On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, AYLUS Oakland Gardens held its 255th event at P.S 203. This event was from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. Members of AYLUS Oakland Gardens helped the Parent-Teacher Association at P.S 203 organize school supplies and helped organize a welcome event for the new families coming to P.S 203 this coming school year.
At the start of the event, members of AYLUS Oakland Gardens helped set up two tables and some chairs at a nearby park close to P.S. 203. At the tables and chairs open spots for face painting and balloon animals. While that was getting set up at the park, some members also helped the PTA organize school supplies and deliver them to the right classrooms. On this day, many parents came to the school to drop off their school supplies for this upcoming school year. So it was a great time for new families coming to the school to get to know each other and get more familiar with the school.
At the park, the new students would get a chance to bond with other kids and get to know one another. The face painting and balloon animals give the kids the opportunity to share their interests and learn about what they have in common with each other. This way, when the new school year starts, the kids won’t feel lonely or unfamiliar with the other students. Due to the events at the park, parents had a reason to stay and talk with others. It was also a great way for the parents to get to know each other. It was great watching the kids and parents talking to each other.
After the events at the park were over, all of the members went to help the PTA deliver school supplies to the classroom that had not been dropped off yet. This way, the PTA would have an easier workload and wouldn’t need to stay at the school for very long. Members had to work together and help each other deliver the school supplies to different classrooms. This required communication about which classroom needed the supplies and what floor the classroom was on. They also had to help each other because sometimes the box of school supplies would be too heavy for one person to carry. Due to the teamwork, members were able to deliver the supplies efficiently.
Lastly, we want to thank all the members who came out this Wednesday to the school and set up the events at the park. We also want to thank all the Parent-Teacher Association members that was the school organizing the school supplies.
Our Volunteers:
1. Zhiheng Zhou :4.5 hours
2. Haoze Gao :4.5 hours
3. Ricky Song :4.5 hours
4. Brandon Lin :4.5 hours
5. Ruolin Gao :4.5 hours
6.TSZ HO FENG :4.5 hours
7. Ioknor Lin :4.5 hours
8. Vicki Lin :4.5 hours
9.lokseng Lin :4.5 hours
Parent Adviser Team:
Fannie Li: 6 hours
Karen Liao: 6 hours
Faye Liu: 6 hours
