A Letter From The White House!

'Listen to the mustn'ts  child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn't, the impossible, the won't. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me...Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.'
- Shel Silverstein

OMG (oh my grouper)! Okay, so a few posts ago I wrote about how President Barack Obama has made an initiative to create the world's largest ocean preserve! I really like and encourage this idea and hope that all of you had a chance to take a look at the news page that talks more about the idea (I put a link to the page on the post labeled 'Great Work M.r. President!').

Since I loved this idea so much, I decided to write an email to The White House saying that, as I've said before, totally love The President's initiative and fully support his actions as he works hard to turn this amazing plan into reality! I also decided to write that I have started a blog in hopes that one day more people will begin to recognize their full extent as to which they are harming our earth, and that I believe that by creating the world's largest ocean preserve it is sure to help raise awareness to the effects of our actions.

Okay, so here's the AMAZING part: So roughly a week after I had sent my email, I received a reply letter from The White House! It was super terrific and encouraging, knowing that someone from The White House read my letter and (possibly) took a look at this blog!
I wanted to show you all the letter, for inside of it are a few different websites that are about the environment! 

This is the letter:

Dear Student: Thank you for writing.  Our environment and wildlife are among our most precious treasures, and I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts. I am committed to keeping our country’s air, water, and land clean and safe.  My Administration is working hard to reduce harmful pollutants.  We are taking on tough environmental challenges, including climate change.  And to make sure your generation can explore America’s great outdoors, we have set aside more than a thousand miles of rivers, millions of acres of wilderness, and 11 new National Monuments for permanent protection. By working together, we can leave our planet even better than we found it.  You can join in by recycling and reusing paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum.  You can save energy by turning off lights and unplugging appliances you are not using.  Small steps like these can make a big difference.  To learn more about how you can do your part, visit kids.NIEHS.NIH.gov or EPA.gov/students. Thank you, again, for writing.  Hearing from engaged young people like you gives me great hope for the future. Sincerely, Barack Obama Pretty amazing, right? This letter has given me hope that in the future we will have created a better environment that will be much more manageable. 'Hope is so hard to maintain But it's those little moments of satisfaction because of it that make it all worthwhile'           -Aria Irani