Reported by Emma Tao  The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the Youth Volunteer at Patrick Henry Library on November 1st, 2024 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Volunteering at a library allow students to contribute towards their community by supporting a vital resource site for information and learning. Libraries offer accessible knowledge through books, magazines, […]

Written By Felix Zheng On November 2nd, the Syosset AYLUS Organization went to the Long Island Native Plant Initiative to assist Pam, one of the greenhouse workers, who guided us in completing our tasks and assigned us our next activities. Today, we had a large group of AYLUS members. Some of us worked inside the […]

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, […]

On October 28, 2024, the Aylus Raritan Valley community volunteers donated clothes – ranging from T-shirts to winter jackets – to Goodwill. Goodwill is a nonprofit organization that is ambitious to help out the community, like our volunteers. A whopping 225 clothes were donated to Goodwill! Appreciation and gratitude to everyone who decided to support […]

On Friday, October 25th from 3-5, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations with arts and crafts. 2hrs: Lilah Nydam Michael Lin Spencer Mathews Kevin Wang Mason Lud

On Friday, August 4th from 3-5, the Chatham Aylus branch helped the Chatham Library for preparations with arts and crafts. 2hrs: Spencer Mathews Kevin Wang Ryan Klepper Caston Harwell Layton Nydam Bryan Xu Raiyaan Iqbal Leon Wang Hassun Khan

On October 26th, 2024, 2 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) Lexi […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On Novermber 2nd, we donated 47 pet toys to the Plano Animal Shelter. We collected the pet toys we made in previous events, then went to Plano Animal Shelter and donated the toys.  Overall, it was a fun and rewarding experience. We were happy to contribute to […]

Reported by Karen Zhou Posted by Ellie Zhou On November 1st, we made 20 pet toy kits to prepare for the craft activity in the AGAPE Special Needs program at DCFC. We first cut the collected old t-shirts into 1-inch wide long strips, then we tied 4 strips together to create each kit. We made […]

On Saturday, October 18th, the East Pittsburgh Aylus Branch volunteered at the Westmoreland Food Bank. Our task this time was to help with the conveyor belt. rather than placing items in, we were in charge of disposal of all the boxes and plastic coming from the various food crates. These items included non-perishable goods such […]

Halloween Celebration at Great Neck Ice Rink On October 27, 2024, from 3PM to 5PM, AYLUS Great Neck branch volunteers participant the Halloween Celebration at the Great Neck Ice Rink, brought together community members and families for an afternoon filled with fun, treats, and seasonal festivities. This event, hosted by the Great Neck Park District, […]

On October 9, 2024, the following members volunteered for the Memphis Food Bank, supporting its Nutrition On Wheels (NOW) program by distributing food at LifeDoc Health in the Lennox Park office park. The volunteers assisted the NOW driver by collecting forms, bagging food items, and handing out food to clients in need. Thanks to their […]

On October 12, 2024, the following members volunteered to clean Shelby Farms Park from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Their efforts contributed to maintaining a clean and enjoyable environment for all park visitors. Each member received the following volunteering hours: Osborn Chen: 2 hours Oswald Chen: 2 hours Cece Gao: 2 hours Dominic Gao: 2 hours […]

On October 25 2024, members of the Greater Buffalo branch are proud to help immigrants and refugees find a supportive community in Buffalo. The Aylus Instrumental Team 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 created music alongside the choir […]

On October 26th, AYLUS Oakland Gardens’ 128th event, AYLUS Oakland Gardens set up attractions at the Halloween Festival at Fort Totten Park. This is our second time doing activities at the Halloween Festival in Bayside. It was a cold day, but the sun was out. We started the event from 12:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. […]

Reported by Sarah Tao  The AYLUS Mclean Branch participated in the Community Invasive Species Cleanup Event at Accotink Stream Valley Park on November 1st, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Invasive Species has been a prevalent issue in many parts of the world today, harming both the environment as well as disrupting the ecosystem […]

