On Saturday, 16, 2025, the Newtown AYLUS members organized and hosted another community reading session for elementary school students. During this meeting, the group continued reading Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, focusing on pages 26–46. Unlike modern children’s books, this novel introduces students to a more historical style of storytelling and […]

On Tuesday, May 19th, AYLUS high school volunteers gathered from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Great Neck Station Library to tutor and assist younger students with their studies. During this session, Brian Zhang helped a 4th grader with limits and removable discontinuities. Meanwhile, Linzi Yeung helped a student with spelling the days of the week […]

On Saturday, May 9th, 2026, the Newtown AYLUS members organized and hosted a community reading session for elementary school students. For this meeting, the volunteers and the children read the book The Little Town on the Prairie. Instead of picking a short or simple picture book, the group intentionally selected a substantial chapter book to help young […]

On Sunday, May 17th, 2026, 8:45am to 12:15pm, AYLUS Oakland Gardens members went to Playground 146 CXLVI to beautify it. It’s 226th event.  Playground 146 was created around 1944 to 1947. It got its name from the street it was built on, 146th street. Our members visited this wonderful place to clean it up and […]

On May 9th, 2026, 4 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: Annika Liu (2 hours) Aiden […]

On May 16th, 2026, 4 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: Annika Liu (2 hours) Aiden […]

On May 2nd, 2026, 4 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: Annika Liu (2 hours) Aiden […]

Reported by Yufei Ye Lake Washington Branch   On May 20, 2026, members of the AYLUS Lake Washington Branch partnered with the City of Sammamish to support a restoration event at Sammamish Lower Commons Park. During the two‑hour event, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, volunteers removed invasive blackberry plants. Through hands‑on work and collaboration […]

On February 28, 2026, volunteers from the South Orange-Maplewood Branch of AYLUS traveled to Meadowland Park in South Orange, New Jersey, to clean up the community and rid it of litter. The members worked alongside the East Branch of the Rahway River, finding litter within the river and in the surrounding grassland. Then, members traveled […]

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, 2 volunteers volunteered at the Dublin Miracle league located on Darree Fields. These volunteers became game day buddies where they helped physically challenged kids play a game of baseball. The volunteers became buddies for 3 different games, each game assisting a different kid. The games played had 2 innings each, so […]

    On May 17th, 2026, AYLUS Syosset held its third volunteer-led community basketball event of the year at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park (11791). The morning started with one hour of basketball fundamentals training for players of all ages, including dribbling, passing, and shooting drills, followed by a group photo at 10:00 AM. During the second […]

Reporter Qi(Derek) Ying On May 16, 2026, four student volunteers of AYLUS participated in volunteer service at the 19th San Diego Dragon Boat Festival. This was the first year that the festival officially opened volunteer opportunities to student teams. Our four volunteers contributed in several important areas throughout the event, including set up, race timing, […]

On May 16, 2026, Aylus volunteers traveled to North Hempstead Beach (Bar Beach)—located at 175 West Shore Road, Port Washington—to participate in a handicrafts volunteering activity for the Asian American Festival, held from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM the following morning (a total of 6 hours).The venue was teeming with people and buzzing with excitement […]

On Sunday, May 17th, volunteers from the Alyus Therapeutic Skating Program gathered at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink for an afternoon of mentorship and skill-building for the young skaters. Today is the End of Year show for our skaters. From 1:30 o 2:30 p.m., each volunteer was so excited. We cheer the skaters. In the […]

On May 17th, 2026, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteered at Kings Point Park to help improve the barbecue and picnic area for the local community. Eight volunteers participated in this activity. Using shovels, transport trolleys, and rakes, we worked together to spread large amounts of wood chips evenly across the ground. This helped cover muddy […]

On a sunny Friday, Jaden Chen and Yucheng Fu enjoyed a delightful time pushing the kids up and down on the newly constructed swings. Four or five kids lay on a woven cradle, the volunteers jumped to match the height of the wings and pushed it effectively so the kids could fully take advantage of […]

