On Tuesday, June 21st , members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt Association. In the morning, Aila Jiang taught the students to paint flowerpots resembling the United States flag to honor Independence Day. The students had made beautiful creations […]

On November 5, 2022, Pearland AYLUS volunteers went to Ed White Elementary School to tutor kids. Each volunteer was paired up with one or two kids at individual cafeteria tables and tutored the kids with important math concepts like multiplication, division, etc. They practiced with worksheets and exercises. Reading passages were also tutored with educational […]

On Monday, October 31st, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the annual trick or treat trail hosted by Pearland Parks and Recreation. Volunteers arrived at Pearland independent park at 4:30 pm and helped guiding Trick or Treaters through inflatables and attractions, monitoring the safety of the participating kids, and setting up and tearing down the decorations. […]

On Saturday, October 29, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteers helped at the trick trunk event hosted by a local non-profit animal rescue organization, Pearland Canine Resource Center. Old Pearland Farmer’s Market invited AYLUS Pearland volunteers to help them to promote their upcoming holiday Farmers’ Market at the event. AYLUS volunteers first helped the organizer to create […]

2022 AYLUS Survey and National Essay Contest  From September 27th, 2022, to October 31st, 2022, AYLUS Pearland surveyed AYLUS members to gauge feedback and overall volunteering experience. Volunteers completed the survey honestly and wrote a short essay describing how volunteering has impacted their mental health. In addition, volunteers wrote essays about their volunteering experiences.   […]

On Sunday, October 30th, 2022, AYLUS Pearland joined Pearland Chinese Association volunteered at the Houston Half Marathon and 10k. The volunteers started setting up the table and got the water ready from 5:00am. The event started from 6:40am to 11:00am. The AYLUS volunteers cheered on the runners and provided water and Gatorade for those runners […]

On October 25th, AYLUS Pearland hosted a spirit night with the local restaurant, the Halal Guys. The restaurant would give back 15% of their earnings for customers who dine in or place phone order on that night and also mention AYLUS during order. A lot of family and friends participated in this event. To help […]

From September 26th to October 16th, 2022, AYLUS Pearland hosted a banner design contest among organizations. Each participant needed to submit two designs: one for a vertical rectangular banner and another for a product of the designer’s choice, such as a magnet, bookmark, sticker, etc. The banner was required to include the AYLUS Pearland name, AYLUS […]

On Sunday October 16th, 2022, AYLUS Headquarters hosted a new member orientation on Zoom. Cassie Wang first introduced AYLUS and its mission, vision, and objectives. Then, the host and co-host, Kevin Chen and Alan Huang, went over AYLUS’s history, how it came to be, the process that each branch takes to stay functioning, and what […]

On October 8th, leaders of AYLUS Pearland joined a youth leadership forum organized by the Light and Salt Association, continue to brainstorm potential future service projects with other youth leadership organizations in greater Houston area. They started with an icebreaker activity to brighten the mood and set a more relaxed environment. Then, they discussed possible […]

On October 15 2022, AYLUS volunteers went to Ed White Elementary School to tutor kids. The volunteers helped and tutored the kids with subjects like math and reading. The tutors taught important math concepts like rounding, multiplication, and other core skills. They also helped the kids with reading through guided passages and activities on vocabulary […]

On Monday, October 10 th , 2022, AYLUS volunteers host a team building and parents/teens bonding event at Tom Bass Regional Park. It was a beautiful day, with clear blue sky, gentle breeze, fresh air, and comfortable temperature. AYLUS officers, project leads, and volunteers arrived early at 9:00am to set up the pumpkin maze, tables, […]

On Saturday, October 1st, 2022, six AYLUS Pearland members volunteered for the Community Health Fair of the Light and Salt Association. During this 4.5-hour time period, participants helped not only with screenings for hepatitis C and B, but also making sure the community was well informed about risks, causes, and effects of HCV. Early in […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers continued the 2022-2023 school year tutoring session at Ed White Elementary School on October 1st, 2022, to teach students subjects including reading and math. Different volunteers worked on different activities like playing games involved with math or reading. Third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders were all taught by suitable volunteers. Some students […]

During September 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteers worked hard to sell items such as plants, socks, climbing backpack, homecoming mum, etc. for and AYLUS fundraiser. Some volunteers made videos and posters advertising the products while the other volunteers making mum and helped with the delivery. A total of 291 dollars was raised to help AYLUS fund […]

