On December 20, 2021, a group of 10 AYLUS volunteers headed to Ed White Elementary School to help teachers teach kids from 1st to 5th grade during a winter camp called Camp Spark. There were kids spread out across the grades, with two or three classes per grade. The volunteers were split up into classes […]

On December 17, 2021, AYLUS Pearland Branch President Andy Gu gathered several volunteers to help prepare for the Farmer’s Market that was on December 18 in Independence Park. The volunteers, plus the branch president, drew T-marks on the basketball court with chalk approximately every 10 yards horizontally and vertically as markers for the placement of […]

On Friday, December 17th from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, AYLUS Pearland helped set up for Pearland Farmer’s Market, which was hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful (KPB). In the past, AYLUS has collaborated with KPB many times with events such as decorating Independence Park and Winterfest. Pearland Farmer’s Market is a relatively new event and […]

On December 11, 2021, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, ten AYLUS volunteers assisted activities and preparations for the Tour De Lites bike ride at Independence Park, an annual family event hosted by the Forever Parks Foundation, including a bike giveaway and tour through neighboring communities. The Forever Parks Foundation aims to partner with Pearland […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers went to Ed White Elementary School on December 4, 2021, in order to teach students subjects including reading and math. The 3 volunteers taught 5th grade, and the students were split up into 3 different groups because of the large number of students that attended the event. One of the groups covered […]

AYLUS volunteers went to Ed White elementary school on November 13, 2021 to teach 1st to 5th graders math and language arts. The volunteers of each grade level were split into three groups. One group taught math and the other taught language arts. In each class, the volunteers are assigned kids. Every 30 minutes to […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers visited Ed White Elementary on October 30, 2021, to teach elementary students reading and math. The volunteers split into two groups, one tasked with tutoring mathematics, and the other with language arts. The students alternated between different stations every 30 minutes, allowing the volunteers to connect with a new group each time. […]

On the morning of November 20th, in preparation for the upcoming winter holidays, AYLUS Pearland teamed up with Pearland Parks and Recreation to decorate Independence Park. On a bright and sunny morning, volunteers woke up early during the start of their Thanksgiving Break to help brighten the winter holidays. Volunteers worked diligently from 8:00 am […]

On November 11, 2021, AYLUS Pearland was invited to be a guest at Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Annual Awards Dinner. From 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, AYLUS Pearland leaders got the opportunity to learn about how the concept of sustainability is applied throughout the city and recognize the outstanding individuals and organizations that also received awards. […]

AYLUS Pearland’s leader, Kate Liu, starts a new tutoring program in collaboration with Ed White Elementary School. On October 16, AYLUS Pearland attended their first session of tutoring at Ed White Elementary school. From 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, volunteers helped teachers tutor kids with topics including elementary math, English, and art through one on […]

In this year’s Back-To-School Donation, AYLUS Pearland helped raise $2800 to distribute to faculty and students of Ed White Elementary School. On October 11, 2021 (3:00pm-5:00pm), AYLUS leaders, Andy Gu and Kate Liu, were invited to Ed White Elementary School’s Thank You event. AYLUS was able to deliver the funds to the PTO of the […]

AYLUS Pearland on campus tutoring located at Ed white Elementary school in Houston ISD. On November 6, 2021, six volunteers participated in teaching students from grade 3-5 (subjects being reading/mathematics).  Event volunteers taught a few groups of children who alternated classes, switching from math to reading, spending 1-2 hours with each group of children. Some […]

On October 23, multiple AYLUS Pearland volunteers participated in Ed White Elementary’s on-site Saturday tutoring program. From 9 am -12 pm, the youth volunteers taught students from kindergarten to 5th grade: Math, English, and Reading. They participated in 30-minute stations, teaching each new small group a new curriculum topic using materials such as counting blocks, […]

