Major Props to these DGW “Honor Roll” Schools and Students!
The middle and high school students on this page are helping Darius and the crew raise funds for Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. We’d LOVE to add YOU/YOUR SCHOOL to this list. Read on for ideas and inspiration on how you can join their ranks, and contact us if you need help organizing your own fund-raiser. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT…KNOW ABOUT IT!
ANDOVER WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Andover, MA)
Raised funds by: Raffling off gift baskets filled with Bruins tickets, Red Sox tickets and gift cards.
BEAR RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Grass Valley, CA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a screening of DGW and selling DVDs, t-shirts, etc.
BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL (Bellevue, WA)
Raised funds by: Collecting donations from students and Ugly Beard contest.
BISHOP LUDDEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Syracuse, NY)
Raised funds by: Having a dress down day for students and staff.
THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise; also had a Panda sale and Dress Down Day
CACTUS HIGH SCHOOL (Glendale, AZ
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise.
CAITLIN GABLE SCHOOL (Portland, OR)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise.
CARLYSLE HIGH SCHOOL (Carlysle, IL)
Raised funds by: Collected donations during school lunch
CATHEDRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Palm Springs, CA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; purchasing DGW merchandise.
CAZENOVIA HIGH SCHOOL (Cazenovia, NY)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; selling t-shirts at a pep rally; dress down day.
CEDAR SHOALS HIGH SCHOOL (Athens, GA)
Raised funds by: Hosting an evening screening for students, parents, and community members, selling DGW merchandise, and collecting donations
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Atlanta, GA)
Raised funds by: Inviting Darius and crew to visit their school; selling DGW merchandise to students and faculty
CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL (Charlotte, NC)
Raised funds by: Donating part of the profits from several school fundraisers to DGW.
CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Athens, GA)
Raised funds by: Holding two evening screenings and hosting a school visit by Darius and the crew and selling DGW DVDs and t-shirts, etc. at all three events
CONNESTOGA HIGH SCHOOL (Wayne, PA)
Raised funds by: Collecting donations from junior class.
CULBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL (Culbertson, MT)
Raised funds by: Ordering t-shirts using the DGW Group/Student order form
DANIEL HIGH SCHOOL (Clemson, SC)
Raised funds by: Selling DGW t-shirts, DVDs and wristbands following a school-wide screening
DRIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Marcellus, NY)
Raised funds by:: Ordering DVDs, Goslabi t-shirts, DGW bracelets and bumper stickers; holding a dance marathon; hosting an evening screening and selling DGW merchandise.
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS (Dallas, TX)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; purchasing DGW merchandise; collecting donations
EPPS HIGH SCHOOL (Monroe, LA)
Raised funds by: Purchasing DGW Goslabi t-shirts.
FIELDSTON SCHOOL (New York, NY)
Raised funds by: Selling DGW DVDs, t-shirts and wristbands at school events
FORT CHERRY HIGH SCHOOL (McDonald, PA)
Raised funds by: Having a softball tournament
GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL (Owings Mill, MD)
Raised funds by: Purchasing lots of DVDs; held raffles; getting Noodles restaurant to donate part of their proceeds to DGW for one nights’ business.
GELINAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Seatucket, NY)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise.
GILL ST. BERNARD HIGH SCHOOL (Bernardsville, NJ)
Raised funds by: Hosting a screening and selling DGW merchandise.
GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Chattanooga, TN)
Raised funds by: Having Casual Day at school where students paid for the privilege of dressing down.
GREENHILL SCHOOL (Dallas, TX)
Raised funds by: Ordering merchandise using the DGW Student/Group order form.
GREENS FARMS ACADEMY (Westport, CT)
Raised funds by: Holding an evening screening for students and parents; selling DGW merchandise.
HARBORSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Greenlawn, NY)
Raised funds by: Purchasing DGW merchandise; holding a Battle of the Bands competition; having a Dodgeball tournament
INDIANOLA HIGH SCHOOL (Indianola, OK)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise
I.S. 109 (Queens Village, NY)
Raised funds by: Having daily bake sales at school; hosting a penny drive
I.S. 528 (New York, NY)
Raised funds by: Holding a “DGW Movie Week” for all English classes and selling popcorn, beverages, and treats.
ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL (Islip, NY)
Raised funds by: Selling DVDs at a high school musical
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Fayetteveille, NY)
Raised funds by: Having dress-down days for staff, getting students/staff to pay to wear hats to school, collecting spare change in the cafeteria, plus having students pay to watch teachers/staff eat wasabi; hosting several evening screenings; holding a wheelchair basketball game and an adult dance party with silent auction and raffles.