ALYUS Great Neck Branch at the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site. On May 16th, 2026, members of the Great Neck ALYUS Branch showed up to the Walt Whitman Birthplace House to remove an infestation of English Ivy. Working along with other volunteers, ALYUS members helped clear the yard of the noxious species and preserve […]

On May 14th, Great Neck AYLUS hosted another successful tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch from 6:00–7:00 p.m. Junlin helped a 5th-grade student with unit conversions and reading comprehension. Linzi worked with a pre-K student on pronunciation and vocabulary skills, while Summer helped students with reading comprehension and math state test preparation. […]

On Sunday at noon, two volunteers helped clean up sticks and pull out weeds for a senior citizen who currently had an injured arm and could not do yard work herself. The weather was incredibly warm and enjoyable, though the work was tiring. In the end, the volunteers cleaned up the front yard gardens, and helped […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, 5/16/2026. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, guided the parents and students to find their classroom, ringed the […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, 5/9/2026. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, guided the parents and students to find their classroom, ringed the […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School on Saturday, 5/2/2026. Volunteer activity/location: Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston). Activities – Teacher Assistant, helped in the main office to figure out the volunteer tasks, helped with the morning traffic direction, guided the parents and students to find their classroom, ringed the […]

On 5/2/2026, West Essex members volunteered at Dozo Sushi from 9:30 am to 10:30 am for the event “Volunteering Onebook Reading Club” (The address is 163 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039 ). Mia and Suki continued working on the comic strip as Celine and Angela finished the poster and started rehearsing their song. Members: […]

On May 2nd, 2026, West Essex AYLUS volunteers helped LACD(Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities) to hold their annual Spring Party at Livingston Senior/Community Center(204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ). Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities provides programs for people with special needs. All programs are free of charge. Their mission is to improve the lives of people […]

AYLUS Irvine Branch – Activity Report Event: Cleanup at Mason Park Date: May 18, 2026 Time: 4:00-6:00 PM Advisor: Erica Tang Branch Leader Submitting Report: Allen Zhang Event DescriptionVolunteers from the AYLUS Irvine Branch organized a community park cleanup to help maintain a clean and welcoming environment for local residents. During the event, members worked together to […]

On 5/17/2026, West Essex branch volunteered at the 3rd annual Livingston AAPI Heritage month picnic at the Livingston Memorial Oval. Members helped setting up and hosting The Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI), in collaboration with the Livingston NJ AAPI Committee and Livingston AAPI Youth Alliance, hosted its inaugural AAPI Heritage Month picnic on […]

On May 9th, 2026, the Starry Arts Children’s Chorus participated in the Echo of Love Performance at the Central Presbyterian Church in Livingston. During the performance, they sang the nostalgic and graceful piece “The Beautiful Daylily” (“萱草花” in Chinese). Their performance brought warmth, love, and joy to the audience, leaving the LIvingston community with a […]

Date: 5/2/2026 Time: 5-6pm Location: West Orange Tennis Club On 5/2/2026, members of West Essex generously volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis program, which offers specialized instruction to children with special needs. This inclusive program is designed to support children by providing therapeutic racquet sports instruction that enhances communication, motor coordination, life skills, and […]

Date: 5/16/2026 Time: 5-6pm Location: West Orange Tennis Club   On 5/16/2026, members of West Essex generously volunteered in the Love Serving Autism tennis program, which offers specialized instruction to children with special needs. This inclusive program is designed to support children by providing therapeutic racquet sports instruction that enhances communication, motor coordination, life skills, […]

On May 3rd, 2026, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteered at Kings Point Park to set up wood chips for the barbecue and picnic area. Only four volunteers attended this activity, but two adult volunteers’ parents also participated. Using various tools such as shovels, transport trolleys, and rakes, we evenly distributed a large amount of wood […]

  The Summer Reading Marathon has successfully concluded, having received the praise of many participants. To welcome more participants, we will launch more reading activities that cater to different interests and styles. Further events would include history and culture, celebrity speeches, children’s stories, world classics and other series. During the event, volunteers used their reading […]

