The photo shows Gao Xiucun, a 71 year old empty nest elderly who has long taken care of Xuanwu District. He made feet of cloth and made cloth shoes.

Five thousand Olympic volunteers go deep into the community --

"I never measured my feet so carefully!"

Since yesterday, the series of volunteer service activities of "serving the community and volunteering to warm the sun" have been launched in the whole city. The office of the volunteer coordination team of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China have launched nearly 5700 Olympic volunteers, reaching more than 480 nursing homes, communities and townships, providing free consultation, accompanying and other life services for the elderly in the empty nest and difficult families in the community.