Status: ALUMNI
On June 12th, 2022, three students in Santa Clara County, CA founded the one hundred ninth (109th) branch of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States (AYLUS): Santa Clara County, CA
Founders:
Congratulations to (from left) Chloe Lou, Ryan Rulkens, and Aline Phan of the Santa Clara County Branch! Great job!
Description of the Santa Clara County Branch
The global pandemic hit us hard. As teenagers, we watched the world we knew collapse around us: people went into lock-down; racism raged on; hatred plagued the world—as teenagers, we were scared. Although we now step out of lock-down and return to “normality,” nothing quite feels like the same anymore. There is an uneasy frenzy still floating aimlessly in the air. In starting this new branch, we hope to help bring back our sense of community and to help the people around us step back into a better world. To achieve this, we plan to create a branch that centralizes on rebuilding our community; we hope to create care packages for senior homes; to clean up the environment through picking up trash and more; to start various types of drives (food, book, clothing, etc.); and more. We want to welcome our community back, to help the people around us bounce back from the pandemic. With small steps, we can slowly make changes—changes to rebuild our community.
Interested in Joining Our Branch?
- To become a member in our branch, please complete this form. We will return to you as soon as possible (max. 2-3 business days).
- After receiving your form, we will email you the Volunteer Liability Release Form. Please fill out this form and send it back to us.
- From then on, you’ll be a member of the Santa Clara County Branch! For different events, you will be receiving emails. We look forward to working with you!
Branch Leadership
Position | Name | |
President | Chloe Lou | chloerrrs@gmail.com |
Vice President | Ryan Rulkens | ryanrulkens@gmail.com |
Secretary | Aline Phan | aline.phan@gmail.com |
Treasurer | Aidan Zhang | aidanzhangdk@gmail.com |
Adviser | Vernon Lou | klou28@gmail.com |
Branch Members
Position | Name | |
Member | Jonathan Yu | jonathandyyu@gmail.com |
Member | Jules Banucci | julesbanucci@icloud.com |
Member | Shuchi Dixit | shuchid06@gmail.com |
Member | Chloe Lim | chloelxlim@gmail.com |
Member | Sherry Liu | xiaoyueliu9523@gmail.com |
Member | Riya Khasnis | riya.khasnis@gmail.com |
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Activities
- Santa Clara County Branch Trash-Picking Event at Cataldi Park (June 26, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Volunteers at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley at Mt. Olive Ministries (July 6, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Draws Cards for the Elderly with Love for Our Elders Organization (July 14, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Volunteers at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley at Mt. Olive Ministries (July 20, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Works to Gain more Members around the Community (July 26, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Volunteers at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley at Mt. Olive Ministries (August 03, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Volunteers at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley at Mt. Olive Ministries (September 21, 2022)
- Santa Clara County Branch Hosts a Local Holiday Food Drive at San Jose (December 3, 2022-December 11, 2022)