On September 23 rd from the donation of Pearland resident, Mrs. Nuo Yi, AYLUS Pearland was able to raise $137 to support student clubs/ sports teams at Dawson High School. Mrs. Yi donated 20 home grown winter melons that totaled about 250 pounds to AYLUS Pearland for this fundraising event. AYLUS posted the event online […]

More than a year ago, Hogg Foundation awarded LSA funding to develop a program to promote the bonding between parents and teen youth, and to improve the mental wellbeing in minority youth. After a year and half worth of preparation, LSA invited AYLUS Pearland along with other youth organizations to test their pilot program. On […]

AYLUS Pearland was invited by the Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland to attend the groundbreaking of Pearland’s Ed Thompson Inclusive Playground, first inclusive playground in Pearland, on September 26 th,  2022. AYLUS Pearland has been supporting this project ever since the project’s kick-off on 5/1/2021, through fundraising and volunteering at various events. AYLUS Pearland donated […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers started the 2022-2023 school year tutoring session at Ed White Elementary School on September 17th, 2022, in order to teach students subjects including reading and math. The tutoring event was kickstarted by a generous donation from AYLUS Pearland to Ed White Elementary of $1500, which would be used to pay for incentives […]

Project Rise and Shine (PRS) informed AYLUS Pearland that its fund application for fiscal year June 2022-May 2023 has been approved so AYLUS will continue to be the partner of this project for the 3rd consecutive years. The funding enabled AYLUS Pearland to take on more community service projects and explore new initiatives. In the […]

On Saturday, August 20, from 1:20 to 4:20 pm, AYLUS volunteers Emma Xi, Allison Xia, and Daniel Xi volunteered at Light and Salt Association for physical examination including hepatitis A, B, C, HPV testing on seniors. Emma Xi interacted with seniors, informing them about health risks and the reasons that they needed to the exam, […]

On Saturday, August 27th , 2022, AYLUS Pearland hosted a garage sale at Silverlake, Pearland from 7-11:30am. Starting at 6:30 am, parents and members set up advertisement signs in the community and arranged sale items. People started lining up at the driveway at 7:00 AM, while AYLUS volunteers helped them select items and calculate costs. […]

On September 3rd, 2022 morning, on a short notice, a handful of members from AYLUS Pearland participated in a photo session for the Chinese edition of the Project Rise and Shine’s Annual Report to community. AYLUS Pearland has been one of the partners of Rise and Shine and receiving funding from the project since 2020. […]

AYLUS Pearland junior members continued their online English tutoring program throughout the summer of 2022 with new students and tutors. Over the summer several new members decided to join this program to help teach English to students who are not native to USA. Most tutors would use online sources to help aid them to teach […]

On Tuesday, June 14th, members of the AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt association. Origami lessons were taught by teachers and students would receive help from the volunteers. Some of the projects that were taught include a box, a lotus flower, and a crane. On Wednesday, June 15th, members […]

AYLUS Pearland joins the New Hope Christian Church and Light and Salt Association for Leadership Meeting August 26    On August 26, AYLUS Pearland members joined two other organizations to brainstorm potential service projects and events for mental health awareness. They started the meeting with icebreakers for a more comfortable environment. Then, they got into pairs […]

On August 26, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, AYLUS Pearland prepared for a weekend on-site garage sale to support school clubs. Over the previous weeks leading up to this day, volunteers began donating clothes, toys, appliances, necessities, and more. They posted the selected items on Facebook and other social media platforms. On the […]

From June 4, 2022, to July 5, 2022, AYLUS Pearland participated in the HundredX Causes product opinion surveys online, by giving opinions on various products or stores. The AYLUS Pearland volunteers worked hard to complete these surveys, resulting in a successful campaign. Overall, this campaign raised a total of $7,426 for Forever Parks Foundation, with […]

On July 3rd from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, three Aylus volunteers assisted the Light and Salt Association with providing free Hepatitis C (HCV) screening to the public. In preparation for this day, the volunteers attended eight, 6-hour on-site trainings held by the Light and Salts’ Healthy Living Program as well as earned their certifications to give […]

On Tuesday, August 9th, members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt association. One of the morning highlights was during the first class when Auggie was teaching the students a new exercise technique and gave a wonderful speech of appreciation […]

On Tuesday, July 26th, members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt association. In the morning session, the students learned the basics of music theory like how to read notes on a music staff. Many of the students found it […]

On Tuesday, August 2nd, members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt Association. In the morning life skills were taught to the class by Vicky and Sharon. In the afternoon, after lunch, art class was taught by Frances using pastels. […]

