Richmond Assembly No. 10 held a donation-only bake sale during the Masters and Wardens Meeting for Masonic Districts 15A and 15B on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Tuckahoe Lodge No. 347 in Richmond, VA. The Assembly raised over $400 in donations, which will go towards the Assembly’s term charity, the American Cancer Society, and the Assembly’s travel fund for the girls. Afterwards, any leftover baked good were donated to local organizations, and we are told that there were some very happy firefighters at one particular station in Powhatan!

The Eastern Region Virginia DeMolay hosted a Winterball on Friday, February 16th at Monitor Lodge No. 197 in historic Phoebus, Virginia, which is also the home of our own Hampton Assembly No. 2. Members and prospects from various Virginia Rainbow Assemblies, Virginia Job’s Daughters Bethels and Virginia DeMolay Chapters, along with supporting adult chaperones and lodge hosts were in attendance for an evening of food, fun, and dancing!

Meeting in Waynesboro, VA on December 9, 2023, and again on January 20, 2024, a dedicated group of over one dozen adults (not all in photo) filled out documents and made a verbal commitment towards the formation of an Advisory Board for a Rainbow Club in the Blue Ridge Mountains! The real work begins now, but expect to hear a lot out of this group and region as the Blue Ridge Rainbow Club grows and works toward becoming a chartered Assembly of Virginia IORG! Email: blueridge-board-iorg@googlegroups.com or info@virginiarainbow.org for more information!

July 9th, 2023

Today was the Grand Officer and Grand representative training day at Manasseh Masonic lodge in Manassas, Virginia. There were about 20 girls in attendance from assemblies from across the state. The day started off around 10 am with fun ice breakers from Mom Jen from Hampton Assembly, which got us ready for a fun day of exploring the rainbow wilderness. Next off we learned how to give speeches with Kaitlyn, and some girls even gave speeches that they had written in under 5 minutes. Kaitlyn continued the lessons after a short break with travel etiquette tips, to show our state officers and reps how to represent Virginia. At 11:45 we wrote thank-you cards to those who had given us gifts and shown us kindness as a way to show our gratitude. Finally, lunch rolled around, but not before a quick lesson on table etiquette. After lunch, the schedule was changed a bit, and we went head first into social media safety. Then we went into the jungle and learned self defense with Mom Mel, who showed us how to take down Dad Harold. Rounding up the day was a quick lesson on auto safety, teaching us how to stay safe on the road even if we all can’t drive yet. The day was full of fun and new lessons we learned.

Becca W.

Norfolk Assembly #15