Rainbow is so fun!! You do fun things!! You take trips to different cities and fundraisers!! There are carwashes and yard sales. You earn the money for what events you do. After meetings you get refreshments. There are two groups that you get split into by your age. To be in the higher group, you have to be eleven or older. The higher group is called “Rainbow Girls”. To be in the normal group you have to be ten or younger. The normal group is called “Pledges”. It doesn’t matter what group you are in, but you’ll have fun anyway!! We are a new assembly. We collect donations for charity. I love Rainbow!! I hope you’ll love it too if you join. You won’t regret it!!

Fundraisers & Trips!!!

A way to raise money for Rainbow Girls and Pledges is to do Fundraisers or Charities!! Every girl on the program of Rainbow has their own “bank”. An adult that goes to the meetings is a “recorder”. The recorder, at most of the meetings will tell the girls how much money is in their bank. There is something called a “point sheet”. Every fundraiser you do, you get 1 or 2 points for each hour that you worked at the fundraiser. If you don’t go to a fundraiser, you will still keep the money in your bank. You can’t transfer money to another girl’s bank without the Advisory Board’s permission. Any adult can put money into you bank including your parents!!

If your part of the Rainbow program, you can take trips!! If you are allowed to go on a trip with the rainbow girls and you don’t have a ride, someone can drive you. One of the Rainbow adults can drive you. We just took a trip to DC on November 17, 2012!! It was awesome!!! We met at the lodge and one of the Rainbow adults took some of the Rainbows Girls in her car!! For some of the trips, all you have to do is bring some money for lunch and stuff. So, we went to the metro station and paid for our tickets. Then we got on the metro. It was a long, but fun ride. Then we got to DC!! It was a beautiful day to be in DC!! We went to the plant building to look at all different kinds of plants. Then we had lunch. It was good and one of the Rainbow adults made everybody lunch!! It was amazing. Then we went to more museums. They were cool!! Then we went back to the metro station and got on the metro again. We got back to the car and went back to the lodge. I know I was tired, but I don’t know about anyone else!!

I am really glad to be in Rainbow. I was in the Pledges group before, now I’m a Rainbow Girl. In my short period of time being in Rainbow, I sure do love it!!

By a Rainbow Girl Herself, Manassas Assembly LT

~ Taylor

~ Girls in Rainbow ~ Taylor, Alanna, Marina, Sydney, Gigi, Gillian, Kayla, Samantha, Shelby, Selena

Six girls went to D.C. on November 17, 2012. We rode the metro into D.C. and looked at the beautiful museums. We went to three museums. They were the Botanical Garden, the Indian Museum, and the Art Museum. The art museum was the best for me. There were many nice sites to look at as we walked to each museum. I would love to do this again with my Rainbow friends.

-Sydney
Manassas Assembly LT

The members of the Junior Grand Executive Board were appointed by the Supreme Deputy, Mom J. This committee is a mix of recent Majority Rainbow Girls and active Rainbow Girls that are also Grand Officers. This year, Claire and Nicole are the co-chairman of the Junior Grand Executive Board and have great plans for the members for this Grand Year. They have put together a Big Sister/Little Sister Program for a fun way for the older girls to get to know the younger girls (who are the Grand Assembly Pages), to help mentor them in floor movements and ritual, and to encourage their sisters to travel.

The Juniors have come up with two fundraisers to help raise money for the Virginia Rainbow Foundation and the Virginia Rainbow Scholarship Fund. Each Assembly has been asked to hold a nonprofit car wash and all donations will go to the Virginia Rainbow Foundation. The Juniors are also selling a Pandora-like Peace Charm (picture shown below) that will cost $15 and proceeds will go to the Virginia Rainbow Scholarship Fund. Anyone can order the charm (no matter what Jurisdiction you are in or if you are non-masonic affiliated). Please contact a member of the JGEB if you are interested in purchasing one or Nicole at BeachBumGRL247@wildblue.net.

As a way to help promote and market Rainbow, the Juniors are searching for fairs, festivals, and parades that the assemblies or the whole state can attend. We hope this will increase membership. Lastly, as a way for the Junior Grand Executive Board members to feel special, we have ordered them t-shirts to wear throughout this Grand Year. The members are having fun and are honored to be a part of this committee.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Nicole

Co-Chairman of the Junior Grand Executive Board