2019 President's Volunteer Service Award Recipients
Gold:
Aditya Behal
Amit Reddy
Andrew Doan
Anisha Reddy
Arnav Singhvi
Daksh Kohar
Hasitha Nimmagadda
Ishan Goyal
Kyle Koh
Mihir Kelkar
Pranav Vadali
Priya Hariharan
Priyanka Anand
Sanjay Rajasekharan
Shruti Sridhar
Siddharth Ganesan
Smita Ektare
Snikitha Banda
Silver:
Atharva Gupta
Bronze:
Aaryan Prakash
Akhil Vemuri
Hiya Ghosh
2019 Warmth to Homeless
10/26/2019 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
11/02/2019 Neil Day Center, San Diego, CA
11/23/2019 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
01/25/2020 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
2018 Warmth to Homeless Donors
In its annual Warmth to Homeless drive, IAY donated 600 sleeping bags, beanies, gloves, nail clippers, toothbrushes, toothpaste and other vital essentials to homeless people. Especially in the winter, homeless people suffer from cold and are often unable to find adequate shelter during the frigid winter nights. Through this drive, IAY aims to bring comfort to the homeless in the Christmas and New Year's season. This year's incredible success was in part due to the hard work of the IAY members. We would like to express our sincere thanks to our generous donors:
Berkeley Zion Presbyterian Church
Costco
Hanil Kim DDS.
Jae Ho & Ok H. Kang
John’s Jewelers
Jonathan H. Kim DDS, Inc.
Koreana Plaza Market Oakland, Inc.
Kyung Soon & Sung B. Kim
MDI Engineering, Inc.
PSW Acupuncture Inc
San Francisco True Light Korean Methodist Church
Silicon Valley Senior Citizen’s Christian Missions
Turbo Tires, Inc
Verint Americas Inc.
Won K. Kim
2018 Warmth to Homeless
10/27/2018 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
11/03/2018 Columbus Park & St. James Park, San Jose, CA
11/10/2018 Father Joe's, San Diego, CA
11/13/2018 Murrieta, CA
11/20/2018 Urban Muslim Minority Alliance (UMMA), Long Grove, IL
11/24/2018 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
11/24/2018 St. James Park, San Jose, CA
12/18/2018 Castro Valley, CA
01/12/2019 Downtown, San Diego, CA
01/21/2019 St. James Park, San Jose, CA
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In the Media:
Sister, Brother Leading Event to Help the Homeless
Trisha Patel, founder and president of International Association of Youth's Illinois Chapter
2018 Donation to Ravenswood Education Foundation
Thursday, May 24, 2018
The International Association of Youth donated school supplies to the Ravenswood Education Foundation today. Coordinated by Co-President, Laurena Huh, IAY purchased approximately $2,000 of school supplies for the schools in the Ravenswood District.
2017 Warmth to Homeless
Monday, January 2018
Thanks to the genesority of our donors and sponsorships from Korea Times, Costco, and Verint, Inc., we have donated 600 sleeping bags and care packages to our homeless brothers and sisters.
10/28/2017 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
11/4/2017 Salvation Army, San Diego, CA
11/18/2017 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
11/24/2017 Urban Muslim Minority Alliance (UMMA), Long Grove, IL
11/27/2017 Providing Advocacy, Decency and Shelter (PADS), Long Grove, IL
12/6/2017 Larkin House, San Francisco, CA
12/21/2017 Volunteers of America, Crosswalk Shelter, Spokane, WA
12/24/2017 Larkin House, San Francisco, CA
1/13/2018 Loaves & Fishes, Sacramento, CA
1/27/2018 Salvation Army, Emmanuel House, San Jose, CA
In the Media:
At Crosswalk Christmas, the gift of warmth for homeless youth
Long Grove teen teams with homeless-advocacy groups to distribute winter clothing
Summary article in Korea Times
2016 Warmth to Homeless
Sunday, October 23, 2016
In its annual Warmth to Homeless drive, IAY donated beanies, sleeping bags, nail clippers, toothbrushes, toothpaste and other vital essentials to homeless people. Especially in the winter, homeless people suffer from cold and are often unable to find adequate shelter during the night. Through this drive, IAY aims to bring more comfort to the homeless in the Christmas and New Year's season. This year's incredible success was covered in an article by the San Jose Mercury News. This is the link to the article:
2016 North Korean Human Rights Symposium
Saturday, June 04, 2016
In 1989, the prospect of freedom propelled protests and the eventual destruction of the Berlin Wall. The watershed event freed East Berliners from the oppressive rule of the USSR’s communist regime and began their future as part of a powerful democratic nation.
In 2016, history seems to be repeating itself. Similar to Germany in 1989, Korea is divided into two nations: the North and the South. The South is free and flourishing under democracy while the totalitarian North is home to famine, oppression and human rights violations. To make matters worse, North Koreans are unable find hope amidst oppression, because there is nothing pushing them to fight for their liberties. However, we can learn from history to change their outlook.