On September 24 and 25, AYLUS Pearland members volunteered at the Ruff Runner & Yappy Hour event in Independence Park, Pearland. The all-aged event invited marathon runners, along with their four-legged friends, to run the 1k, 3k, and 5k. On Friday, September 24 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, volunteers worked at Runner ‘Pre’ Packed […]

On September 18, 2021, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Centennial Park Cleanup Event from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. Several different volunteers groups joined together to clean up the park and its surrounding area. AYLUS Pearland’s volunteers were divided into small groups and assigned to different areas of the park to clean up. […]

On August 27, 2021, the Pearland branch volunteers participated in the school supplies packing event at Ed White Elementary School, along with volunteers from other places in the event hosted by Houston’s C.A.R.E. organization. Event volunteers first took supplies out of boxes, picked pencils, scissors, crayons, markers, rulers, erasers etc. into a small bag, then […]

AYLUS Pearland worked with First Baptist Church of San Antonio and First Baptist Church of Allende Coahuila of Mexico to host a donation drive to support refugees and low income residents at US-Mexico border. The event started at late August and finished by September 6th. All collected items were delivered to residents and refugees in […]

A group of AYLUS Pearland volunteers helped LSA’s SMILE project multiple times each week in July. The project was organized and hosted by Light and Salt Association. SMILE, an abbreviation of “Self Advocacy, Moving towards good health, Independent living skills, Living basic job skills, and Emotional regulation skills,” is a day program for people with […]

At the end of July, AYLUS Pearland hosted a fundraiser to support the Dawson High School tennis team.  AYLUS Pearland members donated a variety of clothes, household appliances, and more to the fundraiser.  We also received items such as bikes, small furniture, and baby items from the community.  The original plan was to have a […]

In July, AYLUS Pearland volunteers successfully completed three driveway pressure wash projects and received positive feedback from their clients. Later from August 6th to 8th, two more clients requested driveway power washes. A total of three teams, each led by an experienced team lead, worked on both projects in the evenings of the three days. […]

On the afternoon of August 21, 2021, two AYLUS volunteers pressure washed Mr. Wong’s driveway to support AYLUS Pearland. The volunteers spent some time setting up the pressure washer, and then proceeded to clean the driveway, while taking some breaks. One of the volunteers was new to power washing, and the other volunteer taught him […]

From June 7th to August 6th, three volunteers and eight students participated in the AYLUS GT Math program. One-hour lessons consisting of both a group lecture and small-group problem solving sessions occurred weekly on Friday nights. The volunteers and students participate in both a group lecture and small-group problem-solving session during each lesson. The topics […]

This summer, the AYLUS Pearland Branch began teaching their dance classes virtually through Zoom. Each class was an hour long and one class was held per week. Three volunteers served the community by scheduling class, choreographing dances, choosing songs, teaching class, recording practice videos, and communicating with parents. In each class, the volunteers started off […]

Over the course of July and August, eleven AYLUS volunteers tutored fifteen students ranging from first grade to sixth grade. Lessons happened twice a week: once on Friday mornings and once on Saturday nights. During each lesson, tutors focused on a variety of general mathematics topics that were tailored to each individual group of students. […]

Throughout July and August of 2021, AYLUS continued offering two-hour chess lessons to eager students. As with before, two long-time chess players Aaron and Baron led 6-8 elementary and middle school students who joined the Zoom meeting every Sunday from 4:30-6:30. During the first hour, Aaron and Baron gave the students instruction through prepared lectures, […]

Starting in July of 2021, AYLUS Pearland has continued their free group Tennis Lessons in the Silvercreek Neighborhood courts. With the continued help of the coaches and parents, many volunteers have been able to further guide these group of 10-15 children to improve their tennis skill by a tremendous amount! In this half of the […]

AYLUS Pearland members started teaching elementary and middle school students art at the beginning of the summer. In July and August 2021, AYLUS Pearland continued to organize virtual arts and craft classes through Zoom. Each week, teachers offered classes on Monday and Saturday from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. In June, students had the option […]

