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Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million To Barbados Hospital In Honor Of Late Grandmother
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Dec. 24 2012, Published 2:39 p.m. ET
Rihanna may have made America her home but she is still a Bajan girl at heart and has done something very generous for her home country just in time for the holidays.
The 24-year-old Diamonds starlet has donated $1.75 million to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in honor of her late grandmother, she affectionately called Gran Gran Dolly, who sadly passed away this summer.
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The hospital has now renamed its cancer treatment center the Clara Brathwaite Centre for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine.
"This was my way of giving back to Barbados, in a form of philanthropy, by assisting the QEH in its continued modernization program," Rihanna said.
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"I believe that this will have a huge impact on the people of Barbados. This was all done to save lives, or at least extend them."
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Rihanna was heartbroken by the passing of her maternal grandmother who she said "taught me a lot about forgiveness, loving my enemies, spirituality and strength as a woman."
Ri-Ri is taking a well deserved break on the island to spend Christmas with her family!
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