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is collecting USB drives for its “Flash Drives for Freedom” initiative. Its goal is to disseminate USB drives with Western movies and information into North Korea to allow its people to see what freedom looks like, motivating them to fight for it at home. There will also be presentations on North Korean human rights by Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of HRF, and Jieun Baek, a Harvard graduate and expert on using information to change North Korea. To sponsor HRF’s event, the International Association of Youth (IAY) will be holding a movie screening on North Korea.
Admission is free. All you have to do is bring empty USB flash drives and your willingness to learn about and act upon an issue that could end up changing history. Just as in East Berlin, a vision of liberty can help the North Koreans escape tyranny. Please support our event, donate a USB drive and help write North Korea’s future.
Agenda:
Presentations by:
- Alex Gladstein, HRF Chief Strategy Officer
- Jieun Baek, North Korea Specialist
North Korea Documentary
Flash Drives for Freedom
WHEN
Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT) - Add to Calendar
WHERE
Quinlan Community Center - 10185 N Stelling Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
2015 Warmth to Homeless
Thursday, December 31, 2015
IAY continues its efforts to provide slepping bags and care packages to the homeless during the freezing winter season. This year, we distributed sleeping bags and care packages at St. James Park, San Jose; Revolving Shelter, Sacramento, and Salvation Army, San Diego. We are happy to have been able to expand our efforts to Sacramento this year. Our members have also given out the items when they meet homeless brothers and sisters in need on the street.
2014 Warmth to Homeless
Saturday, December 20, 2014
With the sponsorship of Korea Times, we have once again been able to hold our Warmth to Homeless to distribute sleeping bags and care packages to the homeless people in San Diego and San Jose. In San Diego, we donated the sleeping bags to Father Joe's Village. In Sa Jose, we distributed themat St. James Park and The Jungle.
2013 Warmth to Homeless
Sunday, December 22, 2013
We are happy to be able to continue our Warmth to Homeless in 2013.
With the weather reaching the low 30's, many of the homeless people are suffering in the cold. There is insufficient shelters for them at night. We endeavor to provide help by distributing sleeping bags each winter. Please join us by donating sleeping bags or money!
Thank you!
2013 Donation to the Ravenswood School Foundation
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
On September 6, 2013 at 3:00 pm, the International Association of Youth (IAY) made a $2,000 donation to the Ravenswood School Foundation in East Palo Alto. The $2,000 donation will buy two sets of the electronic equipment for Los Robles School, in the Ravenswood School District. According to Renu Nanda, the Ravenswood School Foundation Executive Director, the schools are in greater need of electronics to modernize the classrooms.
2013 Benefit Concert for Ravenswood School
Friday, February 01, 2013
The IAY holds a benefit concert to provide school supplies to Ravenswood School in East Palo Alto. Please come and support us!
2012 Warmth to Homeless at St. James Park
Monday, December 24, 2012 . posted by IAY
The tentative date for distributing the sleeping bags is January 6, 2013 at 12:30pm. IAY members will donate the sleeping bags to the homeless people gathered at St. James Park. Depending on the weather, this date may change. We are also donating toothpaste/toothbrush packets to homeless shelters or soup kitchens.
2012 Warmth to Homeless Fund-Raising
Friday, December 21, 2012 . posted by IAY
The International Association of Youth, IAY is proud to announce that with the help of Korea Times and Big 5 Sports Good that we have exceeded our expectations in raising funds for the 2012 Warmth to Homeless. We would especially like to extend our appreciation to the individual donors for their generosity.
Warmth to Homeless
Date: Sunday, December 23, 2012
Time: 11am
Location: Big 5 Sports Good
Address: 3132 Stevens Creek Boulevard, San Jose, CA
2011 Warmth to Homeless Drive
Sunday, December 18, 2011 . posted by IAY
Date: December 2011
Location: San Jose, CA
2011 Leadership Conference
Monday, August 29, 2011 . posted by IAY
Date: August 2011
Location: Cupertino, CA
2011 Philadelphia Homeless Shelter
Friday, April 22, 2011 . posted by IAY
IAY members visit Philadelphia Homeless Shelter to donate $1,000 and help serve dinner.
2010 Warmth to Homeless Drive
Thursday, December 30, 2010 . posted by IAY
Date: December 2010
Location: San Jose, CA
2010 Leadership Conference
Thursday, September 30, 2010 . posted by IAY
Date: September 2010
Location: Cupertino, CA
2010 Education Expo
Monday, August 30, 2010 . posted by IAY
Date: August 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
2009 Warmth to Homeless Drive
Sunday, December 20, 2009 . posted by IAY
Date: December 2009
Location: San Diego, CA and San Jose, CA
2006 IAY Picnic
Friday, June 30, 2006 . posted by IAY
Date: June 2006
Location: Cupertino, CA
2005 Education Expo
Sunday, June 26, 2005 . posted by IAY
Date: June 2005
Location: Santa Clara, CA
2004 Leadership Conference
Saturday, July 31, 2004 . posted by IAY
Date: July 2004
Location: Santa Clara, CA
2003 Education Expo
Monday, June 30, 2003 . posted by IAY
Date: June 2003
Location: Santa Clara, CA