Recent events
Sunshine Club Shares a Year of Impact with the Palo Alto University Rotary Club! This week, our youth leadership team had the honor of delivering our annual presentation to our incredible sponsors at the Palo Alto University Rotary Club! It was a fantastic opportunity to look back at everything we Read more
Reflecting on an Incredible Weekend at the 2026 Lunar New Year Festival!We are thrilled to share that the 2026 Lunar New Year event was an overwhelming success! Thousands of visitors filled the venue to welcome the Year of the Horse, enjoying breathtaking performances, incredible food, and interactive cultural experiences.As a Read more
What a beautiful night under the stars! On May 10th, our club hosted a Movie Night in the Park featuring Disney’s Turning Red! This special event was all about promoting teen mental health—using the movie’s message of navigating big emotions, growing up, and finding your community to spark open conversations.Our Read more
Mapping out the year ahead A successful year of community impact starts with a strong blueprint. This week, our club held its first official planning session for the school year, and the energy in the room was inspiring.We were honored to host 3 advisors from our sponsoring Rotary Club. Their Read more
This past December, SVIC organized a “Toy Drive” that provided food, clothing, and toy donation drive for families in need in East Palo Alto. As the holiday season approached with help from our school and local community, we were able to collect a wide range of essentials. We partnered with Read more
Throughout the 2024–2025 school year, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact has continued its commitment to environmental stewardship by organizing regular cleanups at the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. Since adopting a section of the Baylands Trail in spring 2024, club members have visited the site bi-monthly to pick up trash, sort Read more
On January 26, 2025, the Palo Alto Lunar New Year Fair returned to Mitchell Park Community Center to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Organized by WizChinese and the Palo Alto Chinese Parents’ Club (PACPC), supported by the City of Palo Alto. The fair was open from 11:30 AM to Read more
On July 14th, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact hosted a webinar featuring Katie Clapp, a co-founder of FRAXA. FRAXA is the leading research foundation in Fragile X and Katie talked about the genetic condition and the research being done on it, as well as her own experience with her son, who Read more
On July 4th, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact’s club member Angela Rao co-hosted and organized a block party to celebrate their neighborhood’s cultural diversity and shared identity as a community. Angela, assisted by club member Claire Rao, planned various activities and materials necessary for the party and went door to door Read more
On May 27th, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact gathered at a potluck to close out the year and introduce summer plans. Recently graduated seniors in the club (Sydney Ling, Jason Hu, Iris Yin) were congratulated. Each shared a few remarks on the impact the club had on their high school lives Read more