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

On October 11^th, 2020, The Prince William County DeMolay held a craft fair at Manassah Lodge.  There were many booths with different items such as, Natural honey, Paparazzi (jewelry), Norwex (cleaning supplies), Shining sol (candles/scents),  Color street (dry nail polish), Usborne books, Pampered chef, Virginia Rainbow Grand Merch, fall décor, tickets for the DeMolay Fall-Scare-Fest, Beautiful Artwork (on bottles and jackets), and snacks.  All COVID-19 and social distancing precautions were met.  Everyone had a good time getting to walk around and look at/buy cool things.  All of the booths did a wonderful job, and everyone walked out happy!  It was a great day.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

-Samantha – Manassas Assembly #13

On October 11^th, 2020, Manassas Assembly held an event for colonial ghost tours in Alexandria.  A couple of different Assemblies showed up, which made the girls very happy.  The tours started off with our amazing and nice tour guide leading us to a house of spooky tales.  After that she directed us to a gelato shop.  Everyone was confused of why we were stopped at a gelato shop, until our tour guide explained a story of a girl who was burned in her wedding dress on her wedding day, and was to forever haunt the gelato shop.  After the scary story of the gelato shop, we were told stories of The Tomb Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War, a killing sailor who has not said his final words, and even got to learn about clothing of the colonial times!  Afterwards, we all decided to go back to the haunted gelato shop to get some spooky gelato on a rainy night, and we could’ve sworn we smelled smoke in there.  It was so much fun and really fascinating to learn about the ghost stories of Alexandria, and I hope I can learn more about them.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

-Samantha – Manassas Assembly #13