On April 15, the Sugar Land Branch continued to clean and maintain the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. Although there have been significantly less visitors to the park during this time, the garden’s plants have still been growing relentlessly. In particular, weeds had covered a large portion of the ground’s surface, and there were countless dead […]

On March 29, the Sugar Land Branch donated a large amount of cleaning equipment to the nursing home where they usually perform weekly concerts to help them and their environment remain clean, preventing the spread of COVID-19. Among the cleaning supplies were: several bottles of rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, several containers of Clorox wipes, […]

On March 29, the Sugar Land Branch continued the previous garden work completed on the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. With the arrival of spring, many weeds had started to grow and cover large swaths of the garden’s ground. Excess dead branches were trimmed and removed, and the area was cleared of many weeds that hindered […]

Through the March, Sugar Land Branch continues tutoring the students from Wuhan who have been under lockdown since January. Members helped the students with their reading, speaking, and other homework. Additionally, lessons involving Western culture were implemented into the lessons. The Zoom platform was used for more interactive learning. The participating members were Albon Wu, […]

As coronavirus cases in the Houston area continue to grow, the severe shortage of personal protective equipment such as surgical gowns, gloves and masks have become increasingly common in local hospitals. Masks especially have been desperately needed by physicians and hospitals. The Sugar Land branch, teamed up with a local Chinese community group, put a […]

On March 18, the Sugar Land Branch Junior Support Program led by our branch’s Junior Leader Alvin Zhou aided seniors in the area during the present coronavirus outbreak. All are prone to the effects of the virus, but seniors in particular are more vulnerable to its dangerous nature. Furthermore, when living away from their family, […]

On March 17, while schools in the area were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Sugar Land Branch continued maintaining the Memorial Park Butterfly Garden. In continuation of the original tree planting as well as previous maintenance of the garden, extensive work was done to improve the landscape. The plants, which include the Texas […]

Since February 28, the Sugar Land Branch has launched an ongoing English tutoring project for students in mainland China whose schools were closed due to the recent coronavirus outbreak. The tutoring project involved tutoring in one-hour sessions several times per week. The participating members were Albon Wu, Emma Jiang, Serena Li, Sherry Huang and Alice […]

On February 23, members of the Sugar Land Branch performed another concert for seniors at a nursing home. The performers: Hanyang Sha, Yijia Jiang, and Albon Wu presented a series of violin concertos during the hour-long performance. The concert was very well-received by the senior audience.

On February 16, eight members of AYLUS Sugar Land performed at a nursing home. This performance, which extended well over an hour long, featured a variety of instruments and pieces. The performers, Seth Gratz, Justin Chang, Hanyang Sha, Serena Li, Angela Wang, Michael Ma, Yijia Jiang, and Albon Wu, provided an extensive and very well-received […]

On February 9, four members of the Sugar Land Branch volunteered at a nursing home. The members, Serena Li, Hunter Han, Yijia Jiang, and Albon Wu, performed several pieces during the concert, including both traditional and classical compositions alike.

On February 2, members of the Sugar Land branch continued performing at a nursing home. The performers, Justin Chang, Michael Ma, Seth Gratz, and Albon Wu, performed a variety of pieces during their concert, which included a discrete, bonus Chinese New Year segment which featured traditional Chinese pieces.

On January 26, members of the Sugar Land branch began preparing various ways of promoting the recent AYLUS coronavirus fundraiser, one of which was the creation of a digital poster (attached) which was distributed on social media.

On January 19, 2020, members of AYLUS Sugar Land performed a concert at a nursing home. The performers were: Seth Gratz, Serena Li, Emma Jiang, and Albon Wu and received much applause and thanks from the senior audience.

On January 12, five members of the Sugar Land performed a concert at an Alzheimer’s nursing home. The performers, Hunter Han, Michael Ma, Emma Jiang, Serena Li, and Albon Wu performed a total of eight pieces ranging from duets to sonatas. After the performance, several seniors reached out to the performers to give their thanks.

On January 11, members of AYLUS Sugar Land volunteered at Memorial Park in Sugar Land. Members cleaned the park’s Butterfly Garden, where they had planted several trees a few weeks earlier. In addition to clearing dead branches and miscellaneous items from the area, members also trimmed decaying parts from the now-grown trees.

On January 5, the Sugar Land Branch performed a concert at an Alzheimer’s nursing home. The performers, Emma Jiang, Serena Li, and Albon Wu, were greeted warmly and went on to play a total of five pieces for the concert.  

On December 24, members of AYLUS Sugar Land performed a Christmas Eve concert at a nursing home. The performers, who had rehearsed for a total of four hours over the span of the two days prior to the concert, played a variety of traditional Christmas carols and songs. The participating members were: Daniel Trinh (trombone), […]

On December 22 and 23, members of AYLUS Sugar Land rehearsed for the upcoming Christmas Eve concert. Seven musicians: Daniel Trinh (trombone), Grace Trinh (clarinet), Simon Li (trumpet), Ethan Li (clarinet, piano), Emma Jiang (violin), Anna Lin (viola), and Albon Wu (violin), practiced not only four collective ensemble pieces, but also two groups of duets. […]

On December 6, members of AYLUS Sugar Land volunteered for 4 hours at the 17th annual Sugar Land Christmas Tree Lighting event. The event, which included a tribute to the 60th birthday of the city, involved many booths, stands, and attractions. Members distributed markers and candy canes at a booth at which kids wrote and […]