On December 21st, 2024, members from the Bergen branch donated items to the Goodwill NYNJ Donation Center in Nanuet, NY. The items included children’s clothes, t-shirts, pants, dresses, appliances, and others! We were so grateful to be able to help out the community once again and can’t wait to go back! Members: Grace Zhou (3 […]

On 12/19/24 members of Stony Brook AYLUS visited a local senior home (The Villas) a hosted a tech related Q&A session for the residents of the community.   Members + Hours: Zeyu (Frank) Wang (2 hours), Bharath Kanagal Raj (2 hours)  

On 12/13/24 Stony Brook AYLUS Member Zeyu (Frank) Wang helped members of setauket meadows senior community with tech. Members + Hours: Zeyu (Frank) Wang (2 hours)

  Reported by Sarah Tao By partnering with GotSneakers organization, we were able to create our own flyer and spread this donation to our local high school: Mclean High School. Together, us students were able to advertise and create a collection of sneakers in our school’s main entrance. Over the course of 20 days, every […]

Reported by Emma Tao and Emma Tsao The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the Clock Tower Thrift Shop Volunteer on November 27th, from 11 am to 4 pm. Volunteering at a thrift shop is both impactful and rewarding for several reasons. It also aids volunteers through skill development, community engagement, sense of purpose, etc. Thrift […]

On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, AYLUS Chapel Hill members volunteered to restock and maintain the little library we installed this past summer. The little library is located at Bolin Creek Trail, near the Gene Strowd Community Rose Garden. It is a wonderful way to foster community and encourage a love for reading. We collected various […]

On December 23, 2024, members of Chapel hill Branch baked homemade cookies for Meals on Wheels, an organization committed to fighting hunger in our community. For years, Meals on Wheels has been delivering vital meals to local seniors and others who struggle to access food, ensuring they receive the nourishment they need. Our dedicated volunteers […]

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, two members of AYLUS Chapel Hill Branch helped support Charles House by collecting flowers generously donated by Trader Joe’s. These beautiful blooms were delivered to Charles House, a nonprofit that provides care for seniors and those with dementia within the Carol Woods Retirement Community. The flowers will be used in […]

During the weekend of December 14th-15th, members of the AYLUS Chapel Hill branch crafted handmade heart pillows for young patients in need. Each volunteer dedicated their time, skill, and compassion to ensure that every pillow was made with love and care. This project allowed us to come together as a community, united by a common […]

On December 13, 2024, AYLUS West Essex Volunteers for Camuso Holiday Display for People with Special Needs and their family (LACD). They made balloon arts for People with Special Needs and their family (LACD).  West Essex members: Zachary Sun (3 hours), Daniel Zheng (3 hours), Jasmine Chen (3 hours).

In 2024 December, AYLUS West Essex Branch partnered with My Circle of Friends to raise fund for them to organize and support meaningful activities for children with special needs. The volunteers raised $291.  West Essex members: Kailey Kwan (1 Hour), Yaming Wang (1.5 Hour), Daniel zheng (5 Hours), Scott Yao (2 Hours), Carson Yu (1 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On December 22nd, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 241st 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On December 15th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 240th 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 […]

Reported by Colin Xie On December 8th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 239th 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 Saturday, December 21, AYlUS Houston went to the Food Bank for a food packing activity. The main purpose of the activity was is to review food for people in need, so that they can eat safer, fresh food. The activity we were doing involved selecting the packaged lemons, discarding the rotten and inedible ones, […]

From 4:00 – 5:30 PM, on Saturday, December 21st, volunteers from the AYLUS Columbus Branch held a Holiday performance at the Seton Square North Retirement facility. This year had an even greater turnout than the past 2 years! In addition to the popular audience, the senior center was kind enough to provide refreshments for the […]

Reported by: Yuqi Nie On December 15, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, the AYLUS Syosset Branch conducted a highly successful food drive in collaboration with Island Harvest at Stop & Shop, located at 365 NY-109, West Babylon, NY.   Event Highlights: Coordination and Setup: Upon arrival, volunteers realized there were two Stop & […]

