DGW IN THE NEWS + BIG NEWS!

January 23, 2008

Lots of recent articles have come out about Darius Goes West, and we thought we'd share them with you...

A profile on our director, Logan Smalley, appears in this month's issue of Harvard Ed (College of Education) magazine. Here's the link...

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/ed/2008/winter/appian/student.html

An article on DGW,written by Logan's mom and "Know About It" program director, Barbara Smalley, appears in the January/February issue of Athens Parent magazine. Check it out...

http://www.athensparent.com/articles/featuregen/dariusgoeswest.html

Then, there's a triple play of articles penned by Penne Elk of Swampland.com. She recently saw DGW for the first time and decided to write (a) a review of the movie, (b) an interview with Logan, and (c) a feature story about DGW. How cool is that? Here are those links...

http://www.swampland.com/articles/view/rivervue/493

http://www.swampland.com/articles/view/rivervue/492

http://www.swampland.com/reviews/view/rivervue/363


ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

Many of the crew traveled to Gatlinburg, TN for a long (MLK) holiday weekend of fun. When we found out the house we rented was accessible, we decided to take Darius with us. We all had a blast. Check out the pictures!

SHOUT OUTS:...

* Congrats to DMD moms in New Hampshire, Lori Safford and Linda Currier, who each organized screenings of Darius Goes West in their hometowns. With the help of their generous communities, together Linda and Lori raised $3,500 for Charley's Fund! The Safford and Currier families managed to talk a local theater into donating venue space at no charge and convinced printers to provide flyers and tickets free of charge. We hope others will follow their lead by orgniazing a screening where they live. You can screen the film in a theater for 200+ people, or show it in your house for 20 friends...either way helps make a diffeence!

* Kudos to Andover Phillips Academy (just outside of Boston), who hosted Logan at a screening and Q&A this past Sunday. DGW 13th crew member Geri Bidwell (an alum of the school where daughter Lucy, who helped organize this special evening, now attends) supplied tons of sushi for this event, then pledged $1,000 to Charley's Fund for any student or teacher in attendance who would take the "Goslabi Dare." This challenge entailed eating a teaspoon of wasabi...just like Big D did on the trip. Three brave souls stepped up, so Geri made a donation of $3,000! And when a fourth volunteer stepped up, another alum, Brot Bishop, threw an extra $1,000 into the pot. (Check out the pictures!). Woo-hoo!

BIG NEWS...

We just found out that Run DMC, a world-famous rap group, has agreed to do a benefit concert for Charley's Fund. October 2 is the date; NYC is the place. We hope you'll consider joining us for "Run DMD," an evening with Run DMC and Big D! Darius will even take the stage and do a little rapping himself! Thanks to DGW 13th crew member, Jen Portnoy for making this happen! We are pumped about this one!

KNOW ABOUT IT!