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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Ex-Patriot Player Raffling Super Bowl Ring For Charity

Former Patriots Safety Je’Rod Cherry is raffling his Super Bowl XXXVI ring to support a number of charities - the complete details are below in the press release, posted verbatim.

Not sure how I feel about this - it’s not an Academy Award, but he does have a few and the money raised is going to worthy causes.

What do you think?

NetRaffle.org offers football fans a chance to own a piece of Super Bowl History

Je’Rod Cherry, former New England Patriot, is Raffling off his First Patriot’s Super Bowl Ring.

(Boston, MA) - September 17, 2008 - Je’Rod Cherry is hosting on online raffle at www.netraffle.org to give one lucky fan a chance to own his Super Bowl Ring. Super Bowl XXXVI was the first Super Bowl victory for both Cherry and the New England Patriots. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Asia’s Hope, Boston for Africa, Feed My Starving Children, The Italian Home for Children and Celebrities for Charity Foundation.

Winner will receive Je’Rod Cherry’s Official Super Bowl XXXVI Ring (Ring will be available for viewing at Long’s Jewelers Description: Created by Jostens, The 14-karat white gold Super Bowl ring worn by the Super Bowl XXXVI champions, the New England Patriots, features 142 diamonds. Forty-two diamonds encircle the bezel, which is the edge of the ring’s face, and two larger football-shaped diamonds are on each side of the bezel. The face of the ring displays the Patriots logo made from red garnets and blue sapphires trimmed with diamonds. A figure of the Lombardi trophy is behind the logo and is made of platinum, a large marquis diamond, and two tapered baguette diamonds.)
Winner will also receive a cash prize in the amount of $16,265.00 to mitigate the Winner’s tax liability that results from winning the raffle. This prize is withheld and paid, on behalf of the Winner, directly to the IRS ($13,440.00) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ($2,825.00)

The online raffle will take place at www.netraffle.org with tickets costing $2.00 each and a minimum purchase of 5 tickets. This gives every fan a chance to win this amazing prize. The raffle closes on Thursday, November 27 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Je’Rod Cherry chose to raffle off his Super Bowl Ring after attending a Momentum East, the annual Grace Brethren youth conference. It was here that he and his wife were exposed to the horrible conditions affecting children around the world. Wanting to make a difference, he felt the desire to sacrifice one of his most beloved possessions to raise money and awareness to needy children locally and around the world. Each individual that buys a raffle ticket not only has the chance to win a piece of history, but helps a child in need.

About Celebrities for Charity Foundation:

The Celebrities for Charity Foundation was established in 1997 to assist charities in obtaining celebrity support for their organizations fund raising and charitable purposes. It was also established to support celebrities in fulfilling their philanthropic aspirations. CFC is professionally managed by volunteers and provides celebrities with advice, fulfillment services, state of the art technology and a 501 (c) (3) public charity vehicle from which they can conduct their charitable work. Over the past 11 years Celebrities for Charity has donated over $2 million of memorabilia and funds to over 1,000 different causes. www.celebritiesforcharity.org

About Asia’s Hope

Founded in 2001 as a grass-root, non-denominational initiative, Asia’s Hope works to mobilize resources within the Western church to help innovative, indigenous ministries meet spiritual, physical, and educational needs among Asia’s poor.

About Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults alike hand-pack meals designed specially for starving children, and FMSC ships the meals to more than 50 countries around the world.

About The Italian Home for Children

The Italian Home for Children exists as a resource for children and families in crisis irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion or national origin. Within the context of existing programs, the Italian Home seeks to protect the rights of children; promote the highest standards of education, care and treatment for children; support and preserve the relationship between a child and his/her family and community; accept the family system as the one in which the child is most likely to succeed; and assist children and families in all efforts that promote a healthy reintegration at the earliest possible time.

About Boston For Africa

Boston for Africa is a two-day event series brought to you by Red Wing Custom Motorcycles, the Hard Rock Cafe, Activision Games, InterContinental Hotels, and Spectrum Marketing Companies to support, benefit, and bring attention to a global challenge that affects us all. Many African people have been born into a cycle of war and poverty that the rest of the world has an opportunity to end. Years of effort and millions of dollars have been poured into pure humanitarian aid, but a lack of results has seen the perpetuation of violence. Now, as a part of a progressive breed of results-driven & business-minded NGOs, Foundation Rwanda, FORGE & Opportunity International strategically leverage the capacities of impoverished communities to lead themselves into prosperity. With the simplest of opportunities, small-scale change is growing from the bottom up and the African continent is realizing positive change.

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