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AYLUS Memorial Branch volunteered at CCC for the Chinese Moon Festival on September 14th, 2024

On September 14th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Memorial branch volunteered at the Chinese Community Center for the moon festival. The volunteers helped make mooncakes and also taught visitors on how to make them. They also helped with directing performers to their designated locations and helped out with game stations. The members were able to […]

San Diego Branch Prepared Sack Lunches for Interfaith Community Services on September 23, 2024

Reported by Andrew Zhou On September 23, 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 […]

Slam n Splash (#135): Pearland Branch Community Tennis Class (#65) September 22, 2024

On the evening of September 22, AYLUS volunteers held their first tennis class of the fall semester. The session started with a lively warm-up to get everyone moving. Participants then practiced drills to enhance their forehand and backhand techniques, and they also began learning the basics of volleys and serves. By the end of the […]

City and Neighbor Support: Pearland Branch Sorted and Organized Storage Room for PCA on Sep 22, 2024

On September 22nd, 2024,Sunday Night, Edwin Gao, Erick Gao, and Ethan Gao went to the storage units run by Pearland Chinese Association (PCA), sorted out and relocated items used in the previous year’s Lunar New Year Festivals, and also moved more items into the new storage units and organized them. Total Hour (1 hour): Edwin […]

Syosset AYLUS organization went to SUNY Old Westbury to tutor little children’s Chinese on 09/22/24

Written by Felix On September 22, the Syosset AYLUS organization visited SUNY Old Westbury, where we walked to a building that specializes in tutoring children from kindergarten to fifth grade. Upon entering, we were assigned to different classrooms to assist the teachers as personal aides. As some AYLUS members were scattered around the building, our […]

Newtown AYLUS Members Tutor Math at Local Chinese School on September 20, 2024

Reported by Lucas Zhang On Friday 9/20/2024, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from first-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 classes, one for younger […]

San Diego Branch hosted the 2024-2025 14th Solution for Hope Beast Academy Online Class on September 16-22, 2024

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 14th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on September 16-22, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

Greater Buffalo Branch Volunteers at Local Soup Kitchen (9/21/2024)

On 9/21/2024, 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 […]

Greater Buffalo Branch Volunteers at Local Soup Kitchen (7/6/2024)

On 7/6/2024, 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 […]

Great Buffalo Branch Teams Up Nourish Your Health With Local Soup Kitchen To Fight Hunger (8/11 – 9/21/24)

From 8/11 to 9/21/2024, Great Buffalo Branch teams up nourish your health with local soup the kitchen to fight hunger in our community. We did fund raising at Asian food festival by selling balloons, plates, face painting and bounce house. We raised $270 on 8/11. We also did food drive and collected about 150 pounds […]

AYLUS Lake Washington Branch hosted an online Scratch Coding Class(week 1) on 9/22/2024( Event#2)

AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session today, marking the first of a 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp or have equivalent basic knowledge of Scratch. Each week, teachers guide students to work […]

AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Volunteered at 2024 Seattle Asian Cultural Gala on 9/22/2024( # 1)

On Sunday, September 22nd, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, our Lake Washington branch participated in the 2024 Seattle Asian Cultural Gala, a popular community event organized by several local Asian nonprofit organizations. Our “Culture Diversity” Project Team hosted two engaging booths on-site: one offering tattoos and face painting for children, and the other featuring […]

AYLUS Greater Triangle “Open Sky Book Club” Volunteer Community Autumn Marathon Read Aloud 9/21/2024

  AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Autumn 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 […]

Frisco & Plano Branch Prepares for CCCFC’s Fall Festival Face Painting Event on September 13th-14th, 2024

Reported by Melody Zhang Posted by Jenny Wang On September 13th through 14th, volunteers took time out of their weekend to create a minimum of two face painting designs per person to be used at the upcoming Fall Festival on 10/26/2024. The Frisco and Plano AYLUS branch is partnering with CCCFC to provide entertainment and […]

Event 20: Volunteer in Highlander Summit VEX Robotics Competition in September 2024

From September 20th to 22nd, Aylus Morris branch members volunteered in Highland Summit VEX Robotics competition as skill Referees. Volunteering at the worldwide robotics competition held at the NJIT WEC Center is an incredible experience. It’s exciting to witness teams from across the globe gather in New Jersey to showcase their creativity, problem-solving, and engineering […]

Greater Memphis AYLUS Greater Memphis Branch Volunteers at a Local Nursing Home 09/07 and 09/14

On September 7 and 14, 2024, the following members volunteered at a nursing home, playing games with elderly residents to provide companionship and brighten their day. Through their efforts, they helped enhance the residents’ mental and emotional well-being, offering valuable social interaction. Each member received the following volunteering hours, organized by last name: Eric Chen: […]

AYLUS Roslyn Provides Food to Local Families through NOSH delivers! Food Pantry (29th) on September 21, 2024

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9:00AM to 12:30PM, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered with NOSH Delivers. NOSH Delivers moved to their new location in May 2024. The new location is triple the size of the old pantry providing ample space to store enough non-perishable food and fresh produce to feed 600 families per week. […]

AYLUS Roslyn Donates to Books for Taiwan (1st) on September 21st, 2024

On Saturday, September 21st, the Aylus Roslyn Branch came together to donate books to send to Taiwan. Books for Taiwan is a nonprofit organization funded by donations and staffed by volunteers. Children’s books are collected and shipped across the Pacific to Taiwan. The books are distributed to schools, community centers, and prisons throughout Taiwan. Books […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Serves at Westfield Mid-Autumn Festival (3rd) in September 2024

In September, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) helped at the Westfield New Jersey Mid-Autumn Festival as volunteers. The annual event transforms the downtown area into a marketplace of retailers, crafters, culinary delights including food trucks and a beer garden. The event also features roaming dinosaurs from Dinosaurs Arise, fossil activities, […]