Rhinelander FBLA/DECA to hold annual Jeans for Teens drive

‘Tis the season to be generous. The holiday season is fast approaching and sadly this year there are still many families left struggling to just get by. About 17 percent of children in the Northwoods live below the poverty level. These children may go through their day-to-day life without the necessities needed to live a healthy life such as food, shelter, and clothes. Rhinelander High School FBLA/DECA would love to help these children out through its latest service activity, Jeans for Teens. 

The jeans drive is on now through Jan. 8. 

“The group will be collecting gently used jeans and giving them to teens and others in the community who need them,” according to a school district press release. “The collection sites to drop off your jeans donations are: Rhinelander High School, James Williams Middle School, Crescent Elementary School, Pelican Elementary School, Maurice’s, Rhinelander District Library, A La Mode, Bath and Body Creations, and the YMCA. Look for the big box wrapped in colorful Christmas paper. If you have a pair of jeans that have been sitting in your closet since you can’t remember when, a pair that you got last Christmas and never actually liked, or even a pair you just don’t fit into anymore; we will take them! Jeans of all conditions and colors will gladly be accepted. Donated jeans will go to the local Frederick Place so children and families in our area can feel the love and warmth from their ‘new’ jeans. Please help us out by donating to Jeans for Teens.”