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 […]

On the chilly Saturday morning of December 26, 2020, AYLUS volunteers teamed up to pick up trash and clean the area at the Sports Complex at Shadow Creek Ranch. The volunteers arrived at 9:00 AM and worked until 10:30 AM. After a short rundown of the day’s activities, and a recap of the year’s largest projects and […]

From 12/16/20-12/20/20, AYLUS hosted an event to send holiday greeting cards to patients and medical staff at Houston Methodist Hospital. In total, nineteen AYLUS volunteers wrote and decorated seventy-five cards by hand, which were emailed to Methodist’s performing arts center. These cards will be printed out and delivered to the hospital’s patients and medical staff […]

From August to November 2020, a group of Dawson HS students partnered with AYLUS Pearland to raise money for Tuscany Village nursing home by selling homemade face masks. Several other AYLUS members contributed time and donated materials as well. We raised over $700 through sales and donated an additional $400 worth of masks to Pearland […]

On the evening of December 12th, AYLUS Pearland with the City of Pearland Parks and Recreation Department prepared and guided the participants of the Tour De Lites bicycle riding event. On the weekend before the school semester final exams, volunteers gathered in Pearland Independence Park around 4:45 in the afternoon and helped bike riders sign […]

On the morning of November 21st, 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. With the decorations happening for the […]

On Saturday Oct. 10th from 8am to 11 am, AYLUS Pearland hosted a landscape project for Pearland’s Delores Fenwick Nature Center. Volunteers brought garden tools from home, including rakes, garden hoes, shovels, garden scoops, as well as used Keep Pearland Beautiful supplies. The project was to clean up and put mulch on the flower beds and trees […]

Starting from mid-March, Keep Pearland Beautiful stopped clean up event due to COVID-19 pandemic. After contacted with the KPB director Ms.Tollefson, AYLUS volunteers teamed up to pick up trash at Centennial Park. On the beautiful Saturday morning of Sept. 26th, 2020, volunteers arrived at 7:30 AM and worked until 9:30 AM. Volunteers split into 3-persons […]

On Sept. 1st, 2020, AYLUS Pearland organized a Food Drive to support the local community. Within two weeks, 32 students and parents from the community attended the food and PPE donation. Donated food include canned food, boxed meals, spaghetti, instant noodle, cereals, and snacks. All the food were sent to Pearland Neighborhood Center, which is […]

During the first wave of COV-19 pandemic, AYLUS Pearland worked together to support our local community. Because of this we have been able to weather the storm and we have fared relatively well. However, as the economic toll from the corona virus outbreak continues to mount, a Pew Research Center server found that the pandemic […]

On August 8 th we hosted the last class for the “Hello Wuhan” project. Volunteers and Wuhan students gathered online to share their experiences of the past five months and say farewell to each other. This project was officially initiated in early March amidst the global pandemic when students on both ends of the world were […]

In August, Ms. Zhang contacted AYLUS for the power wash of her driveway to support the annual summer fundraising event. On August 23rd , Matthew Li and Andy Jiang went to wash the driveway. Matthew Li participated in this event for the first time and the veteran power wash volunteer, Andy Jiang, showed him how to operate […]

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. Four 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 the morning of August 22, 2020, several AYLUS Pearland members volunteered alongside members from other organizations at a food and PPE distribution event coordinated by Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Health Equity Response Task Force. The event took place at the Notre Dame Catholic Church from 8 AM to 12:30 PM. At the start of the event, the […]

Across the summer, volunteers from AYLUS Pearland created a free preparation program for the local Gifted and Talented Program and Math Club. A total of 21 students have enrolled for GT-MATH club, ranging from incoming grades 4 to 6. The GT-MATH club consisted of one large group lecture per week to review and learn topics that […]

From Jun 2nd to August 8th, AYLUS volunteers provided 10 free online Reading Practice lessons using Zoom to local community students. Each lesson was 1.5 hours and one lesson was held per week. Twelve volunteers attended the tutoring program service with duties such as: student registration, organizing classes, scheduling classes, and communicating with parents. A […]

