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 […]

On March 14, 2022, the first day of the 3-day Campspark during Spring Break, AYLUS volunteers when to Ed White Elementary School to give tutoring to 1st-5th graders that needed help with either math or reading. Some of the students were bilingual and some didn’t speak English or wasn’t fluent in it. Since it was […]

On Wednesday, March 16, 10 volunteers went to Ed White Elementary School to help tutor kids in STAAR Reading and Math for grades 1-5. They went through reading passages, math concepts and questions, and other supplementary activities to help the children from 9 am to 2 pm. Starting at 11 am, the children and volunteers […]

On the morning of March 12th, AYLUS members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony with Forever Parks. The celebration was in honor of Pearland’s first all-inclusive park opening. The new park, located in Miracle Field, allows both disabled adults and children to play together without being limited by constraints. AYLUS Pearland had the honor of being one […]

On March 5, 2022, AYLUS Pearland volunteered at the first Pearland Parks and Recreation Springfest Celebration held at Independence Park. The celebration invited thousands of Pearland residents to enjoy various games and attractions. Due to the large magnitude of this event, over 50 AYLUS members helped volunteer. The festival started at 9:00 am and concluded […]

On February 19, 2022, 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 […]

On December 19th, Aila, Kara, and Tina went through all AYLUS Pearland’s 2021 volunteering photos to find candidates for the next calendar. In the first round of selection, they picked 6 photos for each month to submit for board review, and with further feedback, Aila finalized the selections. Kara then designed the calendar layout and […]

On March 5th, AYLUS held a “Development Summit” for the AYLUS Scholar Network, hosted and introduced by Ms. Cassie Wang. The AYLUS Scholar Network founded early 2022, made to encourage and recognize students that have contributed to the community, and to organize a communication platform. Pearland’s Andy Gu gave a speech introducing the Diversity of […]

On December 19th, Aila, Kara, and Tina went through all AYLUS Pearland’s 2021 volunteering photos to find candidates for the next calendar. In the first round of selection, they picked 6 photos for each month to submit for board review, and with further feedback, Aila finalized the selections. Kara then designed the calendar layout and […]

On January 22, 2022, 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 distributed over 250 trees to […]

On January 22 from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm and January 29 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, AYLUS Pearland members helped distribute the annual calendars to community members around the Pearland area. Each of the calendars contained pictures of all of the events that AYLUS Pearland members participated in during 2021. The calendars were […]

On January 22, 2022, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, AYLUS Pearland hosted its 1st high school course selection forum through zoom. Over 80 families joined to listen to the invited speaker Dr. Hongyu Wang discuss the course selection system for Dawson High School. This event served as a great opportunity for junior members to […]

Throughout the month of January, AYLUS Pearland members worked to raise money by selling various items such as water bottles, hats, and bath bombs. Collectively, members were able to raise over $500. The money that was collected ended up being donated to various organizations supporting children with special needs. This opportunity was beneficial for members […]

On November 13, 2021, AYLUS Pearland Volunteers assisted in guiding and cheering on the participants during The Veteran’s Day Walk to commemorate Veteran’s Day at the Pearland Recreation Center. During the 3 hours of service in the morning from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, the volunteers were stationed around various checkpoints of the path that […]

AYLUS Junior members have had another successful year of teaching young students. We have expanded our program to a total of 3-4 classes per week, including more private, limited classes for two students. These small class sizes allow students to get a clearer understanding of the material and greater confidence to interact with the teachers. […]

After Halloween, many families had left over candies. At the same time, the volunteers from Churches in Mexico were looking for candies for children in Mexico as Christmas gift. Therefore, AYLUS Pearland collected candy to kids in Mexico, providing three drop-off locations to families who wanted to donate. Four volunteers have helped distribute and pack […]

AYLUS Pearland hosted a donation drive to support low-income families in Mexico. The event started on November 29th and finished on December 12th. The collected items include toys, clothing for kids and adults, and small plastic containers. These collected items were first sent to one of the three drop off stations where they were categorized and packed. […]

On Saturday, December 11, 2021, AYLUS Pearland volunteers went to Ed White elementary school tutoring students who were 5th grade and under. Tutor subjects include math, reading and writing. Volunteers were divided into several groups to host different stations in the cafeteria for students to rotate. Stations combined games and learning together in order for […]

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 […]