While I didn’t have enough time to go to Richmond’s Installation this weekend, I was able to turn on Zoom and watch the afternoon session for Canada’s Grand Assembly.  This was a game session where everyone played a scavenger hunt paying homage to the missed Rainbow travel over nearly a year and a half since the pandemic started.  We went in search of things around our house that we would either take on travels like a passport or driver’s license to things we would get on a trip like our favorite souvenir.  This made me want to go visit Canada Rainbow when things open up and we can cross the border without restrictions.

Isabella C.

You would think that watching a Grand Assembly over Zoom would get to be boring, but I assure you the Saturday afternoon session was certainly entertaining.  Pennsylvania Rainbow put on a talent show for everyone to watch and I was so impressed!  One girl sang and she turned out to be better than the soloist for the main session!  The comments requested that she be next year’s soloist.  They had multiple dancers as well and I spent so many years dancing that I was pretty good at judging the talent.  There are so many talented Rainbow sisters in Pennsylvania that I will need to visit in person some day just so some of it rubs off onto me!  I must thank Pennsylvania Rainbow for allowing me to witness all the fun they have at Grand Assembly.

Isabella C.

I was able to attend the opening session of the Pennsylvania Grand Assembly this year through zoom.   Unfortunately, they were not able to accommodate out-of-state guests this year, but I could watch the sessions.  This year it was the “Spread the Sunshine” Session with Steffanie Barth as the GWA for 2020 – 2021.  The symbols for the year were sunflowers, suns, and bees.  The colors were blue, yellow, and white.  There were some interesting things that I saw this session which included in the flag tributes that specifically did a speech for the flag of Tennessee because it is the flag of the state for the Supreme Worthy Advisor.  I also found it interesting that they provide mentor awards for their adult workers to honor all that they do behind the scenes to make Rainbow girls look good.  It was a surprisingly short opening session, but there are two sessions yet to go, and I’m sure I missed some things since I only see the non-closed parts over zoom.  Looking forward to the Saturday sessions!

Isabella C.

Grand Assembly was such a great experience. Being able to see everyone again and have our traditional Grand Assembly after over a year couldn’t have been better. We also saw Grace being initiated into our Order, and into our Assembly. It really made it feel like Virginia Rainbow was going back to its ways during these challenging times.

Victoria McDaniel