  On Dec. 26, 2024, our branch volunteers went to the Greenway to maintain our adopted trail. Our main goal was to maintain a safe, beautiful environment for the community so that people could enjoy their spare time by walking, jogging, and biking on the trail. We hope our work makes the Greenway a better […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the afternoon of December 23rd, 2024, AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch members gathered at the Children’s Health Center in Plano to donate hats as part of the Loops For Love Project. In the Loops For Love Project, volunteers crochet or knit hats or small items to […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of December 22nd, 2024, AYLUS Frisco & Plano Branch volunteers gathered at the Lexington County clubhouse for a volunteer event for the Loops For Love Project. This was the last event before the hats were donated, so volunteers worked hard to finish their hats. […]

On an early Monday, one participant joined to helping out at a tennis tournament at San Juan Hill. It said it located at San Juan Hill, but the event is not held by them. It is more of a personal event that a lot of adults came there to play tennis and just have fun. […]

Saturday Morning, at Lakeview Senior Center, three participate came to help out the busy hour of Saturday. As always, Saturday is usually the busiest hour at the senior center. There is a lot of shows and food to prepare. The participate came to help deliver foods and all other work. Mattew Zhang 2.5 hour Ethan […]

On Saturday Morning 8 am to 10 am, 3 participants joined to help out at PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano. They did something different this time, and that is loading building materials on a truck, they also tied some small wood together with a string. I wasn’t there so I’m not sure what it’s […]

On December 7, over 8 AYLUS RSM members participated in the clothe donation activity, which is called the Goodwill Donation, they picked out most of the clothes they have, put them in a large bag and donated them. It might be a conspiracy, but someone even donated a bike which is pretty generous of them. […]

Saturday morning November 16th, 4 participants join to help out at Lakeview Senior Center. They help prepare for food, pass out balloons, record video because most of the shows that the senior center prepared at on the weekend, they also did their most familiar activity, passing out cakes. Aiden Ji 3 hour Derek Liu 3 […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on November 6th. Two participants have shown up to help out at and they are tasked with a job that they’re most familiar with, getting rid of a bunch of bad soil in the garden, and replace them with new fresh soil. […]

On December 23rd, 2024, from 9am to 12pm, two members of AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at FAM Food Pantry. The members First sorted snacks into goodie bags and sorted basic preserved food into FAM bags. After that, they sorted fruits and greens into baskets to be frozen or given away and throw away the […]

On Monday, December 23rd, from 9 AM to 1 PM, members of the AYLUS Roslyn branch helped out at the NOSH delivers! Food Pantry. NOSH delivers’ mission is to provide food and essential goods to the community of North Shore. Members volunteering in the food pantry helped out with anything that was needed to be […]

On November 30, 2024, Aylus Twin Cities organized our largest packing event at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) in celebration of Thanksgiving. Our members expressed gratitude through action, packing meals with heartfelt dedication. The event was a tremendous success, with over 30 members participating. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished together and look forward to […]

On December 14, 2024, the AYLUS Twin Cities Branch members went to Kowalski’s Markets in Edina to help fundraise for ICA from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, totaling 4 hours. The volunteers helped customers carry their groceries out, put away carts, and send groceries out. After the event came to a close, we managed to […]

On Tuesday evening, December 10th, 5 volunteers signed up to assist roughly 80 people at a Senior Home holiday dinner. AYLUS regularly does volunteer events with Plymouth Senior home, and the event went incredibly well. Members assisted in refilling waters, handing out prizes for games, putting out deserts, and throwing out plates, among other things! […]

From 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 21, the Bellaire Branch of AYLUS volunteered at the Houston Children’s Charity 2024 Annual Toy Distribution (George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, Texas 77010).   The Houston Children’s Charity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On December 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 […]

West Essex AYLUS members took Little Sunshine Chorus(whose members are special needs kids) to join the Holiday Greeting Concert at Livingston Care One, providing Little Sunshine members more chances for performing, and AYLUS members performed dancing / singing and flute there. 2 hours – Rena Wang, Yaming Wang, Jessica Hao, Jennie Zhang, Isabelle Ni, Serena […]

