Friends, Here are the Details for Darius’s Funeral…
October 11, 2016
Friday, October 14th, 2016
11:00 AM
Ebenezer Baptist Church West
205 N. Chase St.
Athens, GA 30606
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park
3655 Atlanta Hwy.
Athens, GA 30606
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to www.dariusgoeswest.org or www.charleysfund.org.
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We’re so grateful for all of your kind notes, posts, text messages and calls. It’s very heartening to see what an incredible impact Darius’s work had on people all over the world. We hope to share a memorial video with all of you on the day of the funeral. Until then, please help us celebrate Darius’s life by watching and sharing his film.
The Movie
Accompanied by eleven best friends, Darius Weems, a fifteen-year-old living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), leaves home for the first time in his life. The rowdy crew sets a course for California where they hope to convince MTV to customize Darius's wheelchair on the hit show, Pimp My Ride. Darius Goes West has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages all around the world.
The Movement
Darius Goes West is more than a film. The continuing story of Darius, his crew, and the tens of thousands of supporters they have met in their travels can be experienced on this website. This site is continually updated with short videos, blog posts, and innovative initiatives that aim to affect a cure for DMD.
Accompanied by eleven best friends, Darius Weems, a fifteen-year-old living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), leaves home for the first time in his life. The rowdy crew sets a course for California where they hope to convince MTV to customize Darius's wheelchair on the hit show, Pimp My Ride. Darius Goes West has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people of all ages all around the world.
The Movement
Darius Goes West is more than a film. The continuing story of Darius, his crew, and the tens of thousands of supporters they have met in their travels can be experienced on this website. This site is continually updated with short videos, blog posts, and innovative initiatives that aim to affect a cure for DMD.
DGW is a registered 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization. All proceeds benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.
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