The Power of Life was founded by Freesia Gracia Gao in February 2023. It is a part of Love Thy Neighbor International, a volunteer organization dedicated to providing a platform for youths to grow and serve the community.
We believe that the core part of a young person's growth is the growth of the "human" inside him/her. A human being is a human being because he/she knows that he/she is born with a purpose & a mission. We are born to love. We are born to serve. We are born to connect. In the Power of Life club, youths are organized by themselves, creating serving opportunities and serving the society as a close team.
Tutoring Orphans
(International Program)
Organizing Concerts in Local Senior Communities
Donating Gifts to Local In-hospital Patients
Spreading Biomedical Knowledge
Creating Educational Videos (National Program)
Seminars and Speeches
Since Dec. 2022, we have been providing English tutoring services to the orphans in Haiti Hopestart International every Saturday morning as a part of the big team of Haiti Tutoring International Project. We taught daily life English. We introduced knowledges of music and art. We talked about the culture in the U.S.A. We online celebrated the holidays with the orphans each new year. 🎉
This program is held by Tutor Team in Power of Life Club and Haiti Tutoring big team
In December 2023, we organized a donation activity to the in-hospital patients in Riley Children's Hospital and Methodist Hospital. We donated word search, crossword puzzle, coloring, paper game items together with happy new year cards. This activity was organized by Gracia Gao.
Since June 2024, we have been organizing concerts in local senior communities, including the memory care units. We hosted larger-scale concerts that showcase our talents and captivates the audience with a movie-themed repertoire as well as with some other classical pieces. 🎉
This program is held by Crescendo Youth Ensemble in Power of Life Club.
In Summer 2024, we created educational videos to teach refugee children of how to use Google, Zoom, and Scratch. This is a national program led by Albert Gao (the co-founder of Love Thy Neighbor International) 🎉
This program is supported by IT Team in Power of Life Club.
On Oct. 10 and Oct. 14, 2024, the youth volunteers were spreading the flyers of the knowledge of breast cancer and the related clinical trial in local communities. The flyers are from the IU SIMON comprehensive cancer center. (reference social media: https://youtu.be/MDUh7jciAJg) The volunteer family displayed the flyers in their family-owned restaurant. Many thanks @Takumi Sushi Hibachi
On Nov.9, 2024, the youth volunteers hosted an educational seminar of researches and clinical trials of Alzheimer's Disease. Many thanks to the invited speaker, Dr. Sophia Wang, Associate Professor in Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Tutor Team
Team member: Angela Shieh, Amy Xu, Cathy Jiang, Colin Liu, Edward Chen, Emily Feng, Gracia Gao (program leader), Joyce Tang, Kelvin Yan
Crescendo Youth Ensemble
Musical Adviser: Jufang Liu, the principal bassist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Team member: Alan Shen, Angela Yu, Angela Shieh (Chair, program leader), Amy Xu, Cathy Jiang, Colin Liu, Emily Feng, Edward Chen, Ethan Li, Gracia Gao, Isabella Liao, Joyce Tang, Kelvin Yan, Lillian Wang, Michael Pu, Mingyun Luo, Sophia Shen (Co-Chair, program co-leader), Zijun Zhang and other guest youth musicians
IT Team
Team member: Cathy Jiang, Gracia Gao (program lead), William Xu
Email: Power_of_life_group@ltnsd.org
Phone: 3176440868; 8594922159
Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in joining us. We are looking forward to hearing from you.