National Geographic Kids magazine encouraged readers to donate old denim . More than 33,000 items of old denim -- jeans , hats and jackets -- sent to Washington . Material will be turned into housing insulation for homes affected by natural disasters . Comment:
National Geographic Kids magazine encouraged readers to donate old denim . More than 33,000 items of old denim -- jeans , hats and jackets -- sent to Washington . Material will be turned into housing insulation for homes affected by natural disasters . Erek Hansen , 9 , of Curtice , Ohio , collect almost 1,700 pairs of jeans .