Sugar Land Town Square became a winter wonderland as thousands gathered for one of Sugar Land’s finest traditions. With activities for all ages, themed performances, food, and a special appearance by Santa Claus, the event welcomed the holiday season in true Sugar Land way! Members of AYLUS Fort Bend branch volunteered at the multi-day events […]
Category: Fort Bend, TX Branch Posts
Fort Bend TX Branch: Fundraising Run for Grant-A-Starr Foundation
The 10th Annual Grant-A-Starr Foundation Family 5K &1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is back again with amazing teen board and volunteers to raise money for pediatric diagnostic testing and celebrate the life of Grant Starr. AYLUS Fort Bend Branch gathered members and competed in the run to show the support. We are very proud to be part of the activity to contribute […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Veteran’s Day Volunteering
In celebration of Veteran’s Day, Fort Bend Branch salutes heroes by helping with the ceremony in the city. We came to Memorial Park for our volunteer effort. Sugar Land Memorial Park was dedicated in 2007 in honor of veterans from Sugar Land and Fort Bend County, Texas. The entry to the park includes a ring of […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at Houston Food Bank
Your time is a gift to hungry kids, seniors and others who may not have enough to eat. Volunteers produce the equivalent of a meal a minute while helping the Houston Food Bank sort, process and pack food. AYLUS Fort Bend Branch planned this event to help make a difference. We registered for both afternoon and […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at district Spirit Day
Community spirit is the sense of identity shared by us. We manifest spirit in the exhibition of signature colors in dress and decoration. For this year’s Spirit Day, we are having an animal theme. Members of Fort Bend Branch dedicated their effort for the logistics behind the scene, in coordination with other community service groups.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot tutoring continues
New VEX Robotics competition season is upon us again. The team members today had brainstorm meeting to craft an action plan. The team structure remains the same, with Eric Wu being the Captain, the members include Kevin Jin, Jason Wu, and Andrew Hsiung. As always, this meeting continues our traditional of free tutoring for novices. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at Independence Day Celebration
When it comes to summer in our community, 4th of July is absolutely one of the season’s biggest highlights. Yes, our most popular and well attended event each year takes place on July 4th. The members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch contribute their volunteering effort as usual. Adults and children participate by marching through the community. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Coaching young kids for swimming at community pool
Summer vacation is upon us. Before some of us head for various summer camps, we worked with the community pool management and offer free coaching for young kids. We not only teach the basics of a sport, but also coach kids in important values like teamwork, sportsmanship, hardwork, and having fun! This volunteer work was […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Help at Memorial Day Ceremony
The City of Sugar Land honors the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for their selfless service by hosting its 10th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony. This year’s commemorative ceremony once again included tributes from members of the community and words of remembrance from our local veterans. Members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch saluted […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Cleaning up environment at Whole Food
Today in cooperation with Whole Food at Sugar Land, members of AYLUS Fort Bend Branch participated in volunteering activity mainly for environment clean-up such as garbage removal etc. The weather wasn’t very inviting, but we managed to compete the mission in the muddy field. The work lasted from 8:00AM to 3:00PM, approximately an 6 hours […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Participating State Championship Competition
AYLUS team participated 2018 VEX Robotics State Championship Competition. All members joined the effort for the whole day. Although this time we didn’t make it to the top, I did tried our best to unlock our potentials.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Re-design MathCircleOnline front page
With the MathCircleOnline web site recovered from malware attack, Eric Wu made further web site clean-up and re-designed the front page for better user experiences.
