Jackie’s Charity work

[jethro]

if lo wei knew how to make movies, it would have been good. Magnificent bodyguards is a great one, killer meteors is almost as good, and I honestly liked to kill with intrigue. Karate ghostbuster could have been a lot better, but was still very watchable, once. And bm2, phantasy mission force wasn't very good. But it does have it's moments(brigitte lin is in it).

[BM2]

Since it has been about 20 years since I watched Spirtural Kung Fu I'll have to take your word for it.
And I swear I recall a skull and cross bones on that Nazi Chevy too! Unintentionaly funny.
Wish I could remember the movie Jackie says he feels sorry for anyone that sat through the entire movie.
Now I like Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin. I had lent the VHS tape of it to a guy and when I got it back the last fight scene was missing. He had spliced it back. I have the DVD now, the good one. Didn't know there were different ones. Bought one of the bad ones first.

[GeneChing]

I gotta give props to Jackie (and Jet) about their charity work. They might not be turning out the best martial arts films anymore, but at least they still honor wude and give to the needy.

Jackie Chan: Special Olympics gives hope to parents of mentally challenged
www.chinaview.cn 2007-10-02 18:06:04

SHANGHAI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- World famous kungfu star Jackie Chan expressed his appreciation to Special Olympics just hours before the opening ceremony in Shanghai, telling the press that the event may give hope to parents of intellectually disabled children.

"I went to many countries to promote Special Olympics, through which I know there are so many misfortunes," Jackie said. "Special Olympics may give them hope, transforming misfortunes into fortunes."

Jackie Chan said that he is honored to do such things." The so-called intellectually disabled are all the same as us, and in some areas, they could be even more talented. It is really interesting to communicate with them."

Jackie Chan has attended many promotion activities for the mentally challenged, from which he said he has learned a lot. "I was shocked by their performance. Their courage impressed me a lot."

As for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai itself, Jackie Chan said. "it tells the world our efforts to express humanism."

[GeneChing]

Maybe not, but this seemed as good a thread as any to post this (not sure about the love and kisses part):

Jackie in kung fu offer to Charles

Martial arts legend Jackie Chan has offered to teach the Prince of Wales kung fu.
Charles received the unusual invitation at an awards ceremony in London to recognise the achievements of "unsung heroes" among the UK's Chinese community.

In a video message recorded in China, where he is making a film, Chan promised to drop everything if the Prince took up his offer.

Apologising for not being there in person, the Rush Hour star said: "I send all my love and kisses ... especially for Prince Charles. If you want to learn some kung fu, give me a call, I will come right away."

The Prince's attendance at the Pearl Awards at the Royal Festival Hall capped off a China-themed day, which began with a visit to London's Chinatown with the Duchess of Cornwall.

Charles introduced the awards by praising the 250,000-strong UK Chinese community's "significant and largely unsung contribution to national life".

He cited Chinese cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine, China's "precocious and brilliant musicians" - and even an "extremely talented and industrious" young man from China who recently joined his office.

[Drake]

Why has no one mentioned Fearless Hyena????

"I am Willow Sword!"

[GeneChing]

...maybe I should re-title this Jackie's extracurricular work or Jackie's causes...

Chan helps ice piracy in China
Actor to be featured on antipiracy magnets
By CLIFFORD COONAN
BEIJING -- Hong Kong thesp Jackie Chan will be featured on 200,000 antipiracy refrigerator magnets to be distributed by the Motion Picture Assn. and China Film Copyright Protection Assn. in China.

The magnets will be given to film fans who buy authentic copies of "Perfect Stranger," "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "No Reservations."

The magnets feature a message from Chan, a legend on the mainland, thanking buyers for protecting the film industry by choosing not to buy a pirated pic.

Also backing the campaign is Amazon.com's China operation, Amazon.cn (also known as Joyo.com).

Amazon.cn, the largest online vendor for books, music and video in China, plans to advertise the campaign on its website for the first month and will publicize the campaign in a newsletter distributed to millions of its customers.

The MPA reckons that in 2005, its members lost $6.1 billion to worldwide piracy, with piracy across the Asia-Pacific region accounting for $1.2 billion of that figure.

[GeneChing]

Extra credit to anyone who can find a vid clip of the ad...

China launches TV AIDS awareness campaign to promote safe sex
www.chinaview.cn 2007-12-06 20:07:33

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- China launched a large-scale television public service announcement campaign, produced by Oscar-winners and featuring superstars such as Jackie Chan, on Thursday to promote safe sex and combat HIV/AIDS.

Hundreds of millions of members of the public will see the television campaign on TV at home, on China Central Television, on the Internet, or on big screens at the airport, train stations and on buses, next year, with the help of commercial media outlets and advertisement sector partners.