On Sunday, December 22nd, 3 East Pittsburgh Aylus Members packed dozens of bags with the help of another group. Each bag contained essentials such as water, snacks, and warm accessories, which will be distributed to those in need. Volunteers: Josh Chen, Evan Chen, Eliot Chen (1 hour each)

On Sunday, December 22, the youth volunteers of AYLUS Pearland attended a birthday party celebrating twins to spread joy as well as raise money. They transformed the celebration into an exciting event by providing face painting and balloon twisting for the young guests. AYLUS volunteers skillfully painted intricate designs on children’s faces and brought their […]

November 18 and December 8, 2024, 2024, AYLUS Pearland ran a successful food drive aimed at assisting local residents. During the collecting period, volunteers gathered unopened and unexpired dry and canned goods, which were dropped off at various designated collection points across Pearland. On Monday, December 16, members of the organization delivered the collected items […]

On December 7th, the AYLUS Houston branch volunteered with Brookwood Community, a place dedicated to allowing adults with disabilities to take part in meaningful work and foster an environment that allows for a sense of belonging. Specifically, volunteers took part in helping the Brookwood Community Open House Play to run as smoothly as possible. Our […]

On December 21st, 2024, West Essex AYLUS members hosted a snack station for the Fencing Quad Competition at Livingston High School. Girls and boys varsity teams from four New Jersey high schools participated in the event. West Essex Members: Vivian Zheng (4.5 hours), Alyssa Zhang (4 hours), William Sun (2.5 hours), Hannah Hong (2.5 hours), […]

West Essex AYLUS Members collected wrapping paper and toys to LYCS(Livingston Youth & Community Service). These wrapping papers and toys are sure to bring joy to children during the holiday season! Members: 1 hour: Gabriel Au, Jeremiah Au, Kailey Kwan, Orion Lee, Zoe Leung, Yichen Tang, Andrew Zhou

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, and Zoe Leung, volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 12/16/24 and 12/18/24. 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. West Essex members: 12/16/24: Zoe leung(1 hour) […]

On the afternoon of December 22, AYLUS volunteers concluded their fall semester tennis class with an engaging session. Students were grouped by skill level and started with a dynamic warm-up to build energy and excitement. Throughout the class, they worked on drills to sharpen their forehand and backhand techniques while also being introduced to the […]

Planted 2 Mulberry trees at Memorial Park to support Reforestation effort of Sugar Land parks.

On December  21, 2024, 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, David Li, Michelle Li, Daisy Wei, Xinyao Ju, […]

On 12/17/2024, Aylus Great Neck held another tutoring session at the local Great Neck Station Library. We met in the main room there at 6:00PM. We had many students who wanted to learn a variety of knowledge from our volunteers. Xingzhi Li helped his student learn the history of math and helped the student read […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On December 21, three AYLUS members assisted the neighboring organization, Hong Wu Golden Dragon Academy, in delivering donated sneakers to FedEx. Together, they transported 38 bags containing approximately 300 pairs of gently used sneakers. The following three AYLUS members participated in this event, and each got 1 volunteer hour: Andrew Zhou, […]

On December 21st, 2024, the AYLUS Auburn Branch helped clean up after Food Truck Friday. Food Truck Friday is an award-winning event of the Opelika Chamber. It is hosted in downtown Opelika on various Friday nights throughout the year, and attracts food trucks, live music, vendors, and thousands of visitors who dine, drink, and enjoy […]

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 […]

  On Sunday, December 22nd, from 10:30 to 1:30, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch had a very special visit to the CPNassau Bayville location for the Holidays! We had a very big surprise for the staff and the residents. Bayville is a large intermediate care facility run by CPNasau with the goal of providing care for […]

Reported by Kaiting Hsu On Saturday, December 21st, 23 members of the AYLUS Greater Tulsa branch performed music at Covenant Living Retirement Community. Our program consisted of choir songs, violin, piano, clarinet, and flute solos, as well as a saxophone duet and band group music. We played a mix of classical pieces, modern songs, and […]

