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Charity Auction

Thanks to Janel for sharing the following photos and information with the Kids Corner:

Jackie donated many of his own items, such as a cream colored suit, black suit, pair of white shoes and a pair of jeans from his clothing line. Several autographed Jackie's Kitchen logo items, including a chef's jacket, surf board and t-shirts were also available. the cream colored suit had a starting bid of $1,500 and the shoes $100. Autographed items such as JK t-shirt, ATW posters, and framed photos of the program cover, were sold outright for $50. There were 50 of each item. Jackie must have spent a good portion of his time that morning or the night before signing them.

There were also several cds and books (non-Jackie items) raising money for his charity. The charity dinner and official grand opening & ribbon cutting (in this case, a strand of maile) of Jackie's Kitchen was held the next night. Tickets for this event were $200. It was limited to 150 to 200 people, as the restaurant could only have a certain number of guests and workers present, to comply with the fire codes. There were many fans and media people outside waiting to catch a glimpse of Jackie, who happily posed for pictures and signed a few autographs. There were many fans, their eager faces pressed to the windows, hoping to see more of Jackie throughout the evening.

Jackie received a proclamation from Sam Aiona, a representative of Governor Linda Lingle. Jackie talked about his charity work, before a video clip, beautifully set to the song "True Hero", was shown. He talked about the importance of helping others. If eveyone helped each other there would be no more wars. He also said it was important for children to learn about charity work and understanding how we should all look after each other. After spending 2 hours with friends and a room full of delighted guests and restaurant workers & a very delicious 6 course dinner, Jackie announced he had to leave to catch a flight that night.

It was a wonderful evening! One of the highlights was watching Jackie quickly hop from table to table, taking group photos with each table. He would go to one side of the table and pose for a picture and quickly run over to the other side, with a big smile on his face all the while. He was having as much fun as we were!

(Also present were Solon So and Willie Chan of the JC Group, & Dr. Tsue (president of the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, USA))