In May, John won Fourth Place in the California State Science Fair with his project, “Let Worms Recycle Your Garbage”.  Through this, we became extremely interested in the subject and discovered how easy and beneficial  vermicomposting is.  We started giving small seminars to curious friends and neighbors and set up worm bins for them.  Next, we were asked to speak on this topic at garden clubs and home owners’ associations.  Lately, we have been lecturing in elementary school classrooms in our area so that children will understand the vermicomposting process and, perhaps, convince their parents to give it a try.  Read about Wormboy in the news.

Currently, we are creating a “How To” booklet and instructional video to be used by the City of Glendale.  Glendale already gives its residents hot composting bins for their yard waste.  However, since the majority of Glendale’s population is apartment dwellers, hot composting is not an option for most Glendale residents. Vermicomposting can be the answer for them.

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In the meantime, people are making use of this website for information and utilizing us as on-line consultants.  We are happy to answer any questions about vermicomposting that may arise.  Our response time is usually quite rapid, but sometimes our academic courseload keeps us from replying immediately.  We will respond as quickly as we can.

Another project that occupies our time and we are very pleased with is our Write a Senior Citizen website.  This program provides Senior Citizens from all over the world with the opportunity to obtain Pen Pals.  Some of the Pen Pals are from areas as remote as Nepal, Kosovo, Prague, Japan, Italy, and Belgium as well as all over the United States, Canada and the British Isles.  The Write a Senior Citizen program is extremely active and has been one of the most rewarding activities we have ever been involved in.  Feel free to visit Write a Senior Citizen.
 

In our spare time, Kelly is co-captain of our school’s track team on which she hurdles, sprints, long jumps and triple jumps. On May 22, 2000, we were recognized by the United States Congress and received a Congressional Commendation for our work on our Write a Senior Citizen Site as well as our other senior citizen related community service programs. [read the text of the Commendation] John has made our school’s Varsity Tennis Team as a Freshman and plays First Doubles. He was top singles player on our middle school’s team.  Lately, we were honored to win the international Do a Good Deed Contest  sponsored by doctorrelation.comfor our various community service activities.  Our prize was a Gateway computer, software package and two year internet service connection.

After visiting numerous colleges this summer in search of the “perfect” college after her senior year at Prep, Kelly will be attending Colby College in Maine..  John, the burgeoning entrepreneur, is selling items on E-bay and spending as much time as possible learning about the business world from our father.  He is extremely involved in our school’s Key Club helping run events such as an MS Walk.  For a couple of years, we both have, also,  been very involved in webpage designing.  Currently, John is designing a website for Twelve Oaks Retirement Home which is sponsored by National Charity League and a website for our school’s Key Club.

Recently, we have been asked by Narc-a-non and Los Angeles Foster Children’s Association to speak to their groups as representatives of what teenagers can accomplish. Many of our friends are doing wonderful things.  We are pleased that it is being recognized that not all teenagers are troubled.

Any spare time is dedicated to volunteering at United States Congressman James Rogan’s campaign office working on his website, doing precinct walks, mailings and answering phones.  Practicing piano, playing in competitions, exhibitions, retirement homes and recitals, baby-sitting and working for the International Institute for Young Musicians rounds out our incredibly busy schedules.

We are very concerned about saving landfill space.  Vermicomposting is an easy, inexpensive way to potentially save eight percent of our landfill space, while at the same time, producing wonderfully nutritious compost out of kitchen scraps.  It is a very simple concept.  Anyone can do it.  Give it a try. You’ll see how elementary vermicomposting really is.  If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to email us.  Help save landfill space for future generations, while, at the same time, producing a terrific product for your houseplants and gardens.

Thanks, again, for visiting.

Kelly and John Thomas

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