One of the many perks to being a celeb is that you get free stuff! Over the weekend, I popped in at the Teen Choice "Mattel Celebrity Retreat," where various companies, from Neutrogena to Southpole Clothing, were offering up their goods to stars making an appearance at the Teen Choice Awards, which airs tonight on Fox at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas nabbed copies of the hot new Nintendo Wii game, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party. - Mark Sullivan/WireImage.com
While the celebs definitely enjoyed loading up on freebies (who wouldn't?), they also took time out to do some good for charity. Chris Brown, LL Cool J, Drake Bell, and David Cook, autographed the hood of a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, which is the company's newest eco-friendly car. The Jetta will eventually be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases.
Many stars (The Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta, and Brenda Song to name a few) also signed new TI-NSpire graphing calculators, which will be donated to City of Hope to
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