On November 9, 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 David Li, Michelle Li, Yun Wen Zhang, Daisy Wei, Eric Wei, […]

On Friday, November 8th from 10-12, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations with arts and crafts. 2hrs: Lilah Nydam Michael Lin Kevin Wang  

On November 10th, 2024, members of the Great Neck chapter of AYLUS volunteered for a community garden cleanup project where everyone helped prepare the garden for winter. The tasks involved pulling weeds, raking leaves, and clearing out dead plants to ensure the garden is healthy for the next growing season. We worked together and were […]

On November 13th, 2024, two members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch Estella Li and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 4 elementary, and middle school […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou On November 12, 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 […]

On November 11, 2024, two members of the AYLUS San Clemente Branch volunteered at Family Assistance Ministries Food Pantry. For the first hour, they sorted baked goods, stacking different breads and sweets to put into bags, throwing away any rotten ones they found. Then they made baked bags, each bag containing the breads and sweets […]

On Sunday, November 10th, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school (CCALI) from 1:30PM – 5:00PM. Our job to help in this Chinese school was to assist as a teacher’s assistant and help the students with different types of classwork. As teaching assistants, we played a vital […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 11 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

Report by Andrew Zhou Two AYLUS members wanted to use their table tennis skills to teach Chinese seniors in the community. On November 02 , 2024, they taught some basic table tennis techniques to the seniors and played games with them. The seniors really enjoyed it, with one of them mentioning how it was his […]

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 21st Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on November 4 -10, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary […]

Lake Washington Branch The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online Intermediate Scratch session on Nov.10, 2024, marking the seventh class in the 10-week series for the 2024 Fall Coding Camp. (Week 7: Make an asteroid shooting game) This program is designed for students who have completed our 2024 Summer Camp […]

Reported by: Raina Wang Posted by: Karen Li At 10:15 on November 9, 2024, a group of volunteers from the AYLUS helps the special needs at DCFC. In the beginning we sung worship songs and danced to the videos. We learned about how God is the beginning and the end the alpha and omega and […]

Reported by Jenny Lin Posted by Karen Li On November 8th, starting at 7:30 PM, eight AYLUS volunteers gathered at Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), a non-profit organization that seeks to pack and send food to starving children worldwide. This time, they were to be sent to kids in El Salvador. We helped out in […]

Reported by Liangyu Tsai Posted by Jenny Wang On November 10th, we made pet toys out of old shirts to donate to Animal Shelters.  We rented 2 rooms at the Davis Library Study Room, and splitted 8 people between the two rooms.  Two people learned to make the toy today and the rest of us […]

On November 10th Aylus volunteers assisted in a new book release event. The children’s author, Kiko Liang, broadcasted her book I Am Me in the event to demonstrate it to the young children and then signing her new book as well. The event is started by a musical from a renowned organization before the author […]

On November 11th 8:30am-12:30pm, the Aylus Great Neck Branch hosted another event, this time in The Community Synagogue at Port Washington . This event was focused on families helping families. Each person helped set up a station with food, and arts & crafts, ready to hand them out. We had activities like stickers, cards, turkeys, […]

On November 10, 2024, the AYLUS Bridgewater branch brought joy to the senior residents of Laurel Circle with a lively concert on Sunday. Wesley Lin organized the event. The concert included a diverse program with classical and popular music, all performed by volunteers. The pieces featured various instruments including woodwinds, and strings, and singing, and […]

West Essex members Jaden Leung, Hebe Leung, Zoe Leung, and Jeremiah Au volunteered at Taekwondo classes for children on 11/04/24 and 11/06/24. 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. On 11/06/24, the three members […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.  11/04/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/05/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/06/24: Yichen Tang (2 hours) 11/07/24: Yichen Tang (4 […]

West Essex AYLUS members baked a variety of delicious desserts and cookies at home during 11/1/2024 – 11/2/2024 and participated in the bake sale event on 11/2/2024 to raise funds for Chinese school. All proceeds from the sale were generously donated to Chinese school to support the school’s mission of promoting Chinese culture within the […]

On 11/9/2024 AYLUS Space Coast participated in a food drive which aimed to provide meals for children in need. Our members collected the bags that were put out in the previous week. A total of 42 bags were collected which resulted in about 200 pounds of food. Members: Madison Shi, Daniel Shi 2 hours

On November 6th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS-Columbus branch, Brenna Li, Estella Li, Grace Guo, and Maggie Zhang, held an in-person weekly tutoring session at the Abbey Church Village in Dublin, Ohio. This community is part of the national church residences and serves low-income families, including new immigrant families. AYLUS Columbus members helped 4 […]

West Essex AYLUS is partnering with Livingston neighbors helping neighbors for a variety of volunteering and donation opportunities this year. PB&J Sandwiches Drive is going to be an on-going activity to support homeless people in Newark.  11/01/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours), Ethan Yao (4 hours), Nathan Zhang (2 hours) 11/02/24: Ethan Liu (4 hours) , […]