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Jamesville, NY)
Raised funds by: Students paid money to wear PJs to school.
JORDAN ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Jordan, NY)
Raised funds by: Ice cream day at school; dodgeball tournament; hat day; bake sale; collecting donations in community; “Walk a Million Steps” where students/staff paid $1 to walk the track in honor of Darius.
KELLIS HIGH SCHOOL (Glendale, AZ)
Raised funds by: Student council hosted a DGW screening for the community where they sold DGW merchandise and collected donations.
KENMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Kenmore, WA)
Raised funds by: Teachers hosted a DGW screening and sold DVDs.
KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Cupertino, CA)
Raised funds by: Collected change from students and faculty.
THE LEARNING CENTER(Evansville, IL)
Raised funds by:: Using the DGW order form (from the forum) to order DGW merchandise.
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL (Renton, WA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a movie night and collecting donations.
THE LOVETT SCHOOL(Atlanta, GA)
Raised funds by: Hosting an evening screening of DGW that was open to the community; selling DGW merchandise.
LUMPKIN HIGH SCHOOL (Dahlonega, GA)
Raised funds by: Hosting an evening screening and selling DGW merchandise
LYNCOURT HIGH SCHOOL (Syracuse, NY)
Raised funds by: Having Hat day; PJ Day, bake sales; gift baskets.
MORGAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Madison, GA)
Raised funds by: Inviting Darius and crew to visit their school; selling DGW merchandise to students; Also had a school concert to benefit DGW at which they sold DVDs and collected donations.
MOUNTAINSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Colbert, WA)
Raised funds by: Ordered DGW merchandise using the DGW Student/Group order form
NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL (Chicago, IL)
Raised funds by: Holding an evening screening of DGW and selling DGW merchandise.
OGLETHORPE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Athens, GA)
Raised funds by: Decorating pinwheels (at 50 cents a pop) that hung in the school foyer.
PAWCATUCK MIDDLE SCHOOL Pawcatuck, CT)
Raised funds by: Collecting donations from students.
R. C. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Stony Brook, NY)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise.
ROBERT HEALY SCHOOL (Chicago, IL)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and purchasing DGW merchandise
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Russellville, KY)
Raised funds by: Holding an evening screening of the film; selling DGW merchandise
SACHEM HIGH SCHOOLS EAST AND NORTH (Long Island, NY)
Raised funds by: Selling DGW t-shirts and wristbands, plus the administration made a donation to Charley’s Fund
SAMMAMISH HIGH SCHOOL (Bellevue, WA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew and hosting two screenings, plus selling and purchasing DGW merchandise.
SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Savannah, GA)
Raised funds by: Hosting an evening screening for parents and the community; bought/sold DGW merchandise.
SEQUOYA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Holtsville, NY)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; purchased DGW merchandise
SHAKER HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Shaker Heights, OH)
Raised funds by: Holding bake sales at band concerts; selling raffle tickets
SHOSHANA S. CARDIN SCHOOL (Baltimore, MD)
Raised funds by: Hosting a screening and selling DGW merchandise
SMITHTOWN SCHOOL (St. James, NY)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; purchased DGW merchandise
ST. ANDREW: THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Silver Spring, MD)
Raised funds by: Purchasing DVDs to share with other Catholic schools.
SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL (Sumner, WA)
Raised funds by: Collecting funds from students/faculty.
THACHER SCHOOL (Ojai, CA)
Raised funds by: Hosting a visit from Darius and the crew; purchasing DGW merchandise
THE LEARNING CENTER (Evansville, IN)
Raised funds by: Using the DGW order form to purchase DGW merchandise.
VETERANS MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Brick, NJ)
Raised funds by: Throwing a Cluck U birthday party for Darius, sold shoutouts, had a Halloween costume contest.
WENATCHEE HIGH SCHOOL (Wenatchee, WA)
Raised funds by:Hosting an evening screening; bought/sold DGW merchandise
WHITEWATER HIGH SCHOOL (Fayetteville, GA)
Raised funds by: Holding an outdoor evening screening of the film in the school’s stadium; selling DGW merchandise.
"A Classic"--The Los Angeles Times
"Certain to stir hearts."-- Variety
The Movie
Accompanied by his 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 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.
If you're new to DGW, check out the Blog, or join the Facebook group to see what you've missed. If you're a teacher or a student, be sure to check out the educational program. And If you are interested in having Darius or one of the crew members "Skype in" for a Q&A at your screening, please contact us.
DGW is a registered 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization. All proceeds benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.
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