The public service announcements, called "Life is Too Good", feature Jackie Chan, Chinese renowned actor Pu Cunxin and one of the most famous Chinese sopranos Peng Liyuan.

As an "ambitious AIDS awareness campaign", the TV advertisements were created by Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon (who together won Best Documentary Oscar 2006), with the Ministry of Health (MOH), and distributed by the United Nation's Development Programme (UNDP).

Lennon, the producer of the public service announcement series, told reporters that, "Public discussion of condoms and safer sex is difficult; that's true in China, just as it is in every country in the world."

According to an earlier report on the country's AIDS situation released by the MOH, sex has become the main channel of contracting the HIV virus.

The report said among 50,000 cases of newly contracted HIV/AIDS in the past year, more than half contracted the virus through unsafe sex.

Pu, who has made a great contribution to the public campaign about AIDS control and prevention, said condoms, a long-time taboo topic in China, was actually a "scientific breakthrough" that benefited the health of mankind.

Hundreds of millions of migrant workers have no "normal family life", Pu told reporter. "We should tell the public the significance of condoms," he said.

Pu became a MOH publicity member for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in 2000. Since then he has used his fame and influence to participate in various HIV educational campaigns.

The ads show Pu's lyrical bicycle journey through a modern Chinese city passing several young lovers on the street, and leading folk singer Peng Liyuan congratulates young graduates who celebrate their last day of high school. They remind people, "Condoms reduce risk. Please protect yourself."

The last act show action film master Jackie Chan preparing his cast and crew for a dangerous stunt -- a good movie needs danger, he explains, but in life, "we need to be safe", he told people.

Though the rate of AIDS growth has slowed, the government has admitted the situation "remains grave". Official reports say there are estimated to be as many as 700,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in China, a country with a population of 1.3 billion.

Subinay Nandy, UNDP China Country Director, said the public awareness campaign and multi-sector partnership demonstrates willingness in China to address HIV issues.

Participating media companies in the campaign include Air Media, Beijing City TV Media, EPIN Media Holdings Ltd., Towona Mobile Media, and www.56.com which is China's largest online video-sharing site.

Over 1.5 million visitors have already viewed the ads on the 56.com website since their debut on Nov. 30, according to the website operator. The website has over 20 million registered users aged between 18 and 30.

By donating air time on their video advertisement platforms worth over 1.5 million. U.S. dollars, hundreds of millions of people are expected to view the ads every month over the next year.

Yang and Lennon won the Oscar for Best Documentary -- Short Subject at the 2006 Academy Awards for their documentary "The Blood of Yingzhou District" about children orphaned by AIDS in a poor village in east China's Anhui Province.

They also produced two AIDS campaigns on Chinese television, featuring Yao Ming and Magic Johnson (2004) and Peng Liyuan (2006).

[GeneChing]

I went to a presentation on sharks with Peter Benchley (author of Jaws) - that was through connections I retained through Jackie when I did some work with ACAP for Tiger preservation (see earlier post). I made me give up eating shark fin soup, which I loved. But I love sharks more.

BO DEREK - CHAN JOINS DEREK TO SAVE THE SHARKS

Actress BO DEREK has recruited action man JACKIE CHAN to her campaign to stop wildlife traffickers around the world. The 10 star has become a keen conservation activist after learning the sharks of the Galapagos Islands have become a target of poachers for their fins. Speaking on CNN show Larry King Live, Derek says, "When I first visited the Galapagos Islands Marine Reserve, I expected to see an untouched paradise. While it is still beautiful to the naked eye, behind the scenes, all is not well. "While there, I learned that the famous sharks of the Galapagos were under siege for their fins. "According to the Galapagos National Park Service, up to 10,000 fins have been seized, and they are mercilessly hacked off the shark and shipped to Asia to make shark fin soup. "I was charmed by the playfulness of the fearless and friendly sea lions I swam with. I learned that they, too, are sometimes slaughtered so they can be used as bait for the shark finners. "It made me realise that even the most remote wilderness is now touched by the global economy - in this case, the demand for products derived from protected wildlife." Derek has since teamed up with San Francisco-based conservation organisation, WildAid, to help in their effort to stop wildlife traffickers, and she has asked Rush Hour star Chan for his help in China. She adds, "Reaching China's 1.2 billion people is no easy task, but by recruiting the likes of Jackie Chan... and, with the support of Chinese state media, we are reaching nearly half the Chinese population with TV messaging."

[GeneChing]

Here Jackie is doing a good deed and the media's only response is to bring up a sex scandal.