On 10/26/2024, Jasmine Zheng & Kevin Pan volunteered at FAM food pantry from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm for three and a half hours. The supervisor was Dean Zheng, Jasmine’s dad. During the three and a half hours they spent at the pantry, the two volunteers sorted food into fridges, stacked banana boxes, wrapped up […]

On October 26th, 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 October 19th, 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 […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou  The AYLUS San Diego Committee organized a Community Cleanup Event at Marvin Gerst Trail on October 31, 2024. Trash pollution is a prevalent issue in many parts of the world today, harming the environment as well as wildlife within the area. We believe that as global citizens, it is our mission […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the morning of October 27th, 2024, Frisco & Plano AYLUS Branch members gathered at the Lexington Country clubhouse to crochet. This time, there were quite a few volunteers who had never crochet before so other volunteers taught them the basics of how to crochet a hat. […]

On October 27, 2024, Fullerton Branch members tutored kids ranging from 5th to 6th graders in Coding. They were able to teach the kids the fundamental basics for coding. TOTAL HOURS David Li, Eric Wei:  4 Hours

On October 26, 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 HOUR David Li, Michelle Li, Daisy Wei, Aaron Yoo, Xinyao Ju, Yun […]

Reported By Charlotte Chen Posted By Charlotte Chen On the afternoon of October 26th, 2024, Frisco & Plano AYLUS Branch members gathered at Collin County Chinese Fellowship Church for the Fall Festival. AYLUS was hired by the event organizers to come and make balloon art, do face painting, and give out cotton candy. During the […]

Reported by: Bryan Wang On October 27th, 2024, AYLUS Farmington branch members volunteered at the New England Concours d’Elegance. This special event celebrates Hemmings’ 70th anniversary while benefiting The Hometown Foundation and the Klingberg Family Center. All proceeds from the event will support The Hometown Foundation’s five pillars, which are animal warfare, emergency response personnel, […]

For the event, we set up a table to raise funds in memory of Amy, the head of the farmers market. We are incredibly grateful to her for giving AYLUS the opportunity to participate in the farmers market, allowing the new generation to engage with the community and contribute to its development. All donations will […]

Reported by Andrew Zhou In the US alone, it is estimated that around 300 million pairs of shoes are discarded each year. The global number of people lacking access to shoes is reported to around 600 million. We partnered with Cal Martial Hearts, a neighboring volunteer organization, to participate in the Used Sneaker Drive. By […]

Reported by Lauren Kan. AYLUS San Diego Branch organized the 8th collection and recycling of used batteries in September 2024. We dropped the batteries to recycle at Staples, where our volunteers collected a total of 15.2 lbs of used batteries. Scientific researchers have claimed that recycling batteries can save 51.3% of natural resources. The recycling […]

Reported by Eric Li On October 11th, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

Reported by Eric Li On October 4th, 2024, AYLUS San Diego Branch run the volunteer event at San Diego Food Bank. Since its establishment in 1977, the San Diego Food Bank is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. The San Diego Food Bank provides meals […]

Reported by Andrew Chen   Coop with Libraries With Love, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2024-2025 Solution for Hope on-line classes for raising funds to build libraries in Africa. The Tutoring Class Activity continued in the week of October 21, 2024 – October 27, 2024. The goal of tutoring classes is to […]

On Oct 25-26, 2024, West Essex members volunteered to distribute the lawn signs of LifeTown 5K-Run Event on residential areas. Distributing the lawn signs lets more people know and register for the event. The LifeTown 5K-Run joins friends, family and community to walk together to create a greater acceptance and understanding of the unique needs […]

On October 27, 2024, members of the AYLUS Bridgewater branch held a sale at the Warren Flea Market to raise money for the Children’s Specialized Hospital of Mountainside. Volunteers helped manage the fundraiser and assisted buyers. Volunteers: Jeffrey Hu (4h), Angela Gong (4h), Hannah Diao (4h), Gabrielle Chien (5h)