    On 12-22-2024, our branch volunteers collect various donated items, including winter clothing, shoes, toiletries, household goods, and the toys we collected for needy kids, and deliver them to local donation centers. The gathered clothing and toys will benefit those facing economic hardship, homelessness, and other difficulties, significantly impacting the lives of individuals in […]

  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 […]

Reported by: Ryan Wang On December 20th, 2024, the AYLUS Farmington Branch hosted a holiday performance at the Holiday Farmington Senior Center. More than 10 student volunteers delivered a thoughtfully prepared program featuring singing, cello, piano, and guitar performances. The event was warmly received by the senior citizens. Audrey Wang: 2 hours Ryan Wang: 2 […]

The Aylus Morris Branch collected an impressive variety of textiles and holiday items for their drive, which were delivered to Helping Hands on December 19th and 20th at 3 PM each day. The donations included 16 pieces of bedding sheets, 12 winter coats, 2 bags of Christmas plates, and 4 Christmas table toppers. These contributions […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Jenny Wang On December 15th, 11 volunteers (both youth and adults) came together in one of the volunteer’s household to craft handmade pet toys for the local Plano animal shelter. Four of the volunteers were newcomers, and were taught how to craft the toys by learning, working with, and […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Karen Li This morning, our team of AYLUS members volunteered at the AGAPE Special Needs Program. This week is the last week of 2024 of the AGAPE Program. There were many celebrations and happy memories, including dancing, games, and coloring. The cookies that were baked the day before were […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo Posted by Karen Li Today, our group of AYLUS volunteers baked chocolate chips and M&M cookies for the AGAPE Special Needs Program that will be occurring the next day. The process included baking and packaging. The end result turned out to be very creative and gave a homemade feeling. These cookies will […]

Reported by Gary Ma Posted by Karen Li On Dec 20,two members of AYLUS and two parents participated in a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) packing session. This was pretty straightforward as the non profit organization, FMSC already had everything set up and all we had to do was basically show up. We started off […]

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 […]

On December 21, 2024, volunteers from AYLUS Bridgewater branch went to the Raritan Food Pantry to help with food distribution and support our local community. Volunteers: Hannah Diao, Annabelle Wong, Angela Gong (3h each)

  During the week before Christmas break, two members of our branch started to collect toys for needy kids. Taige Shi designed a flyer for the event and spread those flyers with Michael Chen throughout the neighborhood after school. They collected toys door-by-door the next day after spreading the flyers. They even prepared a small […]

On Dec 15th, 2024, six members of the Forsyth County AYLUS chapter organized a cleanup event at Fowler Park: Event Details: Date: December 15, 2024 Timings: 3:30PM – 5:30PM Location: Fowler Park, Forsyth County, GA Success: Two full bags of trash collected from the playground, skatepark, basketball courts, and surrounding areas including the path to […]

On Friday, December 7th, from 3-5 PM, the Chatham Aylus Branch helped the Library of the Chathams with tech help. Two Hours: Kevin Wang Michael Lin Ryan Klepper

Reported by Kevin Chen We did book drive to Tulsa Pop! Kids for our ongoing project — African Library project on Dec. 14. Great thanks for the generous book donation from Tulsa Pop! Kids —a local nonprofit organization, and we received 350 in total from them, and this will greatly benefit the kids where we […]

Reported by Eric Chen On Friday 12/20/2024, 2 members of AYLUS Newtown supported an Autism Care Group from 6:45PM  to 8:30 PM. AYLUS volunteers spent a joyful afternoon with an autism care group, bonding through interactive video games. They guided participants with patience, and encouraged teamwork and celebrated every achievement. Laughter and excitement filled the […]

On December 14th, 2024, members of the Aylus Memorial Branch volunteered at Belmont Senior Assisted Living Home (7667 Woodway Dr Houston Tx 77063) from 3:30-4:30 pm. The members played many holiday themed pieces and the seniors were very happy and greatly enjoyed watching and listening to our performers!   Volunteers at this one hour event: […]

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 26th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on December 16-22, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]