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Hey y’all! If you read WYD in January or subscribe to our other newsletters, The Boost and The Breakdown, you know our intern-turned-part-time-writer Jackie is an all-star (not to mention a Pokemon trivia champion). Well, good news: She’ll now be writing for DoSomething full-time, and we are *pumped*. Dreams come true! (Yes, her dreams, but mainly mine.)

 

The very first thing she did to celebrate? Created a survey, which asks the question, “Which DoSomething pet is your favorite?” Congratulate Jackie by telling us which DoSomething pup or cat you love most!

 

Let’s Do This,
Ben, Editor-in-chief and Jackie Stan

Jenna and Abby Show Us That Friends Who DoSomething Together, Stay Together

DoSomething members Jenna, 17, and Abby, 17, gave us some true #FriendshipGoals with the schoolwide Teens for Jeans denim drive they ran to benefit young people in local homeless shelters.

 

“A jean drive was such an easy way to make a difference in others' lives,” says Jenna. “We have a clothes closet here at school, so we were able to refill our jean collection here at school through this drive as well.”

 

The pair showed up to their local Aéropostale store with a literal CARTLOAD of jeans to donate (125 pairs in total!). As members of their school’s Key Club, Jenna and Abby share a passion for volunteering -- and they’re not stopping here.

 

“This jean drive is one of the many campaigns we have done, along with food drives, other clothing drives, and toiletry drives,” says Abby. “Knowing that I can give something of my own to people who are less fortunate makes me overjoyed.”

Add to the 45,000+ jeans that DoSomething members like Abby and Jenna have donated so far. Sign up for Teens for Jeans, the largest youth-led denim drive ever.

Youth activist Roxie Richner wants you to take 2 minutes to register to vote. “It’s on us as young people to help create the future we want,” she says, “and it is so incredibly important that the youth turnout is high!”

• The DoSomething staff can’t stop smiling... because we all received our very own mental (health) notes.

 

• We’ve got the *keys* to a healthy mind… on this mental health resolution board from Jefferson Middle School student ambassadors Mylene and Evelyn.

 

• Catch our campaigns team… doing their best serious faces in this TikTok.

 

• We love to see it… Herricks Middle School and Shadow Hills High School are killing it with their Teens for Jeans drives.

 

• The Hill sees the power of young people… and we’re happy to be included in their article about youth activism.

 

• Feeling like one of the cool kids… because the band Echosmith is spreading the word about our Teens for Jeans campaign.

More Amazing Impact From the DoSomething Community!

 

We asked you to brag about the amazing stuff you’re doing, and you did not disappoint. Here are some of our favorite answers from the DoSomething community. (Psst...submit yours here!)

 

“Became the first person in my family to graduate college.”

 

- Tremayne, 46, New York

 

“For Black History Month, so far I have volunteered for a Rev. Dr. King Jr. breakfast, walked in the MLK March in my town, made informational posters about a few Black activists for my school, and am currently making a mural for BHM in my school's foyer with a friend of mine.”

 

- Gabrielle, 17, Kentucky

 

“For C-day (a day for volunteering activities), we created 250 bagged lunches that included sandwiches with peanut butter and jam, cookies, juices boxes, fruit cups, bars, oranges, and so on and donated them to the homeless shelter, HOPE Warming Center in Pontiac, Michigan!”

 

- DoSomething Club leader SoEun, 15, Michigan

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