Jackie Chan donates 125,000 pounds for Thailand relief fund

Action man Jackie Chan donated 125,000 pounds to officials in Thailand to help boost the country's flood relief fund

The 58-year-old, a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, toured orphanages which were affected by severe storms in late 2011 and early 2012.

Jackie Chan. Pic/Santa Banta

He also looked around damaged centres for the elderly, and he offered up supplies and a 125,000 pound cheque on behalf of the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation to continue the clean-up effort.

Chan, who shared photos of the trip on his website, said, "I grew up poor and struggled, and now I have enough money to share with the needy."

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