Hand in Hand We Grow

Hand in Hand We Grow Featured in Lake Washington School Foundation Newsletter

Eric Huang

10/19/2025

(From Left to Right: Eric Huang, Kevin Chen, Tristan Edwar, Yufei Ye, Anthony Cao, Jiayi Zhu, Jerry Yang, Geeth Kandipilli, Constantine Ermolenko, Haneesh Yalamanchili, Elissa Song, Emily Qi)

This past summer, Hand in Hand We Grow (HHWG) hosted five free summer camps and organized a successful Pantry Packs Fundraiser, raising $350 to provide 50 food packs for students facing food insecurity in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD). Following our donation, HHWG was interviewed by the district, where we shared the inspiring story behind our camps and fundraiser. The Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF) was moved by our efforts and believes our story will inspire greater community awareness of the growing food insecurity issue within our schools. Read the story in their latest newsletter, Students Helping Students Fight Hunger: https://www.lwsf.org/news/students-helping-students-fight-hunger/

Back (left to right): Anthony Cao, Jerry Yang, Kevin Chen, Yuhan Song, Jiayi Zhu, Eric Huang

Front (left to right): Wenjie Yan, Xiao Mao, Elissa Song, Yufei Ye, Amanda Huang, Xingchen Song

This milestone reflects the dedication of our HHWG and AYLUS volunteers, whose tireless efforts made these camps and the fundraiser possible. We are immensely proud of our team’s commitment to empowering children in our community.

We extend heartfelt gratitude to our generous HHWG community for their loyal support. Special thanks to: Tim Chang, Yufei Ye, Judy Z, Xiao Mao, Jerry Yang, Sherry Z, Wucaiche, Jiayi Zhu, Honghong, Emily Qi, Lirong, Jordan Zhang, Wenjie Yan, Judy X, Sarah L, Zouzouma, Kevin Chen, Qing G, Leyu, Yuching, Yuhan Song, Chunhui Z, Hongyi, David Hu, Dxin, Edmund, Susan Long, and Eric H.

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