Shopping for a cause

We buy them. We wear them. For some, we love them. They are jeans, and on Jan. 20 in the quiet lounge of The Grille they were sold for charity.

Theta Phi Alpha and Charity Denim teamed up to help raise money for the Center for the Homeless.

“Charity denim actually got in contact with me and I decided it would be a good idea to have the blue jean sale here,” said Jasmine Woodcock, president of Theta Phi Alpha.

The sale raised $90 and all proceeds went to the Center for the Homeless. All merchandise was supplied by Charity Denim, which included women’s and men’s blue jeans, shirts, and other merchandise.

“What we do is provide the inventory and the infrastructure for other organizations,” said Jared Orme, director of operations for North East for Charity Denim, in a phone interview.

Orme also said there are no up front costs to organizations. “We’ve been doing between four and eight events a week,” he said.

They have raised over $100,000 for organizations of all sizes including Children’s Miracle Network, food banks and St. Jude’s. They have also worked with high schools.

“We were hoping to get a couple hundred [dollars] but seeing it is such a commuter school that’s not really available to us,” said Woodcock.

Theta Phi Alpha will be holding another blue jeans sale at Regal Lanes on Jan. 30 from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The money raised during this event will go to Theta Phi Alpha.

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