Get the all clear

You don’t want to get on your principal’s bad side so first make sure that h/she is okay with this sort of thing.

Get your teachers on board

Have the teachers promise to do something crazy (like crawl to work or sleep on the roof) & watch the jeans pile up. The hope of punishing a teacher has a way of inspiring people.

Get your peeps on board

You don’t want to do this alone so recruit all your homies to help you out. Pull the guilt trip and/or friendship card if you have to - hey, it’s for a good cause!

Spread the word

You need to market your drive! Make posters and flyers ahead of time giving people the details!

Get attention

Use your creative noggin to decorate the boxes/barrels. You can even put it on t-shirts, pants, whatever! The more people know, the more jeans you’ll probably get.

Use your lungs

Ask if you can make an announcement over the PA system, during morning announcements or homeroom. Or use your big mouth during lunch or in between periods and shout out the cause.

Make it Easy

People are more likely to help if they don’t have to do much work, so offer to pick up the jeans at their house or set up a jeans collection bin in the front of your school or in the lunchroom. As a matter of fact, DO IT ALL!

Show off the goods

Display the jeans you’ve gotten to get other teens into the mix.

Close down

Officially close the drive by posting the number of jeans you collected in the main lobby or lunchroom and give special thanks to everyone who chipped in.

Now that you’ve got the Goods

Donate the jeans you’ve collected to a homeless shelter in your area. Check your local phone book or community center for more info.

Drive Ideas

Can’t think of anything off the chain to raise jeans? Check out our list of 11 Ideas for a Jeans Drive.