Init4fun, although I had reserved myself to not post in the AMA forum for obvious reasons, I do feel I need to stand up and applaud your posts here. IMO you are spot on!

My answer to your our question is that when we find someone with that spark we need to cultivate that spark into a flame. That may mean passing some unwanted equipment to somone, donating some time to them, etc. In other words, get out there and get involved. I'm currently in the process of moving from Sacramento Ca to Portland Or. I went to a swap meet on Saturday in the Portland area and was not only surprised by the turn out, but I saw a great deal of young people there as well. When I am there in the new residence permanently, I will take a closer look at the clubs in the area and choose the club that has the most young people and begin to mentor more then I have in the past. It's not earth moving but it is what I am capable of doing.