RHS FBLA/DECA hosting annual Jeans for Teens drive

The holiday season is upon us and sadly this year there are still many families struggling to get by.

“About 17 percent of children in the Northwoods live below the poverty level,” according to a School District of Rhinelander press release. “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 in its latest service activity — Jeans for Teens.”

 From Dec. 18 to Jan. 7, the group will be collecting gently used jeans and giving them to teens and others in the community who need them.

The public can help out by donating old jeans. The collection sites to drop off your donations are: Rhinelander High School, James Williams Middle School, Crescent Elementary School, Pelican Elementary School, Central Elementary School, Maurices, Rhinelander District Library, Campfire Coffee & Creamery (formerly 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!” the release states. “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.”