On July 29th, it was reported that the high temperature was concentrated in the dog days, and there was a nationwide wind of "cooling down for public welfare". Last week, the first "love refrigerator" appeared outside the Dongdaqiao subway station in Beijing, providing watermelons and cold drinks for sanitation workers, couriers, takeaway brothers and traffic police free of charge. At noon yesterday, the reporter observed it nearby for more than two hours. During this period, many passers-by noticed the "love refrigerator" and took photos and praised it. Some curious people just opened the refrigerator and couldn't move. A takeaway brother who often runs around came to fetch water to cool down. He tooted a bottle and didn't take any more, saying that he would leave the water to his companions. The initiating team of love refrigerator said that many citizens have contacted to donate water, and they will set up more "love refrigerators" on the streets of Beijing to help hard workers spend the hot summer days.
A week ago, the "Love Refrigerator" program was launched in Hangzhou to provide free cold drinks for outdoor workers such as couriers, takeaway brothers, sanitation workers and traffic policemen, which attracted favorable comments from netizens all over the country. On July 26th, Beijing's first "Love Refrigerator" appeared near Dongdaqiao subway station in Chaoyang District, filled with ice water, ice cream and watermelon, unattended and ready to use.
At first, the staff who organized the activity were worried about the phenomenon of "someone will move everything in the refrigerator", "causing people to rob" or "littering after eating and drinking". However, the situation observed these days was touching, and outdoor workers and passers-by showed "restraint, courtesy, giving and gratitude".
A camera behind the refrigerator took this picture. When a mother passed by, she found the "Love Refrigerator". When she saw the related poster, she exchanged a few words with her child. Then the child opened the freezer door, not only did she not take away a bottle of ice water, but she also solemnly put in what her mother gave him. After the mother and son left, the team members approached and looked at it. There were two yuan on the neatly packed ice water. "There is not much money, but the children must remember the charity."
The team also found that under the scorching sun, there were indeed couriers, takeaways and sanitation workers who opened the freezer to get water. "But everyone realized that they only took one bottle of ice water, one ice cream and one watermelon." After checking with the surrounding businesses that cold drinks can be taken away for free, a delivery clerk smiled and waved at the "love refrigerator" and said "thank you".
At noon on July 28th, the outdoor temperature was 35 degrees Celsius. The reporter went to Exit A of Dongdaqiao subway station, and found the first "love refrigerator" on the street in Beijing at the entrance of a tea shop. Eye-catching posters were posted on the side and next wall of the refrigerator, and the huge word "free" was very eye-catching, and it was marked with the text that the service crowd of "love refrigerator" was "sanitation workers, traffic police comrades, courier brother and takeaway brother", and the text below marked "cold drink supply, ready to use".
Many passers-by stopped in front of the "Love Refrigerator". Some people picked up their cameras to take pictures as a souvenir, while others discussed with their companions. A young man carrying a backpack said, "I saw this refrigerator on the news and thought it was only available in Shanghai and Hangzhou. I didn't expect it to be available in Beijing!" " After that, he bent down and looked in the refrigerator. "Great, there is a big watermelon in it!" "
Mr. Ye is a Chinese medicine practitioner. He said that after reading the news of "Love Refrigerator" on the Internet, he came here to have a look. He walked around the refrigerator with his mobile phone and took a lot of photos. "Send a circle of friends and let everyone see that there are such good things around us." Mr. Ye said that he appreciates this kind of public welfare behavior very much. As a first-aid volunteer in Beijing, many years of volunteer experience have made him realize that everyone is not lacking in kindness, and sometimes he just lacks a leader. "Public welfare needs such a leader."
food delivery clerk: I want to say thank you. I don't know who I'm targeting.
After ten minutes of observation by the reporter, the "Love Refrigerator" finally welcomed a real customer. I saw a food delivery clerk parked his electric bicycle not far from the refrigerator, picked up his packing bag and hurried to an office building. When passing by the refrigerator, he glanced at it quickly, but did not stop, and trotted off to deliver food first. A few minutes later, he came back, pointed to the refrigerator and asked the reporter, "Is it really free?" After getting a positive answer, the little brother looked happy, opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of water. While screwing the bottle cap, he asked the reporter, "This is very good. Did you make this?" After hearing the negative answer, the little brother was completely blinded. He looked around again, and there was really no one to look after him. "Who did this good thing?" I don't know who to say thank you to. "
After a while, another courier passed by. After unloading the goods for the tea shop next to him, he noticed the refrigerator. After carefully reading the words on it, he took out a bottle of water from the refrigerator, opened the bottle cap and gulped it down. Seeing that there was no trash can next to it, he conveniently stuffed the bottle into his car. "It's too hot, and I sweat when I move. I usually don't bring enough water to drink every day. Here's something free, which can save us some money. Not bad." The reporter saw that there was a big water bottle in the windshield of his car, which was empty. He quickly reminded him that he could take an extra bottle of ice water to drink on the road, but the little brother waved his hand and said, "No, I have had enough. I will go back to the store. Besides, others need it when they come, and one more bottle is a bottle. " After that, he rode an electric car and went to work again.
During the two-hour observation by the reporter, all outdoor workers who came to fetch water only took one bottle. "This is someone who helped us relieve the summer heat and gave us love. If we have the mentality of taking advantage again, it will be too bad." A food delivery staff said.
The reporter saw that after the post about "Love Refrigerator" spread on the Internet, a food delivery staff left a message in the post saying that he had just taken ice water in the refrigerator, "Thank you for understanding us and giving us water and ice cream. Although the hot spots are tired, I am very touched. I have been in Beijing for several years, met many good people, and I like this city very much. I hope I can always serve this city. "
Organizer: I didn't expect many people to take the initiative to contribute money
Jin, a member of the first "Love Refrigerator" launching team in Beijing, told reporters that on the 26th, she and her colleagues successively put water around 5 yuan into the refrigerator. "We are not far away, so we will look after it from time to time. If there is not much water, we will go to Riga. Special thanks to the tea shop that provided refrigerators. When we heard that our ideas were very supportive, we specially set aside a refrigerator to lend to us. And later I found out that this tea shop also made a lot of drinks in its own shop and distributed them in the refrigerator for free. "
Jin said that the "love refrigerator" of the East Bridge is just the beginning. I hope that there will be such refrigerators in all parts of the city to help the "urban superman" cool down in Futian. In order to call more people to join in, Jin left contact information on the Internet. Yesterday, she told reporters that more than a dozen businesses and individuals have expressed their hope to sponsor refrigerators and cold drinks, and contribute to passing on love and positive energy on the streets of the capital.
"Some young friends are so cute that they want to join our team and help carry water and food." Jin said that all this surprised her and her colleagues, and she was more confident that she would continue to do it.