For each of the 51 Olympic gold medals won by Chinese athletes, Haier will build a primary school in China.

Jamaican Olympic legend Usain Bolt visited the Westin Beijing Financial Street for a presentation ceremony. In the Plush lounge of the hotel the fastest man in the world personally donated USD50,000 to the Red Cross to help children affected by the Sichuan earthquake.

Yili Group has announced funds of CNY5 million to support the sports development of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, of which CNY1.3 million will be awarded to participants in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Haier, one of the world's largest white goods manufacturers and the official white goods sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, kicked off its "One Gold Medal, One Olympic Hope School" program with the first Beijing 2008 Olympic Gold medal won by the Chinese weightlifting athlete Chen Xiexia.