ACAN Approved 41 PVSA Applications in 2020-2021 School Year
ACAN proudly announced that 41 applicants have been approved to receive the President’s Volunteering Service Award for the 2020-2021 school year (September 1st, 2020- August 31, 2021).
It’s our delight to see so many of our youth are doing wonderful works to serve our community (not just the Asian community, but the community in general). They are making significant impacts on education, COVID-19 relief, and senior care, to just name a few. They reached far beyond Austin, to New Orleans, to China and the world.
ACAN will continue to support our members, families, and youth to serve our community and foster our heritage. Please join us in this endeavor!
Here is the list of the 41 award recipients. Let’s give high congratulations to all of them!
Some Interesting Facts:
41 youth, served 6268 hours in total, average 152 hours per person
The youngest is 13 and the oldest is 18
26 girls and 15 boys
15 of them were 2020 award winners
It’s our delight to see so many of our youth are doing wonderful works to serve our community (not just the Asian community, but the community in general). They are making significant impacts on education, serving underprivileged kids and homeless camp, to just name a few. They reached far beyond Austin, to New Mexico, to China and the world.
Recently, the Rise Together team was awarded the third place in “Project of the Year” and the first place in “People’s Choice Award”, hosted by the Civic Leadership Academy. Their accomplishment is the testament of the character, talent and commitment of our youth, and our community as a whole.
Going forward, ACAN will continue to support our members, families, and youth to serve our community and foster our heritage. Please join us in this endeavor by supporting our youth, becoming a volunteer or mentor.
The winners will receive their medals and certificates by the end of the year. ACAN Youth committee will announce the details for the award ceremony. For now, let’s celebrate their wonderful accomplishments. Here is the list of the 41 award recipients.
In the Bronze, Teens Category (Total 4):
| Derek Shen |
| Sophia Zhong |
| Kelvin Wang |
| Chelsea Ding |
In the Bronze, Young Adults Category (Total 2):
| Muhang Li |
| Jessica Zhao |
In the Silver, Teens Category (Total 4):
| Charles Guo |
| Yan Rong |
| Brooke Xu |
| Tracy Li |
In the Silver, Young Adults Category (Total 3):
| Alton Shen |
| Rachel Chen |
| Lingshu Karena Pan |
In the Gold, Teens Category (Total 22):
| Aiden Ye |
| Alissa Shen |
| Benjamin Li |
| Cedric Xia |
| Claudia Shen |
| David Li |
| Gloria Wu |
| Grace Wang |
| Iris Chen |
| Jennifer Li |
| Jessica Li |
| Joseph Zhang |
| Joshua Kou |
| Katelyn Yu |
| Maggie Lu |
| Michelle Lu |
| Mindy Young |
| Ryan Liu |
| Tori Xiao |
| Xinyan Su |
| Xinyao Chen |
| Yujie Bailey Zhang |
In the Gold Young Adults Category (Total 6):
| Allan Zhou |
| Charles Sun |
| Hillary Xu |
| Howard Hu |
| Weiyi Huang |
| Yilan Ren |