Reported by Andrew Zhou On February 16, 2025, the House of China Balboa Park San Diego invited three AYLUS members to serve as co-hosts for the Lunar New Year Fair. Our members took on the role of co-hosting the entire program, announcing the lineup of performances, introducing Chinese traditions, sharing Chinese riddles, and engaging with […]

On February 15th, 2025, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch hosted a book donation event in conjunction with New Legacy Books, Hillsdale location in hopes that these books would serve a new legacy! We donated over 200 books, of a wide variety. We hope that people of all demographics will be able to enjoy these […]

On Dec. 15, 2024, West Essex AYLUS members were invited to charity perform with Hwa-Yin Youth Chorale at The Oaks at Denville, Senior House (19 Pocono Rd, Denville, NJ 07834). West Essex Member: Ethan Liu (6 hours) Ray Liu (6 hours) Vincent Liu (6 hours)

On Nov. 8, 2024, West Essex AYLUS members were invited to charity perform with Hwa-Yin Youth Chorale at Cedar Knolls Adult Medical Day Center (48 Horse Hill Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927). West Essex Member: Ethan Liu (6 hours) Ray Liu (6 hours) Vincent Liu (6 hours)

On Oct. 6, 2024, West Essex AYLUS members were invited to charity perform with Hwa-Yin Youth Chorale at Whippany Birchwood Manor (111 N Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ 07981) for National Day Celebration. West Essex Member: Ethan Liu (5 hours) Vincent Liu (5 hours)

On February 15, Space Coast helped plant sea oats along Cape Canaveral Beach. Sea oats are incredibly important for sea life because they help protect the coastline and provide shelter for wildlife. The sea oats also help catch sand as the wind blows, building sand dunes which help reduce flooding. Our AYLUS members planted around […]

 On Sunday, February 16th of 2025, from 10:30 to 1:30 pm EST, 7 members of the AYLUS Roslyn  visited C.P Nassau residents at their Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years and it provides various services including medical and primary care, therapy, education, etc. and it also […]

  On Monday afternoon (No school day), our branch members picked up trash along the adopted greenway to restore the forest and prevent people from tripping. Volunteers wanted to protect the environment by cleaning up spaces around them. Plastic bottles and small pieces of junk are easily found along the walkway, which can be a […]

On February 8th, 2025, both the current advisors team of AYLUS Chapel Hill branch and the newly elected advisor team participated in a transition meeting to discuss the handover process. During the meeting, current advisors shared experiences, best practices, and insights gained over the years to ensure a smooth and effective transition. We also collaborated […]

On Sunday morning, two members from the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch volunteered to pick up flower donations from Trader Joe’s. They delivered the fresh bouquets to Charles House, a nonprofit that has been caring for the elderly since 1990. Their goal was to bring happiness to the seniors by brightening their space with colorful flowers. […]

Written By Felix Zheng On February 15th, the Syosset AYLUS organization volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative to assist at the greenhouse. We performed various tasks both inside the greenhouse and outside at the nursery. With a large number of AYLUS members helping out that day, we were split into different groups. One […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge partnered with AT&T Teen Teach Tech and VYF to host the Cybersecurity presentation to the Community at KooChinese, address: 564 Allen Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. In the seminar, volunteers taught the audience how to create strong passwords, how to spot scam mail,  and also how to visit websites safetly.Volunteers engaged with […]

On February 15th, AYLUS Houston organized a volunteer event at the Ballard House, where they helped clean the kitchen, organize storage areas, assist with other facility maintenance tasks, and pack little gifts. They worked in teams and groups to get things done more efficiently so that the convalescent home can better serve the people who […]

On January 25th, AYLUS Houston volunteered at Books for Development. Over the course of three hours, our volunteers participated in a variety of activities, including folding cardboard boxes, sorting donated books into different genres, packaging sorted books into boxes, and placing boxes onto pallets for shipping. These books will then be sent to African countries […]

Reported by Kaiting Hsu On Saturday, February 15th, the AYLUS Greater Tulsa branch gathered at a local library to create more plastic mats for homeless people. We all volunteered from 9am-12:30pm. After volunteering we also practiced some face painting techniques but we didn’t count this as a part of our volunteer. Voluntteers: Kaiting Hsu: 3.5 […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 2/03/25 and 2/05/25. 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. West Essex members : 2 […]

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. 02/03/25: Kenneth Wu (4 hours) Andrew Zhou (3 hours) 02/04/25: Zoe Leung (2 hours) Samuel Xue (4 hours) 02/07/25: […]

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, Valentina Zheng, Annie Qi, Hubert Zheng, Hadrian Zheng

The AYLUS members participate in the E-CACS New Year Party held by East – Chinese American Chemical Society. Rena Wang is one of the event host, other members performed Chinese songs / rhythmic Gymnastics/ Guzheng, etc.. Members and duration: 3 hours – Rena Wang, Yaming Wang, Summer Li, Emily Cai, Jessica Hao, Grace Wang

On 2/15/25 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 2/9/2025, 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 off the courts. In the class, the coaches and volunteers […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of February 10, 2025 – February 16, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of February 3, 2025 – February 9, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of January 27, 2025 – February 3, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

