Darius is a pretty busy guy. In the summer of 2005 he left his hometown of Athens, GA for the first time ever, to travel west with 11 of his best friends for the journey of a lifetime. At that point he had never been out of Athens, never slept anywhere but home or in the hospital. In June 2008, Darius graduated from high school. Soon after, from September 2008 through September 2009, he traveled throughout the country with the Darius Goes West crew to promote the film and raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research. And just six weeks ago, on September 27, 2009, Darius turned 20 years old. He celebrated in New York City with his movie crew and they watched the television premier of Darius Goes West on MTV.
And he still hasn’t stopped. Right now he’s working with the crew to promote a contest called America’s Giving Challenge. The charity that has the most individual donations (it’s not the amount of money, but the number of givers) by this Friday, November 6 can win up to $50,000 for their charity (use this link if you’d like to give: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/248667?m=edd8a396).
Although Darius is a very busy guy he won’t be able to travel to our screening. His crew has gone back to their respective colleges and graduate schools and Darius isn’t able to travel on his own, without significant help. But he’s all set to be talk with us on November 15th. Following the movie screening the audience will be able to chat with Darius via Skype. He won’t physically be in the room with us, but our projection system will make it seem like he is. Isn’t it amazing what we can do with technology?
Considering that Darius is battling a disease that is fatal to ALL boys with DMD by their early 20s, it’s just awesome to see all that he is doing. He has done more in his short life than many of us who have lived, and will live, much longer.
Please come out on November 15th to see the movie, to chat with Darius, and to help us raise money for Charley’s Fund, to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Please buy your tickets now ($5 ea). Kayla and Beth are selling them at school. Or you can contact me. Tell your friends about this awesome movie. I look forward to seeing you there!
Anne Tanhoff Greenspoon
Director of Admissions
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