VEEDERSBURG, Ind. —
Abby Moore is a typical teenager. She is on the student council and participates in FFA and her church youth group. She enjoys sports.
She wears jeans like most kids, and she knows that is a favorite of kids today.
The eighth-grader has persuaded her school, Fountain Central High School, to participate in the Teens for Jeans program through Aeropostale, a clothing store for teenagers.
The response has been great so far with more than 300 pairs of jeans brought in toward a goal of 500 pairs by Wednesday.
Now, the appeal is going out to the community. Area residents are invited to drop off gently used clean jeans at the school office through Wednesday.
Moore, 14, was looking for a project when she and one of her teachers, Michele Stucky, found a site — DoSome
thing.org — on the Internet. The jeans project was chosen.
The Teens for Jeans website says one out of three homeless persons in the United States is under the age of 18.
“It looked like something we could do at our school,” Moore said of the clothing collection. “It helps a lot of people.”
Stucky was impressed, too.
“I like this one because it didn’t involve money,” she said.
So many projects or drives involve bringing money, she said.
First-hour classrooms are pitted against one another in a contest. Fountain Central Principal Tony Coleman has promised doughnuts for the class that collects the most jeans.
Moore has spoken to a couple classes about the project, and she has reminded teachers to keep students aware of the project.
“I love helping people,” Moore said. “This project will make a difference.”
Stucky said Moore is really motivated.
“When this idea came up, I knew she was going to follow through,” Stucky said. “She talked to the principal, took announcements down (to the office) and collected the jeans.”
Stucky’s class had brought in 171 pairs of jeans as of Thursday.
This is the fifth year Aeropostale has sponsored the Teens for Jeans project. More than 10,400 schools have signed up on the website to participate.
In the previous four years, more than 1.5 million pairs of jeans have been collected.
“I am trying to help,” Moore said. “They will distribute the jeans where needed.”
Appeal for jeans
Fountain Central High School will accept gently used clean jeans for its Teens for Jeans project through Wednesday. Drop them off at the school office. For information, call (765) 294-2206.
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