Kevin

After I got the new set of bracelets, I gave some more to the Kearney family. Kevin was bringing the bracelets into his school to sell them for my project. When I found out that the Kearney's needed more bracelets I thought that only the teachers in his school were buying because that is what was happening when I promoted my project at my elementary. The Kearney's just kept asking for bracelets. Then Kevin's mom, told me that all of Kevin's friends were asking for bracelets. I was very happy about this because this is exactly what I wanted to happen.

Sadly, Mrs. Kearney told me that he broke his leg. I don't know what is going to happen to him. Kevin's mom said he is getting better.

POSSIBLE SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHATS TO COME!:

Kevin's mom is think about asking her other son's athletic director to do a Coach For Kids day. I didn't hear much about it except that she might ask. If the athletic director says yes, then we will promote my project there. That would be in September.

The New Bracelets

After finally running out of the first set of bracelets that I got to sell, I decided to change the way the bracelets looked. Instead of keeping the font white, I changed it to green. I really liked the change of the color because it made the bracelets look more classy. Also, the color to support Duchenne is green. This is why I chose the bracelets to be green and the font now corresponds to my project. I also started packing the new bracelets too. Continue to support the fight to help end Duchenne.

"Darius Goes West"- a Duchenne Documentary

To learn more about Duchenne, I watched a documentary called Darius Goes West. Darius Weems is a 15 year old boy who lives in Athens, Georgia.  Darius is a rap artist, loves video games, food and the Atlanta Braves. His brother, Mario Weems, had DMD and died at the age of 19. He and his friends take a cross country trip for him in 2005 to raise awareness for Duchenne. On this trip, another goal is to get his wheelchair pimped by MTV. While on the trip, at all the stops, he looks to see if the places are handicap accessible. His friends direct the film. He was 15 at the time. His friends met him at the summer camp that Darius goes to. The documentary won over 20 awards. Now, Darius is 24 years old and teaches children and adults about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.