Jeans are a means to keep Simon Youth Foundation at-risk youth in the classroom

They might have been Levi's or Wranglers, maybe something a bit swankier, like Citizens for Humanity. Whatever the brand, the jeans that made their way into the Simon Property Group headquarters on Friday, April 15, 2011, were the favorite fit of the Simon Youth Foundation, because they helped raise $2,285 to benefit youth at risk of dropping out of high school. Some 457 SPG employees paid $5 to participate in the Jeans for Teens fundraiser, which was the third in 2011 and pushed the program's total year contributions to nearly $7,000.

Come back to the blog for details on the next Jeans for Teens set for June 17, 2011, or send Adjei Nortey an email.