Reported by Tanya Fu               Posted by Mateen Benarieb On October 27th, 2024, 3 volunteers gathered together from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM to crochet small amigurumi items. During this event, our volunteers revisited a successful pattern to create a little bird amigurumi.  Not only did some of our new […]

The AYLUS Lake Washington Branch Coding Club Project Team hosted an online intermediate scratch session on October 27, 2024, marking the sixth 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.Each week, instructors guide students through the creation […]

Reported by Tianlu(Alexander) Zhou Posted by Karen Li On October 26th, AYLUS members enjoyed a meaningful morning with their special needs friends at DCFC. Each volunteer paired with a friend, guiding them through activities that emphasized social boundaries, respect, and body flexibility through dancing. In the second part of the session, the volunteer leader led […]

On Sunday, October 27th, 2024, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered at the Chinese Cultural Association of Long Island’s Chinese school from 1:30 – 5:00 PM. The volunteers helped as teacher’s assistants caring for and helping the kids.  The TAs helped the teachers by providing as much help and support as possible to reduce any stress […]

On Sunday, October 27th 2024, the AYLUS Roslyn Branch volunteered for the AHRC Foundation for their annual AHRC Foundation Walk at Eisenhower park from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Our jobs as volunteers was to help manage tattooing and face painting, which required us to help apply temporary tattoos and paint guest’s faces, hands, or […]

On Oct 26th, 2024, West Essex branch volunteered with Livingston Township at the annual Halloween Haunted Trail Event. Friday, Oct. 25th and Saturday, Oct. 26th 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Livingston Senior Community Center at 204 Hillside Ave. Take a twisted walk through the woods where the dead have risen to life! 5:00 to […]

On October 27th, 2024, West Essex members participated in Livingston Soccer Club’s annual collections of gently used soccer clothing and equipment. These items will be shipped to Ghana through adoptonevillage.com with the mission of helping change lives through the hope.  West Essex Members (1 hour each): Forest Yang, Ethan Yang, Evan Yang, Andrew Zhou.

Reports by Zhi Wang Posted by Mateen Benarieb The AYLUS Face Painting team was invited to provide face painting services for children at CCCFC Fall Festival on October 26. The event organizers requested the team prepare 8-10 different face painting designs. To ensure the best results, the volunteers dedicated time on October 24 and 25 […]

On October 26th and 27th, 2024, members of AYLUS Puget Sound hosted two 1.5 hour long concerts for Sunrise of Redmond and  Aegis Gardens Newcastle. A total 24 volunteers performed 24 performances at these two concerts. MCs: Caileen W  ​          James L  ​Performers: Stephanie W, Leland C, Alyssa L, Vivian W, […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo             Posted by Mateen Benarieb Today, our team of AYLUS members have collected a total of 1,050 books for the 7th African Library Project. The African Library Project is dedicated to creating and improving libraries across Africa for children. AYLUS is proud to be able to collect […]

Report by Jenny Lin Posted by Mateen Benarieb On the evening of October 26, 2024, nine members of our Frisco Plano volunteered at Russell Creek playground in Plano for a fundraising event. We set up tables and sold Boba, Floats, and Cotten Candy. We aim to raise funds to support the “ Loop for Love […]

Reported by Amelia Kuo                Posted by Mateen Benarieb Today, our AYLUS members have sorted 1,050 books for AYLUS’s 7th African Library Project. The African Library project is dedicated to creating and improving African children’s libraries. We will be shipping 1,050 books to Kenya as AYLUS’s 7th ALP. Our […]

On Sunday, October 27, the Chapel Hill Branch held a special volunteer event to create beautiful handmade gifts for Kits to Heart! Our dedicated members spent hours crafting lovely origami pieces to contribute to cancer care kits for this amazing nonprofit that supports cancer patients emotionally. Everyone worked hard, putting their hearts into each gift […]

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, AYLUS Chapel Hill volunteers gathered at Dry Creek Trail for their monthly community cleanup! From 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, our volunteers, Luna and Yi, spent an hour and a half picking up litter along the trail and near the school field. Their efforts made a positive impact […]

