On Sunday, October 13 th of 2024, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 5 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branchvisited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville locationis a care facility, currently serving approximately. 47 patients at the site. […]

Posted By Charlotte Chen Reported By Kat Lian On the morning of October 6, 2024, AYLUS members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse to work on projects for Loops for Love. AYLUS members were already experienced with the process of crocheting a hat, so when they arrived, they got straight to work. The entire crochet […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of September 29, 2024, AYLUS members gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse to work on projects for Loops for Love. Most members were already familiar with the basic stitches and patterns needed to crochet a hat, so many volunteers were able to get started […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) collaborated with other branches for the newest edition of newspapers to promote youth volunteerism.  Founded by AYLUS Honorary President Cassie Wang in Aug. 2019, editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, […]

On October 12 and 13, members of the Birmingham Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Birmingham Zoo. Volunteers participated in the annual Halloween event, handing out candy to trick-or-treaters at multiple locations within the zoo. Members also helped transport the candy stations to each location. Thank you to all of the following members for participating: […]

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 17th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on October 6-13, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

Reported by Eric Huang The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online intermediate scratch session on October 13, 2024, marking the fourth class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Scratch Coding Camp. This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp or possess equivalent foundational […]

AYLUS Bellaire Branch members organized a book drive and partnered with Books For Development to collect and donate 167 books on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Books For Development is a renowned non-profit organization that has delivered 1.5 million books worldwide and built over 500 libraries, including within developing countries in Africa and Latin America. The […]

On Oct. 13, 2024, members of Greater Triangle sent out cards they made for the Bone Marrow patients. Those cards are made for young adult patients (age 18-50) who are starting their bone marrow transplant. Volunteers designed and hand-made the cards instead of buying them from stores; they would like to send them cards full […]

On Saturday10/12/24, AYLUS Syosset, at Bethpage Park  12 members of helped to remove invasive plants from the park. Students pulled out Mug Worts and invasive vines that had been causing harm to the native plants. Invasive plants are non-native to the ecosystem with no natural predators, causing their population to rapidly increase in number. This […]

On October 6, 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 October 13, 2024, AYLUS set up a Fall Festival for kids who came.  This event was held at Steppingstone Park for the kids’ enjoyment, and the volunteers who signed up to help with the event.  Today, we did many different games, including rock climbing, face paint, bouncy houses, pumpkin decorating, wheelbarrow racing, and etc. […]

AYLUS members volunteered at Bethpage State Park from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The target area was a trail behind Northside Elementary School.Our goal this time is to remove mugwort, wild roses, porcelain berries and dead branches from the designated area.   After arriving at the target area, the volunteers […]

Written By Felix Zheng On October 12, the Syosset AYLUS Organization visited the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we sifted seeds collected from the fields. We used a special tool and a grater to extract the seeds. Since the seeds were challenging to remove, we employed various methods, including using our hands and tools […]

On Sunday, October 13th of 2024, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EST, 5 members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch visited C.P. Nassau residents at its Bayville location. C.P. Nassau has been supporting many individuals with disabilities for over 75 years. Its Bayville location is a care facility, currently serving approximately 47 patients at the […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School  on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Volunteer activity/location:  Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston) Date:  Oct. 12, 2024 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 […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On October 13th, 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 […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge performed again at Journey through the past art show at Farmstead Arts Center, address: 450 King George Rd,Basking Rdige,NJ on 10/13/2024. The performance got great feed back from the audience again. The Friends at the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and operate the KMS […]

AYLUS Basking Ridge performed in Journey through the past art show at Farmstead Arts Center, adrress: 450 King George Rd,Basking Rdige,NJ on 10/12/2024. This event will last two days. The performance got great feed back from the audience and our members will come back for a performance on 10/13/24. The Friends of the Kennedy Martin […]

Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturdays morning from 9-11am in September and October. It is a program for students to help other students with special needs. First our members had helped students through warm up, by demonstrating to them how to do many things(such as galloping, high knees,etc.), and also encouraged them throughout the program. […]

On October 12th, 2024, West Essex members volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis class offered to special needs children at West Orange Tennis Club. The program provides inclusive therapeutic racquet sports instruction for neurodivergent children to enhance communication, motor coordination, life skills, and behavior on and off the courts. In the class, the coaches […]

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 […]

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 […]

Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued the Crafts for Hope program to support cancer patients. Since June 2024, GPA participants have learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients with Kathie Wang. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided. […]

In October, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) continued its music performance program at Wilentz Senior Residence (360 Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873).  GPA leader Jason Shi organizes this performance program by calling for performers, assembling the music, designing a program flier, bringing in music stands, and hosting the event, etc. […]

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 […]

On Saturday, October 5th, 2024, the Aylus Roslyn and Great Neck Branches volunteered at the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (CP Nassau). CP Nassau is dedicated to assisting people with cerebral palsy to achieve their highest level of independence. Halloween is just around the corner so we started our time volunteering at the house […]

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, we went to Bethpage to assist citizens with cerebral palsy. We arrived at 1 PM and stayed till 4 PM. When we arrived we started the day off by making Rice Krispie treats. The citizens helped us by pouring the ingredients into a bowl. After that, they helped melt the […]

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 Lucas Zhang On Friday 10/11/2024, 3 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-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 different classes, one for […]

Reported by Colin Xie On October 6th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 231st 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 […]

On Oct. 12, 2024, members of the Greater Triangle Branch helped students with their Olympic math competition classes at Cary Learning Academy. Alex taught the students in the BA3 class. Yiran and Qinglin helped the teacher in the BA5 class as TAs. They also handled the student check-in and check-out process well, making it smooth […]

On Saturday, October 5th, members of the Chapel Hill branch teamed up with over 50 local Asian organizations in the Triangle area for a successful donation drive supporting victims of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The turnout was incredible, with generous donations of essential items like canned food, water, blankets, and other vital supplies, […]

At the Woodbridge Town’s Like Me Day, a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, AYLUS Woodbridge partnered with the Friends of the Library at the Woodbridge Town Library to host a book sale event. Our volunteers played an essential role in making the sale a success, helping to sell a variety of books, including many children’s […]