寒冬悄然而至，而北京的冬天更是寒風凜冽，可是蒲公英中學的師生們卻還是在戶外用冰冷刺骨的自來水洗衣服。得知這一情況後，國貿飯店總經理劉永堅先生及駐店經理許勇先生立即決定給孩子們送去兩台洗衣機來改善他們的生活條件，讓他們能騰出更多的時間去學習與玩耍。
隨後，國貿飯店便在最短的時間內購置了兩台洗衣機，駐店經理許勇先生還親自把洗衣機送到蒲公英中學並語重心長地囑咐孩子們要好好學習、長大了回報社會。看到這兩台洗衣機，師生們的喜悅之情溢於言表。對於蒲公英中學的師生來說，國貿飯店已不再陌生：從2009年郭氏基金會成立“大朋友”項目開始，國貿飯店就一直在支持和幫助著這些正在茁壯成長的孩子們。僅2011年，國貿飯店就給蒲公英中學送去了6個書架及幾百本書籍；酒店工程部的師傅還幫助孩子們粉刷了學校的牆壁；中秋節期間，飯店總經理劉永堅先生還親自給孩子們送去了2000多塊月餅並與孩子們一起慶祝了中秋佳節；此外，人事部還組織國貿飯店的“大朋友”誌願者與蒲公英中學的小朋友一起參觀了博物館、觀看了話劇；國貿飯店員工一直在像關心好朋友一樣關心與支持著這些可愛的孩子們。
注：蒲公英中學是一所民辦非營利性的、公益性的平民學校，也是北京市第一所專門為農民工子女創辦的中學，致力於解決農民工子女上中學難、上好中學更難的問題。在這裏讀書的孩子家境都比較貧困，學校的設施設備也比較簡陋。
As winter comes, the weather in Beijing is bone-chilling cold, but the teachers and students of Dandelion School were still washing clothes in ice‑cold water by hand. Made aware of this, General Manager Michael Liu and Resident Manager Xuyong of Traders Hotel, Beijing frowned and decided to buy two washing machines for the students, to improve their living conditions and to enable them to have more time to study and play.
The decision having been made, Traders Hotel, Beijing quickly bought two washing machines, and Resident Manager Xuyong delivered them to Dandelion School personally and enjoined the students to study hard and reciprocate kindness to society once they grow up. To the teachers and students of Dandelion School, Traders Hotels, Beijing is no longer a stranger, since the “Big Friends” programme was founded by the Kuok Foundation in 2009 and the hotel has been helping and supporting the students of Dandelion School. In 2011, the hotel donated six bookshelves and hundreds of books to the school, and the hotel staff helped the students to paint the walls of Dandelion School. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hotel General Manager Liu presented more than 2,000 moon cakes to celebrate this traditional festival with the students in person. In addition, the hotel regularly organised outings for the “Big Friends” together with their little friends to visit museums and see plays. It is like a good friend: Traders Hotel, Beijing is always caring and supporting the students of Dandelion School.
