Save the Earth, One Worm Bin at a Time!

Since, literally, the first day of your life, Rai, we've been setting you up for a future in the environmental movement. Your name and your Earth Day birthday are just two pieces of a large puzzle that, when put together, spells out your destiny clearly. You are fated to be part of the green revolution!
Yesterday, you performed your first 'green' action of note -- you created your first worm bin. Using worm bins and composting is one of the easiest ways that anyone can do their part to save this earth. It was at the Environmental Service Learning Initiative's (ESLI's) annual teacher conference that you were guided, by a group of enthusiastic students, through the steps of making a simple worm bin. At first, the bin, the worms, it was all a bit shocking for you, but once you got used to it, you loved it!
ESLI is an organization that posts one or more co-ordinators at San Francisco high schools to lead teachers in creating 'green' curriculum in any subject area. Your Mom and I, Rai, have been part of the ESLI program for these past two years. You're a member too! You've attended enough ESLI events now that you're well known by the city-wide staff and have become a bit of a mascot.
At the end of the conference, several students shared their stories. Every student spoke about how, only a year ago, they were disillusioned and unmotivated. They skipped classes and felt that high school was completely irrelevant to their lives. Some were on the verge of dropping out and joining gangs. Then, somehow, they were lured into the ESLI program.
Their lives changed. One year ago, they told us, they knew nothing about environmentalism, sustainability, global warming or all the ideas and processes that we believe everyone knows about in today's world. Wes were shocked to hear that they really had not heard these words before and were unaware of the impending ecological crises. Through ESLI, they learned about the world's myriad ecological issues, causes, and solutions. Soon, youth who were to be drop-outs, will be graduates with goals and a passion for saving the earth.
These stories were both inspiring and scary to hear. How many of the students we see every day are completely ignorant to the major environmental issues that their generation is and will soon face? Rai, with your first worm bin behind you already, we know you won't be telling the same story a decade and a half from now. At 9 months, you're the youngest member of the Galileo ESLI team!