AYLUS Pearland hosted a plant sale and donation event to raise money for “Camp for All,”, our first ever day camp for kids with special needs, partnered with BACH ECI and Light and Salt Association’s Special Needs Care Center. AYLUS Pearland asked the community for plant donations such as flowers and vegetables. On June 29th, […]

In July and August 2021, AYLUS Pearland continued to offer free group reading lessons to more than 20 students. These students ranged from first to fifth grade, and each student was assigned a class based on their grade level. These classes were held on Sundays and Mondays from 7 to 8pm, and there were 10 […]

On July 31, 2021, AYLUS Pearland hosted its 5th annual college forum through zoom. Over 110 families joined to listen to high school graduates and college students explain their experiences throughout their years of education. AYLUS had the extraordinary opportunity to invite four speakers to the forum. Aditya Namjoshi of the University of Texas, Cindy […]

In recent years, online learning has become increasingly popular as a flexible and accessible mode of education. As the world continues to embrace technology, it is important to have reliable learning management software to effectively deliver eLearning programs. One such platform is Learnsoft’s LMS for eLearning programs, which provides a comprehensive solution for designing, delivering, […]

On Sunday, July 25th, 2021, AYLUS held their first national conference via the Zoom platform. Over 300 people attended. Starting at 9:00 am Pacific Time, the 2021-2022 Presidents of AYLUS, Katherine Wei and Samuel Li, went through the Opening Ceremony and instructed the audience on how to participate in the raffle and how to record […]

On the humid afternoon of July 16th, thirteen AYLUS Pearland Members arrived at 3 different homes to power wash their driveways and sidewalks to raise money for the first special needs day camp, Camp for All, sponsored by BACH (Brazoria County Association for Citizens with Handicaps), AYLUS Pearland, and Light and Salt Association. A well-kept […]

On Friday, July 23rd, 2021, AYLUS Pearland held their second volunteer training for the Special Needs Day Camp. There were around 45 volunteers that showed up for the training at the Pearland Westside Library Conference Room. At the beginning of the training, Sandy Le, a Speech Pathologist at BACH (Brazoria Association for Citizens of Handicaps), […]

After a successful Spring Seedling Sale fundraiser, AYLUS Pearland started organizing its Summer Plant Sale in early May. Because of winter storm Uri, many plants died, causing the demand for plants to grow in the greater Houston area. Meanwhile the market price significantly increased by multiple times. AYLUS Pearland secured plant supply from Mrs. Sophie, […]

On July 11, 2021, AYLUS members helped Houston C.A.R.E. to retrieve American flags that were planted along Bellaire Boulevard for the celebration of Independence Day. From 7:30 to 10:30 AM, armed with metal wrenches and high spirits, AYLUS volunteers toiled strenuously under the hot Texan sun to retrieve upwards of 100 U.S. flags. After 3 […]

This summer, the AYLUS Pearland Branch began teaching their dance classes virtually through Zoom. Each class was an hour long and one class was held per week. Three volunteers served the community by scheduling class, choreographing dances, choosing songs, teaching class, recording practice videos, and communicating with parents. In each class, the volunteers started off […]

On July 8th, AYLUS Pearland held their first volunteer training for the special needs day camp, Camp for All.  This camp, sponsored and organized by BACH (Brazoria Association for Citizens of Handicaps), AYLUS Pearland, and Light and Salt Association’s Special Needs Care Center, hopes to become a long-term project which would be offered to the […]

Starting from the week of June 7, three volunteers and eight students participated in the AYLUS GT Math program. One-hour lessons occur on Friday nights, once a week. The volunteers and students participate in both a group lecture and small-group problem-solving session during each lesson. Topics covered are at the advanced fourth-fifth grade level, including […]

Beginning on June 6th, AYLUS began offering chess lessons to kids who wanted to learn more about and improve in the strategic game of chess. During these lessons, two advanced chess players, Aaron and Baron, divulged their knowledge on strategies, ideas to win, and their passion for the game to their students. Around 6-8 elementary […]

