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Used Jeans Drive for Homeless Children - Teens for Jeans

My son, Ryan Traynor, is running a "Teens for Jeans" used jeans drive sponsored by Dosomething.org. Please clean out your teenager's closets of their outgrown, gently used jeans, put them in a bag or box on your front porch, email me your address and I'll pick them up. It's that easy! Here is the information about the drive:

The Issue:   About 1 in 3 people experiencing homelessness is under the age of 18. One of the items homeless youth request most is a pair of jeans.
Impact:   To date, "Teens for Jeans" has provided almost 3.3 million pairs of jeans to over 1,000 shelters in the United States and Canada. The jeans collected in 2013 clothed almost 1 out of 2 children and teens experiencing homelessness.
What you can do:   Place your lightly used jeans (any size is okay but larger sizes for teenagers preferred) in a bag or box on your front porch and email me your address. I will pick them up. We will be collecting all jeans from the area and delivering them to the corporate sponsor, Aeropostale, to distribute to our area's homeless teenagers.
Why?   Not only will you be cleaning out your closets, but you'll be helping the many homeless teenagers in our area.
When?   Now. The last day for delivery to Aeropostale is February 16th so the sooner, the better.

Please help. I appreciate everyone supporting our community. Even 1 pair is worth donating.
Thanks,
Martha Traynor
Email me at: traynormartha@comcast.net

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