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Penticton students collecting jeans for homeless youth

Making some space in your closet might also help make a world of difference for homeless youth.
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Penticton Secondary School students Haylee Robertson and Anje Grakul are collecting gently worn jeans for homeless youth.

Making some space in your closet might also help make a world of difference for homeless youth.

Two local students have undertaken a Teens for Jeans drive in Penticton to collect gently used pants that will be distributed to their less fortunate peers around Canada.

Regardless of size, colour and style, all denim is welcome.

“It doesn’t matter, as long as they’re jeans,” said Anje Grakul, who joined with friend Haylee Robertson to organize the drive at Penticton Secondary School.

The pair has also placed a drop box at the Adidas Sportsplex for donations from the broader community.

Grakul said youth make up an estimated 20 per cent of the homeless population in Canada, and new duds are an ideal gift to help those who need a hand up.

“Jeans are the perfect donation, because they can be worn casual or more formal,” she said.

Teens for Jeans is staged across North America and was created as a partnership of Aeropostale clothing stores and DoSomething.org.

The drive runs through Feb. 13.