In 2006, Jackie Chan asked fans to help build schools one dollar at a time and promised to match their gifts; six years later, their combined contributions had passed $192,000 for children in rural China
- jackie chanJackie Chan’s appeal was simple: if fans could spare a dollar, he would match it and put both contributions towards building schools for children in remote parts of China.
- The “Build a School for a Dollar” project turned small gifts into a shared effort, inviting children and adults around the world to contribute whatever they could.
- According to the project’s page on Jackie’s Kids Corner, over six years fans donated more than $96,000, and Chan matched their gifts, bringing the combined total to more than $192,000.
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- jackie chanJackie Chan’s appeal was simple: if fans could spare a dollar, he would match it and put both contributions towards building schools for children in remote parts of China.
- The “Build a School for a Dollar” project turned small gifts into a shared effort, inviting children and adults around the world to contribute whatever they could.
- According to the project’s page on Jackie’s Kids Corner, over six years fans donated more than $96,000, and Chan matched their gifts, bringing the combined total to more than $192,000.
Sources: Times of India