On 11/07/2024, West Essex AYLUS helped GRACE for food distribution. Volunteers distribute food and supplies on Thursday 11/07/2024 to Summit residents and the people who work, worship and receive care in Summit at the Summit Community Center(100 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ). Members:  Cecilia Zhang (3 hours) Aily Wei (3 hours) Ella Chai (3 hours) Samantha […]

This is a one-person event approved by the national AYLUS. On 11/08/24, Maggie Zhang organized, packed, and mailed out AYLUS T-shirts for 3 AYLUS branches in 4 boxes across the U.S. Maggie then went to her local post office to mail the shirts to those branches. Hours: Maggie Zhang – 3.5 hours

West Essex AYLUS members collected extra Halloween candy to donate to Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. These donations are delivered to Twelve Baskets Food Pantry who will distribute the candy to people and families in the surrounding area.    Members:  2 hours – Zoe Leung 1 hour – Gabriel Au, Jeremiah Au, Kailey Kwan, […]

On Nov. 6, West Essex branch volunteered at Summit Reeves-Reed Arboretum (165 Hobart Ave, Summit, NJ 07901). Members clean up Halloween spooky trail decorations. Volunteers are essential to the mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum and are one of the greatest strengths of our organization. They provide vital support in the gardens and make special events and […]

On November 11th, volunteers went to the Greenway and spent 1.5 hours cleaning up. There is a thick layer of pine leaves on the trail road, and it is dangerous for bikers and joggers. Unfortunately, it rained the night before, and there is no way that we can clean up the leaves with the blower. […]

Reported by Melody Zhang Posted by Jenny Wang On November 9th, 2024, AYLUS Frisco & Plano branch volunteers ran a three-part stand during the John and Judy Gay Library’s Fall Y’all event. Before the event began, event leaders helped set up a pavilion and other necessary equipment. During the festival, members were divided into three […]

On November 9, 2024, AYLUS Phoenix woke up early in the morning to volunteer at their local Midwest Food Bank from 9am to 11am. Volunteers packed soap into usable portions and sealed them to be packed later on. These small but impactful packages would be later shared among homeless communities and hygiene stations around Arizona. […]

On Nov 9th, 2024, 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 (2 hours each): William Chu

Written By Felix Zheng On November 9th, the Syosset AYLUS organization attended the Long Island Native Plant Initiative, where we assisted both inside and outside the greenhouse. Some of the tasks performed by the Syosset AYLUS members included sifting seeds, as the greenhouse needed the most help with this in preparation for winter. The greenhouse […]

Gave away 3 mulberry, 4 moringa, 2 gardenia and 3 pomegranate starter plants to Houston and Sugar Land locals.

On November 8 2024, the Aylus Greater Buffalo branch, in partnership with Bridges from Boarders and Buffalo Chess Association, launched BFB#OneWorldChessClub. The program aims to promote diversity, inclusion, and friendships among people of different ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities through the game of chess. This program is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where […]

On Sunday, November 10th, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bergen branch came together to host a park cleanup event at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, New Jersey. It was a very chilly day but still a nice day to conduct a park cleanup. Everyone got together, worked collaboratively, and communicated/delegated roles for the cleanup. We […]

On November 8 2024, Greater Buffalo Branch Aylus Instrumental Team members volunteered with Bridges From Borders in their OneWorld Choir to help participants create long-lasting relationships that extend far beyond the choir’s rehearsals. Volunteers helped unite the community to develop long-lasting relationships and especially focused on helping immigrants and refugees, creating a supportive community here […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Bethpage State Park on October 26, 2024 On October 26, 2024, at 9 AM, we were at Green Acre doing fall cleanup for the plants. Our task was to remove dead branches, remove invasive plants harming the native plants, and rake up the leaves to clean up the area. […]

November 2nd over 10 participants shows up at the book drive. They pick out tons and tons of books at home to donate, and this is definitely not a challenge for us because we all have tons and tons of books, we don’t read any more. Ethan Zhang 2 hour Matthew Zhang 2 hour Sansi […]

In September, 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 […]

Status: ACTIVE On Nov 10th, 2024, three students from Denmark High School founded the 174th branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS):Forsyth, GA Founders: Congratulations to Parth Shah, Saaketh Alla, and Prayag Patel Description of Forsyth, GA The Forsyth County AYLUS Branch, founded in 2024, aims to foster community service […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 26th. Three participants have shown up to help out at and they are tasked with a job that they’re most familiar with, wood chopping. They basically grab large logs layer around, and is a whole pile of them, and then […]

Morning of October 19th, two participate joined to help out at PEACE Farm at Saddleback Rancho Capistrano. This time the two people’s jobs is to cut bad plant branches off some vegetable. This way the plant will grow better than ever. Usually, this vegetable will be donated to food bank after harvested, maybe homeless shelter […]

AYLUS Rancho Santa Margarita branch members volunteered at the PEACE Farm in Saddleback on October 5th. Only one participate shows up to help out. The main task that assigned to the participant was planting and working at the garden. PengPeng Zhang 2 hour

