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Originally Posted by ILoveFM
Hey everyone! Later today on MTV2, they will be airing a documentary called 'Darius Goes West' in honor of Darius's 20th birthday! I attented high school with Darius. He really is one of the sweetest guys you could ever meet. We even became buddies in a graphic design class we had together my junior year... Anyway he suffers from DMD (read below) so he and some friend made a documentary about his journey to California in 2005 and it's going to air at 12:00 est time. Everyone should check it out if they have time!
(This is from his website daruisgoeswest.com) In 2005, Darius Weems, and his eleven best friends left their hometown of Athens, GA. They set a course for California, where Darius hoped to raise awareness for his disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), by convincing MTV to customize his wheelchair on the hit show, Pimp my Ride. DMD is the number one genetic killer of children in the world. The viewers of Pimp My Ride represent the age group that lives and dies with DMD, and the generation that scientists believe will discover a cure for this disease. Thanks to the relentless support of DGW supporters across the country, Darius’ journey will come full circle when MTV broadcasts the film next Sunday.* And the day is special for Darius for other reasons…. On September 27th, 2009, Darius’ twentieth birthday, and the last day of DGW’s year long tour, both MTV2 and MTVU will broadcast Darius Goes West to over 80 million homes. The broadcast comes as a result of Darius and crew being honored for their tireless advocacy at the prestigious 2009 Do Something Awards.
BRODCAST DETAILS
Channel: MTV2
Date: Sept. 27th
Time:12pm EST (It’s screening during the ‘Sucker Free Sunday’ spot) Channel: MTVU
Date: Sept 27th
Time: 6pm EST
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this is so awesome~ thanx for posting, really~ i have been a supporter for MDA since i was like 3, i am 41 now~ it started w/ me begging my mom to make a pledge to me & my son wearing our "jerry's kids" shirts every year & donating & watching jerry lewis, doing walks, anything we can for those people~ i for sure will be watching this!!!~