London
(ANI):
Barbadian
singer
Rihanna
is
said
to
be
seeking
financial
aid
from
beverage
giant
Pepsi
to
help
in
the
fight
against
leukaemia.
Rihanna,
21,
who
has
vowed
to
help
leukaemia
sufferers,
submitted
a
request
for
funds
to
Pepsi,
who
have
launched
the
Refresh
Project,
which
hands
out
12.5
million
pounds
annually
to
good
causes.
The
move
comes
after
a
six-year-old
girl
she
attempted
to
save
from
the
disease
passed
away
last
month.
Little
Jasmina
Anema
had
captured
the
'Umbrella" singer"s
heart
in
2008
after
the
youngster"s
desperate
family
appealed
online
for
bone
marrow
donors.
The
singer
supported
the
public
appeal,
and
kept
in
close
contact
with
Jasmina,
but
was
left
“heartbroken"
when
she
passed
away
in
hospital.
Rihanna,
who
wants
part
of
the
fund
to
go
towards
DKMS,
which
helps
to
try
and
find
bone
marrow
donors
for
the
victims
of
leukaemia,
revealed
after
her
performance
at
the
Refresh
Project"s
launch
party,
how
Jasmina
had
spurred
her
on
to
help
others
suffering
from
the
disease.
“She
was
a
very
free,
fun
spirited
little
girl,
full
of
energy,
always
happy,
always
energetic.
I
always
remember
she
wouldn"t
sit
still.
She
was
always
running
around,
always
had
a
smile
on
her
face," the
Daily
Star
quoted
her
as
saying.
“If
we
win
(the
funding),
this
would
really
help
us
recruit
4,000
individual
donors,"
she
added.