The BranchOut! Blog

On October 5th, the Kreeger Auditorium at Bender JCC of Greater Washington was filled with energy, inspiration, and gratitude as we celebrated a major milestone—our 10th anniversary. This special event brought together community members, students, mentors, and leaders to celebrate ten years of growth, leadership, and impactful service.

Parents, students, and distinguished guests attended BranchOut!’s 7th anniversary on Saturday, October 15th at 7pm ET on Zoom. In this Celebration/Open House event, we highlighted the growth and hard work of our students and why student volunteers should join (or continue to join) the BranchOut! family! During the event, we presented awards/recognitions, including the President’s Volunteer Service Award, Congressional Recognition certificate signed by Senator Tim Kaine, as we

On Saturday, November 14th, we had our 2020 BranchOut! Celebration and Open House Event, commemorating the 5th year anniversary of BranchOut! and the hard work our mentors have done over the past summer! We heard from inspirational speakers, Ms. Melody Curtiss, Mr. Ryan McElveen, Dr. Paul Li, Dr. Yuhsien Wu, Eric Lin, Songhan Pang, Anshu Sharma, Austin Zhang, & Kevina Wang, and saw amazing performances by Natya Margam Dance Group, Maddilynn Ra, Rick Yoon, & Lily Walters. Here

Sunday, October 13th, 2019 is the fourth annual BranchOut! celebrate event. About 300 people from DC, Maryland, and Virginia gathered at the Kreeger Auditorium to attend this regional event. This year, we had Tony lodge, Ryan McElveen, and Paul Li as guest speakers. The guest speakers talked about their experiences, insight, and support of STEM education in society as well as cultural interaction. There were also several ethnic student groups performing this year, ranging f