Recent events
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
Throughout AAPI heritage month in May, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact displayed a collection of six posters celebrating the legacy of Asian Americans. Club members began researching and designing posters in the summer of 2023 that touched on the history and contributions of Asian Americans. Topics included the garment workers strike, Read more
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, from 1:00 to 4:00pm, Silicon Valley Sunshine Interact participated in Youth Community Service (YCS) National Day of Service at Rinconada Library in honor of 9/11. Members of Sunshine Interact helped with tasks that added to the overall quality and function of the library such as Read more