On February 1st, 2025, AYLUS Phoenix woke up early in the morning to volunteer at their local Midwest Food Bank from 9am to 11am. Volunteers packed pasta into portions which will be distributed to the community. Overall, the students worked diligently to pack as many bags as they could while having fun conversing with friends. […]

Reported by: Tianlu Zhou Posted by: Karen Li On February 1, 2025, AYLUS volunteers Tianlu Zhou, Kevin Dong, Andrew Wang, Olivia Xu, Vivian Wang, and Ryan Ma brought festive cheer to the Special Needs Program at DCFC by hosting a Chinese New Year-themed craft session. The event, themed around the Year of the Snake, immersed […]

On January 30, 2025 AYLUS Space Coast volunteered at Literacy Night hosted by Suntree Elementary. Literacy Night was an event hosted for elementary students and their families with local authors reading stories and students showcasing their latest projects. Our AYLUS members first assisted with the dinner before splitting up to help out at various stations. […]

On Jan. 25, 2025, Aylus West Essex members volunteered Zen Wushu’s performance for Montclair AAPI Lunar New Year Celebration at Montclair Art Museum. Volunteer Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 Hours) Volunteer activities: – lead team to warm up & stretch before performance – assist coach in leading team to walk the stage and rehearse before […]

On Jan. 26, 2025, Aylus West Essex members volunteered Zen Wushu’s performance for Lunar Fest 2025 for Woodland, Maplewood NJ. Volunteer activities: – prepare exhibition weapons, print info sheets, prepare all materials for booth display and load car – attend booth at the vendors sections, distribute flyers, talk and introduce wushu to interested families, demonstrate […]

On February 1st, from 1:30-3:30 pm, AYLUS Great Neck held another event at the Parkville Library. This was an AAPI event to learn about and celebrate the Lunar New Year. The volunteers came early to help set up all the tables and activities. At 2:00 kids came in and the volunteers Zoe and Rebecca read […]

On Saturday, January 25th, from 2:00 to 3:00 the Aylus Great Neck Branch held another AAPI event honoring the coming of Chinese Lunar New Year and other AAPI themed activities at the Parkville Library. On that day, there were many children who showed up. Volunteers engaged them through a series of fun activities. We started […]

On February 1, volunteers from Aylus Great Neck branch help the Nassau County Spring Gala. They worked at different group with two sections: one from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m., another one from 12PM-3PM. Morning section’s volunteers assisted in preparing the venue at the Tilles Center. They are mainly responsible for posting couplets and hanging […]

On February 1, 2025, from 9am to 12:30pm, three members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at the FAM Food Pantry. The members began by sorting snacks into gift bags and basic preserving foods into FAM bags. Afterwards, they sorted fruits and vegetables into baskets for freezing or giving away, and threw bad produce […]

Reported by Elissa Song and Cici Sun Lake Washington Branch On February 1st, 2025, AYLUS Lake Washington Branch members Elissa Song, Leo Chen and Ruoxuan Chen volunteered at 2025 Sammamish Lunar New Year Celebration event at Central Washington University (CWU) campus together with advisors Cici Sun and Cloe Zeng. This was an annual event held […]

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 […]

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 […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 1/27/25 and 1/29/25. 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. On 1/29/25, Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 1/20/25 and 1/22/25. 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. On 1/22/25, Jaden Leung, Hebe […]

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 […]

Invited by Bridgewater township Chinese Association and cooperated with AYLUS Bridgewater, AYLUS Basking Ridge volunteered at Bridgewater township Chinese New Year Celebration at Bridgewater township Senior Center, 455 Somerville Rd, Bridgewater,NJ, 08807. Before the performance, Yihao, Fred, and Jeremy managed order in the calligraphy area, while Jackie and Jamie maintained order in the game area. […]

On February 1st, 2025, Arlington Branch Members gathered together at Royal Tea to make cards for the Cards for Hospitalized Kids organization from 11am-1pm. There were around 30 cards made total, each containing heartfelt messages and creative embellishments.   Volunteers (02/01/25, 11am-1pm, 2 hours each): Sunny Lin Julianna Abbas Aracely Ramirez Danny Lin Divine Agwagom […]

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 […]

On January 31, four members of AYLUS Idaho Falls Branch and one member of Honor Society volunteered together to help serve food for VIP Guests. The Museum was in desperate need of volunteers, servers, and docents.           Michael Wu, Crew Belnap, Nolan Ma, Zach Long, Hiro Quan volunteered for 4 hours […]

On January 26, Syosset Aylus participated in the Spring Festival Gala at Long Island Chinese School, helping to ensure the event’s success through various tasks. We arrived early to set up the venue, arranging tables and chairs, hanging festive decorations, and preparing the space for performances and activities. Additionally, we assisted in transporting and distributing […]

On January 31st, AYLUS Chapel Hill branch members worked together to crochet mini hearts for cancer patients. Our goal was to spread hope and show support during their recovery. These cute little hearts, made with carefully chosen colorful yarn, will be mailed to Kits to Heart in the following week as part of cancer care […]

