10-year-old girl has dream come true, meets Justin Bieber

from ABC 10 News:
A 10-year-old girl from Hemet had her dream come true: meeting Justin Bieber.
Marisa Cox met Bieber backstage before his concert at the Valley View Casino Center on Saturday.
On Sunday, the singer posted a photo of himself, Marisa and her mother on Twitter with the message, "One of the best parts of the job. Nice meeting you Marisa. Stay strong for me!"
10News caught up with Marisa on Saturday afternoon at the Thairapy Hair Salon in Point Loma as she got all dolled up before the concert.
"She just keeps saying, 'Oh my gosh, so excited,'" said Adele Cox, Marisa's mother. "She doesn't know how to process it all. It's overwhelming."
Marisa was born with Down syndrome and suffers a life-threatening kidney disease following a kidney transplant. Her family told 10News the one thing that kept her spirits up during those long hospital stays was Bieber's music videos.
"I don't know what it is, but there's something about him that makes her feel better and happy, and when she's really, really sick in the hospital, I put this stuff up… it perks her up," said Adele.

‘Bieber Fever’ fundraiser: Concert-ticket raffle will benefit Special Olympics

 

Students tap ‘Bieber Fever’ for fundraiser: Concert-ticket raffle will benefit Special Olympics

(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – March 22, 2013) California Lutheran University students are raffling off VIP tickets for a Justin Bieber concert to raise money for Special Olympics Ventura County.

Two winners will be randomly selected and each will receive a pair of VIP box seat tickets for Bieber’s June 24 concert at the Staples Center. Raffle tickets are $10.

The Thousand Oaks-based Krishak Foundation, which was started by 15-year-old La Reina High School student Divya Manthena, donated the tickets to Special Olympics Ventura County. Students in Jean Kelso Sandlin’s Advanced Public Relations class met with Manthena and are promoting the raffle as part of a service-learning project this semester.

Raffle entry forms are available on the Special Olympics website at sosc.org/biebervip. Tickets can also be purchased at various “Bieber Storm” sites at Ventura County businesses. All entries must be received or postmarked by May 15.

The next “Bieber Storm” event is scheduled to take place during the Conejo Valley Days from May 2 – 3 at Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Additional events will be announced via social media platforms including Twitter and Instagram at @SO_BieberVIP, and on the group’s Facebook page, Raffle for Justin Bieber Tickets.

With a goal to raise $20,000, the class plans to sell 2,000 tickets through their hyper-local social media campaign.

Special Olympics provides physical fitness and athletic competitions, social interaction, community involvement and empowerment to people with intellectual disabilities. Within Ventura County, the organization offers 600 athletes training and competition opportunities in 10 year-round sports at more than 20 training sites.

For additional information, contact Jan Radnoti, regional sports manager for Special Olympics Ventura County, at 805-650-7717.

Woman with Down Syndrome and breast cancer meets Bieber

from WFMY News 2:
28-year-old Jessica Hickman, who has both Down syndrome and breast cancer, had her wish come true when she got to meet Justin Bieber before his concert in Minneapolis

Social media effort to help a Justin Bieber fan with a dream

by Haley Frances from AZCentral.com:
Like millions of other kids, Samantha Basile idolizes teen singing sensation Justin Bieber.

With posters plastered on the walls of her bedroom in her family's Phoenix area home, and a big box of Bieber knickknacks including hats, T-shirts, and concert DVD's, it's clear Basile has "Bieber Fever."

But unlike most Bieber fans, the 16 year-old senior at Pinnacle High School also has Down syndrome. And each and every day when Samantha gets home from school she sings and dances along to her favorite Justin Bieber songs.

12 News staffers learned about a video that Samantha and her sister, 15 year-old Kasey Basile, posted on YouTube.

Kasey and her friends posted a 3 1/2-minute video hoping to catch the superstar's attention, and let him know that Samantha, who has never even been to a Justin Bieber concert, is a devoted fan.

"She said if she saw him she would pass out", Kasey explained.

The girls' mom, Linda Calleja, teared up while explaining how important this is to her daughter. Calleja says that Samantha is selfless, and never asks for anything unless it's something with a logo or picture of her favorite superstar.

In the video the girls created, Samantha holds up note cards for Bieber to read, and describes her two wishes, to be a normal teenager and to meet Justin Bieber.

Bieber's North American Tour rolls into Glendale's Jobing.com Arena on Saturday, Sept. 29. The family is hoping that Sam's second wish can come true.

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