Jackie Chan Offers Aid For China Snowstorm Victims
9 February 2008
Emma Lam

To show his support for victims of the snowstorms in mainland China, Jackie Chan (成龍) showed his charitable nature today, joining forces with The Outdoor Shop (羽絨城) to present 400 down jackets to the Salvation Army to transport to the affected population.

The Salvation Army support workers will be taking their collection of donations to the three affected areas of Xiangxi and Yongzhou in Hunan province and also Anhui Province and distributing them to those in need.

Jackie revealed that this is the 13th year in which he has made donations to the Salvation Army.

Asked if he has heard about the recent sex photo scandal that has rocked Hong Kong's entertainment industry, Jackie said that he does not know anything and added that the media should pay more attention to more positive news because the victims of the disaster in China also need the coverage, so that they are brought to the attention of the public.

As for how he felt about the scandal, Jackie said that the media should not force the public into looking at these pictures and added that he is not in a position to comment any futher. Asked about the recent news that pictures of Edison Chen (陳冠希)'s current girlfriend Vincy Yeung (楊永晴) have been released, Jackie asked the reporters who Vincy was. When he was told that she is the daughter of Ricky Yeung (楊超成), brother of EEG boss Albert Yeung (楊受成), Jackie seemed uncomfortable and wanted to leave.

As he left, Jackie said that he will be quite busy in the near future because he will be filming some promotional clips for the Olympic Games equestrian events, that will be held in Hong Kong. He revealed that he will be doing some horse-riding and also going to Athens to help with the delivery of the Olympic flame.

[doug maverick]

so he helping people and they ask him about somthing that has nothing to do with him. what kind of bull**** is that.

[GeneChing]

...but it seemed as good a place as any to put this.

Spotlight on Olympics for Jackie Chan
Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:26pm IST
By James Pomfret

HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan will take a break from movies this year to promote the Beijing Olympics, and hopes the Games will inspire today's cyber-age Chinese kids to lead more active lives.

As a goodwill envoy for the Beijing Olympics, Chan has devoted himself this past year to promoting the Games, taking part in activities ranging from running with the Olympic torch in Greece to recording a countdown song.

He has also appeared in Olympic-themed commercials for credit card firm Visa, alongside Chinese basketball star Yao Ming.

"The Olympics isn't just about sport. It encompasses love, solidarity and a kind of spirit," the star of Hollywood films such as "Rush Hour" and "Rumble in the Bronx" told Reuters.

"This year, most of my time will be spent on promoting the Olympics," said Chan. "I'll have less time for films."

While Kung Fu may be more his thing, Chan's zeal recently saw him pull on horse-riding boots and hat for a video promoting Hong Kong's role in the Olympics this summer, with Beijing having switched equestrian events to the city after it failed to establish a disease-free zone for horses.

"See you in Hong Kong 2008, Olympic equestrian co-host city," said Chan, clad in full riding gear while holding the reins of a dark horse called "Fortune Tycoon", as the cameras rolled.

Chan, a horse owner and enthusiast, who has ridden horses in films such as "The Myth", was filmed at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Beas River country club, which will host some of the former British colony's equestrian events during the Games.

Hong Kong is one of only a handful of Chinese cities to stage Olympic events outside of Beijing. The coastal city of Qingdao is another and will host some watersports events.

Hong Kong officials are hoping to cash in on its Olympic role by drawing more tourists and boosting the city's aspirations to become an entertainment hub in Asia.

"It's a golden opportunity for us to promote Hong Kong as an events capital and ... we'll try our very best to try and boost the short-term arrivals during the event," said Kenneth Wong, the head of consumer marketing at the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Chan, who was trained in martial arts and acrobatics as a child and started his career as a stunt-man, also hopes the Olympic spirit will rub off on the current crop of Chinese and Hong Kong kids.

"In this age, it's necessary to do more to promote sports, so that children don't just sit at home and play computer games ... we need to do more to promote sports (as) sports can nurture more love and understanding between people,

"In the past, all I did every day was sport, sport and more sport. We didn't even know how to switch on a computer," Chan added with a laugh.

[GeneChing]

I never knew he was into horses...

Jackie Chan promotes Olympic equestrian event
www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-14 10:12:07

BEIJING, Feb. 14 -- Jackie Chan saddled up for a video to promote the 2008 Olympics' equestrian event.

In this photo released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan poses while riding a horse Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, during the filming of an advertisement for the Hong Kong Tourism Board to promote the 2008 Olympics' equestrian event to be held in Hong Kong. (Photo: China Daily/Agencies)

In the 30-second video, the 53-year-old "Rush Hour" star urges audiences to visit his hometown of Hong Kong to watch the event and introduces various local tourist sites, Mayee Tang, a spokeswoman for the Hong Kong Tourism Board, which is producing the video, said Wednesday.

