I'm taking a bit of a diversion from the focus on Canadian Athletes and going to talk about an amazing American speed skater. Joey Cheek won gold in the 500 meter races. After his win he announced he was donating his $25,000 for his win to "Right to Play" and the children of Darfur. Darfur is located in Sudan, Africa. The situation is complicated, there are many sites online to learn more. To put it simply: there is an ongoing genocide by the Arab based government on the black citizens of the region. Estimates of 5,000 people are killed/month over the last 2 1/2 years, at least 1 million people have been displaced from their homes, and well, I'll leave it to your imagination what other war atrocities and human rights violations are happening. Right to Play, with the help of athletes like Joey Cheek, try to bring a little bit of "normal" childhood to devastated areas around the world.
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