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 September 19th, September 21st, September 22nd, and October 3rd, West Essex AYLUS members helped gather and donate items to sell for the 8th Annual Eyes of Hope Garage Sale, which was held on October 5th. The garage sale was a HUGE success which resulted in the total number of sales being $1,574! The West […]

On Saturday, October 5th, from 6 pm to 10 pm, volunteers participated at Fertile Groundwork’s extraordinary gala. They helped sell raffle tickets, tree and garden bed sponsorships, and honey. Members also helped with fundraising and auctions at the event and cleaning up. Overall, this event was a new experience for all, and everyone had an […]

Reported by Sophia Li Posted by Mateen Benarieb On the evening of September 28, 2024, nine members of our Frisco Plano volunteered at Russell Creek playground in Plano for a fundraising event. We set up tables and sold Shaved ice, cotton candy, and ice cream floats. It was the second time we sold float here, […]

2024/10/06 Long Island Chinese School Volunteering   AYLUS volunteers at the Long Island Chinese School on October 6. Volunteers primarily focused on assisting students with their various different levels of homework and classwork and ensuring active engagement. Throughout this process, volunteers address any questions students may have related to their coursework.   Some specific actions […]

On October 4th, 2024, AYLUS Great Neck Branch hosted their weekly Friday sports day initiative, helping the special needs children and help boost physical activities for not only the kids who attended this event, but also the volunteers. On this day, we played tag with the special needs children. We all were running around the […]

Activity & Impact On October 5th, 2024, five members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at the TreePeople Park in Beverly Hills from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. TreePeople Park is not government-funded and relies on the work of volunteers for maintenance. During the event, members helped maintain the park by clearing hazardous dry […]

On Saturday October 5, two members of the AYLUS Idaho Falls Branch volunteered to teach museum visitors about flying critters. Visitors had the opportunity to learn about critters and reptiles that fly and and make origami and lego models.   From left to right: Zach Long, Michael Wu   Michael Wu helps visitors with building […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset Aylus Organization is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Long Island’s natural ecosystems through its active involvement in the Native Plant Initiative. This initiative focuses on planting native species that are vital for local wildlife and contribute to ecological balance. Volunteers from the organization engage in various activities, […]

Written By Felix Zheng The Syosset AYLUS organization recently volunteered at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, engaging in vital conservation work aimed at preserving the region’s unique flora. The Syosset AYLUS organization help move cylinder blocks and wooden pallets outside of the greenhouse into the greenhouse clearing a space outside the greenhouse and adding […]

On Thursday, October 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers, located at 15 Hill Street, Glen Cove, NY. NOSH Delivers is a nonprofit food pantry organization, founded in March of 2020. This organization helps provide a place for local families that struggle with food insecurities to pick […]

On October 5th, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm volunteers from Aylus Roslyn Branch worked at Nosh Food Delivery. Nosh is a non-profit organization, which delivers food and drinks weekly to those in need. When we arrived, we helped restock the shelves with different food and drinks. After that, we all got assigned multiple […]

On Friday, October 4th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS helped a community food drive called NOSH Delivers! by working at their food pantry to give food and products to families who could not afford them. Nosh Delivers, a nonprofit organization in Glen Cove, is dedicated to addressing food insecurity […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host more flea market booths in New Jersey for charity.  GPA leaders Tom Cui and Steven Li purchased products in Amazon overstock outlets, collected donations, set up flea market booths, and raised funds for AYLUS Save a Life Diabetes Children Fund […]

Written by Hoilee Dai On September 22, 2024, AYLUS Oyster Bay visited Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center at Jones Beach State Park to identify and remove invasive plants. Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center has long been infested with invasive species that outcompete native plants, threatening local biodiversity and potentially leading to extinction. Biodiversity […]

HEALTHY KIDS. HAPPY KIDS. Get up and go!  In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Supported the Healthy Kids Fall Running Series in Duck Pond Park (560 Meadow Road, Princeton Jct., New Jersey 08540), Blakely Park (260 Meadowbrook Road, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691), and Lawrence Township, every Sunday afternoon on […]

In October, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum Giving Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence […]

Written by Charles Chen While volunteering at St. John’s Fair of Lattingtown 71st Annual Country Fair on September 14, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, I had the opportunity to work alongside my peers to set up tablecloths and organize the event space before the event began. Throughout the day, I managed the beverage […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members worked together again to promote youth volunteerism among nearby students and to dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and arts to […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Empowerment Committee Chair Xing Liao continued hosting a free tutoring program at 19 S 2nd Street, Highland Park, to help Turkish and Syrian refugee family students through a network with Interfaith RISE.  AYLUS has scheduled this Free Tutoring for any elementary, middle, or […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On October 5th, we made gemstone bracelets for fundraising efforts in Allen. We will sell them at the fundraising events to raise funds to help pay for the shipping cost of the books for the 7th African Library Project. The African Library Project is an organization that […]

On October 5th, 2024, 3 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 are: Isabel Yun (2 hours) […]

Reported by Andrew Li: The College Station Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Brazos Valley Food Bank, a non-profit organization serving people in need in the Brazos County area. On October 5th, members sorted a wide variety of donated goods and performed quality control, eliminating hundreds of expired or damaged goods and creating 60+ crates […]

With widespread flood damage, road closures, and disruptions to food assistance programs caused by Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians are facing crisis.  Members from AYLUS Morrisville Branch are stepping up to help. They organized donation drives, collected essential items like non-perishable food, bottled water, blankets, and hygiene supplies for families affected by the hurricane . With […]

On Oct. 5, 2024, members of the Greater Triangle Branch helped students with their Olympic math competition class at Cary Learning Academy. Alex taught the students some content from the fifth-grade Best Academy book and helped them with their problems. Yiran and Alex handled the student check-in and check-out process well, making it smooth and […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) started a new program, Music for Healing, to help many children with special needs. GPA volunteers host biweekly concerts at the Pillar Care Continuum of an elementary school, a special education organization in Livingston, New Jersey. GPA Musicians & Volunteers (10/4, 3:45-5:15 pm, […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued to host more flea market booths in New Jersey for charity.  GPA members Ben Zhou and Ethan Zhou printed 3-D artworks and called more volunteers to their market booth for a charity fundraiser. GPA donated collected funds ($790) to Little Warrior Foundation […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) forest restoration team worked for the Forest Restoration events at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton (57 Mountain Avenue). Together, we can help protect our forest lands. Founded in 1969, FOPOS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring open space […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteers continued to help our local community at Community Food Bank of New Jersey (31 Evans Terminal Road #1, Hillside, NJ 07205), Mercer Street Friends Food Bank (824 Silvia Street, Ewing, NJ 08628), Princeton Community Kitchen for Low-Income Families, and Rise Food Pantry […]

In September-October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) worked with the New Jersey Special Olympics Volunteer Manager Ms. Fair and scheduled GPA volunteers to help the youth athlete league teams with score keeping, equipment such as that compound bow, order keeping, etc.  About New Jersey Special Olympics: Our Mission Our mission […]

In early October 2024, the American Youth Leadership Foundation (AYLF) Board of Directors selected Frisco & Plano, TX New Jersey Greater Princeton & Far Beyond, NJ Pearland, TX Murrieta, CA Columbus, OH Roslyn, NY Syosset, NY Great Neck, NY West Essex, NJ San Diego, CA for the Branch of the Month Award for September 2024. […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On October 4, 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his happiest […]