Mom Rennagel, Supreme Hope, Past Supreme Inspector in Virginia, was proudly able to attend her granddaughter’s Initiation into Texas Rainbow. Also 4 past Grand Officers of South Carolina/Virginia were present! Congratulations Samantha!

Dear Virginia Rainbow Girls and Adult Workers,
You gave me the perfect Valentine gifts!  Thank you for all of the Initiations and good works you have done this year, and it’s only February!  Now I have some news for you:
Our own Grand Worthy Advisor, Nicole McLaughlin has been selected to serve as Acting Supreme Love at the 2012 Supreme Assembly Session in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  This is a great honor for Nicole and for our Jurisdiction.
Our Grand Worthy Associate Advisor, Lauren Tatro, will carry the Virginia flag in the impressive Cavalcade of Flags at Supreme Assembly.
Micaela, Rachel, and Ilana will play a prelude at Supreme Assembly.  Congratulations!
In addition, our new Assembly in Manassas is organizing quickly. Mrs. Cherry Costis is the Board Chair, and Ms. Nancy Brown is the Mother Advisor.  We can’t wait to have the lovely girls from this group become official Rainbow Girls!
Virginia, you have a right to be proud!
Rainbow Love, Mom J

Richmond Assmeblies very own Chante’ entered a photo in the competition “Diversity Means” and won first place at her school, Varina, and second place overall for the whole county. We are very proud of her and her photography.

When asked about what her photo meant she said, “I believe that my photography submission reflects the theme diversity means to me; equality, respect and a genuine caring for each. It reminds of the basic tenants of human respect and dignity and we reflect that we are not as Jessie Jackson once noted “blankets woven from one thread, one color, one cloth”. The symbolism of holding hands provides a reminder of our diverse culture and community; and the need to support one another regardless of age, race, religion or gender.”

Arlington National Cemetery is home to more than 14,000 soldiers who fought in WWI, WWII, the Civil, Korean and Vietnam wars, and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Cemetery offers a final resting place for our fallen armed forces. Sadly the Cemetery performs anywhere from 25 to 30 burials a day. Every December Worcester Wreath Company in Maine donates more than 220,000 wreaths to be placed on the head stones of all the graves as a way of thanking all of our fallen heroes for giving up everything, although a wreath could never even come close to demonstrating our appreciation for all that the men and women in uniforms do for us. On December 10th Hampton Assembly had the Honor of helping them in placing the wreaths. To be asked to participate in this tradition was an amazing opportunity that we will not soon forget. While we were there a man who was in the Navy was walking near me and I happened to over hear his conversation with his son. His son asked, “How many people do you know that are buried here?” He answered this by saying, “I know about 20 people just this month who have been laid to rest here, 7 of them just last week.” To hear this not only broke my heart but also made me realize that so many people go out to war leaving their families behind to fight for our right to even be able to go home to our families. So thank you to every soldier who was and is still fighting this war.

In Rainbow Love and Service,
Madison
Grand Representative to Colorado and New York
Hampton Assembly #2