The Hello Wuhan English tutoring project started by AYLUS Pearland in mid-March, ended with their last lesson on August 2nd, 2020, because Wuhan schools are due to reopen on July 13th, after 5 months of campus closing since mid-February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 21 weeks of Hello Wuhan English tutoring, volunteers and […]

On June 5th, 2020, AYLUS Pearland hosted the 4th annual college forum through Zoom. Over 80 families joined to listen to high school graduates, college students, and former college students explain their experience throughout their years of education. AYLUS had the special opportunity to have seven accomplished speakers attend the panel. Samuel Jing of the […]

Through the summer months of 2020, AYLUS Pearland organized numerous virtual arts and craft classes through Zoom. Adapting to social distancing orders for Covid-19, thirty elementary and middle school students attended one and a half hour classes held twice a week. In each class, teachers presented a PowerPoint that explained new art topics and gave […]

 In early May 2020, Project Rise and Shine hosted the “We, Together! 2020” competition, which was designed for all students under age 21.  The competition called for either written work, artwork, photo/videography, or a project on the following themes: My life after COVID 19. My blessings to individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cheers and […]

In June 2020, five AYLUS Pearland volunteers were invited to serve as judges for individual submissions of “We, Together! 2020” Competition hosted by Project Rise and Shine.  Project Rise and Shine focuses on the development needs of Asian American adolescents and develop prevention plans and policies. was sponsored by Hogg’s foundation while leading by the […]

Starting from May 25th, AYLUS Pearland members began virtually teaching arts and craft classes. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, traditional classroom lessons have been taught using the Zoom platform. Students attending classes range from grades kindergarten to eighth grade. Art class teachers hold one and a half hour lessons two times a week. During […]

Starting from June 1st, AYLUS volunteers are recruited to volunteer for Houston and Pearland Huaxia Chinese School math lessons. The 9 volunteers work for 3 math lessons including Geometry, Algebra I, and Pre-Algebra. In each lesson, two volunteers work 4 hours per week as grading TA, one volunteer works 1 hour per week as tutoring […]

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many high schoolers still have AP tests, and without usual classes or reviews many students are panicking. One AYLUS member Jayden Lu decided to help out his fellow peers by offering AP Physics 1 tutorials every Saturday that were one hour long. In total, there were five tutorials on a variety […]

Starting on May 2, 2020, AYLUS started offering chess lessons via Zoom calls to kids who wanted to acquire skill in the strategic game of chess. The lessons are taught by Aaron and Baron, two advanced chess players with knowledge on strategies and ideas to win. Typically, 10-15 students, ranging from kindergarten to 7th grade, […]

Recently after the COVID-19 pandemic, many AYLUS members volunteered to teach students ranging from 2nd to 6th grade in general mathematics. These teachers undertook many different responsibilities in order to successfully mentor students, including gathering curriculum, grading homework, and more. In total, 7 volunteers teach 28 students with classes being conducted once a week. Each […]

AYLUS Pearland starting offering free summer reading lessons to the public during the Covid-19 pandemic. With over 12 volunteers and over 30 students ranging from 1st grade to 5th grade, volunteers have been working hard to help students improve their verbal skills. Volunteers use a variety of resources, from Ted talk videos to Times for […]

A total of 21 students have enrolled for GT-MATH lessons, ranging from incoming grades 4 to 6. The lessons were led by the AYLUS member Bryan Li, and co-led by ALYUS members Aaron Wu and Alan Chen. The lessons consist of one large group lecture (one hour) per week to go through basic concepts and new knowledge on topics […]

On June 3rd, AYLUS Pearland participated in the “#ThankOurHeroes” project by helping deliver drinks and snacks for hospitals in Pearland. The initiative was driven by a group of Shadow Creek high schoolers who formed a team called “StrongerTogether,” who also collaborated with the Boy Scout Troop414 of Pearland for this initiative. AYLUS Pearland donated $200 […]

