On 5/27/2024, Aylus Great Neck participated in the Great Neck Memorial Day Parade to continue to participate in our community and increase our visibility among the people of Great Neck.
We met at the intersection between Hillpark Ave and Middle Neck Road at around 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM. The ground was wet when we met, but luckily the rain had stopped before we met and marched in the parade. The weather was perfect to honor those who served in the military.
Around 9:45 AM, behind the Girl Scouts, our 45 members and some parents started our march as the last party of a section of the parade. Fanxi Xia, Ruiqi Liu and Serena Chen marched at the front of our volunteers, holding up the banner of our organization. Our other 42 members walked with them. We were all waring the same red AYLUS T shirt, showing our youthful spirit, waving flags to the onlookers at the sides of the road. The onlookers were overwhelmed by our enthusiasm and excitement. They clapped and cheered furiously to thank us and recognize us for the amazing work that we had done. They were quite lively and supportive of our work!
We arrived in the park next to Great Neck House at around 10:45 AM and then participated in the Memorial Day ceremony to honor those who served in the military and giving accolades to their honor and valor as fighters in the military. The ceremony ended at around 12:00 PM.
By participating in one of the community’s traditions– Great Neck Memorial Day Parade, we recognize and respect the sacrifice that these military people had made to protect us. We also presented our organization our spirit to the public. Hopefully, more and more people in the town will know about our organization and volunteer as well in community activities!
Reported by Ruiqi Liu
Participate Members:
3 hours :Eden x Chen， Finley x Chen， Runtian Chen， Serena Chen， melody fan， Qifeng Han， Qishen Han， Junbo Hu， Xuanyao Jiang， Alex Jie， Vincent Jie， Raymond Li， William Li， Xingzhi Li， Chen Liang， Jing Liang， Felicia Liu， Ruiqi Liu， Yuya Liu， Peishan Luo， Kevin Li ， Andrew Qian， Siwen wang， Siyue wang， Yiru Wang， Bob Xia， Francie Xia， Zoe Xia， Melody Xiao， Yaer xing， Xingru Yang， Xingxuan Yang， Carrie Zhang， Jason Zhang， Max Zhang， Tiffany Zhang, Jinghan Wu, Jingrui Wu, Catherine Tao
2 hours:He Ni(Steven), Charles Qian, Isabella Qian, Catherine Wang, Maggie Xiao
6 hours:Evan Wei