to the AYLUS volunteers and we are confident that our tutors will […]

On May 2nd, 2025, our team hosted our 148th event. The AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch has partnered with African Library Project in order to collect books to donate to create another library in Africa. This is the second year that we have done this, inspired by the happiness from our last library creation. African Library […]

On Sunday, September 29th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents had been looking forward to seeing the performers again and enjoyed the performance greatly. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hours: Ayden He 1 Hour: Vincent Li, Eric Hong, […]

On May 3, 2025, Two Greater Triangle Branch volunteers helped at the Cary Learning Center as teacher Assistants. We guided the students to the classroom. Alex Liu joined the math class to help the teacher prepare the PPT and answer the students’ questions afterward. Qinglin Yuan helped the ELA teacher during the class and helped […]

Whoa! Privacy in money feels old-school and futuristic all at once. My first impression was simple: cash is private, Bitcoin is not, and Monero sits somewhere in the middle—except it’s not really “somewhere”; it’s intentionally private. Seriously? Yes. And here’s the thing. Monero is built to hide sender, receiver, and amount by default, which changes […]

Saturday Morning April 26, 6 participants came to help out on recycling bottle which range from tin, plastic, and glass. They have brought as much bottle they can find and later separate them based on what material it is made out of. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour PengPeng Zhang 2 hour ShengSheng […]

On April 15th, only one participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ruolin Jiang 2.5 hour                    

On April 11th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Ethan Zhang 3.5 hour Matthew Zhang 3.5 hour                        

On April 10th, two participants came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. PengPeng Zhang 5 hour ShengSheng Zhang 5 hour                           […]

On April 9th, a different participant came to help out at this event this time, in which he did the usual stuff, stocking and packing food which will later be delivered to people in need. Alexander Jiang 3 hour                    

On April 8th, 1 participant attend this event. He works a long hour of stocking, and packing food, this last from 7 AM to 12 PM. PengPeng Zhang 4 hour                  

On 12/21/2024, Emma Zhang from AYLUS’s Greater Buffalo Branch volunteered at Buffalo’s local soup kitchen to help individuals and families who are socioeconomically disadvantaged through lower income and homelessness. She helped create and serve the meals to create a sense of community inside of the kitchen that extends its arms to everyone who walks in […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the 2025 Military Expo Event on April 26th , from 10 am to 5:00 pm. Reported by Annelisese Ngyuen  At the 2025 Military Expo, volunteers played a crucial role in ensuring the event ran smoothly and successfully. They assisted with setting up booths, organizing exhibits, and directing attendees to […]

The AYLUS Lexington Branch participated in the 2025 Lexington Patriots’ Day parade in celebrations of the 250th Anniversary of the start of the American Revolution and fundraised for the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute and the Jimmy Fund.   Reported by Michael Feng On Saturday, April 19, 2025, AYLUS Lexington Branch participated in the Annual […]

On Saturday 11/23/24 from 7-9 pm(2 hours), members of the Phoenix AYLUS Branch packed food for children to help provide them enough energy for education and their daily lives. In total, volunteers packed 236 boxes, adding up to over 50,000 meals for children all over the world. The volunteers that participated in this event were […]

The Heart Pillow is a post-surgical operation support pillow for heart surgeries and/or other surgeries. It is heart-shaped and covered in flannel fabric. It is stuffed with fiberfill (stuffing) to allow the pillow to adjust to each patient’s comfort needs, while still maintaining the needed support required. The volunteers need go shopping and purchase cloth, […]

Report by Bradley Fang On April 26th, 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 April 5th, 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 […]

On May 1st, 2025, from 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM, members of AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch volunteered at Public School 203 the Oakland Gardens School. This was the 147th event that our branch hosted. We collected books obtained through a collaboration with the school, in support of the African Library Project. The African Library Project […]

On Sunday, April 27th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents enjoyed the music and were excited to see our members again. Afterwards, the residents spoke a few words, telling the volunteers how much they enjoyed […]

On April 30th, 2025, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Aurick Guo, Estella Li, Maggie Zhang, 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 students with their […]

During the month of April, AYLUS volunteers made 48 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. This month, the placemats theme was “Pusheen The Cat,” where volunteers used their artistry and talent to make their placemats according to the theme. Then, they laminated their placemats to gift to […]

Columbus Branch Held an In-Person Tutoring Session at Abbey Church Village on April 23rd, 2025 On April 23rd, 2025, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Estella Li, Maggie Zhang, Aurick Guo, and Grace Guo— held an in-person weekly tutoring session at Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the National Church Residences […]

In the months of April 2025, members of the East Cobb Branch of AYLUS contributed to the Missing Maps project. Missing Maps is an online project in which members use the HOT (Humanitarian OSM Team) Tasking Manager to create maps for OpenStreetMap. The members are shown a satellite image from Bing and must trace the image’s […]

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 […]