AYLUS Pearland junior members continued their online English tutoring program throughout the fall 2022 with new students and tutors. Our English tutors are dedicated to teach English to students who are not native English speakers or students who are new to the country. They use online sources to facilitate in the English class. The students […]

On the 25th of November 2022, AYLUS volunteers learned how to play bucket drums to prepare for the performance with special needs at the upcoming Lunar New Year Gala. They will be playing onstage the song Wavin’ Flag jointly with SMILE participants from the Special Needs Care Center. The Nov. 25th session was an introductory lesson […]

On November 19, 2022 AYLUS Pearland members volunteered at the Old Pearland Farmers Market and ran a fundraiser stand for the laptop drive for SMILE, a special needs program. The Old Pearland Farmers Market is an event hosted by Pearland Park and Recreation Department on the 3rd weekend of every month for local small businesses […]

From November 1 to November 19, 2022, AYLUS Pearland hosted a donation drive to support families in Mexico. Volunteers collected many items in good condition and dropped them off at designated locations. In addition to the items we usually collect, including clothing and shoes for adults and kids, school supplies, bed and bedding supplies, small […]

AYLUS Pearland has partnered with Project Rise and Shine since 2020 and has received the annual grant from Hogg Foundation for promoting minority youth mental health wellbeing. As a requirement of the grant, AYLUS Pearland needs to submit expense report, maintain a project list with statistics, and report to the Project Rise and Shine on […]

AYLUS Pearland hosted the online plant sale throughout the year. In June through July, volunteers sold jasmine, milk weed, snake plant, succulent, passion fruit plants and lotus flowers on WeChat groups to the local Chinese community. In summer, they have successfully geminated Mexican mango, Filipino mango and avocado plants and sold them on Facebook Market […]

Halloween candy drive became an annual event for AYLUS Pearland. For AYLUS Pearland volunteers, those candies are perfect Christmas gifts to give out to families and children living in the poor neighborhoods in Mexico. For families with extra candy at home after Halloween, this is their opportunity to support a good cause and teach their […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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