On August 4, 2023, AYLUS volunteers actively engaged in the SMILE program, extending their helping hands to support individuals with special needs. The day was filled with meaningful activities that aimed to nurture creativity, foster connections, and bring joy to all participants. One of the heartwarming activities involved drumming, as the volunteers and participants came […]

On July 28th, members of the Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program held by the Light and Salt Association. In the first class, August led a warm-up routine performed by monks that helped the students calm themselves and prepare for the day. He then lead the students in the Micheal Jackson line dance. Since […]

On Friday, July 28th, AYLUS volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. To start the lesson, the students were guided through a quick warmup before dividing into beginner and intermediate groups. Alex, Dayou, and Noah led beginners while William and Caroline coached intermediates. Overall, the students practiced basic groundstroke […]

On August 2, 2023, AYLUS volunteers joined forces with the Light and Salt Association to support their inspiring SMILE program, designed to empower special needs students through skill development. Throughout the day, the volunteers engaged the students in a range of activities aimed at fostering creativity and honing essential skills. During the morning session, the […]

On August 1, 2023, AYLUS volunteers participated in the Light and Salt Association’s SMILE program, a heartwarming initiative dedicated to assisting students with special needs. The volunteers dedicated their time and efforts to create a memorable and fulfilling day for the students. In the morning session, the students engaged in reading exercises where they practiced […]

On Sunday, July 23, 2023, AYLUS Pearland continued its highly engaging and educational chess classes, tailored to enhance the players’ chess skills. This session was made even more exciting with the addition of two new teachers, Kevin and Shaotan, to the talented teaching team. The class kicked off with an insightful lecture, focusing on the […]

On Sunday, July 30th, AYLUS volunteers led another K-pop class at Athena Dance Academy. Beginning the class with a warm-up session, students stretched and did jumping jacks. Last class the students started formations and learned the intro to the song Likey by Twice. Today Abigail taught the majority of the class while other volunteers helped […]

On Sunday July 30, 2023, AYLUS Pearland continued their chess classes designed to improve the players’ skill of chess. The lessons also included new teachers Kevin and Katherine. The students started the class with a lecture about the development of pieces and how to gain an early lead with pieces. The students were also introduced […]

On July 26, 2023, AYLUS Pearland members continued this project as volunteers at the special needs care center (LSA). At the beginning, Zide explained to require some touching up, mixing paint to color match and the details to focus on particularly to paint. Iris Yang and Emma Lu were working on all the big picture, […]

On July 25, 2023, AYLUS Pearland members continued this project as volunteers at the special needs care center (LSA). At the beginning, Zide explained the project picture for new volunteers, how to use materials and tools, and explained the details to focus on particularly to paint. They then divided volunteers to work on different sections […]

On July 23, 2023, AYLUS Pearland members joined this project as volunteers at the special needs care center (LSA), volunteers eager to make a difference for the special needs kids, the mural became a source of inspiration and happiness. It created an engaging environment that sparked conversations, promoted creativity, and encouraged social interaction among them. […]

On Tuesday, July 25th, AYLUS volunteers taught a 90-minute-long K-pop dance class at Athena Dance Academy, in preparation to perform at the 2024 Lunar New Year Gala. The volunteers started the class with a ten-minute warm-up and stretch, as usual. Afterwards, the students continued learning more choreography from Likey by TWICE. In addition, the instructors […]

On July 23, AYLUS volunteers helped continue the dance, LIKEY, from a few days before. Throughout the class the kids learned a new section of the dance and also practiced and refreshed some of the moves from other sections learned before. With the class coming the a end, the kids were split up into groups […]

During the month of July, Junior members of Pearland AYLUS volunteered to continue tutoring kids from around the greater Houston area. Tutors Clara Liu, Wyatt Yin, Gregory Song, and Christy Zheng taught engaging and fun classes that elevated students English. Lessons during July highlighted reading and vocabulary. Teachers used resources such as RazKids, and Brainpop […]

AYLUS Pearland Branch partnered with the Licheng Chinese Association to host a college forum for the Pearland community. Alexander Sun and William Sun invited several speakers from prestigious schools to help the community craft excelling college applications and give tips on how and when to prepare these ideas. The forum started with general questions prepared […]

On July 23rd, 2023, the Pearland Branch of AYLUS hosted an enriching and insightful online experience sharing session, bringing together approximately 30 other AYLUS branches. To ensure seamless communication and participation, the session was conducted bilingually in both English and Chinese. The main focus of the session was to share the Pearland Branch’s innovative fundraising […]

On Friday, July 21st, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the SMILE Program, a special needs care center. During the first half of the day, the volunteers assisted in teaching drum lessons. Students were given buckets and drumsticks to produce music and prepare for their upcoming performance.  Later in the afternoon, volunteers helped in helping the students […]

AYLUS Pearland branch participated in a youth advocacy program to promote “All of Us,” NIH research funded by Congress. Two volunteers received training (no service hour) from LSA and then conducted online session to educate AYLUS volunteers on precision medicine research’s importance and Asian American participation. 14 Pearland youth participated, educating 105 adult Asian Americans […]

On July 25, the dedicated members of Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program organized by the Light and Salt Association. The event began with Zide Liu teaching students how to make origami frogs, with volunteers providing guidance as needed, followed by creative drawing on the finished pieces. Next, William Sun conducted a valuable finance […]

On July 26th, members of the Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program held by the Light and Salt Association. In the first class, the art teacher led the students in painting a sunset with a tree on the side. The students were required to mix colors together and use a clothing pin with a […]

