In July 2008 , while back in Des Moines for a send-off ceremony before the 2008 Summer Olympics , Jones donated the US$ 4,000 prize from winning the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials to Renee Trout , a single mother from Cedar Rapids , Iowa , who was hit by the Iowa flood of 2008 . Asics and Oakley each matched Jones ' $ 4,000 prize , bringing the total donation to $ 12,000 . After the sendoff ceremony , Jones flew with Trout to Cedar Rapids aboard a private jet provided by the Iowa Farm Bureau to tour the neighborhoods affected by the flood , including Trout 's
Iowa flood of 2008
Iowa flood of 2008
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