On August 6, 2022, AYLUS Pearland hosted its first high school forum where upperclassman speakers from Dawson high school gave their advice and overview of the high school experience. Speakers were Sophia Fu, Kate Liu, Bharat Salvady, Howard Shi, and Fred Guo. Similar to the annual college forum, the event consisted of the board of […]

On Tuesday, July 12th, members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt Association. William and Alexander Sun started the class with table tennis, which encouraged teamwork and collaboration, as well as physical skills such as hand-eye coordination. During this session, […]

   On Tuesday, July 19th, members of the Alliance of Youth Leaders in the United States of Pearland volunteered at the SMILE program at the Light and Salt Association. During this session, Alexander Sun taught Life Skills in the morning where they did a fun arm-untangling activity along with a game called “Minefield,” where they […]

On July 24th, 22 volunteers went out to the Pearland Chinese Church to provide free screenings to Pearland residents. From 12:00 am to 4:00 pm, the volunteers split up into five different stations to do different tests including HCV, FIT, and Mammography. The other two stations helped the people read their HCV results and gave them […]

On June 28th and June 29th 2022, AYLUS Pearland members donated packs of water to local Pearland libraries to help the citizens who visited library keep hydrated in this hot summer. On the first day, Tina Dong, Kang Zhang, Derek Zhu, Alexander Sun, and William Sun bought ten packs of water and delivered five to […]

On June 11, 2022, AYLUS Pearland hosted their sixth annual college forum at the West Pearland Library. At the beginning of the event, past year’s President Volunteer Service Award winners received their medals and certificates. Many students and families joined the forum either in person or through live zoom meeting to listen to the presenters, […]

During a scorching summer day, AYLUS members gathered at Plaza American’s East Parking Lot on July 3rd. With the support of Mr. Brian Liu, they sold cups of milk tea to fundraise for Houston Care. AYLUS volunteers sold milk tea to the crowd throughout the afternoon and evening. Each shift sold milk tea for four […]

On July 4th, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteers helped with the Celebration of Freedom event for city of Pearland. There were a total 61 volunteers who participated in the event, which lasted from 4:30 to 10 in the evening. Several volunteers came ahead of the scheduled time for event planning and organizing. The event took place […]

On June 28th, Aylus Pearland members volunteered to help the Smile program at the Light and Salt Association. To begin the class, William Sun taught an art class on how to draw fireworks using different brush techniques. The ending result was a stunning and magnificent piece of art made by the students. Later in the […]

On July 6th and July 7th, AYLUS volunteers participated the last week of the summer school tutoring at Ed White Elementary. Each day, the volunteers arrived at school at 8:30 am. They were divided up according to grade and subject. Each volunteer worked with a group of students to efficiently educate the children there. Throughout […]

From June 6 to June 26, AYLUS Pearland hosted a donation drive to support families in Mexico. Volunteers collected clothes for adults and kids, school supplies, and bed and bedding supplies, which were dropped off to the four designated locations. After June 26, the collected items were first transferred to a local church and then […]

On Wednesday, June 29, AYLUS volunteers William Sun, Alex Sun, and Ray Huang taught important skills at the Light and Salt Association in a class called SMILE. First, the students learned how to cook using different techniques to create delicious meals. Next, AYLUS member William Sun taught the students how to draw using oil pastels. […]

On June 27th and 30th , AYLUS Pearland members had the opportunity to participate in a clinical health program sponsored by the Light and Salt Association. The program's aim was to develop a curriculum for youth outreach activities in underserved communities that promotes healthy living styles and provides evidence-based cancer prevention interventions for underserved populations […]

From June 28-30, 2022, AYLUS members volunteered at Ed White Elementary to help tutor kids in their summer school program, ranging from Pre-k to 5th grade. The school day started with the volunteers assigned to their very own classroom and teacher to assist. Through workbooks and games, the volunteers helped with math, reading comprehension, and […]

On June 20th and 23rd, AYLUS Pearland members had the opportunity to participate in a clinical health program sponsored by the Light and Salt Association. The program's aim was to develop a curriculum for youth outreach activities in underserved communities that promotes healthy living styles and provides evidence-based cancer prevention interventions for underserved populations in […]

On June 24, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Parks and Recreation to help organize the last Concerts at the Park Event of the summer. Though there was a notably smaller crowd, the event was still enjoyable due in large part to the music on display and our volunteers’ help. Our volunteers helped set up […]

