The theme for YLC Conference 2009 is Call to Action. At this year's conference, we will present the students with a"call to action" - a call for our students to plan, organize, and execute their own community service project.
YLC is seeking friendly, enthusiastic, and energetic college upperclassmen and young professionals who have a desire to make a positive impact on the next generation and their community for high school students. Become a mentor or volunteer!
0Pictures from the 2010 Orchid Banquet have been posted to our Flickr account.
You can download any of our pictures absolutely free. To download a full resolution copy for your wallpaper or for prints, select a picture, then click on the button All Sizes.
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0Thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Orchid Banquet and Silent Auction!
YLC had the opportunity to honor Mr. Hoang Quan Vu, a prominent Houston-area attorney, for his work in the community and his positive influence on Asian Americans. Mr. Vu made a GREAT speech which will be posted soon!
YLC would especially like to thank our sponsors for making the night a success:
Veristic Technologies – http://www.veristic.com
CenterPoint Energy – http://www.centerpointenergy.com
Asia Chemical Corp., Inc. – http://www.asiachem-tx.com/
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP – http://www.gardere.com/
Thanks to the following donors for donating their amazing products for our silent auction:
Alley Theatre
Barnes & Noble
Birraporetti’s
Body Envy Houston
Carl Lewis
Chili’s Bar and Grill
CVS/Pharmacy
Dr. Vanida Wongchukit
Hilton Americas
Honeybaked Ham Co.
Houston Aeros
Houston Astros
Houston Ballet
Houston Dynamos
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston Rockets
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Houston Texans Foundation
Houston Zoo
Mr. John Chen
Mr. Tom Huynh
Ms. Wei Cayce
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
RA Sushi
Schiltterbahn in New Braunfels
Southwest Airlines
Spec’s
Starbucks
The Children’s Museum
The Dentists at Lexington
Theatre Under the Stars
University of Houston
Thanks to everyone that attended and contributed, we raised a significant amount of funds that will go towards our 2010 Youth Leadership Conference to be held at Rice University in June!
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0Friendly, helpful info for those of you attending the Orchid Banquet & Silent Auction tonight.
The venue location is
Kim Son Restaurant
10603 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77072
Google Map
Time is from 6:30 pm – 10 pm.
See you there!
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0For 2 minutes and 46 seconds, you can relieve the memories of YLC 2009. Someone took all of the footage that was shot at YLC (probably 30 GB worth), sifted through all of it, cut out the exciting bits, and set it to music. And who was this special little someone that did all of this for us? Nick Fung – our mentor extraordinaire and Cafe Y 2009 MC. Enjoy!
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0Here are a few pictures from the 2009 Conference. More pictures are available at the YLC Flickr.
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1We would like to thank Mimi Timmaraju, Sean D. Carter, and Quynh-Anh McMahan for coming out this past Saturday to speak to our students and giving them great advice!
Also, special thanks to Deloitte for volunteering and assisting us with our activities!
Last but not least, our mentors, volunteers, liaisons, and board members that help made this past weekend possible!
More pictures will be uploaded throughout the week. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to receive updates about our website and other great YLC events!
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Students are blindfolded and must use non-verbal communication to get their tasks accomplished.
Rice University at night.
We are the Mentors, the leader maker!
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0Tim Hsu has been with YLC as a student, mentor, and a board member altogether for many years. We asked him to tell us what he likes about YLC and what YLC means to him.
Being a part of YLC for the past four years, my involvement has varied from a volunteer to actually being on the board. But what always draws me back to the organization is having the chance to be a mentor. Having the chance to inspire and motivate a student to become a leader is invaluable. I believe we have been successful because we are able to present these leadership skills to the students in a fun and exiting way. We give them a nurturing environment where these skills can develop and grow. And by surrounding them with their own peers, we give them the experience of working and interacting in a team setting. I am glad I’m a part of YLC and hope it will continue to grow and develop as time passes.-Tim Hsu
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0I first attended YLC as a student back in 1998 and had the time of my life. Even though YLC was only a 1.5 day conference (it's now 2 days), it had a much bigger impact on me than other camps and conferences that I had previously attended. The theme that year was "Breaking the Mold" and we learned about tackling the stereotypes that Asian-Americans often face in society. My mentors were inspiring, the learning sessions were eye-opening, and the team activities were exciting. Not only did I learn a lot about myself and Asian-Americans, I had a ton of fun and made lasting friendships despite the short time period. Because I had such a great experience, I immediately volunteered to be a mentor when I was a college freshman. Since then, I have mentored four more times and served as a board member three times. Many of my past students are now mentors and board members. This year's conference is YLC's 20th Anniversary and I'm so excited for the program that we have planned for the students. We are really going to challenge the students to step up and make an impact in their communities. I would encourage all students to attend YLC and I would further encourage them to serve as a mentor, because that truly has been the most rewarding experience for me.- Jason Tung
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