Youth Venture

Founded and lead by Ernestine Fu, Visual Arts and Music for Society (VAMS) International is a non-profit organization that utilizes and develops the talents of high school students in the areas of visual arts, performing arts, and music with the focus on benefiting society. Their goal is to raise public awareness and help those who suffer from poverty, diseases, disorders, and disabilities. From burn victims to homeless families, VAMS achieves its goals by visiting and reaching out to hundreds of individuals at hospitals, orphanages, convalescent homes, and other similar locations. Each VAMS chapter regularly prepares and hosts events for those who are often forgotten in society. These events occur about once every one or two months and consist of performing orchestral and choral selections and/or musical skits, in addition to interacting with the patients through chatting, craft making, dancing, and other similar activities.