500 meter speed skating gold medal champion, Joey Cheek, shocked reporters yesterday at an Olympic press conference.

Instead of talking about his recent triumph on the ice, Cheek indicated that he wanted to make a statement. He proceeded to announce that he had decided to donate his U.S. Olympic Committee bonus money of $25,000 to help children in the war-torn region of Darfur in Sudan. He will be making this gift through the international non-governmental organization, Right To Play (formerly Olympic Aid).

This is an incredible and extremely selfless gesture for Cheek. I believe this demonstrates extreme niceness. Cheek is not only an Olympic golden boy but today’s NICE guy.

Interesting fact: Cheek reigns from Greensboro, NC. From my year and a half covering nice people, it sure is clear that a concentration of them seem to be from North Carolina. Other highly nice states include Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Arizona.

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