AYLUS Orlando Supports Inspired Theater Company’s Christmas Special Production with Fundraiser Event (December 8th and 14th, 2024) Reported by Dylan Wang On December 8th and 14th, 2024, the AYLUS Orlando branch partnered with the Inspired Theater Company to support their annual Christmas Special Production. This event not only celebrated the holiday season but also allowed […]

Welcome to the 2025 AYLUS Poster Contest! Top Three Submissions will be inducted into the AYLUS National Committee Submissions can be flyers made for own branch or for AYLUS as a whole. Deadline for submission is March 31st. NC – Chapel Hill Branch Designed By: Alwin Liu Designed By: Ethan Li Designed By: Luna Chen Website […]

Reported by Kaiting Hsu On Saturday, January 4th, 2025, the AYLUS Greater Tulsa Branch performed music for the University Village Retirement Home Community. There was a total of 24 performers/volunteers and our program consisted of choir songs, violin solos, piano solos, violin and piano duets, viola solos, a flute solo, and a clarinet solo. we […]

Reported by Elissa and Emily Lake Washington, WA The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Drawing Project Team hosted a Christmas themed Winter Break Beginner Level 5-Day Drawing Seminar from December 30th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025. Team members Elissa Song and Emily Qi designed and led this online seminar. They met and worked together at Emily’s […]

Reported by Yuqi Nie   On December 21, 2024, AYLUS Syosset Branch members participated in an educational tour at Bayard Cutting Arboretum, located in Great River, New York. The event aimed to familiarize volunteers with the environment for future activities and to delve into the historical significance of the site. Event Details: Date & Time: […]

On Friday, 12/20/2024, two members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third to ninth grade various math topics at the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Lucas Zhang (Event Leader) and Albert Chen participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught two separate classes: one for younger students and another for older students. During […]

Whoa! Okay, so check this out—DeFi is messy. My first gut reaction to a messy mempool is panic. But then I calm down and map things out, step by step, because you can’t fix what you don’t measure. Initially I thought on-chain transparency alone would be enough, though actually I realized that’s naive when front‑running […]

Over the past few years, members of the AYLUS Raritan Valley Branch have demonstrated unwavering commitment to our Overseas Tutoring Program. These dedicated volunteers have taught English to children in China, often balancing lessons with multiple students each week. Their hard work has not only made a meaningful educational impact but also helped us raise […]

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: 2 hours – Rena Wang, Valentina Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Hadrian Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena Ni

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, Jan. 04, 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 Sunday, January 5, 2025, 15 AYLUS Bellaire Branch members volunteered at the Beacon Day Center to help end homelessness with the start of the new year. The Beacon is a non-profit organization that serves individuals experiencing homelessness with daily services including breakfast and lunch meals, laundry, and showers, as well as counseling resources, mentoring, […]

Gave away 2 mulberry, 2 pomegranate and 3 moringa starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

On December 22, 2024, AYLUS San Clemente Branch hosted its 5th Clothing Donation to San Juan Capistrano Goodwill .  Four members donated gently used clothes and shoes for all ages. Altogether, six bags of clothing were donated, with each of the five members donating one or more bags of clothes. Members who participated ( 2hrs […]

On December 21st, 2024, from 9am to 12:30am, two members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at FAM Food Pantry. The members First sorted snacks into goodie bags and sorted basic preserved food into FAM bags. After that, they sorted fruits and greens into baskets to be frozen or given away and throw away the […]

On January 5th, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the AYLUS Roslyn Branch participated with the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, a program dedicated to supporting individuals with Cerebral Palsy. During this time, we collaborated with the AYLUS Syosset Branch. Our volunteers collaborated with residents with disabilities by playing various games, including UNO, […]

On January 5th, from 1:30 to 4:30, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteered at the Long Island Chinese School as teacher assistants. Volunteers assisted teachers in multiple ways such as getting teaching materials, printing out assignments, and escorting students to the bathroom. The printer had broke during the classes, but was quickly fixed by some […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On January 5th, we gathered at the Cypress Meadow Clubhouse in Allen, TX, to create pet toys from old clothes for the cats and dogs at the local animal shelter. Since many of our volunteers were new to this activity, we started by teaching them the basic […]

On Thursday, January 2, 2025, from 9:00AM. to 1:00pm, the Roslyn Aylus Branch volunteered with Nosh Delivers, a food pantry located at Glen Cove.  The purpose of it is to provide food and other supplies to families in need.  When all of us arrived we got assigned different tasks, such as helping with stocking the […]

On January 4th, 2024, 10 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: Annika Liu (2 hours) Isabel […]

