Major Lazer is doing their bit to help the Olympic spirt along by making a major donation to the Jamaican bobsleigh team, just as their event is starting at the Winter Olympics in Milan.
The EDM group made the donation on Friday (Feb. 13) to the “Help Jamaica Bobsleigh Achieve Olympic Dreams” GoFundMe, organized by North Country Sports Council (NCSC), a U.S.-based nonprofit.
The GoFundMe has been running since late last year, but just started getting donors about a month ago. Major Lazer’s donation is by far the biggest.
The Jamaican bobsleigh team was immortalized in the 1993 film Cool Runnings, inspired by the team’s debut at the 1988 Olympics. Olympic bobsleigh events started on Thursday (Feb. 12) with the first official training, and continue until Feb. 22.
Major Lazer currently consists of Diplo, Walshy Fire, Ape Drums, and new member America Foster. Foster is British-Jamaican, and Walshy Fire, who grew up in Florida, is of Chinese-Jamaican descent.