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, […]