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 13, 2025 – January 19, 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 6, 2025 – January 12, 2025. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

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 29th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on January 20-26, 2025. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

From October-December, 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 […]

On 1/19, 1/25 and 1/26/2025, AYLUS members volunteered at the Asia Mall Chinese New Year Event. They helped logistics, and ran various booths, including face painting, pinch pot, and ring toss. It was a packed, successful event – Happy Lunar New Year! On 1/26/2025: Katie Huang (3 hrs), Kai Huang (3 hrs),  Kaining Zhang (3 […]

On Saturday, January 12th, 10 AYLUS volunteers went to go pack food at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen. Alongside other volunteers, we packed 95 boxes with a total of 20,520 meals. All of this food will be packed and sent to Zambia. We had a great time and can’t wait to come again! Participants […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Jan. 25th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 34th 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 […]

Our members contacted The Residence at Basking Ridge and hosted our fourth tech support event at The Residence at Basking Ridge(Address: 219 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge) Our members introduced themselves and AYLUS Basking Ridge to the seniors, and promoted the program. They also explained what technology problems they helped with in the past. They […]

On Saturday, 1/25/25, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. We taught a lady how to use call features and access her messages and call history on her android phone, how to use voicemail, how to use the functions of emails, how to delete photos if they are not wanted, and how […]

Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturdays morning from 9-11am in January and Feburary. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. For these monthes, their theme is yoga. The program this time was held at WAMS (Address: 70 Quincy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) and the program was split into […]

Somerville Hills YMCA, address hosted its first Chinese New Year Celebration at 140 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 on 1/29/25. In the celebration, our members performed several dance pieces to the community and got great feedback from the audience. Nancy Lu, Garielle Chien (3HR each, 1/29/25)

The Aylus Morris branch continues its commitment to supporting the local community through its monthly donation to the Methodist Church. This month on 1/29 afternoon the branch donates approximately 30 pounds of food, including chips, biscuits, and a variety of canned goods, to help those in need, particularly during the harsh winter months. This contribution […]

On Saturday, January 25th, 2025, members of the Roslyn AYLUS Branch volunteered at one the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County group homes from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. CP Nassau is an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities reach their highest levels of independence. We started off with making non-alcoholic jello shots, where residents gathered […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Jan 11th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 33rd 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 […]

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 9:00am to 12:00pm, Roslyn AYLUS members volunteered at NOSH delivers. NOSH Delivers is a food pantry with the purpose of providing food and other supplies to families in need. We began with breaking excess cardboard boxes down, folding them so they can be thrown away neatly and efficiently. Then, […]

On Jan 25th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2hrs each) William Chu Junxi Wu Alex Jiang  […]

On January 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 […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 18th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their fourth batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 12th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their third batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

On Jan 11th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale attended an FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving from malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2hrs each) William Chu Yanming Wu  Jason Zhu  […]

Throughout the months of December 2024 and January 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale volunteers have been dedicating their time and effort to create warm and comforting blankets for children in hospitals. On Jan 4th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their second batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset AYLUS organization went to the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we worked on sifting seeds using special graters and a trash bin to collect the seeds. Some benefits of sifting seeds include Removing debris: Soil often contains rocks, twigs, roots, and other debris that can impede plant growth […]

On January 26th, from 1:30 to 4:30, AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers helped at the Long Island Chinese School. This time the school was celebrating Lunar New Year, so all the students were relocated into a separate building to watch the festivities. AYLUS volunteers helped guide their classes to the assigned seats at the viewing halls. […]

Reported by Jerry Yang Lake Washington Branch The second online 3D modeling camp was hosted on 1/26/2025 and taught by Jerry Yang and assisted by Kevin Chen. Students were introduced to the Edit Mode inside Blender and taught how to use tools like extrude, inset, bevel, knife, loop cuts, and learned additional modeling tips. They […]

AYLUS members together with Starry Children Chorus supported the American Youth Spring Festiva Gala held in American Dream, to further enhance the lunar new year culture immersion. Members and duration: 3 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena Ni, Iris Wang, Gabriel Au, Suvi Kuo.

support Snake Lunar new year concert at NJPAC, AYLUS members support all the related logistics works incl. but not limited to make-up, dressing changeover for younger chorus members, rehearsal, food arrangement and hospitalian.  All the preparation was from 1:30PM to 7:30PM.  Members and duration: 6 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Ella Chai, Jessica Yu, […]

On Jan. 25, 2025, West Essex Aylus Volunteers helped Livingston Public Library Lunar New Year Celebration at 10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ 07039 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. West Essex Aylus members helped to take care of the performer kids, lead them to the stage and help to distribute and assemble the Lantern crafts. […]

