This kind gesture from the Northern Ireland players - and Gareth McAuley in particular - goes a long way to refuting the stereotype of the selfish footballer.
Professional footballers often get a bad rap but every so often they will go and do something that makes you think a bit differently about them. It might be James McClean paying for the funeral of a young Derryman, Cristiano Ronaldo giving money towards an operation for a young kid with a brain disorder or numerous other examples of footballers using their considerable wealth to help others.
Clearly footballers at the top level earn an obscene amount of money and so the argument is available that it isn't exactly dipping incredibly deep into their pockets to donate a few grand. But there are plenty who don't do so and so whenever the opportunity arises to highlight a good deed, no matter how small, it's important to take advantage of that.
Like the donation by the Northern Ireland team of their entire earnings from Euro 2016.
Sky Sports report that Michael O'Neill's side - whose team and supporters lit up the tournament, putting in brave performances against Germany and Poland, beating Ukraine 2-0 and only losing to Wales via an own goal - are giving the £46,000 they earned from their adventures in France to Cancer Fund For Children, a charity in Northern Ireland that supports children and young people aged 0-24 who are affected by cancer.
But what is perhaps even more impressive than the money being donated is that Gareth McAuley, who scored in that 2-0 win (Northern Ireland's first ever European Championship goal), is giving over the shirt he wore in that match. No doubt that shirt is a prized possession of McAuley and his family, so to give it up for charity speaks volumes of the man.
McAuley told Sky Sports:
We wanted to give something back. We got a lot out of football and wanted to use Euro 2016 in a positive way.
Northern Ireland are looking good in the chase for World Cup qualification, lying second in their group with two wins and a draw from four games. Already five points behind Germany, they will probably be aiming to secure a play-off spot by remaining in second place in the group.
After the gesture from McAuley and his team-mates, they've certainly got karma on their side.
