Royal Arch Dinner July 12, 2018

We arrived a little after 5:30 pm on July 12 for the Royal Arch Dinner.  We had chicken chili, rice, corn bread, and salad for dinner and various desserts.  Mom Louisa cooked and the following girls helped:  Akshita, Cassidy, Ella and me.  Akshita made a really good Indian ice cream dessert.  It was a fun dinner and we had a good time.  I was happy that we were done at the lodge at 8pm because I had to go home and get ready for Ohio’s Grand Assembly the next day.

Isabella C.

Ohio Grand Assembly Sunday July 15, 2018

Part 3

Again Sunday morning was an early morning.  We had to pack all of our bags before heading to breakfast in the dining hall which was from 7 – 8 am.  We noticed people loading up cars and couldn’t find the shuttle.  Eventually we were told that it didn’t run on Sunday so we had to walk over to the dining hall for breakfast.  Once we filled up on food we walked to the car so we could ride over to the dorms and pack the car.  After getting all loaded up we went to the athletic center to drop off our dorm keys and dining hall passes as well as pick up Zoey’s award certificate for the balloon toss so we could head home.  It was already hot and I was still tired so I stayed in the car.

I wish we could have stayed for the Sunday church service, but with a 7 hour drive we needed to get going so I could get my math homework done and unpack for my busy week to come.  I made so many new Rainbow friends and I will be going back to see more Ohio Rainbow in the years to come since my grandparents are moving back to Ohio later this year and they are moving very close to an assembly.  Everyone there was friendly and welcoming.  I couldn’t believe you could pack so many activities into four short days the way they do.  It was amazing and so much fun!

I am happy to say that we didn’t get lost in a corn field on the way home and the trip was uneventful since Zoey and I slept in the back seat for a good portion of the trip.  I can’t wait for my next adventure at Supreme 2018 in Hampton, VA where I will meet up with some of the girls that I met in Ohio this past weekend!

Isabella

Virginia Rainbow Scholarship MA 2018-2019

Virginia Rainbow Scholarship 2018-2019

Scholarship Information is due by March 1st!  

On August 11th, Hampton and Richmond wrapped up our sleepover and headed to the beach for the state wide beach day! The day was beautiful (although I’m sure a lot of us got a little burnt by the sun). Many Assemblies came as well as Tidewater Chapter. We played lots of games. One of them you had to carry a small cup of water from the ocean to a bucket, over your head, and race to see which team could fill it up the fastest. Let’s just say a lot of people ended up with more water on their heads that in their pails. During lunch there were raffles with lots of nice prizes and I won a cute water bottle. Then we had our sandcastle building contest. There were a lot of really cool ones and Smithfield won. In between activities, everyone ran into the ocean and swam together. There were girls hoisting other girls up and doing water acrobatics while other girls just floated in the waves. It was a way everyone could have a good time and come together. This event was one for the books! 

With Rainbow Love + Service,

Lauren Ann