On Sunday 16, 2025, AYLUS Chapel Hill members restocked and organized the little library at Bolin Creek Trail, an important resource for promoting education and literacy in the community. Volunteers provided a diverse selection of books to ensure accessibility for readers of all ages, helping to foster a love for reading. By maintaining the library […]

Over the weekend of February 15-16, 2025, members of Chapel hill Branch baked homemade cookies for Meals on Wheels, an organization committed to fighting hunger in our community. For years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering vital meals to local seniors and others who struggle to access food, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need. […]

On Sunday, February 16, 2025, five dedicated members of AYLUS Chapel Hill filled the halls of Carol Woods, a retirement community in Chapel Hill, with a delightful musical repertoire. This talented group featured two violinist and three pianists, showcasing an array of melodies that spanned various eras. The performers shared their passion for music and […]

AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village on 2/15/25. Aylus members helped with setting up Netflix account and sign into her TV. Aylus members also teached how to reset Apple ID to sign into account easily, change and secure passwords, how to use phone calling functions more effectively and etc. Angelina Gao, […]

Over the weekend of February 8th – 9th, 2025, our members created handmade heart pillows for young patients in need. Each volunteer devoted their time, skill, and compassion to ensure that every pillow was crafted with love and care. This project brought us together as a community, united by a common goal: to make a difference […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch held another library tutoring activity at Great Neck Library from 4:30 to 5:30 pm on February 11 2025. Volunteers worked one-on-one with students, two of whom mainly helped students read and understand textbook content, while other volunteers helped students solve math problems and English reading comprehension questions. Reported by Zhaoyu Liu […]

On February 9th, the AYLUS-Chapel Hill branch got to volunteer for the first time at PORCH’s new location in Carrboro! The main focus of Sunday’s event was to support the program PORCH for Pantries and make preparations for PORCH for Families, a scheduled week to give over 700 families in the area a chance to […]

On February 15th, 2025, the Phoenix Branch volunteered at the local FMSC. During the volunteering event, the members of the branch packed ingredients such as rice, soy, vegetables, and vitamins into plastic bags for children around world. The volunteers all had specific jobs in the process, such as scooping, bagging, weighing, or sealing. By the […]

On Saturday, February 15th, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted an AAPI event at the Parkville Library. Volunteers arrived earlier to set up tables and chairs, separating the different activities into three stations: origami, coloring, and crocheting. Children gathered around the carpet as volunteers Irena and Andrew read the books, “Danbi Leads the School Parade” […]

On Sunday morning, two members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch volunteered to collect flower donations from the local Trader Joe’s. These colorful flowers were then delivered to Charles House, an organization that has been serving the elderly since 1990. The volunteers hoped that this donation of fresh blooms would bring joy to the seniors […]

Reported by Eric Chen On February 8th, 2025, Aylus members recently volunteered at a local senior center, assisting with a community bingo event. Their efforts included helping seniors with their bingo cards, calling out numbers, and creating a warm and engaging atmosphere. This initiative not only brought joy to the residents but also strengthened intergenerational […]

On February 9th, 2025, volunteers from AYLUS Chapel Hill once again came together to improve the local environment by organizing a community clean-up along Dry Creek Trail and the surrounding areas. Equipped with gloves and trash bags, the team worked diligently to collect litter, including plastic bottles, food wrappers, and other waste that pollutes the […]

On February 8th, three members of AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch visited Kitt Creek Family Dentistry to donate heart pillows. The dental office is located in the Kitt Creek Office Park in Durham. The heart pillows are meant to offer comfort to young patients during their dental treatments. Our goal is to make their experience less […]

On Saturday, February 15th, 2025, AYLUS Roslyn volunteers went to East Meadow to volunteer at a residential house. We’ve been to this house many times and had a great time with the residents. Unfortunately, the staff informed us that one of the residents had passed away recently and that the house was very understaffed as […]

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: Andrew Zhou The Libraries with Love project was established following the success of Project Butterfly, which built several libraries across Africa from 2022 to 2025. Moving forward, Libraries with Love will continue its mission to build libraries in Uganda, East Africa, with a dedicated EIN registration. On February 15, 2025, the following three […]

  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, […]

Three members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at the FAM Food Pantry on February 15, 2025 from 9am to 12pm. The members first sorted snacks into gift bags and placed basic fresh-keeping foods into FAM bags. After that, they assembled fruit boxes in groups of three for next use. They sorted fruits and […]

Reported by Eric Chen On February 15th, 2025, Aylus members recently volunteered at a local senior center, assisting with a community bingo event. Their efforts included helping seniors with their bingo cards, calling out numbers, and creating a warm and engaging atmosphere. This initiative not only brought joy to the residents but also strengthened intergenerational […]

Four Greater Triangle Branch volunteers went to the Cary Learning Academy today. They have done a great job of helping students and teachers this afternoon. They directed the students to the suitable class, helped the teacher set up the classroom as needed, and cleaned up all the mess after class. They tried hard to ensure […]

