On March 2, the press conference “‘Beijing Volunteer’ Logo Makes Its Grand Debut, Aiding High-Quality Development of Capital’s Volunteer Services” was held at the press conference hall of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government. Attendees included responsible personnel from the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee for Social Work and the Beijing Volunteer Service Federation, as well as volunteer representatives from units including Shougang Group Co., Ltd., Jiugulou Community in Shichahai Subdistrict, Xicheng District, and the Yabaolu Site of ZTO Express, who briefed relevant information on volunteer services and respond to media questions.

During the press conference, the “Beijing Volunteer” logo was officially unveiled, serving as a new name card for the capital’s volunteer services. At the news conference, according to Chen Xinghua, Deputy Director and Spokesperson of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee for Social Work, the overall design of the “Beijing Volunteer” logo features a heart-shaped outline, integrating the landmark of the Temple of Heaven with a sense of smiling warmth. The release of this logo marks a core visual expression for the “Smiling Beijing” volunteer service brand. In the following work, the the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee for Social Work will make further effort to promote the institutionalized, standardized, and normalized application of the logo based on the good opportunity brought by such release.

Volunteer services have been playing a significant role in inheriting and promoting the Shougang Spirit, also serving as an important approach for SOEs to fulfill their social responsibilities and demonstrate commitment. During the Q&A session, Zhang Mengzhe, an employee of Beijing Shougang Co., Ltd. and a representative of Shougang’s young volunteers, shared the glorious traditions and innovative practices of Shougang’s volunteer services, demonstrating the proactive role of young people in SOEs in serving national strategies and promoting the spirit of volunteerism.

The glorious tradition of youth volunteer services at Shougang began in 1982, spanning over 40 years. In 2021, to welcome the CIFTIS and the Beijing Winter Olympics, Shougang formally established its Youth Volunteer Service Corps. The team has now registered as a corporate member of China Volunteer Service Federation and a council member of Chinese Young Volunteers Association, boasting 2,637 volunteers in the form of real-name registration.

Recent years witnessed the Shougang Youth Volunteer Service Corps making outstanding contributions in serving and safeguarding major national events and supporting the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, through closely centering on the service of national strategies in carrying out various volunteer service tasks. The team is committed to building an intelligent volunteer service system, forming a management model of “specialized training + one map, one code, one guide” to facilitate the precise, efficient and intelligent services.

To better serve the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Shougang Youth Volunteer Service Corps organized outstanding young Beijing-based scientific and technological talents stationed in Hebei to carry out volunteer service work in the province focusing on goals of industrial upgrading and green transformation, including popular science publicity, low-carbon environmental protection, and technology promotion.

In the future, Shougang Group will continue to inherit the tenet of “dare to venture, dare to insist, dare to work hard”, carry forward the Shougang Spirit of “dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, dare to take the lead in the world”, promote the institutionalized and normalized development of volunteer services, and ensure that the “Shougang Volunteer Blue” continues to shine on the grand stages of the capital and the nation.