On December 15, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On December 8, Aylus Syosset volunteer at Long Island Chinese School, allowed us to assist teachers by printing educational materials and preparing resources, ensuring lessons ran smoothly. The volunteers also supported students by looking after them during activities, providing assistance when needed, and encouraging participation. Ensuring the safety of students was a crucial part of […]

On Saturday, January 4 th of 2025, from 1:00 to 3:30 pm EST, 6 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch visited C.P. Nassau’s Hicksville residential home. 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 […]

Written By Felix Zheng On January 4th, the Syosset AYLUS organization volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative greenhouse. The members were tasked with a variety of activities throughout the day. Initially, we repotted soil into containers and created additional pots as needed. We also moved frozen soil that had been stored outside to […]

Reported by Eric Li On January 4th, 2025, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

From November to December, AYLUS Raritan Valley Branch volunteers continued their impactful English tutoring program, supporting students in China regardless of location. Despite demanding academic schedules, our volunteers provided consistent, engaging lessons focused on reading comprehension and vocabulary. Tailored weekly reading passages and creative resources ensured lessons were accessible and enjoyable, helping students enhance their […]

On Sunday, December 27th, 2024, Eric Chen volunteered for the Starry Nights event at Shelby Farms Park from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The volunteer activity lasted for 3 hours. Eric was stationed in the ticketing booth, where he assisted in handling merchandise and tickets. Additionally, he directed traffic, helping to maintain a smooth flow of visitors. […]

  On Jan.4, 2025, the Greater Triangle Branch hosted a New Year Concert at Seymour Senior Center. Our volunteers would like to celebrate the New Year with the residents while spreading holiday cheer and catering to musical tastes.Volunteers showed their talents on the piano, violin, flute, and clarinet. They also promoted the traditional Chinese musical […]

14 AYLUS volunteers came to Saturdays in Motion (SIM) on January 4th. When we arrived at the YMCA, everyone helped set up the gym for the session. As the children started arriving, each kid was paired with two to three volunteers. Together, we engaged in various activities, such as building forts, playing on gymnastics equipment, […]

During December, AYLUS volunteers decorated 40 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. This month, the placemats theme was “Winter,” where volunteers used their creativity to design their placemats according to the prompt. Then, they laminated their placemats to donate to recipients of the Meals on Wheels program […]

During the month of November and early December, AYLUS volunteers made 24 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. The placemat theme this month was “Thanksgiving/Fall,” where volunteers used their artistic talent to design their placemats according to the prompt. Then, they laminated their placemats to donate to […]

On Saturday, Jan 4th, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village.We assisted seniors with the following tasks in the iPAD club at Fellowship Village: 1. Removing Messages: Helped a senior delete unwanted messages from their device. 2. Transferring Photos: Assisted in transferring photos from phone to MacBook. 3. Unsubscribing from Unwanted Subscription […]

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

On December 21, 2024, members of AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted online tutoring event to teach Ukraine student English. We helped the student in both reading and written parts of English. We want to contribute in every way we can to propel Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and longer-term economic & social development. Members that participated were: Truman You, Feinan […]

On Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch hosted a card-making event for hospitalized children to be shipped to Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) in Chicago Illinois. We made over 30 cards during this event. This event’s theme was based on the upcoming holidays. We made cards containing snowmen, snowflakes, and more […]

On Friday, January 3, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Roslyn members dedicated themselves to helping people battling food insecurity by helping out at the local food pantry.  The food pantry is a busy hub where there’s always a diverse array of work that needs to be done. Once we arrived, our volunteers split up to […]

On January 4, 2025, volunteers from AYLUS Bridgewater branch went to the Raritan Food Pantry to help with food distribution and support our local community. Volunteers: Hannah Diao, Sarah Diao, Jonas Liu, Ivy Zhang (3h each)  

Reported by Andrew Zhou On Dec. 21, 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 […]

On December 28, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, AYLUS members Cece Gao, Mia Gao, and Dominic Gao dedicated their morning to creating donation boxes to support the Regional Intervention Program (RIP). Later in the day, Phoebe Miao, Abbie Miao, and Maggie Miao joined the efforts in the afternoon, working together from 2:30 PM […]

Seven AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in Saturdays in Motion at the GSCY YMCA on 12/21/24. The one volunteer that was new to SIM first participated in a brief new volunteer orientation, while the other volunteers helped set up the gym rooms before the kids got here. Once the session started, each volunteer paired up […]

