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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

NG Kids Denim Drive Garners Guinness Record

Posted By NG Kids

Guinness World Records official Stuart Claxton was on hand at Union Station today to declare a new record to National Geographic Kids magazine for the most clothing collected for recycling. Over 33,000 donated denim items were unveiled in a display in the main hall at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The house of denim will be on display through August 27.

Watch a time-lapse video of the display construction.

Kids donated 33,088 items which will be recycled by COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®, and made into home insulation for houses damaged in natural disasters. Kids from all over the country participated, sending in one pair of jeans or truck loads of jeans collected in community projects.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Guess the Denim Count Contest

Posted By NG Kids

You know that NG Kids has collected a lot of denim over the last few months. But what's the grand total for the Guinness World Record? Make your best guess and enter the Guess the Denim Count Contest at COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.® by August 10, 2009, for a chance to win an American Express gift card and a year's subscription to NG Kids magazine!

Check out the Guess the Denim Count Contest on COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®

Read the contest rules at COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®

Photograph courtesy Jill Yaworski

Monday, July 27, 2009

Watch NG Kids Set a Guinness World Record!

Posted By NG Kids

We've collected and counted thousands of denim items! But what do over 30,000 pairs of jeans look like? We'll be at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on August 12 at 10:30 a.m. with our eye-popping display of denim as a representative from Guinness World Records recognizes NG Kids for achieving the Largest Collection of Clothes to Recycle!

Photo: Jeans piled high

After a two-week display, the record-setting collection will be donated to COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®, which recycles denim into insulation to help rebuild communities in need. Join us at this exciting event!

Union Station's Main Hall will be the venue where more than 30,000 pairs of jeans will be on display from August 12, 2009, to August 27, 2009! Find out more about Washington, D.C.'s Union Station.

Photograph courtesy Jill Yaworski

Monday, June 15, 2009

Jeans Total Tops 20,000!

Posted By NG Kids

With only two weeks left in our Guinness World Record attempt to collect the largest amount of clothing for recycling, we have amassed an amazing pile of denim. Our latest count is 20,443!

This is more than a new record attempt--it's also part of the COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®. project to recycle denim into insulation for homes damaged in storms.

Learn how you can donate your jeans!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Ben Stiller Donates His Jeans!

Posted By NG Kids

Last week at the premiere of the movie "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," star Ben Stiller donated his jeans to NG KIDS to help set a Guinness World Record. All the denim collected will be donated to COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®, which recycles jeans into insulation for homes that have been damaged in storms.

Check out Ben's green tips and watch him hand over his jeans to our kid reporter, Calla. Then find out how you can participate!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Celebrities Donate Their Jeans

Posted By NG Kids

Photo: Dylan and Cole Sprouse donating jeans

Jeans are continuing to pour in at National Geographic headquarters. Celebs are helping with the World Record attempt, too! The Suite Life on Deck stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, as well as Sonny With a Chance Photo: Tiffany Thorton donating jeans

actress Tiffany Thornton are donating their denim. Seriously, how nice is that?

Want to know how you can get involved? Learn more about how to send in your jeans and watch a video about turning cotton into denim and then into insulation!

See more pictures of these celebs donating their jeans at KOL.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Guinness Attempt Continues

Posted By NG Kids

NG Kids is attempting to establish a new Guinness World Record for most clothing collected for recycling! Once we have counted and boxed all the denim jeans, we'll send them to CottonFromBlueToGreen.org to reprocess into insulation for storm damaged homes.

So far we have collected 7959 denim items! Please keep them coming and help us set a record.

Learn more about the denim drive and watch a video about turning cotton into denim and then into insulation!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

We're Swimming In Jeans!

Posted By NG Kids

While the contestants in the Great Turtle Race swim towards the Caribbean, we're swimming in denim here at National Geographic Headquarters! Thanks to you, we have collected an incredible 6314 denim items. Keep them coming!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Jeans Are Piling Up!

Posted By NG Kids

Denim is starting to pour into our offices! Thanks to your efforts, we now have collected 5,270 jeans and other denim items! We are well on our way to setting a record for the largest collection of clothes to recycle.

All the denim will be recycled into cotton insulation and will be used in homes that have been damaged during natural disasters.

Learn you how you and your family can send in your worn jeans. Get the details on the denim drive.

Photograph courtesy of Catherine D. Hughes

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