On May 9, 2026, from 7:45am – 9:45am, AYLUS Twin Cities members went to Purgatory Creek to cheer on and time the Snow Wolves members on their 5K or 10K run! We had lots of fun connecting with ECA and EPCA members as well, and we hope to continue to partner with these organizations in […]

Reported by Katherine Backues 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 […]

On May 15 and May 16, 2026, members of AYLUS volunteered at the 2026 New York Special Olympics State Bowling Games. On May 15, volunteers assisted and guided athletes during the opening ceremony from 4:45 PM to 7:15 PM. On May 16, volunteers helped maintain score sheets and encouraged athletes throughout the event from 11:30 […]

On Friday, 5/15/2026, 4 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to eighth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Randall Zhang (Event Leader), Evan Lee, Albert Chen, and Lucas Zhang participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught three different classes, one for […]

On May 9, 2026, members of the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch participated in a meaningful community service event at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Motivated by a shared commitment to helping others, volunteers dedicated their morning to supporting programs that assist families experiencing food insecurity. They served from 7:20 AM to 1:00 PM, […]

On May 16, 2026, members of the AYLUS Rancho Cucamonga Branch participated in a community service event at the ALFC Generosity Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Eager to make a positive impact, volunteers dedicated their morning to assisting with programs that support families experiencing food insecurity. They served from 7:20 AM to 1:00 PM, with each […]

On May 9th 2026, 3 people helped sort donated food items at the post office that was donated by a food drive. Penpeng Zhang 3hrs Vivian Liu 3hrs Kellen Liu 3hrs                                        

On May 9 2026, ten members participated in Stamp out Hunger where they left bags of food next to their mailbox to be picked up and sent to food banks. 1.Ethan Zhang 2. Matthew Zhang 3. Vivian Liu 4. Kellen Liu 5. pengpeng Zhang 6. Simon Zhang 7. Jim Xiao 8. Eva Chen 9. Zi […]

AYLUS Irvine Branch – Activity Report Event: Hosting Arts and Crafts Event at Senior Center (Woodbridge Terrance of Irvine) Date: May 16, 2026 Time: 1 PM- 3 PM Advisor: Erica Tang Branch Leader Submitting Report: Chloe Tang Event Description Volunteers from the AYLUS Irvine Branch hosted an engaging activity at a local senior center, where members spent […]

  On May 16, 2026, two volunteers went to Cary Learning Center as TAs. We directed the students to the suitable class, helped the teacher set up the classroom as needed, and cleaned up all the mess after class. We also put much effort into supervising students during classroom activities, ensuring they remained focused and […]

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Great Neck Library started off with a storytime led by Ryder Li reading Monkey’s Sweet Surprise, following up with Nathan Li reading the book We Are American, Too by Kristen Mei Chase, and wrapping it up with John reading The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang. After the storytime, everyone […]

On May 2nd of 2026, the AYLUS Great Neck Branch held an AAPI event at the Great Neck Main Library for the kids. The event started off with different volunteers reading aloud books to the kids. Nathan started off by reading the book, “Lunar New Year,” followed by Jiangyuan  reading, “Mulan’s Lunar New Year,” and […]

On May 8th （59th event), volunteers of ALYUS went to firefighters park to do fun activities with Jack. Jaden, Yucheng, and Amber went to the swings and pushed Jack and some other kids on the newly built net swing. Jack was having a splendid time while laying on the net swinging back and forth. The […]

  The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in Chinese School volunteering activities, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. In the new school year starting, we volunteered on 04/26/2026 which is the 13th day of Chinese School this spring semester.Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing […]

The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in Chinese School volunteering activities, where our volunteers taught a variety of children from elementary school to middle schoolers. In the new school year starting, we volunteered on 05/03/2026 which is the 14th day of Chinese School this spring semester. Volunteering at Chinese School is an amazing way of introducing […]

On May 9th, 2026, AYLUS Oakland Gardens held its 225th community service event at Lawrence Triangle, a small park located across from Flushing Hospital Medical Center. During this event, we once again partnered with Maureen Reagan to beautify the area surrounding the hospital and prepare Mother’s Day flower pots for hospital workers. We had done […]

