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 […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many counties issued the “Stay at Home” order in hopes to slow down the spread of the virus. Senior citizens who live alone do not have any visitors. Because of this issue, MEDX Pharmacy in Pearland created the “We are here with you” project which encourages people to write a letter […]

Pearland Chinese Association invited AYLUS Pearland members to help on preparing for the 3rd Pearland Lunar Festival in January 2020. Four AYLUS Pearland members, Annie Zhu, Kate Liu, Ben Liang, and Andy Jiang were selected to be the on-stage hosts of the event. The volunteers met with the event director, Shawn Xiao on Jan. 18, […]

On May 3rd, May 17th, June 14th, and June 28th of 2019, the AYLUS Pearland Branch volunteered at the Community Summer Concert Series organized by the City of Pearland’s Park and Recreation Foundation.  Featuring a different genre of music each week, the free concert series is one of the most attended events in Pearland. The […]

With the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, many hospitals are filling up with an endless number of patients and are in desperate need of medical supplies to treat everyone. In March 2020, AYLUS decided to alleviate some of the doctors’ stress by donating much needed N95 masks to doctors in the Houston area. As […]

On March 7th, 2020 AYLUS volunteer instructors and students of the Hello Wuhan initiative had a team-building event. After a couple of weeks of pilot classes, enough volunteers and students were recruited to formally launch the long-term project. The online event was hosted and coordinated by Andy Jiang and Andy Gu so that all the […]

On October 12th, 2019, AYLUS volunteered and donated homemade dishes to Dawson High School’s Asian Culture Club for the school’s 2019 “Flock Party” event. As one of the most popular events at Dawson High School, the parking lot was full hours before the event.  Volunteers had to wait in a long line to drop off […]

In March 2020, AYLUS Pearland started the Hello Wuhan project. Recognizing the extreme impact on daily life of the students in the area of Wuhan due to COVID-19, this project aims to connect with them and help academically in the ways we can as well as share cultural differences. Through family and friend contacts, as […]

On February 28th, AYLUS volunteers donated food to Dawson High School’s Asian Culture Club to support and spread awareness in a positive light of the Asian culture, uniting all kinds of culture together. That night, volunteers brought food from their culture to share with the diverse students of Dawson. Promoting a greater appreciation for Asian […]

On March 7, AYLUS volunteers teamed up with Keep Pearland Beautiful to clean and pick up trash at Centennial Park and the Mary’s Creek waterway that runs through all of Pearland. On the beautiful Saturday morning, volunteers arrived at 7:30 AM and worked until 10:00 AM. They first had a lesson on the effects of […]

For the fourth year in a row, AYLUS helps the TMSCA State Qualifier hosted by Pearland Junior High West through proctoring, grading, and monitoring students. Throughout the five hours of the competition, the fourteen volunteers worked alongside school administrators and other volunteers to help administer tests, grade tests, sell concessions, and more. Even though the […]

On February 29th, AYLUS members helped volunteer at the annual multicultural festival located at Pearland High School. Members contributed by coordinating a booth representing the prosperous Chinese culture. AYLUS’s booth consisted of various activities as well as aspects that taught visitors about the history and lifestyle of Chinese culture. For instance, board members from the […]

On January 18, 2020, AYLUS Pearland volunteers participated at the Pickeball event in the 2020 TAAF Winter Games of Texas. This event lasted from 11 AM to 4PM, and volunteers supplied the competitors with practice and game balls, helped retrieve lost balls, and guided competitors to their designated court. They helped control the flow of […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers at annual Pearland Parks and Recreation Winterfest Celebration On January 25th, 2020, the AYLUS Pearland Branch volunteers participated at the annual Pearland Winterfest Festival. This is the 4th year that AYLUS members have participated in the Winterfest event. There were 11 AYLUS volunteers among over 130 volunteers, providing services to nearly 10,000 attendees […]

On December 21st 2019 from 9am to 11am, members of the AYLUS Pearland youth group performed in the annual winter talent show. Volunteers performed at the Landing at Watercrest, a new senior living location that caters for elders with Alzheimer’s disease. Performers showcased various acts including talents such as singing, dancing and playing on traditional […]

On Saturday, November 9, AYLUS Pearland partnered with Pearland Parks and Recreation to host the annual Veterans Day Walk/ Hike for Mental Health between Turner High School and the Pearland Recreation Center. The event lasted a total of 4 hours, and many members of the community participated in this event, including many veterans themselves. The […]

On October 13th, AYLUS volunteers teamed up with Keep Pearland Beautiful to clean and pick up trash at Centennial Park and the waterway around it in Pearland. On the beautiful Saturday morning, volunteers arrived and geared up at 8:00 AM. They worked diligently until 10:00 AM, filling multiple trash bags with items such as plastic trash, bottles, take out containers, and […]

On August 18, 2019, volunteers from AYLUS Pearland worked from 9 AM – 12 AM tirelessly in order to provide meals for those in need. They were split up into separate groups during their shifts and worked on several tasks such as: preparing food, loading and unloading boxes, wrapping bags, sorting containers, and many more […]

AYLUS Pearland volunteers washed 2 driveways and back yard patios in August on 8/5 and 8/12, thanks to the Wu family and Dr. Yan’s generous support. The areas of driveway and patio are massive for the 2 houses. It took the volunteers a long time during hot summer to finish the tasks. Volunteers participated the […]

The annual ALYUS Pearland summer driveway wash fundraising, started on 7/26/2019.   This year Mrs. Li donated a new power washer to 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 as […]

On September 6th, 2019, the Pearland branch volunteers participated in the school supplies packing event at Hobby 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 filled […]

On July 20th 2019 from 2:00 to 3:00pm, members of AYLUS Pearland alongside community members performed in the second Summer Talent Show at Colonial Oaks. AYLUS members Kate Liu and Andy Gu hosted the show by providing introductions for each of the performers while additionally educating the audience about AYLUS and its current positive impact […]