MTV and Xzibit: Pimp my Wheelchair!

Darius Weems, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had never left his hometown of Athens, Georgia. In the summer of 2005, he and a group of young college students traveled across the country in a wheelchair-accessible RV to test accessibility in America. Their ultimate goal was to reach Los Angeles and convince MTV's hit show, "Pimp My Ride," to customize Darius's wheelchair. Along the way they found joy, brotherhood, and the knowledge that life, even when imperfect, is always worth the ride.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/27/mtv-and-xzibit-pimp-my-wheelchair/

The MDA Telethon Raises Record $63.8 Million

Jerry Lewis celebrates a record $63.8 million in pledges and contributions to his 42nd annual MDA Labor Day Telethon. This year’s 21 ½-hour broadcast benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, originating from the South Coast Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, was carried by 190 stations across the country. Last year’s Telethon raised $61 million for MDA’s research and services programs. Ike Banoun and Andrew Yurcich were there via satellite promoting the Pimp My Wheelchair program with their new friend Layne.