In August, 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 […]

In August, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) members worked together again to promote youth volunteerism among nearby students and to dress up new AYLUS memberships with our home-printed cardinal red uniforms. This project is to encourage GPA members to use their talents in all kinds of crafting and arts to […]

Caring For Others One Stitch At A Time. In August, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Crafts for Hope Committee hosted an event at the Plainsboro Public Library Community Room. Participants learned how to crochet chemo hats for cancer patients with Kathie Wang. No previous experience needed. Limited materials provided. Sign […]

On Saturday, August 24th, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. Members had taught seniors how to make a group email, and how to change the time and reset the step counter on a seniors watch, they had also taught that senior how to set up their contacts and how to make […]

On Friday, August 23rd, the Great Neck AYLUS branch hosted an AAPI event at the Great Neck Public Library from 4pm to 5pm. AYLUS volunteers read AAPI-themed books to younger children as well as provided various crafts and activities to take part in. Victoria Wang read the book, “Big Red Lollipop” then Sophia Li read, […]

This is the 114th event hosted by AYLUS Oakland Gardens. On Saturday, August 24th, 2024, AYLUS Oakland Gardens went to their community garden to help take care of the plants from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30p.m. The day was a bit hotter than usual, even though we are nearing fall. However, we were still determined to […]

This is AYLUS Oakland Garden’s 113th event. On August 22, 2024, from 5:00 to 6:30pm, the members from Oakland Gardens branch went to  Crocheron Park for a watering event. Before the event started we went to Jessica’s house to pick up the hose that she supplied for us to water the plants with. We arrived […]

  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 […]

On August 24 of 2024, members of AYLUS Syosset volunteered at Bethpage Garden Club near Northside Elementary with AYLUS Great Neck. All Six members who participated helped pull at weeds, invasive plants and help the environment. With invasive plants taking over, the natural and plants that belong are being kicked out. With understanding this we […]

The Birmingham Branch of AYLUS regularly volunteers at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, assisting with the upkeep and maintenance of the gardens, as well as with regular seasonal events. On August 17th, members of the Birmingham Branch of AYLUS assisted the Botanical Gardens with trimming chrysanthemums and weeding in the Little Ones Memory garden. Additionally, they […]

Today, Greater Triangle Branch volunteers helped improve and enhance learning for students and teachers. We partnered with them to ensure a beneficial learning environment and a facilitated smoother teaching for teachers.   We have finished those tasks very well, including directing the students to the right rooms, dispatching study material to all classes, cleaning up […]

The Birmingham Branch of AYLUS regularly volunteers at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, assisting with the upkeep and maintenance of the gardens, as well as with regular seasonal events. On June 15th, AYLUS members helped with weeding, planting flowers, and removing branches. Thank you to the following members for participating: Isabella Lam (2) Matthew Lam (2) […]

Reported by Colin Xie On August 18th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 224th 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 August 10th, the AYLUS Dix Hills Branch volunteered at Planting Field State Park to help remove invasive weeds. As a continuation of last week’s work, volunteers already knew what to do. The invasive species were stifling the growth of existing plants already there, and removing them made space for the plants to thrive and […]

In August, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) visited the NJ Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park (132 Evergreen Road, Edison, NJ 08837) for a wonderful concert. GPA members presented a music program with fabulous singing, dancing, piano, and more instruments to hundreds of veterans and their families. Rebuilt in 1999 […]

In August, 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 […]

On August 24th from 1:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m, volunteers helped set up, clean up, and aid vendors at the Warrington Farmers Market. We helped vendors set up tents, picnic tables, benches, trash cans and umbrellas. 4 hours: Lucas Vicente-Mendoza Atharva Barghude, Darren Rafa 7 hours: Alejandro Wu Mula 7.5 hours: Satvik Mankar   Reported […]

  On 8/13/2024, Aylus Great Neck hosted another music tutoring session for their peers from 7PM to 8PM.   Henry Xu helped tutor piano and went over virtuosic techniques and practice strategies with his student, going over Czerny etudes and Beethoven’s Für Elise.   Ruiqi Liu helped tutor flute and went over some of the […]

On 8/20/2024, AYLUS Great Neck hosted another tutoring session at the Great Neck Station Library from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Zhaoxi and Xingshi volunteered to teach students math and worked through math problems from a workbook. Sophia worked with a student and discussed art, while Henry worked on SAT questions with a student, focusing […]

On August 21th, 2024, members of AYLUS (Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States) Oakland Gardens Branch had a gardening event at PS 390. This is the 112th  event so far held by AYLUS Oakland Gardens Branch. It took place from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. There were mostly no more weeds left, as […]

On August 23, members of AYLUS Syosset volunteered at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary And Audubon Center. We had 7 members participate. We were assigned to help wash the recently used kayaks in salt water. Washing your kayaks or anything that has been through salt water is essential as salt is highly corrosive, especially to the metal […]

On Sunday, August 18th, from 10:30 to 1:30, the AYLUS Great Neck and Roslyn Branches visited the CP Nassau residents at their Bayville location. Since 1948, CP Nassau has been dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities, offering a variety of high-quality programs that are designed to enhance care and promote independence. Among these is a […]

  The back-to-school drive is a community initiative designed to provide students in need with essential supplies for the upcoming school year. By collecting and distributing items like backpacks, notebooks, and pencils, the drive helps ensure that every child starts the year prepared and equipped for success. In August, 2024, the Morris Branch of AYLUS […]

In August, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) gave a hand to one of our local Farms & Orchards (258 Ellisdale Rd, Chesterfield, NJ 08515) by harvesting the fruits. GPA members worked and collected charity donations to give back to our community. 118 Acres in Chesterfield, NJ – Certified Organic This […]

In August, members of the Morris AYLUS Branch made posters, spread awareness, and collected donations from their communities. The collected sanitizing wipes, soap, body wash and shampoo, which they then sorted and packed. The members were able to collect more than 60 items. On August 22, 2024, the volunteers dropped off the donations to Help4All, […]

On August 22, the Syosset AYLUS organization participated in a productive day at the Long Island Plant Initiative. Given the large turnout of members, we were assigned a range of tasks to ensure smooth operations throughout the day. Our activities included potting plants, preparing additional trays, and mixing new soil. Thanks to the collaborative effort […]

In August 2024, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Environment Committee continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since their last public speech to the West Windsor Council in 2019. GPA conservationists collected & recycled plastic bags, batteries, clothes, picked […]

  AYLUS Open Sky Book Club Hosts Summer Reading Marathon, Kicking Off World Read Aloud Day ,Cary, NC – this summer, volunteers from the AYLUS Open Sky Book Club organized a creative and fun-filled reading marathon at the Cary Learning Center to kick off World Read Aloud Day. The event aimed to spark children’s interest […]

In August, 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 August 17, 2024, the following members volunteered at a nursing home, providing valuable social interaction for elderly residents who often face loneliness and isolation. By engaging in conversations and participating in activities, these volunteers helped improve the residents’ mental and emotional well-being, enhancing their overall quality of life and making them feel valued and […]

Reported by Charlotte Chen   On the morning of August 18, 2024, AYLUS volunteers gathered at the Frisco Public Library for a crochet workshop. During the workshop, 2 AYLUS members taught other volunteers how to crochet a hat for the Loops for Love project. The other AYLUS members learned many crochet skills such as making […]

In August 2024, The Morris Branch of AYLUS participated in the collecting and drop-off to the local church, Chatham United Methodist Church in Morris County. Inspired by Summer meal for underprivileged families, we created Food Drive artwork & distributed around community to promote our event we collected total of 30 lbs of non-perishable food in […]