On Sept 24 2016, Silicon Valley Branch members held a charity performance at Sunny View Retirement Community. The team members performed modern dance, Chinese folk dance, children’s dance, piano, violin, and kung fu, for the senior residents at the center. The seniors said the performance was wonderful and hope for us to come back often. […]
Month: September 2016
AYLUS Pearland Branch Fundraising
Hosted by: Jerry Gu, Kevin Chen, Donna Liu Written by: Jerry Gu On September 3rd, 2016, the AYLUS Pearland branch hosted a fundraising event (garage sale) for the GT Academy at the Pearland Junior High West. Over the course of 5 weeks, volunteers worked hard to collect, categorize, and mark the prices of hundreds […]
South Boston Branch hosts Art Auction at Billerica Garden Trade
On September 24, South Boston Branch members Christie Yu, Melinda Yu, Eric Zhou, Daniel Zhou, and Albert Wu hosted a calligraphy sale at the Vietnam Veterans Park in Billerica. All proceeds were donated to burn patients, as an event part of the ongoing South Boston child burn victims project. Thank you to the people of Billerica […]
North Shore branch volunteers at town Midautumn Festival
On Saturday, September 17, three members of the AYLUS North Shore branch participated in the annual LICAA (Long Island Chinese American Association) Midautumn Festival, held at the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park of Oyster Bay. The event lasted from 11 AM to 5 PM, providing fun for families and at the same time a […]
San Diego Branch Cleaned up the Torrey Pines State Beach on September 13, 2015
On September 13, 2015, to participate in “Clean Up the World”, the San Diego Branch of AYLFUS picked up trash at the beautiful Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego, CA. The event was a big success, with 10 volunteers! The volunteers diligently worked before sunset throughout the park for two hours. Their reward is […]
San Diego Branch and San Marcos Branch Cleaned up the Torrey Pines State Beach Together on September 17, 2016
On September 17, a beautiful day in San Diego, 34 volunteers from the San Diego Branch and the San Marcos Branch of AYLUS worked together and collected bottles, cans, left over bananas, a knife, and plastics of all kinds that litter the Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego, California. This was the first time the […]
Pearland Branch’s 2016 Summer Swim Lessons’ Video
Hosted by: Tony Liu and Kevin Chen Written by: Jason Jiang Video by: Grace Liu With the beginning of a new school year, comes the end of a marvelous summer. Throughout this summer, our high school volunteers have been volunteering weekly to teach children in our community how to swim. Our volunteers […]
South Boston Branch hosts booth at Asian American Day
On September 10, 2016, South Boston Branch members Christie Yu, Melinda Yu, Eric Zhou, Daniel Zhou, Selina Lin, Ryan Lin, Cory Zhou, Jie Xu, Julia Tang, Brendan Xu, Emma Su, Jia Yan, Sophia Yang, Joy, Yu Wan, Jack Tang, and Runqi Dong hosted a booth at Asian American Day on Boston Common. To celebrate the Asian […]
Columbus Branch held concert at Senior Star Retirement Village
We are Music For You, the Columbus branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders. As of today we are comprised of eight kids who are in 8th and 9th grades. The members of this group are Alice Nie, Michelle Zong, Amy Xuan, Eileen Liang, Michelle Lin, Jason Guo, Aidan Li, and Tian (Mark) Wang. This group […]
The AYLUS Columbus Branch performed at Dublin Assisted Living & Memory on August 13th, 2016
On August 13th, 2016, Amy Xuan, Alice Nie, Mark Wang, Jason Guo, and Michelle Lin of the Columbus Branch performed at Dublin Assisted Living & Memory Support by Senior Star. The violinist, flautist, cellist, and two pianists performed an hour long segment, called Intergenerational Music. Each musician played two pieces with their respective instruments, offering a […]
San Diego Branch Installed Back to Back Bat Houses for the City of Santee on September 5, 2016
On Labor Day, September 5, 2016, the AYLUS San Diego Branch students drove all the way from the coast of the Pacific Ocean to the rustic Santee Walker Preserve Trail. They put up two canopies so they could work in the shade. Together they dig three deep holes at the rocky mountain side. They used […]
San Diego Branch Collected 781 Used Eye Glasses from Summer Vision Drive
The San Diego Branch collected 781 used glasses from the summer vision drive. They worked with the community by knocking doors at the neighborhoods, put collection boxes at different places where people visit frequently. They will send the aforementioned 781 pairs of used glasses to Mexico on Saturday, September 17, 2016. They will continue to collect used […]
The AYLUS San Diego Branch Held Fifth Challenge Camp on September 3, 2016
The San Diego Branch of AYLUS held the fifth Challenge Camp on September 3, 2016. AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, the Quiz Bowl, and MathCounts, and ESL. 26 instructors and students attended the camp. The instructors are Stephen Yang, Christopher Yang, Alan Zhu, Raymond Li, Kevin Li, Leonard Fan, Jackson Shen, Brian Zhu, Eric […]
The Houston Branch Donates To The Louisiana Flood Victims!
Hosted by: Clio Sun and Jonathan Liu The Houston Branch, on Labor Day Weekend, collected various items such as clothing, hygiene, and home products for the Louisiana flood victims. In total, the Houston Branch was able to accumulate 10 boxes and multiple bags of goods to provide aid for the recovering people of the Louisiana […]
Silicon Valley Branch Hosts a Post-Summer Charity Music Concert at Cupertino Health & Wellness Center
On August 27 2016, Silicon Valley Branch members gathered after summer camps and volunteered at Cupertino Health and Wellness Center by organizing a charity concert. The team members performed piano, violin, kung fu, and choir for the senior residents at the center. The seniors enjoyed the performance very much and they shouted “Love You” throughout […]
Pearland Branch distributes backpacks and school supplies to Park Place Elementary School
Hosted by: Tony Liu On the 27th of August, 2016, the Pearland branch participated in the second day of supply distribution at Park Place Elementary School. Thirteen volunteers came out on the second day to finish off the two-day event. After kicking off the day with performances by CARE, FASCA, and the Shaolin temple, […]
AYLUS Pearland Participated School Supplies Care
Hosted by: Tony Liu On the 26th of August, 2016, the Pearland branch of AYLUS partnered with the We Care organization in order to package supplies for Park Place Elementary School. Eleven volunteers unpacked hundreds of boxes of the supplies, such as notebooks, pencils, markers, scissors, crayons, and other various school supplies. They filled up six tables […]
Syosset branches promotes AYLUS at school orientation
ON August 29, 2016, the AYLUS branches of Syosset High School participated in the school’s Freshmen orientation. The event was intended to introduce incoming 9th graders to the new environment of the high school. The AYLUS members took this as an opportunity to promote and recruit for their organization. AYLUS participants included Sujoy Haldar and […]