February 14, 2008
Last, night, we had a special screening of DGW at the Georgia Museum of Art. We billed it "A Valentine for Darius." Despite the frigid temperatures outside--and competition from the Dave Brubeck quartet nextdoor at Hodgson Hall, some 70 people showed up. And what an enthusiastic and receptive crowd they were! Afterwards, D's mom, Jamie, joined Darius and a few other crew members (including DGW cameraman Dylan Wilson, who was in town) on stage for a great Q&A. This was the first event where we had DVDs for sale. This, combined with ticket and DGW t-shirt sales, enabled us to raise $1,300! Thanks to all the staff at GMOA for letting us use your beautiful facilitiy, and a special shout out to Jenny Collard Williams for being the perfect hostess, as well as to Martin Suiza, Amy Gellins, and Dory MacMillan for helping to sell tickets and DGW merchandise.
Unfortunately, Darius had to go to this event in his manual chair. Once again, both of his wheelchairs are acting up, and today, we took them back to the shop for repairs. The good news: his doctor has written him a prescription for a new chair, so in a month or so, he should have some more reliable wheels. Woo-hoo!
A handful of us (Sam, Logan, Jason, and Barbara) are off to San Francisco on Saturday. We have a screening at Pacific Union College in Napa Valley, a hospital visit (where we will deliver DGW DVDs to bedridden children), and a screening for teachers (and other invitees) at the Bridge Theater hosted by the wonderful folks at the San Francisco Film Festival. We return on Wednesday, then take Darius on Thursday to Atlanta to speak on the Capitol steps for Disability Day. Busy, busy, busy!
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