The Deal: If you’re a musician, you should care about the dire condition the music programs in our nations schools are in. Not that the math and reading programs are much better, but the arts are in serious trouble.

Most of you are probably familiar with VH1′s Save the Music Foundation. Since 1997, Save the Music has provided nearly $40 million worth of new musical instruments to 1,500 public schools in more than 100 cities around the country, impacting the lives of over 1 million public school children.

If you do regularly give to charities, this is a great one to channel some funds through. If you don’t feel like you’re in a financial position to donate to charity, you should check out this promotion just released by Save the Music, JCPenny, and Levi’s.

Starting today, buy two pairs of Levi’s jeans at participating JCPenney stores or at jcp.com and Levi’s will donate $5 on your behalf to VH1 Save the Music. In return, you’ll receive a $10 JCPenney gift card. Just think, you’ll get your back-to-school shopping done early and get a little extra money in your pocket… all while helping contribute to a worthy cause.

Expires: August 2, 2008
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