The Overseas Spoken English Tutoring project at the Raritan Valley Branch continued in November and December 2020. It felt like yesterday when the project was first started over the summer. Our volunteers have carried on from summer to winter, through Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day of 2021. Balancing school work and extracurriculars with the spoken English tutoring, they have shown the commitment to helping others. Their determination and dedication have kept the project going for over 6 months and will continue to drive the project forward. With countless hours and lessons under the belt, our volunteers have grown into seasoned tutors, which led to repeated renewals from continued students and addition of new students. Looking back to 2020, we are grateful for this rewarding experience and are proud to help from our home through the pandemic. Looking ahead to 2021, we are confident that we could contribute more to our community.
Volunteers: Benjamin Hong (11/6/20, 11/7/20, 11/13/20, 11/14/20, 11/27/20, 11/28/20, 12/5/20, 12/12/20, 12/18/20, 12/19/20, 12/26/20 – 45 mins each; 11/20/20, 1.5 hrs), Amy Xu (11/2/20, 11/6/20, 11/7/20, 11/9/20, 11/13/20, 11/14/20, 11/16/20, 11/20/20, 11/21/20, 11/23/20, 11/27/20, 11/28/20, 11/30/20, 12/7/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20, 12/19/20, 12/21/20, 12/26/20, 12/28/20 – 45 mins each; 12/4/20, 12/12/20, 12/14/20, 12/25/20 – 1.5 hrs each; 12/5/20, 2.25 hrs), Tarun Sivakumar (11/7/20, 11/20/20, 12/5/20, 12/12/20, 12/19/20 – 45mins each), Raymond Hu (11/7/20, 11/14/20, 11/21/20, 12/5/20, 12/12/20, 12/19/20 – 45 mins each), Xinning Lucy Liu (11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 11/27/20, 12/5/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20 – 45 mins each; 12/4/20, 1.5 hrs), Dalina C. (11/7/20, 11/14/20, 11/21/20, 11/28/20, 12/12/20 – 1 hr each; 12/5/20, 1.75 hrs), Albert He (11/1/20, 11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 11/27/20, 12/4/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20 – 45 mins each), Matthew Ding (11/1/20, 11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 11/27/20 – 45 mins each), Edwin Zheng (11/21/20, 12/5/20, 12/12/20, 12/19/20 – 45 mins each), Kevin Ho (11/5/20, 11/9/20, 11/12/20, 11/16/20, 11/19/20, 11/21/20, 11/23/20, 11/30/20, 12/3/20, 12/5/20, 12/7/20, 12/10/20, 12/17/20, 12/19/20, 12/21/20, 12/28/20 – 45 mins each; 12/12/20, 1.5 hrs), , Kevin Xu (11/5/20, 11/9/20, 11/12/20, 11/16/20, 11/19/20, 11/21/20, 11/23/20, 11/30/20, 12/3/20, 12/5/20, 12/7/20, 12/10/20, 12/17/20, 12/19/20, 12/21/20, 12/28/20 – 45 mins each; 12/12/20, 1.5 hrs), Jessica Hong (11/6/20, 11/7/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 11/21/20, 11/27/20, 11/28/20, 12/4/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20, 12/19/20 – 45 mins each, 12/5/20, 12/12/20 – 1.5 hrs each), Alvin Zhang (11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 12/18/20 – 45 mins each), Alicia Xu (9/5/20, 9/19/20, 10/3/20, 10/10/20, 10/17/20, 10/24/20, 10/31/20 – 45 mins each), Summer He (11/7/20, 11/14/20, 11/21/20, 11/28/20, 12/5/20, 12/12/20 – 45 mins each), Jason Liu (11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 11/27/20, 12/4/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20 – 45 mins each), Chloe Zhou (11/6/20, 11/13/20, 11/20/20, 12/4/20, 12/11/20, 12/18/20 – 45 mins each), Chloe Zeng (12/18/20, 45 mins), Carrie Xu (12/25/20, 45 mins), Kaelyn Ho (12/4/20, 12/11/20 – 45 mins each)
