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.

In 2007 a little film called DARIUS GOES WEST went on a tear, racking up awards at nearly every festival it played at, including the audience award at the 2007 Atlanta Film Festival. Since then DARIUS GOES WEST has gone from film to non-profit organization, as DGW's mission is now to not only raise awareness, but to also increase funding for DMD research.

A while back, Chase announced Chase Community Giving. It's an initiative that asked the public to choose which cause would be awarded $1 million. The causes still eligible now only numbers a 100, with DGW sitting in 11th place . To commemorate the milestone and to hopefully win your much needed vote, Darius recorded a new song.

And now the Ginder Family of Gainesville, Florida has pledged to match every vote for DGW, up to 20k votes, with a $1 donation to DMD research. So every vote is now pulling double duty.

If you've never met Darius, or the DGW crew, trust me, you'll want to vote for any cause these guys are behind. FYI - DGW needs 35,000 votes to take first place. There's only 3 days left, but it's doable. And for you fellow Georgians, did I mention that they're from Athens? 

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Darius Goes West - DARIUS' NEW RAP SONG