Rihanna, Mark Sanchez Raise Money For Charities

Inspired by a young friend who died from leukemia, Rihanna is working to get help for those who suffer from the disease.

Rihanna was among the celebrities who submitted a request for funding to Pepsi’s Refresh Project, which doles out $20 million to various causes, and was at the foundation’s kickoff party Friday night during Super Bowl festivities. The singer is trying to raise money for DKMS, which tries to find bone marrow donors for those suffering from leukemia.

“If we win, this would really help us recruit 4,000 individual donors,” she said.

For Rihanna, the connection is personal. She was active last year in trying to find donors for 6-year-old Jasmina Amena, who died last month. They became friends.

“She was a very free, fun spirited little girl, full of energy, always happy, always energetic,” Rihanna said. “I always remember she wouldn’t sit still. She was always running around, always had a smile on her face.”

Also on hand for the event was New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, who received $25,000 for an organization to help kids suffering from juvenile diabetes.

This is Sanchez’s second year at Super Bowl festivities. Last year, he wasn’t drafted so he didn’t get to do much, and this year, his Jets came one game shy of getting to the Super Bowl, making the trip to Miami a bit tough.

“You know it’s hard. The loss stings a little bit, but at the same time we really have something to build on as a team,” he said. “You know Rex (Ryan), our coach, challenged at the end of the year, and said, we’ve gotta get two quarters better. Two quarters better and we might be playing in Dallas next year.”

The Super Bowl will be in Dallas in 2011.

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Gilsil

@qui hey wats up? Did u get my email..?
And i dnt fink u are folowing me on twitter…
maison martin margiela

@zzmth YESSSSSSSSSSSS top 20 already!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I hope Rih thinks about

going to the Brits and doing Rude Boy.
http://rihannadaily lilly

she should have rodney jerkins for Rated R reloaded.
sunshinerd

@Gilsil

yes! Rude boy has an audience of 1o million Right now and it has not been officially released..

RIHANNA – Rude Boy: 10.942 (+ 0.833) , you see that increae right there 8-)

it will be 11 million tommorow and 12 million the day after.. it will be released on feb 9 officially..

Anyways i hope they hold off on the video so that airplay gets to like 30 million, then the video can help shoot it to top 5 and then #1..

u see thats how ga ga is doing with Telephone.. they have been holding our on their video so they get their airplay um so when they release the telephone video it wont have many spots to climb to try to get to #1
http://www.rihannadaily.com Qui

I wish Rihanna was on that SOS Help Haiti thing on Friday..she wouldve killed her performance…

one question to anyone, um how do people who speak a different language than english understand what these artists who sing english are saying or are these people just singing words, not having a clue what it means?
http://s811.photobucket.com/albums/zz32/crazyZZ/ zzmyth

264. maison martin margiela///

RATED R reloaded will be launched much faster than that….I go with summer with that club banger with david guetta. maybe late june-early july

we are in february…. february, march and part of april rude boy’s time, then FIRE BOMB as last single before the tour and the re-release….from april, may and june
Raychel

Looks like @sunshinerd dosent want to fix amends oh well
after the rude boy video airs rude boy will blow up. I’m predicting big things for rude boy
sunshinerd

@Raychel

diferrences put aside.. :party: :party: :party: :-))
http://www.rihannadaily.com Qui

@Gilsil…im good..yea i did, go check your inbox, and i told you on twitter also…ok lemme check see if im following you
Gilsil

Wonder wat kink of song sean.k wrote 4 rih (prod by yankee)… Probably smfin like break it off…
sunshinerd

hole in my head is a sick sick song… BADD BADD BADD!!! :chic: :musicnote: :musicnote: :musicnote: :yes: :yes:
Raychel

@sunshinerd okay good :)
http://s811.photobucket.com/albums/zz32/crazyZZ/ zzmyth

268. sunshinerd//

I dont believe that TELEPHONE will go #1….. dont ask me why…. but I feel it wont…

anyway…. rude boy video should wait until the worldwide release…. the 22nd of this month…. that is just 2 weeks… and the radio airplay should make the song so at least top 50 on itunes before they release it….. this really has to be done well….
http://rihannadaily.com jjj

