Darius Goes West #2

This travel bug is placed inside the DVD case of "Darius Goes West", an award-winning documentary about Darius Weems, a teenager with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who was taken on a trip west to California, in an attempt to get his wheelchair "pimped" by MTV's "Pimp My Ride". As he drove across the country, he visited many sites and locations of our great nation, spreading the word about Duchenne as he went. The goal of this cache is to achieve the same goal that Darius did: travel west. The goal is to get from the DVD's starting spot in Athens, GA (where Darius started) to Los Angeles, CA, and back again, going through as many states as possible on the route. We don't want you to just fly from Georgia to California; we want this taken state by state. So, take this DVD, watch it, then move it west!

The point of these travel bugs is to follow the DGW motto: Know About It. We want people not just to know about Darius, but about this disease. As stated on our website, "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the number one fatal genetic disease to affect children in the world. Experts are in agreement that Duchenne should be treated or cured in the not too distant future. The primary goal of the Darius Goes West foundation is to catalyze that effort." There are so many ways that you can help our cause. The biggest way is to just watch this DVD and then pass it along in the next geocache. The more people that see the movie, the more awareness is created, and the quicker we find a cure. In addition, you could purchase your own copy of the DVD at our website (www.dariusgoeswest.org) for $20. At that price, $17 goes towards research, while $3 goes to making more DVDs. Finally, you could give us a donation, 100% of which will go to Duchenne research. Please visit www.firstgiving.com/dgwgeocaching or our main website to donate anything. Thank you ahead of time for your support of our cause. We hope you enjoyed finding this travel bug, and we wish you happy caching!