On 12/21/2024, West Essex members (Ella Chai, Jeremiah Au, and Gabriel Au) volunteered at the Baldwin Oaks Senior Center, (Location: 299 Baldwin Rd #1, Parsippany, NJ 07054), Arriving at 1:30 to set up the tables, chairs and place cards–Leaving at 5:30 after cleaning up and re-adjusting the chairs. On top of helping with the seating. […]

On 12/15/2024, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into separate activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance). Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin (3 hours each)

On 11/24/2024, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into separate activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance). Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin(3 hours each)

On 11/17/2024, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then all the volunteers branch off into activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance). Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin(3 hours each)

On 11/3/2024, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, Attending Language classes from 1:30-3:30, Then the volunteers branch off into separate activity classes, Ella and Samantha (Chinese Folk dance) Stephanie (Volleyball) Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin, Stephanie Yang (3 hours each)

On 10/27/2024, West Essex members volunteered at the Livingston Chinese School, helping/leading the kids through the halloween parade, after their language class. The volunteerys go to their activity classes after the parade until 4:30. Members: Ella Chai, Samantha Yin, Stephanie Yang (3 hours each) Angelica Chan, Mikayla Chin (2 hours)

Reported by Lauren Kan From December 5th to December 12th, students of the AYLUS San Diego Branch hosted a small stuffed animal donation for a local San Diego orphanage. A part of Canyon Crest Academy’s homeroom donation drive, small stuffed animals along with multiple other necessities and goods like pencils, clothing, and toothbrushes were donated […]

On January 1st, 2025, four members of the ALYUS Morrisville/Cary Branch installed another Little Free Library in Apex, NC. The library is installed at 550 Parlier Dr, Apex, NC 27523. This library will serve the community with 1660 homes in the community. Our mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and […]

On December 21, 2024, members of the Scottsdale branch of AYLUS gathered to play an assortment of tunes for the senior citizens living at Andara Senior Center. With the variety of instruments and music on the program, attendees were sure to have an unforgettable listening experience. The piece selection was catered towards a Christmas theme […]

On Dec 07th, 2024, 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) Victor Wu  Michael Zhang Julia Zhang  […]

On Nov 30th, 2024, 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  Aiden Zhou      […]

On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, from 9:00AM to 1:00PM, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers. NOSH Delivers is a food pantry in Glen Cove that strives to make sure families in need have access to food. As soon as we entered the pantry,a few of us volunteers began assisting guests, as Tuesdays are […]

On Monday, December 30th, 2024, members of the Roslyn Aylus Branch participated in volunteering activities at the NOSH Delivers! Food pantry from 9 A.M to 12 P.M. This organization’s main mission is to provide food and essentials to the North Shore community, leaving a large impact on many.  As volunteers, we assisted the organization in […]

On December 28th, 2024, 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 December 27th, 2024, 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 December 23rd, 2024, 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 December 13th, 2024, 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 […]

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 […]

Reported by Eric Li On December 6th, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

On December 30, 2024, 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 […]

Reported by Lauren Kan. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 10th collection and recycling of used batteries in December 2024. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 8.6 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling […]

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 December 16, 2024 – December 22, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

On Friday, December 28th, 2024, the members of the Roslyn Aylus Branch volunteered at NOSH Delivers! Food Pantry from 9 A.M to 12 P.M. NOSH Deliver’s main objective is to provide food and essential items to the community of North Shore.   As volunteers, we assisted with various tasks to support NOSH’s mission of fighting […]

On December 29, three members of AYLUS Chapel Hill volunteered to help clean up the environment by collecting litter near Dry Creek Trail and East Chapel Hill High School. The group spent their time working hard to gather trash from the area. The clean-up event, which ran from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, was an […]

On Sunday, December 29, 2024, two members of AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch helped support Charles House by collecting flowers generously donated by Trader Joe’s. These beautiful blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit that provides care for seniors and those with dementia within the Carol Woods Retirement Community. The flowers will be used in […]

On December 18 2024, member of AYLUS dedicated their time and hard work to use the $180 raised from the movie night to buy hats, scarves, and socks for the refugees. They also carefully sorted, organized, and packed the winter clothes donated during the event to be sent to the refugee aid organization on December […]

On December 23 2024, a member of AYLUS volunteered at the Buffalo Science Museum from 10AM-2PM for the Winter Break Cool Science Demo. He did a demo upon how snowflakes form and why they take their shape, along with helping visitors make their own snowflakes for their personal entertainment. Volunteers:  4 hours： Kevin Zou

On December 20 2024, members of the Greater Buffalo branch are proud to help immigrants and refugees 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 performed beautiful music alongside the […]