Fort Bend TX Branch: Tutoring robot building continues in the new year
The year of 2018 is upon us. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. Our robot building and free tutoring activity continues with the commitment as strong as any other year. Today AYLUS Robot team had a full-day session with members building the robot for upcoming competition. As always, we also […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Construct temporary MathCircleOnline site
Due to malware attacks, MathCircleOnline and other AYLUS-affiliated web sites were out of service. Eric Wu constructed a replacement web site for MathCircleOnline while the recovery work was on the way. This ensures our math video service to continue to serve volunteers. The workload was considerable. It took about two days to make the replacement web […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot building and free tutoring resumes
Hurricane Harvey hit houston area with heavy punches. Despite the devastating tragedies, Texasans stand strong and resilent. With the chaotic situations slowly and surely diminished, our robot building and free tutoring activity comes back in track as well. Today we had a full-day session with AYLUS Robot team members building the robot for upcoming competition. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at July 4th Celebration, Party, Bike Parade, and Fireworks!
241 years ago, our Founders lit the flame of freedom. Today we celebrate & thank those who preserve that freedom. Every year, the residents at our community host a grand celebration event. Tricking out a bike with flag-inspired frills is a long-standing Fourth of July tradition. Follow this parade, and gear up to cruise with […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Prototype has been made for this year’s robot events
We made good shows in the last VEX Robot event cycle. We decided to act early for the next round. The team representing AYLUS should remain the same which consists of mainly Fort Bend TX Branch members including Gan Liu, Eric Wu, Kevin Jin and Jason Wu. Led by Gan, members have worked actively during […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering at 6th Annual “Chic Children For A Cause”
The 6th Annual “Chic Children For A Cause” Children’s Fashion Show is here! This fun-filled event also included an art contest in which young aspiring artists from local schools and organizations submitted their works of art. The winning piece of art was used for all promotions and marketing for next year’s fashion show. After the ending of […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Runs for Grant-A-Starr Again
In the summer of 2005 soon after completing the first grade, Grant Starr, an otherwise extremely healthy and energetic seven-year old, contracted a seemingly common viral infection. After several days and multiple visits to his pediatrician, Grant’s symptoms progressed to the point that he suffered seizures and was admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: How to use iMovie
Videos are often the best way to showcase memorable moments. Using software to create videos, however, requires skills. Andrew Hsiung, a member of AYLUS Fort Bend TX branch, steps up to offer helps. He spent hours and hours of time and made a tutorial video on how to use iMovie to create videos in Mac […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Lunches of Love
Lunches of Love (LoL) began as a ministry of First United Methodist Church Rosenberg, TX during Christmas break 2009 and fed approximately 150 children. In 2012, LoL became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is now feeding 4,000+ children and expanded our program to include 15 LCISD schools, 2 FBISD schools and a second host […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot team wins district competition championship
The robot team went to Robert R. Shaw Center at Katy, TX for a round of VEX robot competition aiming for qualification of state competition. The competition lasted for a whole day on Dec. 17th, 2016. Gan Liu, Eric Wu and other members took a great effort to build the robot and perform to the […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Houston Turkey Trot, A Movement to Build Better Lives
A turkey trot is a footrace that is held on or around Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The city of Houston holds the turkey trots in order to benefit local charities. The Houston Turkey Trot is the second largest foot race in Houston and has been a family tradition for nearly 25 years. The event […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot team wins skills challenge No.1
The robot team that representing AYLUS went to the Houston Mini Maker Fair for a round of VEX robot competition focusing on robot build/drive skills challenge. The competition lasted for two whole days (on Nov. 12-13, 2016). Gan Liu, Eric Wu and Kevin Jin took a great effort to build the robot. We come from different […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
By Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF, you can be a superhero for millions of children in need this Halloween. These kids are just like you, except many of them live in countries where poverty or war or natural disaster make it difficult to get even the basics to survive. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began in 1950 as a […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot team sketches out competition plan
The robot team that representing AYLUS had the members come together to brainstorm about the upcoming competition events. Gan Liu, Eric Wu and Kevin Jin discussed design schema and competing strategies for hours. We are confident that we will have a great show in the upcoming competition in two weeks.