On Jan. 25, 2025, West Essex Aylus 4 members volunteered to wear Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and Fortune God Costume for the fashion Show in the AAPI New Jersey Lunar New Yeawr Celebration at Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042. This family-friendly celebration returns to the Montclair Art Museum […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Jan. 25, 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 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. 01/20/25: Andrew Zhou (3 hours), Scott Yao (3 hours) 01/21/25: Zoe Leung (2 hours), Kenneth Wu (4 hours) 01/22/25: […]

On Friday 1/24/2025, 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 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students and one […]

AYLUS members are actively volunteering in the Rutgers World Food Prize Research Project through the NJ 4-H Global Food Security Coalition club. Our dedicated volunteers meet weekly to develop research projects focused on addressing global food security challenges. Through this initiative, members gain a deeper understanding of critical global issues, engage in hands-on learning, and […]

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. 01/13/25: Ethan Tang (2 hours), Jessica Yu (2 hours), Carson Yu (2 hours), Andrew Zhou (3 hours), Scott Yao […]

AYLUS members are actively volunteering in the Rutgers World Food Prize Research Project through the NJ 4-H Global Food Security Coalition club. Our dedicated volunteers meet weekly to develop research projects focused on addressing global food security challenges. This week particularly, representative members also went to Rutgers University for the writing retreat event on Saturday […]

On January 26th, 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 […]

On 1/25/25 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 […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 1/06/25 and 1/08/25. 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 […]

Reported by Sophia Li Posted by Jenny Wang On January 26th, 2025 we volunteered at Mckinney High School Performing Art Center for the Chinese New Year celebration, raising money for the Children’s Hospital in Plano. Most of the people there were wearing traditional articles of clothing or dressed up for their performances. Their dresses were […]

Reported by Deyang Liu Posted by Jenny Wang On the afternoon of January 25th, we gathered at the Village of White Rock Creek for a crafting session. Using various old, clean, pure cotton clothes, we cut them into strips and followed a video tutorial step by step to learn the process. During this volunteer activity, […]

On January 25, 2025, youth volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga for another impactful day of community service. Working from 7:20 AM to 1:00 PM to pack canned foods and sort fruits and vegetables for families in need. Each volunteer contributed 5.5 hours of service. […]

On January 25, 2025, Great Neck AYLUS participated in a rehearsal for the Great Neck Spring Festival Gala, where we met at noon at great neck north middle school and finished at approximately 2:00. During this period, the members of Aylus helped prepare the glow sticks for the party, and labeled them with the great […]

On January 26, 2025, volunteers Luna Chen and Owen Xie from the Chapel Hill branch collected flower donations from Trader Joe’s for Charles House. These flowers will be delivered to Charles House and used in a floral arrangement activity for the elderly residents in the coming week. The goal of this project is to bring […]

  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, […]

On January 25th, 2025, 28 Forsyth County AYLUS chapter members partnered with BioCure, a local student-led organization, and Keep Forsyth County Beautiful for a large-scale roadside cleanup event. The goal was to beautify and restore cleanliness to three major roads in Forsyth County: McFarland Parkway, Post Road (GA-371), and Peachtree Parkway (GA-141). The event was […]

Reported by Eric Chen On Saturday, January 18, 2025, the Newtown AYLUS team once again made a difference in the community by organizing a reading session for first and second graders. This initiative aimed to help young learners build confidence and improve their literacy skills in a supportive and engaging environment. Three dedicated members worked […]

Reported by Sarah Tao Over the course of the last week of December 2024, the Mclean AYLUS branch was able to sort through old clothes and blankets to achieve nearly ten bags of clothes for donation! After sorting, we brought all of these bags to a donation store named Unique. This drive was especially benefitting […]

On January 25th, 2025, two members from AYLUS San Clemente Branch, Tylon Zhou and Miah Zhou dedicated their time and effort to a volunteer initiative at Mercy Warehouse in Laguna Niguel. Arriving promptly at 11:00 a.m., they eagerly began their service in the clothing sorting section, an essential part of the warehouse’s operations. This volunteer-driven […]

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 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 January 25th, 2025, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, members of the AYLUS Bellaire branch volunteered at Freewheels Houston. Volunteers were assigned to work on cleaning and repairing broken bikes back into a usable shape for those needing a mode of transportation. Volunteers removed the wheels of the bike and proceeded to clean the […]

On January 24th, the AYLUS Syosset branch volunteered at the Long Island Children’s Museum to set up Lunar New Year decorations around the first and second floor, and also put gold chocolate coins in envelopes. Since the group consisted of 31 people, we split into two groups at the beginning. One group was decorating the […]

