Maybe it’s the spirit of the Olympics. Maybe it’s all those NBA Cares commercials drilled into my brain. But it’s time SC blog didn’t just blog about athletes holding up people outside bars and McDonalds. And this story is as good as they come.
Joey Cheek, right after winning the 500-meter speed skating sprint, said that he would donate the $25k prize money to an organization called Right To Play which funds projects to help disadvantaged kids throughout the world develop via sports. He also asked his sponsors to match his donation for a specific project in Chad.
Cheek understood that this was his one moment in the spotlight and he chose the opportunity to help disadvantaged youth. You can email him kudos at [email protected]
I bet Shaun White is feeling pretty bad about using his to ask Sasha Cohen out.
[SFGate]: Heart of gold to go with medal