On the evening of May 12, Summer Lu, Linzi Yeung, Baiyu Chen, Junlin Yu, Jason Zeng and Ivy Li went to GN Station Library from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to take part in volunteer tutoring which aims to help younger kids with their schoolwork. During the one-hour tutoring session, everyone divided up the work […]

On May 10, 2026, AYLUS supported the Syosset Chinese School Chinese New Year celebration at SUNY Old Westbury. As it was Lunar New Year weekend, the event brought together many families to celebrate Chinese culture and traditions. Volunteers helped with setting up decorations, organizing activity stations, assisting children with crafts, guiding guests, and cleaning up […]

On May 3, 2026, AYLUS supported the Syosset Chinese School Chinese New Year celebration at SUNY Old Westbury. As it was Lunar New Year weekend, the event brought together many families to celebrate Chinese culture and traditions. Volunteers helped with setting up decorations, organizing activity stations, assisting children with crafts, guiding guests, and cleaning up […]

Status: NEW On May 14th, 2026, four students from William Mason High School in Mason, OH founded the 191th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS™): Mason, OH Founders: Congratulations to Mithra Manoranjitham Gajendran, Srinisha Ezhilarasu Subbulakshmi, Reha Upreti, and Meghna Jeyakumar!   Description of AYLUS Mason, Ohio The AYLUS […]

The AYLUS Morris Branch proudly partnered with GRACE (Give and Receive Assistance for our Community’s Essentials) to support mothers and babies in need through a community baby-feeding and nursing supplies donation drive. Over the past several weeks, branch members reached out to neighbors and local community members to collect essential supplies for families facing financial […]

On May 3rd, between 1:30 and 5:00 pm, members of the Roslyn AYLUS Branch volunteered at Long Island (CCALI) at LIU. Members were required to sign in and out during this time.  All members were placed into classrooms as TAs to aid the teacher during class time.  Classrooms had multiple volunteers, depending on the classroom’s […]

On February 14, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, seven members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Chinese Community Center 2026 Lunar New Year Festival. The Chinese Community Center is a multi-ethnic organization with the aim of bringing together the East and West through providing families with educational, cultural, and social service […]

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, four members of the AYLUS Bellaire branch volunteered at the Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch Festival from 12 pm – 5:30 pm. This event is hosted annually, containing food, activities, prizes, and a pumpkin sale. The volunteers volunteered at the noon and afternoon shifts, helping with the sales of pumpkins […]

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, five members of the AYLUS Bellaire branch volunteered at the Houston Public Library Warehouse from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The volunteers first helped to sort books donated by various libraries or individuals into different groups, including “like new”, “gently used”, and “recycle”, based on their current conditions. The books in […]

On May 11th, 2026, members of AYLUS Basking Ridge volunteered at the Ridge Oak Senior Center as part of their ongoing weekly service program. Every Monday, volunteers visit the center to assist seniors with a variety of technology-related questions, helping them better navigate devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. Although attendance was lighter than […]

The Bernards PEC Program runs every Saturday morning from 9-11 am May and June. 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. They also encouraged them throughout […]

On 5/7/2026, West Essex AYLUS members with Little Sunshine Chorus joined the LACD Talent Show, which was held at Livingston Senior Center, to help special needs kids and provide a platform for them to explore their talents. Over 10 different performance shows and also support connection between LACD and local families. 3 hours each – […]

On 5/10/2026, West Essex AYLUS members held a musical class for special needs children at Livingston Genius academy. Members set up classrooms, taught children’s music and simple percussion instruments to enrich the kids with more music knowledge. 1.5 hours each – Zihua (Jennie) Zhang, Jessica Hao, Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Isabelle Ni, Serena Ni, Owen […]

On Friday, 5/8/2026, 5 members of AYLUS taught students ranging from third-graders to eighth-graders in various math topics at the local Chinese school, the Newtown Yardley Chinese School. Randall Zhang (Event Leader), Alex Hu, Albert Chen, Evan Lee, and Lucas Zhang participated, teaching from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Our volunteers taught three different classes, […]