The Hello Wuhan project has been going for three months starting from March, 2020. All volunteers have been doing their job extremely well. May was a busy month for the volunteers. The team decided to pause for two classes, to let volunteers prepare for AP exams. On May 2nd and 3rd, volunteers took a break from teaching class. […]

Amid the “Stay-at-home” law in the Greater Houston area in April, AYLUS Pearland volunteers continued the “Hello Wuhan” project.  To accommodate the schedules for both Pearland volunteers and Wuhan students, the tutoring schedule has been finalized to the weekends.  Sessions were held on every Friday night, Saturday mornings, and Sunday mornings.  The online platform was […]

Written by Andy Gu 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 Rec, to video chats across the world with our Hello Wuhan project, to fundraising and coaching summer recreational activities, we were all impressed by how […]

During this COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers around the world have been working tirelessly to help save lives. On May 1st, 2020, AYLUS members wrote and decorated thank you cards through Methodist hospital’s national campaign, Hearts for Healthcare Workers, for the brave, selfless nurses and doctors. An AYLUS member also posted flyers and collected cards […]

The annual ALYUS Pearland summer driveway wash fundraising started on 7/26/2019.   This year Mrs. Li donated a new power washer to the AYLUS Pearland branch for the fundraising.   The first house AYLUS volunteers washed was Dr. Wen’s house at the LACP community.   Dr. Wen, who supported our last year’s fundraising event, generously supported this year […]

Starting on June 2nd, AYLUS began giving chess lessons to kids who wanted to learn more about the interesting game, led by Aaron Wu and Baron Niu, two advanced chess players. Baron has been playing in chess tournaments for 8 years and has a USCF rating of around 2100. He has won many prizes in […]

AYLUS Pearland branch hosted its 4th annual Learn2Swim event from June to August 2019. Several times throughout the week, AYLUS volunteers coached a group of children ages 6-14 at a local swimming pool. Each of our coaches imparted as much knowledge as they could into their students, as they taught their swimmers the 4 strokes […]

On July 3rd, 2019, the AYLUS Pearland Branch worked alongside the Pearland Parks and Recreation to prepare and decorate Independence Park for the July 4th festivities on the following day. The volunteers worked 2 hours from 9 am to 11 am. They walked back and forth throughout the field to hang bunting on the surrounding fences, working as a team […]

AYLUS Pearland Branch hosted the Youth Tennis Summer Session from June to August 2019. This was the 3rd consecutive summer that AYLUS Pearland offered this popular class. Every weekend, volunteers coached kids ages 7 to 10.  Many kids were excited for this course long before the summer began, therefore the spots fill quickly. At the […]

On the early morning of August 31, 2019, AYLUS hosted their fourth annual garage sale. These garage sales have been increasingly known for their successes and enjoyable environment. Members showed up ecstatic and ready to help.  In the past weeks, the AYLUS community donated various items like clothing, toys, kitchenware and house decorations. Ultimately, the […]

On August 30, 2019, members of AYLUS worked together to prepare for the annual garage sale fundraiser. In the previous weeks, families from AYLUS collectively donated items such as clothes, toys and house decorations to help launch the garage sale. To help prepare, members organized the donated items into categories. Jeans were laid out onto […]

On July 4th, AYLUS teamed up with Pearland Parks and Recreation to host the Independence Day Festival and Fireworks, celebrating America’s 243rd birthday. The festival coincided with the grand opening of Independence Park, which had been closed for three years, and had thousands of citizens attending. This year our volunteers helped with inflatables, rides, and […]

Local Asian Communities Are Coming Together to Support First Responders and Health Care Workers PEARLAND – (March 30, 2020) – The global outbreak of COVID-19 has been rapidly evolving in the past few days. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. increased to more than 163,000, with more than 3,000 deaths. As the […]

AYLUS Pearland participated in the Friends of Foerster’s school supply drive during the Spring Break.  Foerster Elementary school located in SW Houston serves an at-risk community where children unfortunately usually don’t have bare necessities to attend school. AYLUS Pearland called for a school supply donation to help the kids at Foerster Elementary school.  The project […]