From May 3, 2021, to June 1, 2021, several AYLUS Pearland volunteers participated in the Give without Spending campaign by completing product opinion surveys on Express Feedback for Good. This campaign raised a total of $11,694, and around one-third of the money raised was from AYLUS Pearland volunteers (AYLUS Pearland contributed $3,598 to this campaign […]

Over the summer months, 11 AYLUS volunteers tutored 15 students ranging from first grade to sixth grade. Lessons happened twice a week: once on Friday mornings and once on Saturday nights. During each lesson, tutors focused on a variety of general mathematics topics that were tailored to each individual group of students. The volunteers and […]

On July 4th, 2021, 37 AYLUS volunteers came together in Independence to help orchestrate the Celebration of Freedom event, as part of a three-day long volunteering mega event to prepare and dismantle the concert’s setup. During the 5 hours shift from 4:00pm to 9:00pm, volunteers handed out free shirts and bug spray, cleaned up trash, […]

During the summer of 2021, AYLUS Pearland has began to conduct free group Tennis lessons starting in June. With the help of many volunteer coaches, three AYLUS volunteers/coaches have been able to work together and offer group tennis lessons for more than 10 – 15 amazing children around the ages of 6 – 14. In […]

To begin our amazing collaboration and relationship with Pearland Parks and Recreation, many AYLUS volunteers worked alongside the Parks and Rec team to set up, decorate, and clean up Independence Park for the upcoming inaugural 4th of July Celebration of Freedom Event. On July 1st, 2021, many AYLUS Pearland volunteers helped clean and polish up […]

On July 3rd, 2021, AYLUS volunteers planted poles and put-up flags to celebrate Independence Day for the 5th year in a row. The sponsors who provide the flags were Houston 80/20 and Houston C.A.R.E. The event was held in Houston Chinatown . The volunteers arrived at around 7:30 AM and then were shown how to […]

On the mornings of June 11th, 18th, and 25th, AYLUS Pearland assisted a summer camp run by the Special Needs Care Center at the Light & Salt Association. Junior members helped to teach and assist classes for special needs students. These classes consisted of basic stretching and exercises and simple dance combinations. The volunteers arrived […]

On May 1st, 2021, Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland hosted the fundraiser kickoff event for Pearland’s first All-inclusive Playground at the Shadow Creek Ranch Sports Complex. The playground is expected to come to life next year. Twelve AYLUS Pearland members, divided into 2 shifts, volunteered at the event.  The first-shift volunteers were responsible for setting […]

After working alongside Pearland Parks and Recreation to set up, decorate, and host the July 4th Celebration of Freedom Event at Independence Park, several members of AYLUS Pearland volunteered to take down the decorations following the successful event. On July 6 th , 2021, AYLUS Pearland volunteers worked for 1.5 hours from 9-10:30 am to […]

AYLUS Pearland Jr. Members Continued Online Tutoring Fundraising Program in June Continuing from the last report on the Aylus junior Initiated Online Tutoring Fundraising Program reported by Aila Jiang. There are currently 10 students, 4 of them from China, enrolled in classes with new bilingual tutors Zide and Jason on Saturdays. We are continuing the […]

AYLUS Pearland junior members continued its online tutoring program throughout the month of May with new additions. To accommodate the growing class sizes and increase in tutors, an extra class was added on Saturday for students specifically living in China. In order to assist those who need support on English, the teachers adjusted its curriculum […]

To prepare for the July plant sale, a fundraiser for the special needs’ day camp, AYLUS Pearland requested plant donations from the community. On June 29th, 2021, Mrs. Chan donated varieties of moss rose to the fundraiser and informed AYLUS members to dig them out from her backyard.  Five AYLUS members brought tools to Mrs. […]

Throughout the beginning of June, AYLUS Pearland worked together to collect shoes to donate towards Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Shoe Drive. The goal of the shoe drive was to help keep shoes out of landfills. Shoes that were new or gently used were donated to citizens from developing nations. Shoes that were more worn out were […]

