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Our History
The HTH Inc.(Happy to Help charity organization) was founded by Maxine Acosta and is a public charity under the IRC Section 501(c)(3). These events have been going on since 2020 starting with a group donation of summer camp supplies to Rainbow Village Duluth GA and Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter, a virtual performance event to raise money in 2021 to Rainbow Village Duluth GA and Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter for their summer camp program, and a in person charity performance to raise money in 2022 to Rainbow Village Duluth GA for their after school program.
Our Mission
The mission of HTH Inc. is to spread awareness and help and give back to those in the community.
Our Team
Maxine Acosta – Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Webmaster
Hello! I’m Maxine Acosta, Founder and CEO of HTH Inc. (Happy to Help). I’m currently a high school senior at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST). HTH began in 2020 when I asked for summer camp supplies for homeless children instead of birthday gifts. Inspired to do more, I organized an online performance in 2021 during Covid quarantine, raising $6,400. In 2022, we held our first live event at Lanier High School, featuring various performances and volunteers from local schools, which raised $12,690 for the Rainbow Village Homeless Children Shelter. Through HTH Inc., we aim to continue giving back to the community in even more impactful ways!
Vicki Lu – Co-Director, Director of Finance
Hello! My name is Vicki Lu! I’m currently a first year doctoral candidate at The University of Georgia studying Ethnomusicology, with an emphasis in Chinese music and performance. I received my bachelors (music education and flute performance) and masters (ethnomusicology) at the same university. I am also the director of Spring Music School. I find that doing philanthropic work has been very rewarding process. It has allowed me to work with many organizations and connect with people I never thought I would meet. Moreover, as a perform and educator, philanthropic work has allowed me to showcase my love for chinese musical arts! Happy To Help (HTH) has been a dream of my student and co-director Maxine Acosta, and I’m so happy to have the pleasure to work alongside with her to better the community and students around the Metro-Atlanta area!
Dianne Ji – Director of Marketing
Hi! My name is Dianne Ji and I’m the Director of Marketing. I’m a current Junior at GSMST and thrilled to be working with HTH this year! Some of my personal goals are to be more productive and time efficient this year and to be able to crochet something by December. I hope that I’ll be able to contribute to this event as much as I can!
Fiona Chen – Director of Communications
Hello, my name is Fiona Chen. I am currently a junior enrolled at The Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology (GSMST). My interests include swimming, origami, drawing, and more recently, learning how to use the Chinese yo-yo. I joined HTH Inc. (Happy to Help charity organization) as a way to give back to my community. Joining this organization allows me to use my creativity and communication skills in order to make a positive impact. Moreover, it allows me to share my passion of helping others. This means a lot to me because I want to be able to put a genuine smile on others faces without expecting anything in return.
Briana Codrescu – Director of Technology & Social Media Director
Hello, my name is Fiona Chen. I am currently a junior enrolled at The Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology (GSMST). My interests include swimming, origami, drawing, and more recently, learning how to use the Chinese yo-yo. I joined HTH Inc. (Happy to Help charity organization) as a way to give back to my community. Joining this organization allows me to use my creativity and communication skills in order to make a positive impact. Moreover, it allows me to share my passion of helping others. This means a lot to me because I want to be able to put a genuine smile on others faces without expecting anything in return.
Jerry Zheng – Project Manager (Dragon Team)
Hi my name is Jerry Zheng, and I am currently a sophomore at Mountain View high school. Amon many of my hobbies that I like to do is read, go on and use my computer, and practice Chinese yo-yo. I decided to join HTH(Happy To Help) because during my freshman year I wanted and also need community hours. While volunteering for the dragon team then I came to realized that helping and entertaining others is something that is really fun.
Tommy Weng – Project Manager & Westminster Upper Schools Representative
Hello everybody, I am Tommy Weng, a freshman from The Westminster Schools. I aim to gain crucial experience in conducting the HTH organization. (eg. personnel management, logistics and coordination, and event organization). My avocation of understanding technological and scientific topics will aid in the optimization of an event’s flow, enabling higher productivity and efficiency with minimal expenditure on human and material resources. In my spare time, I pursue my hobbies such as aviation photography, engineering, and going down Wikipedia rabbit holes. I hope to meet you soon!
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