On October 10^th, 2020, we had a scholarship event at Vertical Rock and got to go rock climbing.  All Covid-19 and social distancing precautions were followed.  There were girls from many different assemblies! There was so much to do and so many walls to climb.  There were easy walls, scary walls, extremely hard walls, short walls, and high walls.  Everyone has so much fun climbing them.  Our Grand Worthy Advisor works at Vertical Rock, so she got to do something really cool for everyone to watch.  She climbed a very high wall, and rock by rock she clipped her rope at little checkpoints, it was really cool!  The first time she did it she got all the way to the top and hopped back down.  The second time she did it, she got a little over three quarters of the way, and then fell from very high up, afterwards we found out it was actually on purpose and it was something they did for fun.  It was amazing.  There were also some rocks you could adopt!  It was $5 to adopt a rock.  I adopted two, one looked like a croissant, so I named it “Le Frank” and the other I named “Damien”.  We had so much at Vertical Rock, and I hope we get to do it again soon!

In Rainbow Love & Service,

-Samantha – Manassas Assembly #13

I first joined Rainbow on October 9^th, 2018.  When I joined Rainbow, I was very shy and didn’t know how to fit in, but then girls started to talk to me.  I instantly connected with some of the girls and made some really great friends.  Rainbow has taught me how to become a leader and mature a lot more.  It has helped me become more responsible and has also helped me on my speaking skills.  It is much easier to talk in front of big crowds, and I frequently participate to read for the class in school.  If I had to choose my favorite thing from Rainbow it would most definitely be the girls.  They are so nice and fun and easy to talk to, if you are the shyest girl ever, they can get you to break out your shell in a minute.  They never judge you and may even help you with some things you are struggling with.  There is so much more about Rainbow that I love, but if I went on and on talking about it, there would be a lot more than one page.

That is what I love about Rainbow!!

In Rainbow Love & Service,

-Samantha – Manassas Assembly #13

On September 26th, 2020, A group of Rainbow Girls and I got to attend a virtual MCHQWA Ball.  We had lots of fun.  Everyone was so excited to hear people get announced even though it was virtual.  Due to the circumstance of COVID-19, we unfortunately did not get to see everyone in person or dance, but we found solutions to still make it fun and awesome.  Our youth leadership set up a Disney Kahoot! For all the girls and boys to play. It was SO much fun! 44 people participated.  So, even though we were not able to be there in person, I am glad that we got to attend the MCHQWA Ball.

Samantha – Manassas Assembly #13

On August 29^th, 2020, through the 30^th, Manassas Assembly #13 hosted a Rainbow event called “Sisterhood Weekend”.  We had loads of fun.  On the 29^th we all head down to Charlottesville, VA, to participate in an escape room.  All the girls and parents were SO excited.  There were two rooms, A Thomas Jefferson room and an Edgar Allen Poe room.  I was in the Edgar Allen Poe room, and it was super freaky and fun. After the escape room, we all drove to Monticello which is Thomas Jefferson’s home and ate lunch.  After we were all done eating our lunches, we got to take a tour of Monticello.  It was so cool to be able to be inside of Thomas Jefferson’s real-life house and knowing that you were walking in the same footsteps that he did.  After Monticello, we all headed to a Llama farm to camp out, and we played games ALL night.  Finally, to top it all off, when we woke up in the morning on the 30^th, we got to go hiking with llamas! The llamas were so beautiful and for the most part calm.  I loved sisterhood weekend and cannot wait for the next one. It’s going to be so much fun!

In Rainbow Love & Service,

Sam – Manassas Assembly #13