On June 14 and June 15, 2022. A group of AYLUS volunteers went to Ed White Elementary to help tutor kids in their summer school program. They tutored students ranging from Pre-k-5 grade, who needed assistance in math and reading.  The volunteers were split into different classrooms to help various teachers to tutor the students. […]

On June 10, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Parks and Recreation to help organize the weekly Concert at the Park Event. The volunteers helped set out raffle prizes as well as the tent. Volunteers assisted concertgoers in taking surveys for Pearland Parks and Recreation as well as distributing raffle tickets.  Additionally, volunteers helped direct […]

From June 21-23, 2022, AYLUS volunteers went to Ed White Elementary to tutor kids in their summer school program, ranging from Pre-k to 5th grade. At the beginning, volunteers were split into different classrooms based on strengths in math and reading. The tutors taught math through one-on-one learning, math-themed board games, and educational math computer […]

On June 16, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Parks and Recreation to help organize the annual July 4th celebration of freedom event. At the request of the Pearland Parks department, Aylus members attended a presentation explaining how the new website for volunteers worked, as well as the details for the event itself. Since Celebration […]

On June 17, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Parks and Recreation to help organize the weekly Concert at the Park Event. Our volunteers helped set up the raffle prizes and Parks and Recreation tent. Throughout the evening, volunteers helped pass out raffle tickets and encourage visitors to take surveys for Pearland Parks and Recreation. […]

On June 13th, 2022, AYLUS Pearland members participated in a training session on how to assist kids with autism in playing tennis. They first listened to Lisa Pugliese-LaCroix, a professional tennis player who founded her own successful organization, Love Serving Autism. Volunteers first watched videos of athletes learning and improving their motor coordination skills as […]

On June 16th, AYLUS Pearland members had the opportunity to participate in a clinical health program sponsored by the Light and Salt Association. The program's aim was to develop a curriculum for youth outreach activities in underserved communities that promotes healthy living styles and provides evidence-based cancer prevention interventions for underserved populations in Texas. The […]

This May, AYLUS Pearland continued to fundraise by selling home-grown plants and sprouts to the community. Volunteers went door-to-door within their neighborhoods to sell a variety of vegetables such as okra and cucumber, succulents like ruby necklaces, lotus, and other flowers. When fundraising in person, volunteers showed them a flier for the initiatives, such as […]

In June 2022, AYLUS Pearland has continued to work with Light and Salt Association with the special needs program, where the volunteers worked with adults with special needs to help them improve with and learn basic skills. On the 7th, 8th, and 10th of June, the volunteers participated in and assisted with many activities and […]

From May 29th to June 5th, Aylus hosted two online sessions and conducted two on-site volunteering events with the Light and Salt Association (LSA). This is AYLUS Pearland’ 2nd year assisting with this project. On May 29th and June 5th, Aylus hosted online meetings to share the experience on how to interact with and assist students with special needs […]

On June 11th, AYLUS Pearland staff members attended a Networking luncheon overseen by the Light and Salt Association of Houston, a non-profit charitable organization, to strengthen connections between charitable organizations in the Greater Houston area. AYLUS staff met other volunteer organizations, such as New Hope Church of The Woodlands. At the luncheon, AYLUS staff members […]

On June 6th and June 9th, AYLUS Pearland members had the opportunity to participate in a clinical health program sponsored by the Light and Salt Association. The purpose of the program was to develop a curriculum for youth outreach activities in underserved communities that promotes healthy living styles. The program was funded by CPRIT and […]

On June 3, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Pearland Parks and Recreation to help organize the weekly Concert at the Park Event. Our volunteers helped set up the raffle prizes and Parks and Recreation tent. Throughout the evening, volunteers helped pass out raffle tickets and encourage visitors to take surveys for Pearland Parks and Recreation. […]

On May 27, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the Concert in the Park series at Southdown Park. There were 6 volunteers who attended. We split up the volunteers, with 4 helping with parking. They helped the drivers park at the extra parking space to attend the event. Some of the volunteers told the drivers where to […]

On May 13th and May 20th, Pearland Parks and Recreation hosted the Concert in the Park Series. At 5:30 PM, six AYLUS members arrived at Southdown Park to help volunteer at the concert. Half of the AYLUS members were assigned to help coordinate overflowing parking. They helped guide people’s vehicles to their designated parking locations. […]

In March and April, AYLUS Pearland hosted a plant fundraiser which included plants such as flowers and vegetables. Based on last year’s plant fundraiser success, AYLUS Pearland felt that the fund from this fundraiser would be a beneficial for a special needs program. Beginning in March, community members donated a variety of different plants to […]

