Sugar Land Town Square became a winter wonderland as thousands gathered for one of Sugar Land’s finest traditions. With activities for all ages, themed performances, food, and a special appearance by Santa Claus, the event welcomed the holiday season in true Sugar Land way! Members of AYLUS Fort Bend branch volunteered at the multi-day events […]
Category: Fort Bend, TX Branch Posts
Fort Bend TX Branch: Fundraising Run for Grant-A-Starr Foundation
The 10th Annual Grant-A-Starr Foundation Family 5K &1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is back again with amazing teen board and volunteers to raise money for pediatric diagnostic testing and celebrate the life of Grant Starr. AYLUS Fort Bend Branch gathered members and competed in the run to show the support. We are very proud to be part of the activity to contribute […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Veteran’s Day Volunteering
In celebration of Veteran’s Day, Fort Bend Branch salutes heroes by helping with the ceremony in the city. We came to Memorial Park for our volunteer effort. Sugar Land Memorial Park was dedicated in 2007 in honor of veterans from Sugar Land and Fort Bend County, Texas. The entry to the park includes a ring of […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at Houston Food Bank
Your time is a gift to hungry kids, seniors and others who may not have enough to eat. Volunteers produce the equivalent of a meal a minute while helping the Houston Food Bank sort, process and pack food. AYLUS Fort Bend Branch planned this event to help make a difference. We registered for both afternoon and […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at district Spirit Day
Community spirit is the sense of identity shared by us. We manifest spirit in the exhibition of signature colors in dress and decoration. For this year’s Spirit Day, we are having an animal theme. Members of Fort Bend Branch dedicated their effort for the logistics behind the scene, in coordination with other community service groups.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot tutoring continues
New VEX Robotics competition season is upon us again. The team members today had brainstorm meeting to craft an action plan. The team structure remains the same, with Eric Wu being the Captain, the members include Kevin Jin, Jason Wu, and Andrew Hsiung. As always, this meeting continues our traditional of free tutoring for novices. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at Independence Day Celebration
When it comes to summer in our community, 4th of July is absolutely one of the season’s biggest highlights. Yes, our most popular and well attended event each year takes place on July 4th. The members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch contribute their volunteering effort as usual. Adults and children participate by marching through the community. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Coaching young kids for swimming at community pool
Summer vacation is upon us. Before some of us head for various summer camps, we worked with the community pool management and offer free coaching for young kids. We not only teach the basics of a sport, but also coach kids in important values like teamwork, sportsmanship, hardwork, and having fun! This volunteer work was […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Help at Memorial Day Ceremony
The City of Sugar Land honors the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their selfless service by hosting its 10th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony. This year’s commemorative ceremony once again included tributes from members of the community and words of remembrance from our local veterans. Members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch saluted […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Cleaning up environment at Whole Food
Today in cooperation with Whole Food at Sugar Land, members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch participated in volunteering activity mainly for environment clean-up such as garbage removal etc. The weather wasn’t very inviting, but we managed to compete the mission in the muddy field. The work lasted from 8:00AM to 3:00PM, approximately an 6 hours […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Participating State Championship Competition
AYLUS team participated 2018 VEX Robotics State Championship Competition. All members joined the effort for the whole day. Although this time we didn’t make it to the top, I did tried our best to unlock our potentials.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Re-design MathCircleOnline front page
With the MathCircleOnline web site recovered from malware attack, Eric Wu made further web site clean-up and re-designed the front page for better user experiences.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Tutoring robot building continues in the new year
The year of 2018 is upon us. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. Our robot building and free tutoring activity continues with the commitment as strong as any other year. Today AYLUS Robot team had a full-day session with members building the robot for upcoming competition. As always, we also […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Construct temporary MathCircleOnline site
Due to malware attacks, MathCircleOnline and other AYLUS-affiliated web sites were out of service. Eric Wu constructed a replacement web site for MathCircleOnline while the recovery work was on the way. This ensures our math video service to continue to serve volunteers. The workload was considerable. It took about two days to make the replacement web […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot building and free tutoring resumes
Hurricane Harvey hit houston area with heavy punches. Despite the devastating tragedies, Texasans stand strong and resilent. With the chaotic situations slowly and surely diminished, our robot building and free tutoring activity comes back in track as well. Today we had a full-day session with AYLUS Robot team members building the robot for upcoming competition. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at July 4th Celebration, Party, Bike Parade, and Fireworks!
241 years ago, our Founders lit the flame of freedom. Today we celebrate & thank those who preserve that freedom. Every year, the residents at our community host a grand celebration event. Tricking out a bike with flag-inspired frills is a long-standing Fourth of July tradition. Follow this parade, and gear up to cruise with […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Prototype has been made for this year’s robot events
We made good shows in the last VEX Robot event cycle. We decided to act early for the next round. The team representing AYLUS should remain the same which consists of mainly Fort Bend TX Branch members including Gan Liu, Eric Wu, Kevin Jin and Jason Wu. Led by Gan, members have worked actively during […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at 6th Annual “Chic Children For A Cause”
The 6th Annual “Chic Children For A Cause” Children’s Fashion Show is here! This fun-filled event also included an art contest in which young aspiring artists from local schools and organizations submitted their works of art. The winning piece of art was used for all promotions and marketing for next year’s fashion show. After the ending of […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Runs for Grant-A-Starr Again
In the summer of 2005 soon after completing the first grade, Grant Starr, an otherwise extremely healthy and energetic seven-year old, contracted a seemingly common viral infection. After several days and multiple visits to his pediatrician, Grant’s symptoms progressed to the point that he suffered seizures and was admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: How to use iMovie
Videos are often the best way to showcase memorable moments. Using software to create videos, however, requires skills. Andrew Hsiung, a member of AYLUS Fort Bend TX branch, steps up to offer helps. He spent hours and hours of time and made a tutorial video on how to use iMovie to create videos in Mac […]