Italy on February 13. 2006. Minutes after he won the race while millions of Americans and almost a billion listeners from around the world were focused solely on him. Cheek used his "fifteen minutes of fame" to announce he was donating his prize money to child refugees from EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 152. Pt. 3 Darfur. Cheek. citing the U.S. government finding of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. said he wanted to sponsor programs for 60.000 children of Darfur forced into refugee camps in Chad. For Joey Cheek. competing in the Olympics was a blessing and his way of saying thanks for his opportunity. was to help others. Before answering any questions about his winning race.
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