Fort Bend TX Branch: AYLUS Robot Elite Team Assembled
It’s the new robot competition season! The new robot team representing AYLUS is re-assembled. Now we have 4 elite members. We are on the way to reach the goal of qualifying for the ultimate annual international VEX robot contest. Today we spent more than 4 hours to ignite our journey by starting designing and assembling […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering as Swim Coach
AYLUS Fort Bend TX Branch member, Jason, has accomplished a commitment to volunteer as a junior swim coach at the local Commonwealth Piranhas Swim Team, a non-profit community-based organization with the mission to promote swimming as a lifelong activity to achieve personal best. During 05/31/2016 to 07/07/2016, he goes to the swim team and coaches […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Volunteering as Junior Swim Coach
AYLUS Fort Bend TX Branch president, Eric, has accomplished a commitment to volunteer as a junior swim coach at the local Commonwealth Piranhas Swim Team, a non-profit community-based organization with the mission to promote swimming as a lifelong activity to achieve personal best. During 05/31/2016 to 06/17/2016, he goes to the swim team every day […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Mentoring Mathlets at Middle School
AYLUS Fort Bend TX Branch president, Eric, has been on a mission to mentor mathlets for the math competitions at the middle school he used to attend. He goes to the middle school every Thursday since August 2015 to organize training sessions and mentor students for 3 to 4 hours each time. He enjoys the […]
Fort Bend TX Branch Runs for Grant-A-Starr
In the summer of 2005 soon after completing the first grade, Grant Starr, an otherwise extremely healthy and energetic seven-year old, contracted a seemingly common viral infection. After several days and multiple visits to his pediatrician, Grant’s symptoms progressed to the point that he suffered seizures and was admitted to Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive […]
Fort Bend Branch Welcomes Andrew Hsiung
Andrew is currently an 8th grader in Houston Texas area. He is very eager to be part of AYLUS so as to contribute his time and effort for the community. We warmly welcome Andrew to be an active member of our branch!
Fort Bend TX Branch: VEX South Texas Championship
The Fort Bend TX Branch members went to the VEX South Texas Championship Competition at League City, Texas on Feb. 26th, 2016. We had very high expectations but unfortunately the results weren’t as ideal as we would have hoped for. Insufficient preparation due to heavy school activities and duties took a toll from us. However, on the bright side, thanks to […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: getting ready for upcoming VEX competition
The Fort Bend TX Branch has held VEX robot event on Feb. 22nd, 2016. Members worked on the VEX Robot as usual. Our team has made impressive ranking in the series of competition events at the end of the last year. A new round of competition event is coming on the next Saturday (Feb. 27th). […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Activity Reboots
It’s a new year! The Fort Bend TX Branch’s robot team now reboots. After the holiday season, we now resumes our robot build events. Gan Liu and Eric Wu worked out the logistics and now we continue to conduct our activities in the same facility. Today’s meeting is the first time in the year of 2016.
Fort Bend Branch Participates Toy Drive for the Veterans’ Families
The holiday season is here again and we all look forward to spending time with our family and friends to laugh and play, and exchange gifts of joy with one another. It is also a time when we share our blessings with those less fortunate so they can also experience the joy of the holiday season. […]
Fort Bend TX Branch: Robot Team Global Ranking Shoots Up
On Dec. 12, 2015, Gan Liu and Robert Guan represented our robot team for a VEX Robotics competition in Jordan High School at Houston area. With hard work and superb skills, our team’s rankings in the world rose up significantly. As of now our team achieved a 16th in the Skill category in the world, and a 26th ranking in the […]
Fort Bend Branch Welcomes Kevin Jin
Kevin is a 9th grader at in the area of Houston, Texas. He has many hobbies which span from football and tennis to math and science. He started playing football, his favorite sport, over 3 years ago. He fell in love with the game’s pace and intensity and hasn’t stopped playing ever since. As […]
Fort Bend Branch Welcomes Robert Guan
Robert Guan is currently a junior in a high school in Houston, Texas. He is very passionate about helping the community. He is also an active member in our branch’s Robot team.
Fort Bend Branch Welcomes Nora Wang
Nora is 8-year old, a 2nd grader at The Woodlands, Texas. She likes to do volunteer work and serve the community. She is always ready to help others.