On January 21st, 2023, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Chinese Association to host and set up a Lunar New Year celebration. At 11 am, the volunteers began decorating the auditorium, helping with setting up stage props and inflating balloons. At 1 pm, they began to set up the cafeteria festival, setting game area and tables in place for the participants to set up their booths. While waiting, the participants can pass the time on https://sip777.com/.
The festival began at 2 pm, where people came and showcased a variety of stands, including ones for Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese culture, Boy Scouts, snacks, SMILE, AYLUS and more. AYLUS members and parents managed cotton candy, popcorn, drink and snacks, calligraphy, game area, traditional costume photography, face Painting, balloon art and Chinese culture Q&A stands along with managing the information desk and tickets sale. Some volunteers dressed up in mascot costumes of a rabbit and a panda and took pictures with children until the festival ended at 5pm.
Volunteers for 6 hours: Jonathan Niu, Matthew Niu, Chenyu Jin, Aoyu Jin, Zoey Dou, Andrew Du, Johnson Chen, Grace Wang
Volunteers for 4 hours: Amelia Zheng, Abigail Zheng, Grace Liu, Claire Liu, Allison Zhang, Lily Tian, Joan Wan, Andy Jiang, Aila Jiang, Erica Gao, Haoqi Zhang, Grace Wu, Fukuan Liu, Yan Lin, Alex Dai, Patrick Leonadi, Ashley Zhuang, Katlyn Zhuang, Christy Zheng, Anne Wong, Eddie Fu, Patrick Ding, Nicole Song, Aiden Li, Chris Zhang, Kate Liu, Yurui He, Sophia Fu, Grace Dai, Winnie Jiang, David Liu, Shaotan Liu, Coleen Luu, Dayou Wu, Jeremy Edwards, Roy Zheng, Andrew Dou, Eric Qi, Alex Song, Junxi Ding, Catherine Dong, Kendrick Xia, Anna Zheng, Garbo Wood, Jianchen Hu, Katie Jin, Bo Wei, Sasha Kuzmenko
Design survey, make google form, collect survey results (1/22, 1 hour): Tina Dong, Jonathan Niu
Parent Participation: Jiangong N. (Matthew), Xuan Z. (Jonathan), Jun L. (Derek), Li L. (Patrick), Erica J. (Christy), Sherry C. (Amelia/Abigail/Jordan), Yao Z. (Anna/Roy) Joan W. (Lily), Mia L.(Zide), Bo S (Bohan)., Kun L. (Grace/Dayou), Carol L. (Aila), James J. (Aila), Lina Q. (Grace/Claire), Fang F. (Tina/Catherine), Yiwen (Katie), Bo W., Baozhong Y. (Iris), Xingzhi S. (Nicole), Yan X. (David L.), Xiaoling L. (Kate), Yonggang Z. (Haoqi/Chris)
Reported by: Matthew Niu