Thank you for visiting our website and learning more about Aalia and our organization!  When Aalia was 5 we started on her skating journey – going to group class once, twice a week. Within a short period of time, we realized that she really enjoyed skating, the coaching, and experience on ice. The more she skated, the more she wanted to be on ice!  Our next step was to pick up a second hand pair of her own skates, as Aalia was now on ice 3-4 times a week. We often went to public sessions to practice jumps and spins while carving, creating her own lines.  We entered several competitions by direction of our coaches. Aalia was able to land on podium to our surprise!  More importantly, we saw that skating provided her a means to express herself authentically – even more so than debating with her younger brother who gets to order ice cream first!  Now 7, skating is literally at the center of our day, life style, our family orbit. What we realized  however, as a family - having committed ourselves  on this journey - and learning so much about the world of figure skating – are the incredible challenges that the athlete and their families must, and will face. The time, energy, resource investments to the long term horizon, goals for the skaters and their families, including the very limited resources, facility in this sport.  These considerations are not as copious nor as solidified as one may think, especially in light to the immensity of sacrifice, investment in the sport. I would assume that most families, like ours - did not know much of these considerations early on. However now, as we are training full time, and having been immersed into this world - it became obvious to me, as a parent, a businessman, producer of philanthropic charity events, a former U.S. Marine, and once break-dancer / martial artist – that there was an opportunity to bridge so many intersecting, overlapping interests & qualities!  Hence, Aalia’s Dream Charity Organization (ADO) was born !  

- Kuo Yang, President, Founder ADO