On May 10th, 2026, AYLUS Syosset organized its second volunteer-led community basketball event of the year at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park (11791). The morning began with one hour of basketball fundamentals training for participants of all ages, including dribbling, passing, and shooting drills, followed by a group photo at 10:00 AM. During the second hour, players […]

On 5/3/2026, West Essex AYLUS members held a musical class for special needs children at Livingston Genius academy. Members set up classrooms, taught children’s music and simple percussion instruments to enrich the kids with more music knowledge. 1.5 hours each – Zihua (Jennie) Zhang, Jessica Hao, Hadrian Zheng, Hubert Zheng, Yaming Wang, Carrie Zhang, Chelsea […]

The AYLUS Raritan Valley Branch has successfully completed the annual Spring Clothing Drive of 2026 from April 4th to April 25th. Volunteers donated unworn or lightly used clothes ranging from jackets, coats, t-shirts and pants, sanitizing and bagging the clothes to be donated to a local Goodwill donation center. On the afternoon of May 3rd […]

Throughout the months of March and April, AYLUS Raritan Valley Branch tutors have dedicated their time to teaching literary, vocabulary and writing skills overseas. Tutors have rigorously created lesson plans in an effort to further the English skills of each student. Although there have been setbacks such as balancing sports and upcoming exam seasons, the […]

On May 11th, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, volunteers from the AYLUS Great Neck Branch met at the Great Neck House for the Accessible Art Program. During this program, we helped people with special needs explore their creativity through making glass bead magnets and pipe cleaner flowers. By using sketches and magazine clippings, we […]

On May 24, 2025, three members of the AYLUS-Columbus Branch — Yibo (Joy) Wu, Angie Feng, and Eliana Chung — volunteered at the 31st Annual Columbus Asian Festival. The event was held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Franklin Park, 1755 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203. During the festival, the volunteers worked together […]

On March 21, 2026, members of AYLUS volunteered at a local soup kitchen to help serve lunch to homeless and low-income families from 10 AM to 2 PM. Volunteers worked in the kitchen and served lunch. Volunteers(4 hours each): Emma Zhang, Orlanda Xia

On 5/9/2026, Aylus volunteers went to the Energy and Nature Center in Jones Beach from 9:30am to 12:00am (2.5 hours). We are doing something similar as the last event: pulling out mugwort and crowned vetch. After 2 weeks, mugworts sprout again in the area that we cleared out last time, so it’s important to remember […]

Today, Thursday, May 7th, 2026, Great Neck AYLUS held another tutoring session at the Great Neck Library Station Branch; where volunteers worked together to help students with a variety of subjects. Ivy helped a second grade student practice spelling the days of the week, guiding them through pronunciation and spelling patterns. Jason worked with a […]

Reported by Ziyu Yang On May 9th and 10th, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch participated in the 308th 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 […]

Report by Ziyu Yang On May 2nd and 3rd, members of the AYLUS San Diego branch participated in the 307th 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 […]

On Sunday, May 10th, volunteers from the Alyus Therapeutic Skating Program gathered at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink for an afternoon of mentorship and skill-building for the young skaters. From 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., each volunteer was paired with a young skater to provide personalized, one-on-one guidance. ​Today we mainly focus on next week’s skate […]

On May, 10th 2026, AYLUS Great Neck Branch volunteered at Kings Point Park to continue improving the park’s condition. We had a total of 8 members with 2 adults members and 6 volunteers  also helping. Using various tools, we leveled uneven sections of park so that it would be easier for people to walk along. […]

Weekend Speech & Debate Coaching AYLUS Gainesville Branch — May 10, 2026 The AYLUS Gainesville Branch organized its Weekend Speech & Debate Coaching Program at Oaks Hall School on Sunday, May 10, 2026, as part of the Huagen Chinese School weekend program open to all community members. Volunteers Jalen Zheng and Mia Yu each contributed […]