Coordinator: Kevin Chen
Written by: Kevin Chen
January 28th, 2017 marked the first ever AYLUS participation in Pearland’s annual Winterfest Event. This event is Pearland’s winter festival, and is one of the biggest celebrations routinely hosted by Pearland Parks and Recreation. Led by Ms. Patricia Wiley, AYLUS members joined 180 other volunteers in providing volunteer service to over 10,000 participants.
The Winterfest carnival lasted from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. During these 7 hours, Pearland provided its citizens with unlimited food, attractions, and fun. Pearland Parks and Recreation took full advantage of the Pearland Natatorium and Rec Center space and managed to run the entire operation with little to no flaws. Thanks to the help of the food trucks, carnival rides, animal attractions, snow zone and more, we were able to make this year’s Winterfest one of the best yet.
Our first shift of AYLUS volunteers arrived at the check-in table at 8:15am and helped in a myriad of ways. From taking charge of various booths to running errands and cleaning up, our participation in this event was vital to its success. We thank Ms. Wiley for allowing us to share in the happiness of Pearland’s annual Winterfest.
The volunteers were: Evelyn Cai, Janie Chen, Kevin Chen, Nicholas Doan, Jerry Gu, Mei Huang, Allen Jiang, Jason Jiang, Richard Kuzmenko, Sasha Kuzmenko, Cindy Li, Huizhe Li, William Li, Kathy Liang, Brain Liu, Tony Liu, Han Lu, Alexander Miao, Steve Miao, Luxin Peng, Yong Peng, Edward Qi, Eric Qi, Lanfang Qin, Kevin Tong, Qiang Tong, Li-e Wang, Yingxin Wei, Xiaoxia Wen, Vincent Yang, Jennifer Yu, Zhiyin Yu, Di Zhang, Qian Zhang, Rui Zhang, Katherine Zhong, Yuanman Zhong, Sophie Zhou, Hanxi Zhu, Jennifer Zhu, Linjie Zhu and Xinyi Zhu