At the Mira Vie location in East Brunswick on 1/20/25, volunteer members of the AYLUS Raritan Valley organization helped run games for the seniors. These games included Balloon Volleyball, Bingo, and more. The volunteers had much fun along with the seniors and this event provided a valuable experience for them. Reporter (2 hrs): Irwin Wang […]

On January 19, 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:  4 Hours

On January 18, 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 David Li, Michelle Li:  4 Hours

On January 25nd, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch helps recycle plastic bottles at a local supermarket. Volunteers collected plastic bottles for weeks beforehand in preparation of this event. They proceeded to put them all together in large bags to bring to a supermarket to recycle them. Several hundred plastic bottles were collected in total, and […]

  Lately, the CLA has registered more students in different classes. So, more volunteers from the Greater Triangle Branch joined to help as TAs. They were assigned to different classes to assist teachers, including dispatching study material, cleaning up after the classes, and helping the students with questions. Volunteers also regulated the students in the […]

On the afternoon of January 25th, members of the AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) Morris Branch came together to support New Jersey Newark community during the winter season. Understanding the challenges many individuals face during colder months, the team worked diligently to pack 120 bags filled with essential winter items, including […]

On December 3, 2024, the Marlboro Branch of AYLUS conducted its second food donation drive of the year, this time in partnership with Fulfill NJ. With the incredible support of our volunteers and community, we collected over 35 pounds of non-perishable food items over the course of 2 months to help combat food insecurity. The […]

On August 15, 2024, the Marlboro Branch of AYLUS hosted its second beach cleanup of the year at Sandy Hook Beach, continuing our mission to protect the environment. Volunteers came together once again to remove litter, collecting over 65 pounds of trash, including plastic waste, glass, and other harmful debris. This event not only helped […]

In June 2024, the Marlboro Branch of AYLUS partnered with the Red Cross Foundation to organize a month-long clothing and supplies drive. With the incredible support of our community, we gathered an impressive collection of gently used clothing, blankets, and essential supplies. These donations were delivered to the Red Cross, where they will be distributed […]

On May 3, 2024, the Marlboro Branch of AYLUS held an impactful beach cleanup at Sandy Hook Beach, showcasing our dedication to environmental preservation. Volunteers worked together to collect and properly dispose of over 25 pounds of trash, including plastic bottles, wrappers, and other debris, helping to protect marine life and keep the shoreline pristine. […]

On March 5, 2024, the Marlboro Branch of AYLUS proudly conducted its first-ever food drive to support our local community. With the help of dedicated volunteers and generous donors, we successfully collected over 30 pounds of non-perishable food items over the course of 45 days. These donations were carefully sorted and delivered to the Monmouth […]

On January 25th, 2025, 2 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: April Hou (2 hours) Ryan […]

Activity & Impact On January 20, 2025, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a trash clean-up in Northridge Park from 8:30-10:30 am. During the event, volunteers were able to clear trash in the park as well as the surrounding area, making the community cleaner. AYLUS volunteers collected around 10 pounds of […]

Reported by Kingston Lu On Saturday, January 11th from 1:00 PM – 4:00 the Syosset Branch to volunteer at a CP Nassau Group Home. CP Nassau (Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County)  is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing quality services for children and adults with cerebral palsy. e of their programs is to provide […]

On Sunday, January 6, AYLUS Syosset volunteered at a center for the Cerebral Palsy Association. Cerebral palsy is a disease that affects the brain which gives challenges with speech, vision, and hearing. This association gives many opportunities and programs for ones in need as well as help advocate people with cerebral palsy by hosting events […]

On 1/24/25, Maggie Zhang and Dan Yi packed 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 – 3.5 Dan Yi – 0.5

On January 15, 2025, three members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch—Grace Guo, 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 […]

  On January 19, 2025, members from AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch held a Color-A-Smile meeting from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. This is our 134th event by the AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch. Color-A-Smile is a non-profit organization that sends pictures to people such as veterans, the sick, and more. These pictures have happy images and […]

On the afternoon of January 23, members of the AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) Morris branch participated in the “Student change hunger” food drive to support the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside. The event was a heartfelt effort to combat food insecurity in the local community. AYLUS members worked […]

Class Summary On January 18th, 2025, members of AYLUS Puget Sound finished the final session of the 2025 AMC 8 Prep course! Classes have run weekly throughout the course of 8 weeks each Saturday from 4:00 PM through 5:00 PST. Our 2025 AMC 8 Prep was taught by instructors Raymond Zhu and Hannah Ma. The […]

Reported by Bryan Zheng Posted by Karen Li On January 18th 2025, AYLUS volunteers arrived at the Dallas Chinese Fellowship Church for the first AGAPE Special Needs Program of 2025 to entertain and teach our special needs friends there. We started out with a quick lesson over social respect and patience for our special needs […]