Reported by Colin Xie On October 27th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 234th 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 Andrew Zhou On October 28, 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 […]

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 19th Beast Academy online class in 2024-2025 was on October 21-27, 2024. Beast Academy is a mathematics program for elementary and […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Oct 26th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 28th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling […]

Reported by Lauren Kan On Oct 12th, San Diego students of AYLUS hosted its 27th monthly bottles and cans recycling event. Inspired by the Earth Day 2023, we set a goal to take action and to be a part of the green revolution. The students collected recyclable items and sorted them in a nearby recycling […]

On Sunday, October 27, youth volunteers from ALYUS Great Neck helped decorate and facilitate a local Halloween parade. The Great Neck Park District organized the event, which took place in Steppingstone Park and ran from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Volunteers worked earnestly, placing various Halloween-themed embellishments around the park. As families arrived, the youth volunteers […]

Reported by Zoe Ying We are helping 92130Cares, a non-profit origination that provides food to poor families in 92130. Grocery stores are not allowed to remove broken eggs from a carton, so they donate the whole package to 92130Cares. 92130Cares repackages the good eggs into packages of 6, and the donated egg carton will be […]

West Essex AYLUS Members volunteered Livingston Chinese Association Fishing Contest at Hopatcong State Park, NJ. They helped with various tasks including event set-up, Serving food and drink and fish weighing. At the end, our branch members helped with the final cleanup to close the event. Members(4 hours each): Yicheng Yang and Justin Wang

West Essex AYLUS Members volunteered at Reeves-Reed Arboretum for the Celebrate Fall event. They helped with various tasks including event set-up, games, crafts, and fun activities.  It was a great way to help the community while also welcoming the new season.    Members: Jeremiah Au (3 hours),  Jason Dong (2.5 hours), Sophia Karpov (5 hours), […]

West Essex Aylus Volunteers attended Livingston Huaxia Chinese School  on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Volunteer activity/location:  Livingston Huaxia Chinese School (Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Livingston) Date:  Oct. 26, 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 […]

During the month of October, AYLUS volunteers made 24 placemats to donate to the Dublin Service Center for the Meals on Wheels program. The placemat theme this month was “Halloween/Spooky,” where volunteers used their creative talent to decorate their placemats according to the theme. Then, they laminated their placemats to gift to recipients of the […]

On October 26 and 27, 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 Jenny Wang After collecting PreK-4 books for our 7th African library, we sorted them into two reading levels: PreK-1st grade and 2nd-4th grade. Each of us read the books to determine their appropriate levels. We then placed the sorted books into two separate 2’x12’x12’ media boxes, as required by the African Library Project. […]

Status: Honor New Branch of the Month Award: 2025 (October) New Branch of the Month Award: 2025 (September) New Branch of the Month Award: 2025 (August) New Branch of the Month Award: 2025 (July) New Branch of the Month Award: 2025 (June) New Branch of the Month Award: 2024 (December) New Branch of the Month […]

Reported by Lucas Zhang On Friday 10/25/2024, 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 […]

On Friday, October 25th, volunteers gathered at the Shadow Cliff Regional Recreation Area to pick up trash. Members noticed many pieces of plastic from parties on the grass and plates. There were also tons of water bottles under bushes and in the water. Our volunteers were glad to clean the area to benefit the environment! […]

Six AYLUS Basking Ridge members participated in Saturdays in Motion at the GSCY YMCA on 10/26/24. The one volunteer that was new to SIM first participated in a brief new volunteer orientation, while the other two helped set up the gym rooms before the kids got here. Once the session started, each volunteer paired up […]

On Saturday, October 26th, AYLUS held its weekly iPad Club at the Fellowship Village. Members had taught seniors how to find an old email, how to turn off the phone, how to set up and login to her paypal, how to make read emails reappear after they weren’t showing up, how to set up voicemail […]