On April 23, 2022, AYLUS Pearland worked with Keep Pearland Beautiful to organize an Earth Day Event containing many activities such as face painting, plant sales, and recycling. Our volunteers helped set up the butterfly tent in the morning, where many families went to interact with the butterflies later in the day. Additionally, volunteers helped […]

AYLUS Pearland Branch officers attended Pearland City council meeting on Sep 13th, 2021. Pearland city mayor Mr. Kevin Cole and city council Adrian Hernandez hosted the meeting and awarded AYLUS Pearland branch a Certificate of Recognition. From April 2020 to August 2021, ALYUS Pearland branch has donated over 1,400 volunteer hours to the community, creating […]

AYLUS volunteers had offered about 80 hours’ worth of weekend online tutoring throughout Jan-Apr 2022 and raised about $500 for future projects. A total of 4 classes at various levels met online almost every Friday and Saturday, with students from K to 6th grade in both China and USA. There are two separate K-2 classes, […]

On April 17, 2022, the AYLUS Pearland Branch worked with Pearland Chinese Association to host an Easter egg hunt open to families and kids of all ages at Tom Bass Park section one. At the beginning of the event, a group of hardworking AYLUS volunteers helped fill the plastic eggs of all different colors and […]

On Saturday, April 9th, AYLUS Pearland volunteers went to Ed White elementary school tutoring students who were 5th grade and under, mainly 3rd graders. Tutor subjects include math and reading. Students were given sheets of paper as their target to complete during tutorial. Volunteers were divided into groups: several volunteers followed the students to their […]

Through the month of February, AYLUS paired with BSA troop 414 and Houston BARC to hold a food and toy drive for animal shelters. Donators could send dog food, cat food, any toys or supplies, collars, leashes, litter boxes, and any beds. By February 28th, the donated items include 183.6 pounds of cat food, 594 […]

On March 27th, from 6:00AM to 11:00AM, AYLUS Pearland branch volunteered in the Annual Pearland Half Marathon & 10K, hosted by Race Roster and Pearland Parks & Recreation. Approximately one thousand runners registered to come to Independence Park to race. AYLUS members arrived sharp at 6:00AM in the morning, started the race preparation in the […]

On March 11th, from 6 PM to 8 PM, AYLUS Pearland branch once again partners up with Glenda Dawson High School’s Asian Culture Appreciation Club (ACAC) to host the annual LunarFest, in celebration for the Chinese New Year in February. Though belated, the event was no less a success, bringing in over a hundred students […]

On April 2, 2022, the new AYLUS Pearland elected officers met to discuss the goals for the new year. Officers collaborated together to think of new ways to promote events and how the organization could increase its social media presence and ease the process for volunteers to sign up for new events. Additionally, members discussed […]

Over the course of the past seven years, AYLUS Pearland has organized hundreds of volunteer events and worked with a plethora of different organizations around the Pearland and Houston area. The impact that this youth organization has made over the years is exceptionally astonishing and has been rewarding for all of the AYLUS volunteers. AYLUS […]

On April 2, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at Keep Pearland Beautiful and Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-off (TXDOT) litter cleanup from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. At the start of the event, Keep Pearland Beautiful and TXDOT provided activities and prizes that promoted the clean environment message to families and volunteers. Then, volunteers split into […]

On April 2, 2022, 10 AYLUS Pearland volunteers went to Ed White Elementary School to tutor kids in different subjects such as math and reading in preparation for STAAR. Helping the kids started from 9 AM to 12 PM. The volunteers earnestly worked with students from 3rd to 5th grade. The students did assignments such […]

On March 27th, from 6 to 11 PM, AYLUS Pearland branch partners with Race Roster and Pearland Parks & Recreation to host the Annual Pearland Half Marathon & 10K. Approximately one hundred runners prepared to come to Independence Park to race. AYLUS members helped hand out medals and water at the finish line as well […]

2021 is the 2nd year of AYLUS Pearland becoming Project Rise and Shine’s partner. To collect the feedback from members, on Oct 11th, 2021, AYLUS Pearland called for essays on volunteering events. In this project, the participating members picked topic(s) from the following list and submitted essays with at least 300 words. What you have […]

On March 15, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteers went to Ed White elementary school to tutor the kids in the school’s Spring Break Day Camp Tutoring Program. The students were from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Most of them are bilingual and need help in Reading and Math. The volunteers were assigned into different classrooms to help […]