Tutu Bee (front center), the director for Asia's Hope Thailand, lives with 24 children in the Doi Saket 4 orphanage home, the home built with Jerod Cherry's donation. Courtesy of Asia's Hope

Tutu Bee (front center), the director for Asia's Hope Thailand, lives with 24 children in the Doi Saket 4 orphanage home, the home built with Jerod Cherry's donation. Courtesy of Asia's Hope

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How One Patriots Super Bowl Ring Gave New Life To 24 Orphans In Thailand

Jerod Cherry was attending a religious youth conference in 2008 when he ran into a staffer who had a thought about the three Super Bowl titles he won with the New England Patriots. The gathered teens had fallen $20,000 short of their fundraising goal for building an orphanage overseas, and the staffer, Courtney Cherest, wondered whether Cherry might be in the mood to cover the difference.