Starting from June 14th, AYLUS Pearland has been offering summer art classes for elementary and middle school students. Each week, the teacher volunteers teach two art classes with each one being one hour long. One of the classes is held virtually through Zoom and the other is held in the park where students can interact […]

In June 2021, AYLUS Pearland started to offer free summer reading lessons. By using resources from Reading A-Z, 8 AYLUS Pearland volunteers were able to help more than 20 students ranging from first to fifth grade. In addition to using the given materials, the volunteers prepared their own lesson plans before class to help the […]

On May 15, 2021, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Cigarette Cleanup Event from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. At the start of the event, Keep Pearland Beautiful gave volunteers a presentation regarding the procedure of collecting cigarettes as well as spreading awareness of the environmental impact of wrongfully discarding cigarettes. Then, volunteers were […]

Almost all of the in-person summer camps have been paused by COVID-19 pandemic , therefore, the demanding for online tutoring are growing massively. Especially for elementary students, their parents feel their kids’ education are negatively impacted by school closure due to the concerning of coronavirus. To help the community, some of AYLUS members volunteered to […]

On the morning of April 24th (2021), AYLUS Pearland worked to clean up and beautify the Pearland Town Center, in preparation for Earth Day celebrations. Along with students from local high schools and organized by the Greater Businesses of Pearland, volunteers filled numerous trash bags with plastic cups, plastic bags, cigarette butts, and other various pieces […]

Since September of 2015, AYLUS Pearland has led hundreds of different service events for its community and beyond. From volunteering with organizations like Pearland Parks and Recreation, to video chats across the world with our Hello Wuhan project, to fundraising and coaching summer recreational activities, we were all impressed by how much AYLUS has accomplished. […]

On April 17th, 2021 from 8:00 to 10:00, four AYLUS volunteers came together to clean up the flowerbeds of the Community Garden at the front of Pearland YMCA. We helped by pulling out foliage by their roots, disposing of them, and cleaning several flower beds to grow new plants. After working two hours in the […]

Throughout the summer of 2020 (6/18/2020 and 6/23/2020), several AYLUS Pearland volunteers participated in the summer driveway wash fundraising event. The volunteers fundraised money for the AYLUS organization by power washing several driveways, including Mrs. Yang’s. Each volunteer worked diligently to remove and wash away the surface dirt on the driveways. After working for several […]

On August 29th, AYLUS Pearland organized an online gathering before the Fall school semester started. The participants were all TAs who taught the summer programs, TAs for Hello Wuhan program, volunteers who participated in other AYLUS Pearland activities in 2020, and donors to the several fundraising events hosted by AYLUS Pearland. On August 8th, AYLUS […]

In June of 2020 (6/18/2020, 6/23/2020), several AYLUS Pearland volunteers participated in the summer driveway wash fundraising event. The volunteers fundraised money for the AYLUS organization by power washing several driveways, including Mrs. Yang’s. Each volunteer worked diligently to remove and wash away the surface dirt on the driveways. After working for 3 hours on […]

AYLUS Pearland held its first spring nursery and seedlings fundraising event during February-April 2021 in the collaboration with Pearland Chinese Association. This event was sponsored by Project Rise and Shine who provided the initial funding to purchase planting supplies such as gardening soil, seedling pots, and planting bags. Many families in the Pearland community donated […]

On June 23rd, 2020, AYLUS  Pearland Vice President Andy Jiang represented AYLUS Pearland at Project Rise and Shine’s Collaborative Meeting.  In the meeting Andy Jiang introduced AYLUS’ mission and vision, along with its history and recent events.  At the end of June, Project Rise and Shine invited AYLUS Pearland to become one of the ten […]

During the winter break of 2020, AYLUS Pearland decided to print their first event calendar. On January 2nd, 2021, all photos were selected by AYLUS board members along with three calendar designs.  The first draft of the calendar was completed on Jan. 2nd and submitted to the board for review.  The 2nd version was completed […]

