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Actor Jackie Chan Reveals Charitable Side

Action star Jackie Chan is loved by fans worldwide for his movies, but he has a lesser known side: he is a socially committed philanthropist who firmly believes in giving back to society.

Chan recently visited the Human Development Foundation Mercy Center in Bangkok, Thailand, which consists of a shelter for orphans, an adult AIDS hospice and a preschool for needy students from the slums. He spent time with the children and even joined them in a dance performance.

The actor has established various charitable foundations, offers scholarships to help Hong Kong's youths, and provides medical services and aid to victims of natural disasters or illnesses.

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The Gary Player Invitational Golf Challenge in Shanghai kicked off with a Gala Charity Dinner Monday night.

Jackie and Olympic athlete Liu Xiang participated in the dinner Monday 1st November 2009 to raise funds for Aids Orphans in Yunnan, Hubei, Anhui, Xinjiang and other places. The Charity Dinner was held by the Chinese Foundation for Prevention of STD and AIDS and supported by The Gary Player Foundation and Coca Cola. (Source NETEASE)

Jackie and Liu Xiang sang Sincere Hero together. They have also made a special DVD / music album together which will be sold on online in a international charity auction, over the next 3 months. (Source NETEASE) and (NETEASE) They donated a presentation copy of the album cover with their handprints to the charity auction Monday night.(See photo below)

At the Gala Dinner one of the artists (Angela Zhang) invited Jackie to sing with her on the spur of the moment and despite not knowing the lyrics to her song 'Invisible Wings' Jackie did a good job singing with her. (NETEASE)

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Some of the other items auctioned Monday night were

The Beatles Signature Guitar
Michael Jackson signed photo and CD
Canadian golf event tickets
Dream Team painting
various other celebrity/sporting heroes signed memorabilia

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Jackie bought the Michael Jackson memorabilia and was so determined to do so that when the bidding heated up he just stuck his buyers card in the table to keep bidding. CHINA NEWS

One of the more interesting items up for auction was 'Jay Chou for your Birthday'. Jay Chou donated 2 roundtrip business class tickets to Taipei and dinner at his restaurant, Mr J, during which Jay himself will bring out the birthday cake and sing Happy Birthday.CHINA NEWS

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