I hope Rihanna and the bison are still a couple or at least friends.
….and I think they are still a couple (the media forced them to get private).
…if they’re not together, then I guess the media scared him off, or Rih didn’t like what was said about his past, or maybe their affiliation wasn’t that serious to begin with. *Kanye shrug*
lol.. I still have my fingers crossed though. Go B&B! =)
sunshinerd

@Gilsil

i heard sean kingston rote watcha say so that might give u an idea of the types of songs he writes
http://rihannadaily lilly

@ zzmyth I don’t think the reloaded album would come that fast I think in the fall she will release it. after rude boy she need to out out photographs, rockstar 101, fire bomb then rated R reloaded.
Raychel

There’s this demo Nicki Minaj made for Rihanna
have you guys heard it?? It’s SICK!!!
http://www.rihannadaily.com Qui

@gilsil…i was always following you
Lu

…Hey….What’s good RD fam?!…
http://rihannadaily lilly

I think she should put out 10 new songs for the reloaded album so that makes a new album/ reloaded album.
cold case love

@Lilly is so damn annoying, just like keeping. Bitches dont know what they talking about

then say shit out there asses. Hard should not have been the first single, that would’ve

flopped the album in countries like Norway where Rated R is #1. Rated R is platinum

in 5 countries and Gold in 2 others, in just two months. Imagine when she does the

Echo Awards, Australian promo, sales will shoot up. Its funny how Rated R is totally uncommercial

and its doing so well. Stop being IDIOTS, and expecting a GGGB type success.
http://www.rihannadaily.com Qui

hey Lu doll!!!!!
Gilsil

@zzmyth after the reloaded is released, can they stil release singles 4rm rated r cos i hav a feelin rockstar 101 and photographs will be hits…
sunshinerd

@zzmyth

lol… well bad romance didnt go #1 but ppl keep saying “telephone” will go #1.. we’ll see tho.. i hope it does not… lol… :rotfl:

i hope BEP blocks it untill “rude boy” gets its momentum…
http://rihannadaily lilly

also the reloaded album should have a new cover shoot instead of changing the pitcher to a different color.
Lu

NEW POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NEW POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://rihannadaily.com jjj

I am so anxious about Rihanna’s tour. I can’t wait!
I hope she uses dancers in her tour. I miss the “Umbrella days” when Rih danced. lol
I wonder how the tickets are selling. I heard she had a record sell-out in an Irish country, so she added an extra date there. Awesome!
sunshinerd

yesss RD is back to popping again.. i say 1000 by the end of the night :rotfl:
cold case love

@sunshinerd RD said they heard it will be released in 2weeks(video). By then Rude Boy will

have at least 25 million in audience, and top 100 on itunes. This is great, Def Jam is doing

it right this time.
Gilsil

@qui okay, ill go check it out…
http://rihannadaily lilly

@ cold case love we are so over that conversation why do you need to bring that up again! wtf your gonna couse more problems then there need to be on this site gosh!!!!
sunshinerd

@lilly #284

so she should waste money on a reloaded album by putting out 10 songsso she wont make profit? wtf?
http://s811.photobucket.com/albums/zz32/crazyZZ/ zzmyth

THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD DEMOS FOR RIHANNA…..

SAXON
SUICIDE
BITCH I’M SPECIAL

Those are my favourite….

also I would like that the re-release put the leftout songs in….

HOLE IN MY HEAD
HATIN ON THE CLUB
and CRY (I CANT BELIEVE IT WASNT A SINGLE!! this is one of her best)
Annie

Hey guys!!! I am back!!! Had to go to the market right quick!!! I sooo don’t know what to do right now!!! Apparently I got 18 inches of snow where I live but I am have been at a friends all weekend!! Not sure what to do – should I stay or I should I go now!!! LOL!!!!!!!
sunshinerd

@CCL #293

yep.. hope so.. that will be good..