7,500 jeans to be ‘dumped’ Thursday, September 6

Area GGP malls collect more than 7,500 denim items for The Salvation Army

WHAT: More than 7,500 items of denim clothing to be donated to The Salvation Army

• The donation is part of Dump Your Denim, a month-long drive sponsored by GGP area malls to collect denim for The Salvation Army to resell
• Malls will load all 7,500 items on The Salvation Army truck at 9:00 a.m.

WHEN: Thursday, September 6 at 9:00 a.m .

WHERE: First Colony Mall, U.S. 59 south and Texas 6 in Sugar Land

• West entrance, near Food Court. [across from Methodist expansion]

WHO: Representatives from The Salvation Army

Area malls owned by General Growth Properties (GGP): Baybrook Mall, Deerbrook Mall, First Colony Mall, The Woodlands Mall, Willowbrook Mall

WHY: To give Houstonians an easy way to recycle denim clothing for men, women and children. According to U’SAgain, for the past 25 years, Americans have consumed more clothes every year than the year before. Today, textiles make up four percent of the contents of U.S. landfills. Reusing or recycling textiles saves landfill space, as well as energy used in the manufacture of new products. And recycling could benefit people in need.

• The shopping centers wanted a way to contribute to the green movement and had a direct connection to their customers and their business.
• All five GGP shopping centers collected denim during the month of August. More than 6,000 pieces have been collected.
• The Salvation Army will resell the denim at their six Family Stores.

About General Growth Properties. Baybrook Mall, Deerbrook Mall, First Colony Mall, The Woodlands Mall and Willowbrook Mall are owned and managed by General Growth Properties, Inc., the second largest U.S.-based publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) based upon market capitalization. General Growth has ownership interest or management responsibility for a portfolio of more than 200 regional shopping malls in 45 states, as well as ownership interest in master-planned community developments and commercial office centers. General Growth’s international portfolio includes ownership and management interest in shopping centers in Brazil and Turkey. The Company’s portfolio totals approximately 200 million square feet and includes more than 24,000 retail stores nationwide. General Growth Properties, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GGP. For more information, please visit http://www.ggp.com .