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Youth Entrepreneur: Pearland Branch Organized Online Fundraiser for Inclusive Park on September 15, 2024

On September 15, 2024, Pearland volunteers successfully organized an online fundraiser in support of the city’s second inclusive park. The volunteers marketed a variety of donated items, including garden spray bottles, weed barriers, thermoses, stretch balls, and DIY fruit plates. They photographed the items, promoted the sale on social media, and handled deliveries to buyers. […]

SMILE 4 Special Needs (#186): Bucket Drumming for All (#23) at GiGi’s Playhouse on September 28, 2024

On September 28, 2024, Pearland volunteers led a successful bucket drumming class at GiGi’s Playhouse Houston as part of the SMILE 4 Special Needs initiative. The volunteers trained local youth on how to conduct lessons, emphasizing the importance of adapting to different learning styles across age groups of individuals with special needs. They also reviewed […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge Attended Bernards PEC Mentor training and volunteered to social with kids in special education on 9/29/24

The Bernards PEC or the BERNARDS PARENTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, organized PEC Mentor trainning in Bernards library, 32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, on 9/29/24. AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in the training and played with the kids in the special education. During the mentor training, they had been taught the tools and […]

AYLUS Roslyn Volunteers at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County’s Group Home (26th) on September 28th, 2024

On Saturday, September 28th from 1-4 p.m., the Roslyn and Great Neck Branches of AYLUS volunteered for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County at a group home in Seaford. CPNassau helps individuals with disabilities through different programs such as schools, day programs, and homes for the residents. Today, we went to one of the […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Volunteer at a Local Senior Home on September 22nd, 2024

On September 22nd, 2024 Sophie Chung, Hayley Foo and Evan Chang volunteered at a local senior home. The visit began with an ice-cream social, where they enjoyed meaningful conversations and listened to fascinating inside stories the seniors shared with them. The ice-cream social had an Oktoberfest theme, with the background TV displaying images of traditional […]

Riverside County AYLUS Members Organize a Clothing Drive on September 22nd, 2024

On September 22nd,2024 several RCA members organized a clothing drive to support their local community. The members sorted through their own closets and donated clothes that were still in good condition. After thoroughly cleaning and folding the items, they packed them for donation. This initiative aimed to assist individuals facing homelessness and the financial pressures […]

AYLUS Saratoga Members Volunteered With Resource Area For Teaching (9/22/2024)

Reported by: Angel Shi   Event Description: On Sunday, September 22nd, from 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., AYLUS Saratoga members participated in a volunteering event at RAFT (Resource Area For Teaching). This event was at RAFT’s San Jose location. At the event, volunteers were able to separate items necessary for production of new “learning kits”, […]

AYLUS Greater Triangle “Open Sky Book Club” Volunteer Community Autumn Marathon Read Aloud 9/28/2024

  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 […]

Chapel Hill Branch Collects Flowers for Charles House on Sept 22, 2024

On Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, two members of AYLUS Chapel Hill volunteered at Charles House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eldercare, located at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. They gathered a variety of beautiful flowers donated by the local Trader Joe’s and delivered them to the senior residents. These cheerful blooms are sure to bring […]

Chapel Hill Branch Donates Handmade Pillows to Ronald McDonald house on September 22, 2024

This past Sunday, September 22nd, AYLUS-Chapel Hill volunteered at Ronald McDonald house, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the families of those with sick children. Although we have worked with Ronald McDonald House in the past, donating homemade heart pillows is a new initiative that we have organized. Extending our spirit from Kits to Heart, […]

AYLUS Great Neck Branch Fundraising at Farmers Market located in the Firefighters Park(2024-4th) 9/22/2024

AYLUS Great Neck Branch Fundraising at Farmers Market located in the Firefighters Park(2024-4th) On September 22, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, volunteers from the AYLUS Great Neck Branch participated in a fundraising event at the Farmers Market held in Firefighters Park. The goal was to raise $300 for the CP Nassau organization, which […]

Murrieta AYLUS Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley #26– ABWK Senior Home Painting Projects (9/28/2024)

Reported by Adora Xiao : On September 28th, 2024, Murrieta AYLUS helped with the A Brush with Kindness Program. The A Brush With Kindness program is intended for lower income households that are unable to pay for paint jobs to fulfill HOA requirements. As such, the program provides volunteer workers and lower cost materials costs […]

The AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Bethpage state park to help take pictures of pollinators

On September 28th, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteers at Bethpage state park to participate in the Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz Campaign. For the month of September, observations of pollinators have been compiled for Bethpage State Park on iNaturalist. Volunteers helped find and take pictures of different species of pollinators that contributed to the environment […]

AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch Volunteers at ALFC Generosity Center on 09/28/2024

On September 28, 2024, student volunteers from the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch gathered at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga to support the community through a food distribution event. Running from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM, the event saw volunteers assisting with various tasks to ensure the smooth distribution of food to local residents. […]

Morrisville Branch Makes Handmade Crafts for Kits to Heart on September 28, 2024

On September 28, 2024, two members from our community branch continued working on a heartwarming mission: bringing comfort and joy to cancer patients through their own artistic talents. These dedicated youths, armed with creativity and compassion, poured their hearts into crafting beautiful and thoughtful items – knitted hats, friendship bracelets, journals and origami – specifically […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (85th) in September 2024

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Helps Refugee Students through Interfaith RISE (84th, 85th) in September 2024 In September, 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 […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Supports Community Healthy Kids Running Series (9th) in September 2024

HEALTHY KIDS. HAPPY KIDS. Get up and go!  In September-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 […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Business for Charity Committee Hosts Flea Market Booths (60th) in September 2024

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

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Serves at National Historic Landmark Morven Museum Giving Garden (78th) in September 2024

In September, 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 […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Art Therapy Initiative-Supporting Diabetes Children (10th) in September 2024

In September, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with Sunrose Arts & Photography (80 Main St, Madison, NJ 07940) for a fun art & craft sale event as part of GPA Art Therapy Initiative, raising funds to support diabetes children of low-income families.  Sunrose Arts & Photography Sunrose is a […]

Greater Triangle Branch volunteers multiple activities at Cary Learning Academy on 9-28-2024

On Sep.28, 2024, there are multiple activities taking place simultaneously at Cary Learning Academy. Except for the routine work as TA, our volunteers took more responsibility for helping the CLA at Asia Fest, located at Koka Booth. Alex and Yiran showed their ability to accomplish the education plan. They introduced the scheduled content for the […]

Frisco & Plano Branch Crochet Hats For Loops For Love Project on September 22nd 2024

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of September 22, 2024, AYLUS members gathered at Frisco Public Library for a Loops for Love crochet workshop. There, more experienced AYLUS volunteers taught other volunteers how to crochet a hat. They taught some basic crochet skills like making a magic ring, crocheting a […]

Greater Princeton & Far Beyond AYLUS Volunteers at Run As One Event (3rd) on September 28th, 2024

On Saturday, September 28th, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members volunteered at the 2024 Run As One 5K Run/One-Mile Walk hosted in Mercer County Park. Run As One: Our mission is to embrace our diverse communities, supporting humanity together, inspiring change, and running as one. Given these unprecedented times, we […]