Manassas Assembly has this thing called “Big sister, Little sister”. When a girl gets initiated, she gets assigned a “Big Sister”.   That big sister is supposed to help guide her new little sister through Rainbow and answer any questions. I really like this, and I think it’s really helpful.  I remember when I was new in Rainbow, I was so confused and overwhelmed.  I think most girls feel that way after their Initiation and being assigned a big sister helped me.  I had someone there who I could ask questions and I wouldn’t be as nervous with. I was a little more comfortable asking questions because I was really shy and having that person really helped me. The big sisters are usually line officers when they get assigned a little sister. I fairly recently, about 4 months ago got a little sister and she has really come a long way since she has joined. She just dug right into everything, and she continues to want to learn as much as she can about Rainbow and I’m glad I could help her learn about something.   I am so proud of her, and I know she will do great things in the future.

-Emily – Manassas Assembly #13

On May 22nd, I taught at the Manassas Paint Night! We had 13 wonderful artists sign up to paint a beautiful waterscape painting! As the instructor, I taught two variations of the painting for people to try, a sunrise variation and a nighttime variation! While it was a little bit stressful trying to do two paintings at once, it allowed the artists to take their time perfecting details! There were a lot of fun learning experiences that led to 13 beautiful paintings! In some paintings we had the waterscape, but in others, we had volcanoes, space, and even flying pigs! I’m so glad I got to teach such a wonderful group!

Allison – Manassas Assembly #13

On May 15th, Manassas Assembly worked on gardening at the lodge in preparation for the Grand Master’s visit! Thanks to the hard work from the Martin family, we were able to have plenty of beautiful flowers, as well as fertilizer to help the flowers grow! As an indoor person, I was thankful that my mom brought sunscreen for me, but was so happy to see the lodge once the new flowers were planted!

Allison – Manassas Assembly #13

On May 28th, Manassas Assembly went to Kings Dominion! Despite living in VA for several years, this was my first time attending! I had a fantastic time! My group decided to make the day more interesting by not grabbing a map and resolving to get lost multiple times throughout the park. In the end, we had a blast riding both the crazy rides like The Dominator, and smaller in the Peanuts Area! 

Allison – Manassas Assembly #13