Members from AYLUS Bellaire volunteered at Ed White Elementary school on November 9th, 2024, from 9am to 12pm. The main focus of the program is to help elementary school students learn more. The AYLUS members helped 4th and 5th graders with math, reading and science. Through more practice, the students improved their accuracy and speed […]

On November 5th 6:00-7:00 PM  Aylus Great Neck Br. hosted another successful tutoring session in the library. There are fewer participants today due to a special off day but still active participation for learning. One participant decides to bring up English homework and writing responses to complete. While another continues on the journey in science […]

AYLUS Syosset branch went to Bethpage State Park on 11/9/24 to lay down cardboard on top of weeds, then covered with mulch to decompose the cardboard. With the Great Neck branch, we split into two groups, one group to remove branches and weeds from a designated area using rakes, shovels, and pliers (everyone was equipped […]

2024/11/10 AYLUS Dix Hills volunteers at Long Island Chinese School and assists students and teachers   AYLUS Dix Hills Branch worked as a teacher’s assistant, helping kids who were struggling to understand the lesson, making sure students were on task, watching the students actions, handling classwork/homework, and grading student’s work.    By doing various tasks […]

Reported by Adora Xiao : On November 10th, 2024, AYLUS members had a local beach clean up. They started at the upper park, passing through and finding occasional wrappers and bottles and cans. Crossing down into the lower area, they found small pieces of confetti and pieces of fruit discarded after a party. Finding more […]

On November 9th, 2024, 7 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: Kenna Zhang (2 hours) Ryan […]

Activity & Impact On November 9th, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered at the TreePeople Park in Beverly Hills from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. TreePeople Park is not government-funded and relies on the work of volunteers for maintenance. During the event, members helped maintain the park by smoothing and oiling […]

Activity & Impact On November 2, 2024, four members of the AYLUS North Hollywood branch volunteered for a Calles Verdes Tree Planting event in San Fernando from 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM. Calles Verdes is a TreePeople project that aims to beautify the streets of the city and to help improve the health of those […]

On October 26, 2024, members of AYLUS Cupertino branch conducted online tutoring event to teach Ukraine student English. We helped the student in both reading and written parts of English. We want to contribute in every way we can to propel Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and longer-term economic & social development. Members that participated were: Truman You, Feinan […]

Aylus Great Neck Branch Volunteer at Northside Elementary School on November 9th, 2024  On November 9th, 2024, from 9 am to 11 am, our team focused on completely clearing invasive plants. These plants not only compete for nutrients and sunlight from native plants, but also destroy the ecological balance, so clearing them is of great […]

On October 26th, AYLUS Houston members volunteered at Family Hope from 6:30 to 9:00 a.m., contributing to another meaningful service effort. Volunteers gathered to support the organization’s mission of assisting community members facing challenges. During the morning, our members focused on sorting, packing, and organizing food items and essentials that would be distributed to local […]

On Sunday, October 27th, AYLUS Houston participated in another impactful volunteer session at the Houston Food Bank. For three hours, our dedicated members focused on scanning labels on Kroger boxes and various goods, sorting them into appropriate bins for use and donation. This work was essential for ensuring that the donated items were accurately categorized […]

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 November 5, 2024, dedicated members of the AYLUS Greater Memphis Branch volunteered to clean Cameron Brown Park and the Germantown Greenway from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Their efforts helped preserve the beauty of these local outdoor spaces, making them more enjoyable for the community and benefiting the local ecosystem. Each member received the […]

Throughout the fall of 2024, AYLUS Greater Memphis members volunteered at a local nursing home, bringing joy and companionship to elderly residents by engaging them in various games. Their ongoing dedication helps brighten the days of those who often face isolation, fostering meaningful connections and promoting mental well-being. The following are details of each volunteer […]

On November 2nd, 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 […]

On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, the Roslyn Branch of AYLUS volunteered at a CP Nassau Group Home in Bethpage. The Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County has been around and assisting individuals with disabilities since 1948. CP Nassau aims to help individuals reach their highest level of independence, helping […]

Reported by Lucas Zhang On Friday 11/8/2024, 2 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) and Alex Hu participated, teaching from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Our volunteers taught two different classes, one for younger students […]

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 speeches, […]

Volunteer activities Supporting the mystic mountain running group and handing out necessisties at the marathon On Nov 2nd, AYLUS partnered with the Mystic Mountain running group to help staff and elevate the 2024 New York marathon. A few volunteers arrived early to help the mystic mountain group set up their stand and prepare the necessities […]

Today, three members went to the CLA to do a weekly project as TAs. They finished tasks very well, including directing the students to the specific rooms, dispatching study material to all classes, cleaning up after the classes, and helping them with questions. We also regulated the students in the hallway between the classes and […]

Alina Yu and Baoqin Zhong from AYLUS Edison led the English Enrichment Zoom meetings in October 2024. Every member participated in the discussions with prepared materials for the participants. Each member attributed 2 hours each time. Class date: 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 10/6: 10/13: 10/27: