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• 100¥ and A Sick Bag: A China Eastern Airlines Story
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  Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 12:07PM / Standard Entry / The One Foundation / Members only
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  Due to the constant traveling to all sorts of places on account of work, flying has become an inseparable and necessary part of my life. And because of the density of my schedule, it's the time ...I spend in airplanes that I use to catch up on rest and sleep.
  
  On the evening of September 12 I boarded flight MU5447 flying from Qingdao to Chengdu to appear at the FRD Chengdu Charity Race the next day. As you know, I've been busy here in Qingdao filming my film "Ocean Heaven" (海洋天堂) and I've been so worn out that I slept the entire way.
  
  At 8:40pm, as the plane was on its descent towards Chengdu, one of the air stewards came to where I was sitting with one of those air sick paperbags and handed it to me. As I wasn't completely awake yet, I wasn't sure what he was doing. Then he said, "Mr. Li, I've witnessed the work that the One Foundation has done for the disaster area and community. I myself have also wanted very much to give back, and today I have the luck to be able to bump into you. For lack of a better envelope, I've put 100¥ into this sick bag to give to the One Foundation to continue to help the children in Sichuan."
  
  I was stunned and quickly thanked him. I looked at the envelope, on it it said: "Mr. Li, I hope to be able to give the kids this ¥100 through you, to allow me the opportunity to do my part in helping even if it's just a tiny bit. Sincerely, A Steward on China Eastern."
  
  I hurriedly asked him for his name and address, so that our staff could properly send him a receipt for his donation. He refused. “You don't need to send me a receipt. I believe that you believe in the One Foundation."
  
  So let me take this moment to say, thank you to the Steward on China Eastern and all those out there who believe in the One Foundation. This spirit of giving just a little bit of your heart makes us keep wanting to do what we do.
  
  On the way back to Qingdao, another air steward attempted to donate to the One Foundation again. This time, however, I really couldn't take the money. I said, "Instead of donating through me, you can just do it through all the different kinds of platforms we have set up for giving."
  
  Please take a look here:
  English: www.onefoundation.cn/html/en/beneficence_01.htm
  Chinese: www.onefoundation.cn/html/cn/beneficence_01.htm