The 20th Anniversary of Virginia Grand Assembly

The 20th Anniversary of Virginia Grand Assembly was….pretty grand! The night’s festivities included a slideshow, food, a raffle, performances, and amazing speeches. The Daughters of the Nile provided delicious food, and anyone who went could tell you how amazing the performances were. I, for one, had no idea we had so much talent in our Rainbow family! I was surprised and excited when a very brave pledge sister opened the night’s festivities with a beautiful piano performance. The last act of the night really blew everyone away. A bunch of Rainbow Girls took the time to find the dresses of the last 20 years and have a talent show. I had the privilege of sitting next to Mrs. Abigale Costis who had tears of joy in her eyes as she watched the girls walking across the stage. After the talent show we had a raffle which was really cool, except for the fact that I lost to Mom Dunn! The prizes were cupcakes and small trinkets any Rainbow Girl could find a use for. The night came to a close after some heartwarming speeches. Overall it was a pretty great night with my Rainbow family. I love you all.

By: Gigi, Sister of Hope
Manassas Assembly #13

On Saturday morning, I woke up really early to go make sandwiches for the homeless. After making those sandwiches, we drove to the homeless shelter to hand them out along with clothes. I remember this really nice man with a hopeful spirit, who was only wearing a short-sleeved jersey. I thought it was very kind when a member of Hampton Assembly, Kensley, went to her car and grabbed her old jacket and ran down the street to give it to the man. On Sunday, Kensley and I went to Hampton University for the P.A.B. 1,000 Youth March Against Bullying. It was neat to see all those people show up. They had kids singing, tumbling, and dancing. And the mom who started ‘Parents Against Bullying’ had a very moving story about why she created the organization and her daughters that were bullied in middle school. They also had a guest speaker who was the aunt of the kid who got killed at the Carnival at the Hampton Coliseum a few months back; She said since he can no longer speak out against bullying, she is his voice.

Julia

Hampton Assembly #2

On October 6^th, Meagan and I had the chance to be guests at a DeMolay Installation and the Reinstitution of a Chapter that died down years ago.  This being my first time going to a DeMolay event, I thought it was amazing to see some of the meaning of DeMolay and learn some more about my Masonic brothers. Starting with a dinner that was catered by an outside business, the food was pretty good I must say. When it came time for the service, the State Master Councilor of Virginia DeMolay, Darren, arrived from previous commitments. One of the most important guests since Darren was the one to Reinstitute the Chapter and install all the new members.“It is amazing to see this Chapter grow from being a club with two members to opening the Chapter back up with 15 members.” Darren mentioned during all the remarks of the program. Needless to say, it was worth the two hour drive. The picture below is Meagan and I with Darren SMC, Derrick the Deputy State Master Councilor in Virginia, and Joseph the Master Councilor of George W. Farley Chapter.

Congratulations on the Reinstitution of the George William Farley DeMolay Chapter and congratulations to Joseph for being installed as the Master Councilor!

Grand Treasurer

Jeanna

Hampton Assembly #2

Even though the rain hadn’t been too nice to us with Masonic Family Day our Rainbow still shown through; that night Rainbow hosted a murder mystery dinner. There was jousting, fair ladies, glorious kings, huge turkey legs, and……. murder. Everyone had a part to play in figuring out who was the murderer and possibly being the murderer themselves. It was a night of mystery, suspicions, and just good fun. It started with all the characters getting to know each other and then tragedy struck the manor when one of the guests was killed. The rest of the night everyone was asking questions trying to figure out who the murderer was. Not only was it fun to get into character and try and solve the mystery but it was awesome spending time with our Masonic family. We had a great turn out from not only the Rainbow Girls, but the DeMolay and Job’s Daughters as well. It was great to see the youth groups coming together for some food and fun.

Grand Worthy Associate Advisor

Brigitte

Richmond Assembly #10