Chan recorded the dialogue in both English and Mandarin Chinese, and the video was to be aired in mainland China and foreign markets, Tang said.

Photos posted on Chan's official website show the action star sitting on a horse, resplendent in riding gear, including a black helmet, black suit jacket, white tie and black boots.

Chan's video, shot Monday, highlights efforts to promote one of the Olympics' more low-profile events.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has spent about 100 million U.S. dollars on upgrading existing venues and building new ones for the Olympic equestrian competition, which will take place Aug. 9 to Aug. 20.

In other promotional efforts for the 29th Olympics, Chan also recorded the event's official one-year countdown song, "We Are Ready."

[GeneChing]

There's more on Lydia if you search.

Jackie's a hit with kids at cancer centre
March 07, 2008 Print Ready

HE lost his friend Lydia Sum to cancer two weeks ago.

And just last week, his father died after struggling with prostate cancer at the age of 93.

Despite all that, Jackie Chan was the consummate professional at the new Viva-University Cancer Centre of the National University Hospital (NUH) at 9am yesterday.

Just like his on-screen characters, he was a picture of fun and smiles, when he met young cancer patients as part of his role as the Ambassador of Goodwill for the hospital's Viva Foundation for Children with Cancer.

The 53-year-old Hong Kong superstar conducted a hands-on martial arts lesson for 10 children, most of them patients at the cancer centre, demonstrating some basic kung fu moves and urging them to imitate him.

Of his ambassador role, Jackie said: 'I see young children suffering, with their hair falling out because of chemotherapy.

'It breaks my heart, and it does remind me of my father. So naturally, I have to help them.'

Having had two people close to him dying of cancer, Jackie has seen the effects of the illness first-hand.

Yet, he said both Lydia and his father never let their health get them down.

Of Lydia, Jackie said in Mandarin: 'She was our 'kai xin guo', our 'fruit of happiness'.

'She brought us decades of happiness. When you think of laughter, you immediately think of her.'

He added that his father's 'cancer spread very fast'.

'But at least he was happy when he passed away.'

At the hospital yesterday, the children enthusiastically exhibited their martial arts skills to the action star, proudly showing off their high kicks and punches.

Launched in May 2006, the Viva Foundation is a joint venture between St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee and NUH.

It aims to improve the survival rate and treatment of childhood cancer, particularly leukaemia, in the region.

This is Jackie's second visit to NUH. He was there last year too, as part of his ambassador role.

This time, Jackie also dropped by at the Cancer Centre's Day Therapy Unit to distribute goodie bags bearing the logo of his hit movie Rob-B-Hood.

Before his arrival in the ward, many of the children were chattering excitedly about getting to meet the superstar.

Exclamations of 'Jackie Chan is coming!' could be heard echoing around the room.

As Jackie made his way through the ward, they scrambled to get his autograph.

However, he was also frank in his limited capacity to help the children.

He quipped: 'Depend on me for entertainment, but depend on doctors for health.'

And judging by the laughter and smiles on the little ones' faces yesterday, that was more than enough.

[GeneChing]

perhaps i should change the title to Jackie's Activism.

Jackie Chan campaigns against piracy
Published: April 22, 2008 at 9:10 PM

BEIJING, April 22 (UPI) -- Martial arts mega-celebrity Jackie Chan is putting his star power to work against film piracy in China, an industry executive says.

The huge billboard in Beijing's Silk Market has Chan saying: "Protect the movies, say NO to piracy." The billboard was joint effort of the Beijing Silk Street Co. and Chaoyang Model Anti-Copyright Infringement and Piracy-Free Zone, the Daily Variety reported Tuesday.

The Hong Kong actor's message is expected to reach more than 20 million people in the two weeks it will be up. The Silk Market is a shopping area once known for its counterfeit goods, including pirated DVDs.

"Chan's message to Beijing's citizens is direct and simple," said Mike Ellis, MPA's regional president and managing director.

The MPA recently announced the winners in a copyright protection-themed student film contest and last week signed an agreement with the seven most popular Chinese Web sites to promote copyright protection for U.S. movies.

[GeneChing]

...but it has a nice pic of Jackie with a kwan dao.

Jackie Chan Promotes Hong Kong Tourism
2008-07-03 18:59:40

Kung Fu star Jackie Chan was featured in a new announcement for Hong Kong Tourism Board on Wednesday as a tourism ambassador.

Xinhua News Agency reported that Jackie Chan displayed some Kung Fu movies under the scorching sun, while wearing three layers of Kung Fu attire.

The filming attracted many passers-by for a glimpse of the superstar.