On February 2, 2019, AYLUS Pearland collaborated with the Pearland Chinese Association to organize the Second Annual Spring Festival Celebration Gala at Berry Miller Junior High. Approximately 500 people from around the community came to spectate this unforgettable night.
In the morning, volunteers helped with the set up of the stage and decorations. During the celebration, the Pearland branch took part in stage and ticket managing, food service, and guest registration. After the show, volunteers stayed to clean up the stage and audience area.
Overall, this event was phenomenal because many city and state representatives came to support the celebrating of Chinese culture, of which include: Pearland Mayor Tom Reid, Fire Chief Vance Riley, PISD Superintendent Dr. John P. Kelly, PISD Board Chair Rebecca Decker, AISD Superintendent Dr. James L. Gilcrease,
Hosted by AYLUS members: Andy Jiang and Shurui Zhang
Participants for the performance: Caroline Fu, Aila Jiang, Xinnan Li, Emma Lu, Angela Mayer, Katherine Wu, Emma Xi, Athena Zhou, Edwin Gao, Erick Gao, Ethan Gao, Alex Song, Janna Cao, Sachi Kalavakaalva, Jerry Tong, Shawn Xiao, Bowen Xie, Karen Lu
Volunteers are Kate Liu, Andy Gu, Annie Zhu, Aaron Wu, Jayden Lu, Chelsea Fu, Victoria Cao, Janna Cao, Ben Liang, Thomas Liang, Ethan Chen, Kathy Liang, Kevin Song, Kevin Tong, Jerry Tong, Terry Guo, Thomas Feng, Richard Kuzmenko, Luxin Peng, Yong Peng, Sachi Kalvakaalva, Jason Yang, Jerry Gu, Hans Wang, Eric Qi, Edward Qi, Andy Jiang, Jason Ren, Kevin Ren
Reported by Kate Liu