As a long-time partner of AYLUS Pearland, light and salt association (LSA) stated their need for a data tracking system in order to better track their volunteer events and classes progress. One of AYLUS Pearland alumni, Aaron Wu, led this project with the internship from LSA. AYLUS members Jonathan Niu, Matthew Niu, Aiden Li, and […]

On July 15, 2023, AYLUS members were invited to attend an online seminar and complete a survey on behalf of Derek Zhu’s community outreach project for the Light and Salt Association Youth Program. The seminar presented two licensed counselors, Mrs. Grace Shay and Ms. Lynn Tan, while the survey contained information pertaining the seminar’s topic, […]

     On July 19th, members of the Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program held by the Light and Salt Association. In the first half of the morning, Taylor Chan taught the students crafts. Although it was challenging for the students to fully crease the paper and perform all steps, the students worked diligently […]

     On July 18th, members of the Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program held by the Light and Salt Association. In the first half of the morning, Taylor Chan lead the students to play yard games to work on their coordination and teamwork skills. The students worked together to overcome physical challenges and […]

On Friday, July 21st, AYLUS volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. The students were split between beginner and intermediate players with Alexander and Yifan teaching the beginners, and William and Caroline teaching the intermediate players. The coaches first led a warmup for all the students and then moved […]

On July 24, 2023, AYLUS Pearland volunteers joined forces with founders of Tealine Co., which was recently acquired by AYLUS Pearland,  to host a delightful Boba Tea event for the local community. The aim was to promote the AYLUS Tealine brand and foster community togetherness. With an assortment of supplies like pots, kettles, teas, sugar, […]

On Tuesday, July 18th, AYLUS volunteers led the second kpop class at Athena Dance Academy. Starting off with a warmup, the students were led through a quick stretching session. Continuing from the previous class, the students learned another part of the song “Likey.” Students learned the dance break portion of the song. The ten students […]

On Sunday, July 16th, AYLUS volunteers began teaching the first 90-minute-long K-pop dance class at Athena Dance Academy, in preparation to perform at the 2024 Lunar New Year Gala. The volunteers started the class with a short icebreaker and a ten-minute warm-up and stretch. After, the 10 students, aged 6-12 years old, were taught the […]

On Wednesday, July 19, AYLUS volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. After a brief warmup, the students were divided into beginner and intermediate groups. Gavin, Derek, and Zide taught beginners while William and Caroline led intermediates. Most of the lesson was strengthening forehand and backhand technique, yet students […]

On Monday, July 17th, AYLUS volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. The students were split between beginner and intermediate players with Gavin and Derek teaching the beginners, and William and Caroline teaching the intermediate players. The coaches first led a warmup for all the students and then moved […]

On July 15, 2023, AYLUS Pearland proudly partnered with City of Pearland, Light and Salt Association, T21 Family Outreach, and Homewatch Care Givers to host a momentous occasion – the very first inclusive play date at the Ed Thompson Inclusive Playground. This event was a true celebration of community collaboration and a step forward in […]

AYLUS Pearland was delighted to receive an invitation from our esteemed community partner, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, to participate in the Summer Bash event. We set up an engaging and colorful booth, complete with a table and canopy, offering an array of delightful activities to the attendees, including face painting, tattoos, and balloon twisting. Despite the […]

On July 15, 2023, Aylus Pearland held an open house showcase for the launching of Aylus Summer K-Pop Dance lessons hosted by Athena Dance Academy and promotion of AYLUS. Held at the Westside Library, the objective of the Open house was to welcome the new students into the world of dance and to showcase the […]

On Sunday July 16, 2023, Aylus Pearland decided to resume the previously retired chess classes and brought new teachers to help teach new students. The New teachers Jordan Zheng and Marc Lu are both avid chess enthusiasts and were both excited to teach this new set of lessons. The students were split into two groups […]

     On July 14, members of the Pearland AYLUS volunteered at the SMILE program held by the Light and Salt Association. In the first half of the morning, William Sun taught the students how to make an origami lotus. He also decided to implement a new idea in which he paired students up with […]

On Saturday, July 15th, AYLUS Pearland volunteers took part in Old Pearland’s Farmers Market. The 8 volunteers were divided evenly into 2 shifts. The first shift was responsible for helping set up fans, picnic tables, and booth tables. The second shift took down the tables assisted the vendors and helped with clean up. Both groups […]

On Wednesday, July 12th, AYLUS volunteers coached tennis as part of their continued summer tennis lessons for fundraising. The students were split between beginner and intermediate players with Wyatt and Caroline teaching the beginners, and William and Daniel teaching the intermediate players. The coaches first led a warmup for all the students and then moved […]

On Friday, July 14, 2023, 3 AYLUS volunteers taught and improved kids on swimming. This lesson is the last lesson of the session. In the group, Erick Gao taught Alden to flip turn, Edwin Gao taught Audrey to do long endurance kicks, and Eddie Fu taught Felicia how to do freestyle. In the last 15 […]

On May-July ,2023, Zide Liu and four volunteers from the AYLUS Pearland branch, engaged in a creative initiative to support the Light and Salt Association. The team focused on mural hand painting and Decoration projects, aiming to promote the concept of a healthy life and living. Activities: Under the leadership of Zide Liu, the AYLUS […]

On Wednesday July 12th, members of the AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt association. During the morning, all volunteers helped students paint a jungle scene with acrylic paint. In the afternnon,Abigail Zheng and Alvin Zheng taught students how to cut out pumpkins and write their names using bubble letters. […]