Photo by Rachel Cochrane, GWA 2015-2016

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from inside the Grand Lodge of Ireland!

On March 16, 2016, Rachel and her twin, Micaela, met with the Grand Secretary of Ireland and toured the Grand Lodge of Ireland in Dublin. They carried gifts from the Grand Master of Virginia and from Lodge No. 4, the sponsoring Lodge of her home Assembly, Fredericksburg No. 12.

On January 30, Rachal and I had a particularly busy weekend.

First, in the morning we were up early and attended the Richmond Installation. They did an awesome job and collected lots of jeans for their charity “Jeans for Teens “. We had some food and cake and then we were on our way to Fredericksburg. Rachal was their Installing Marshall. They raised a lot of money for their charity during the silver collection. While there, we ran into many other Rainbow Girls and friends who were also traveling that day.

After a quick bite to eat, we jumped in the car to head back to Norfolk. Later that evening we were helping DJ the Winter Ball. Norfolk Assembly and Norfolk Chapter had an amazing turnout at the dance. Rachal and I had so much fun helping with the music and we were happy their dance was a success. (Read more about that here.)

It was a long day but one we will always remember. There is no better way to spend a Saturday than traveling around the State visiting with all your friends.

Much Rainbow Love,
Olivia

After a cold morning of sailing, it was a sweet surprise to see that some of my Rainbow Sisters had come to cheer me on! After the races, we all went inside to warm up over lunch. Then we met up with friends from Norfolk Assembly and headed to Richmond for the DeMolay Brotherhood Dance. We always have fun traveling. Some of our best memories are made on these trips. The dance was a lot of fun. There were tons of people there and the boys are always in a fun mood after finishing their competitions and are ready to dance. The girls and I enjoyed seeing everyone and danced the night away.

Much Rainbow Love
Olivia

In January, Hampton Assembly attended the Installation of Officers at Norfolk Assembly. Relena was installed as Worthy Advisor and her theme is Star Wars. Her mascot is Chewbacca. Relena asked Meagan, Rachal, Brigitte and me to be Installing Officers since we had done their first Installation. I was honored and surprised when she asked me to crown her.

It was very special for Hampton Assembly to go and support these girls because many of them started at Hampton. All of them have done an impressive job growing their Assembly. I was the Worthy Advisor when Relena was initiated. Growing up with our Rainbow Sisters and cheering each other on is one of my favorite parts of being in Rainbow.

Much Rainbow Love,
Olivia