Reported by Eric Chen On Friday, 1/31/2025, two members of the AYLUS Newtown Branch volunteered at the Autism Cares Foundation’s game night. The Autism Cares Foundation is an organization striving to enhance the lives of those with disabilities through enriching experiences, helpful resources, and building support systems and strong connections with others.  The volunteers spent […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In the AYLUS WeChat group, we saw that the Frisco & Plano branch hosted the Crayon Drive. We, at the San Diego branch, thought it was a wonderful and meaningful idea, and we also want to expand this activity to our branch. We discovered that we can use The Crayon Initiative […]

Reported by Lauren Kan. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 11th collection and recycling of used batteries in January 2025. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 14.2 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling of […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of January 26th, 2025, AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse for a crochet event for the Loops For Love Project. The volunteers were already familiar with how to crochet a hat, so they got straight to work. After […]

On Wednesday, January 29th, two members of AYLUS Chapel Hill spent their time checking and restoring books for the little library at Bolin Creek Trail. This library is part of our branch project to encourage reading in the community. Our members have worked hard to build and maintain it, making sure it’s always stocked with […]

On Lunar New Year, which was a designated day off in the Chapel Hill School District, members of the Chapel Hill Branch decided to give back to the community by baking almost 300 cookies for Meals on Wheels, a group that helps fight hunger. Our volunteers spent the day baking from their kitchens and then […]

January 26, 2025, 1:30pm to 5pm AYLUS Roslyn will assist teachers from the Long Island Chinese Cultural Association. We help teachers teach Chinese at AYLUS Roslyn. There are many tasks for us to do, such as taking roll calls, teaching students how to do homework, and taking children to the bathroom. If the children behave […]

AYLUS San Clemente Branch Host 7th Bottles and Cans Recycling Event in January 2025. In today’s world, people are using more bottles and cans than ever which means that people are using more plastic than ever as well. By recycling these bottles and cans, it means that new products get created, there’s a reduction in […]

On January 12, 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 January 5, 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 January 20th， West Essex AYLUS hosted a table to collect pet supplies for Jersey Care Animal Shelters as well as a table to make cards for hospitalized kids at Martin Luther King Day to contribute to Livingston’s annual Day of Service Event.  On January 20, the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) hosted […]

On Saturday, 1/25/2025, Two members from AYLUS San Clemente Branch, Kevin Pan and Jasmine Zheng volunteered at FAM food pantry from 9am to 11am. The supervisor was Jenny Ye, Jasmine’s mom. The two volunteers first sorted various food products into fridges, then separated to do different tasks; Kevin stacked banana boxes while Jasmine swept and […]

On January 26, 2025, a Fullerton Branch member tutored kids ranging from 4th to 6th graders in math. In the class, the kids took a quiz on what they learned in the past 3 lessons. TOTAL HOURS David Li:  4 Hours

On January 25, 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, Aaron Yoo, Xinyao Ju, David Li, Michelle […]

On January 4, 2025, Joshua Dong led a group of volunteers consisting of four middle schoolers and five high schoolers to build two picnic tables for the Regional Intervention Program (RIP). The group worked together from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, with each member earning three volunteer hours for their efforts. Joshua also spent three hours […]

On January 26th, AYLUS Auburn branch assisted with setup and volunteered at the local community Lunar New Year Party. Many parents, accompanied by their children, joined in the joyous festivities celebrating the Year of the Snake. The children were thrilled by our offerings of cotton candy and arts & crafts. It was a delightful and […]

On Sunday, January 19th, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch returned to the Senior Star at the Dublin Retirement Village after winter break. Volunteers played music on the saxophone and piano. The residents enjoyed the music and were excited to see our members again. Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Hours: Ayden He 1 Hour: Avery Li, Enoch […]

During the month of January, AYLUS volunteers made 48 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. This month, the placemats theme was “Valentine’s Day,” where volunteers used their artistic talent to decorate their placemats according to the prompt. Then, they laminated their placemats to donate to recipients of […]

On January 26, 2025, AYLUS Great Neck participated in the Great Neck Lunar New Year celebration performance held by the Great Neck Chinese Association (GNCA). From 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, our volunteers helped the audience to their seats, ensuring a smooth and organized process. Some volunteers stood at the doors, checking the seats of […]

Reported by Kathleen Jiang Posted by Jenny Wang This Saturday everyone pitched in to move the boxes from one warehouse to another location practicing teamwork. This meant dusting, lugging, and driving the boxes then lifting them back out to the secondary storage space. The effort ended with all the boxes stacked neatly and ready to […]

Reported by Colin Xie On January 26th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 244th online English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Due to the current […]

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 26th, 2025, AYLUS Scottsdale members finished their fifth batch of blankets to be donated to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Through meticulous effort, members procured, cut, […]

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 20, 2025 – January 26, 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 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. […]