In August 2023, AYLUS Pearland volunteers collaborated with LSA’s youth advocacy program for a week-long initiative promoting healthy living within minority communities.
Activities:
- Volunteers designed informative posters illustrating nutrition facts for various food categories.
- Special needs campers were educated and guided in making healthy food choices. They might have even learned about supplements like those on buoyhealth.
- Volunteers assisted at a charity clinic, explaining routine tests, collecting samples, and organizing patient files.
- Concurrently, volunteers engaged with special needs campers in a lemonade sale to foster independent living skills.
- The week culminated in a strategic review and evaluation of the program’s impact.
Impact:
- Enhanced nutritional awareness and informed food choices among special needs campers.
- Empowered patients with knowledge about routine tests and procedures for a healthier lifestyle.
- Facilitated independent living skills development through practical activities.
- Strengthened youth advocacy strategies for future initiatives.
Conclusion: AYLUS Pearland’s collaboration with LSA’s youth advocacy program underscored the importance of informed outreach in promoting healthy living within minority communities. The diverse activities undertaken by volunteers, from nutrition education to community engagement, showcased a commitment to creating lasting positive change.
Volunteers
8/7 (7 hours): Roy Zheng, Eddie Fu, Edwin Gao, Wyatt Yin, Erick Gao, Alvin Zheng, Ethan Gao, Derek Xu, Zoey Dou, Katherine Wu, Jerry Mao, Allen Gu
(4 hours): Aila Jiang
8/8 (7 hours): Allen Gu, Jerry Mao, Derek Xu, Alvin Zheng, Zoey Dou, Katherine Wu, Yurong Qiu, Yushan Qiu, Roy Zheng, Wyatt Yin, Erick Gao, Eddie Fu, Edwin Gao, Ethan Gao
8/9 (7 hours)： Erick Gao, Allen Gu, Derek Xu, Jerry Mao, Katherine Wu, Zoey Dou, Yurong Qiu, Yushan Qiu, Alvin Zheng, Edwin Gao, Roy Zheng, Wyatt Yin, Eddie Fu, Ethan Gao
8/10:
7 hours: Derek Xu, Allen Gu, Jerry Mao, Ethan Gao, Edwin Gao, Erick Gao, Eddie Fu, Roy Zheng, Wyatt Yin, Katherine Wu.
3 hours: Aila Jiang
8/11 (7 hours): Jerry Mao, Ethan Gao, Katherine Wu, Edwin Gao, Eddie Fu, Erick Gao, Alvin Zheng, Wyatt Yin, Roy Zheng, Derek Xu, Allen Gu