On 2/14/25, Maggie Zhang and Dan Yi packed, organized, and mailed out AYLUS T-Shirts for AYLUS branches across the U.S. They then went to their local post office to mail the shirts for those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 1.5 Dan Yi – 0.5

On February 1st of 2025, AYLUS volunteers and OCCS volunteers joined hands to help run the 2025 Chinese New Year Festival at Dublin Jerome High School. Volunteers helped out at various crafts tables such as balloon arts and origami, as well as assisted backstage support. They also aided in running various mini-market booths such as […]

On January 31st of 2025, 10 AYLUS volunteers helped set up the 2025 Chinese New Year Festival for the next day. They assisted in setting up backstage, decorating a hallway using traditional Chinese symbols and objects, and creating a balloon arch. Volunteer hours are as follows: Eric Hong – 0.5 hours Chuqiao Guan – 3 […]

On February 5, 2025, two members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch— Aurick Guo and Enoch Chung — 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 two middle school students with their […]

On February 9, 2025, a Fullerton Branch member tutored kids ranging from 4th to 6th graders in math. In the class, the kids learned about similar shapes and congruent shapes. TOTAL HOURS Eric Wei, David Li: 4 Hours

On February 8, 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 David Li, Ren Zhi Pei, Michelle Li, Eric Wei, Sijia Hao, […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On 2/8, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 36th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On 2/1, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 35th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling center. […]

From 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, February 8, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at Mandarin Immersion Magnet School 2025 Chinese New Year Festival (5445 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77056).   Mandarin Immersion Magnet School is a magnet school in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 2012, it is part of the […]

Since May 2023, AYLUS Pearland has been supporting LSA to build a database to track their events participations and monitor their class progression. The database was successfully built by the end of summer in 2003 and implemented into their daily management. In the month of December 2024 and January 2025, Michelle Gu, Andy Shi entered […]

Reported by Jerry Yang Lake Washington Branch The fourth online 3D modeling camp, hosted on 2/9/2025, was taught by Jerry Yang with assistance from Eric Huang from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Students in this class were reintroduced into fundamental Blender features such as selecting modes in edit mode, orthographic views, and edit mode tools like extruding, […]

  On February 8, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch came together at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another day of meaningful community service. With a shared commitment to making a difference, the volunteers arrived early in the morning, ready to dedicate their time and energy to supporting families […]

Reported by Kailang Du Posted by Daniel Wang On February 2nd, AYLUS volunteers set up a booth at the 99 Ranch Market to raise money for Children’s Hospital. At the event, we sold marshmallows, food, backpacks, and more. By locating the event at the entrance of the supermarket, people will be more likely to purchase […]

Reported by Ryan Ma Posted by Daniel Wang On February 7, 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 nine volunteers participated in the event. We packed MannaPack rice, which consists of four […]

Reported by LiangYu Tsai Posted by Daniel Wang On February 9, 2025, 7 AYLUS volunteers visited the Plano Animal Shelter and donated dog toys made from old clothes in the past.  We met at 3:00 PM and took a picture with our work.  Then we gathered up all the toys, a total of 139, and […]

Activity & Impact On February 1, 2025, five members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at an Academic Decathlon competition from 9am-5pm. Academic Decathlon is a high school team competition where students show their understanding of six various subjects. These subjects include art, economics, literature, music, science, and math. This was a very large […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou To celebrate the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year, Huaxia Chinese School organized a celebration event at Ocean Air community Park. On February 8, 2025, the day before the event, 14 AYLUS members prepared delicious homemade Chinese food. The following two AYLUS members participated and each with 1.5 volunteer hours: Audrey Wu […]

On Saturday, February 8th, 2025, Newtown AYLUS members supported their community by volunteering at a local Chinese New Year celebration run by the Central Bucks Chinese-American Association and Pearl S. Buck International. This event aimed to bridge cultures together through learning and entertainment.  Dedicated members took on the initiative as they taught children and adults […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou   On February 10, 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 […]

On thursday, from 4:30-7:30pm, the AYLUS Roslyn branch assembled lanterns and decoration for the lunar new year celebration on Saturday.  The Lunar New Year is one of the biggest holidays in Chinese culture. This long awaited event is an opportunity for the chinese community to celebrate and honor their culture but also to share this […]

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 31st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on February 3-9, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

On February 1st, from 1:30-3:30 pm, AYLUS Great Neck held another event at the Parkville Library. This was an AAPI event to learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year. The volunteers came early to help set up all the tables and activities. At 2:00 kids came in and the volunteers Zoe and Rebecca read […]

On Friday 2/7/2025, 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 and one for older […]

On Sunday, February 9, from 1:45PM to 3:45PM, the Aylus Great Neck Branch helped the therapeutic skating program at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. We met the skaters. We were then assigned one skater to teach and guide them how to skate. Ally and Paris helped many skaters in need, guiding them inside the border […]

On Saturday, February 8th, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM, the Aylus Great Neck Branch held an AAPI reading event at the Parkville Library. Tiffany first read the book “Let’s Celebrate Korean New Year!” followed by Irena reading “A Piece of Home” to all of the children who attended. Afterwards, the volunteers brought the children along in […]