Beginning in March, AYLUS Pearland organized a donation to the students of Forester Elementary school. Parents from all across the AYLUS Pearland community donated academic supplies, non-perishable food items, hygiene products, and clothing to be distributed to students at Forester Elementary School. After collecting donations for three weeks, on March 26th, 2021, AYLUS then gathered […]

On April 4th, 2021, from 7:30 to 10:00 a group of AYLUS volunteers came together to plant around 70 native tree species to the trail at John Hargrove Environment Complex. The event was hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful. Around 34 AYLUS youth members worked alongside one of the staff members. Similar to the previous event […]

On April 4th, 2021, from 7:30 to 10:00 a group of AYLUS volunteers came together to plant around 70 native tree species to the trail at John Hargrove Environment Complex. The event was hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful. Around 34 AYLUS youth members worked alongside one of the staff members. Similar to the previous event […]

During August and September, AYLUS Pearland members were invited to virtually teach students from economically disadvantaged elementary schools located in Houston. Despite the students having minimum knowledge in art and limited materials, they were able to experiment with multiple different styles of art including realism, abstract, and cartoon drawing. Every week, the students could choose […]

On Saturday March 20, AYLUS Pearland attended the Plant a Tree Day event hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful and sponsored by Aramco. The goal of KPB’s event was to plant 1000 native tree species including oak, maple, pine, and cedar along the walking trail at the John Hargrove Environment Complex. During the event, AYLUS members, […]

During the holiday of 2020, the AYLUS Pearland Branch hosted a book drive. Within a week, 31 volunteers attended the book drive and a total of 795 books were collected. The number of books each volunteer donated ranged from 4 to 140. The books are for 1st to 8th grades. The donated books included many different fiction […]

During August and September, AYLUS Pearland members were invited to virtually teach students from economically disadvantaged elementary schools located in Houston. Despite the students having minimum knowledge in art and limited materials, they were able to experiment with multiple different styles of art including realism, abstract, and cartoon drawing. Every week, the students could choose […]

On October 17th, AYLUS Co-Vice President Kate Liu presented for the AYLUS National Seminar. During the presentation, she introduced the accomplishments completed by AYLUS Pearland over the past years as well as the volunteer activities that the Pearland branch has participated in. After the presentation, she openly answered questions that other AYLUS branches had. In […]

On March 13, 2021, AYLUS attended a waterway cleanup event hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful. Nine volunteer members attended the event and worked from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM. The group of volunteers helped pick up litter around Centennial Park and along Mary’s Creek. Volunteers worked diligently and ended up filling multiple bags with items […]

On the afternoon of February 21, 2021, two AYLUS volunteers pressure-washed Ms. Sophie’s driveway to support AYLUS Pearland. The volunteers first started by clearing the driveway of plant pots and other gardening items. Then, they hooked up and started the pressure-washing machine to begin cleaning the driveway. Because of the recent winter storm that rolled […]

On January 23, 2021, AYLUS attended the service in the annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway event at Stella Roberts Recycling Center. The event was hosted by Keep Pearland Beautiful. 10 AYLUS volunteers grouped in two shifts, each group worked 2.5 hours to load trees into the drive through vehicles. In the chilly weather, AYLUS volunteers […]

AYLUS Webinar Report 1/30/21 On January 30, 2021, AYLUS Pearland teamed up with Light and Salt Association: Project Rise and Shine and the Dawson Community Problem Solving team in order to conduct an online webinar about the COVID-19 disease. The event was organized by ten Dawson students under the team of Project Vaccination Perspectives. Around […]

On the crisp morning of January 9, 2021, AYLUS Pearland teamed up with Pearland Parks and Recreation to take down the Christmas decorations at Independence Park. After a brief rundown of the day’s activities, the volunteers split into 3 different groups to take down wreaths around the park and unwrap the lights on over 120 […]