On June 12 and 13, 2026, Khedive Shrine hosted their annual Rodeo event. This is a two day event that takes place every June. Every year, the Rainbow girls get asked to work the bounce house area. This is a huge service opportunity for us because we get to help with making a safe environment for all the kids that want to have fun in between and during the Rodeo events. Between the two days, we saw more kids on Saturday than Friday. It may have had something to do with the crazy weather we were having on Friday night! We also had help from our Kempsville DeMolay brothers each day. It was great to have the extra hands to help with the larger crowd on Saturday!

Each year, this event is always such a big success. Not only do we help by volunteering our time, but we help in promoting the organization. Many people come up to us and ask who we are volunteering with and this leads us to talk all about Rainbow. In addition, this time, we were able to get two petitions signed for Norfolk Assembly! This was very exciting! We even had one of our prospects help to volunteer as well, starting her Rainbow service even before she is initiated into the order. Overall, this was a great event to have fun at and spread the word of our beautiful order. 

Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15

On June 6, 2026, Virginia Rainbow hosted the State Scholarship Games at Manasseh Lodge, home of Manassas Assembly #13. Some of the games that were there included archery, cup stacking, bag races, and more. My team was called “Hamfolk Hooligans” and included Becca and Alaina from Norfolk Assembly and Gabi from Hampton Assembly. We won first place! Safe to say “Hamfolk Hooligans” made their mark! There were 5 clans that participated in the games. The hot weather did not stop everyone from having a great time!

I’m so happy I got to see all of my Rainbow sisters today. Mom Bobbie drove all of Hamfolk to and from the event. She kept saying honk honk instead of using the horn, which made us all giggle. I love riding with Mom Bobbie and my Rainbow sisters. I always have a blast at Rainbow events and can’t wait for the next one.

Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15

On May 30, 2026, Portsmouth Chapter had their installation of officers at Churchland Lodge. Sheldon went in as Master Councilor for his third term to help show those leadership qualities to the young men who are starting to make their way through the line. His continued support for the chapter shows and does not go unnoticed. This term, Sheldon was focusing on the theme “Built on Honor”. A main goal that he has for the term is to bring in more boys to the order and build relationships with the surrounding Chapters, Bethels, and Assemblies to further enhance our youth relationship. Congratulations, Portsmouth Chapter and Sheldon, on an amazing installation. 

This installation was especially entertaining to watch! My favorite part was when entertaining jokes were being made during the ceremony to keep the audience engaged and laughing! The best part was for sure when we were all playing with balloons downstairs after eating. There was so much laughter and smiles from everyone! I love supporting Portsmouth Chapter and cannot wait to see all the boys grow into amazing men.

Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15 

On May 30, 2026, Kempsville Chapter hosted a car wash from 8am-1pm at the popular gas station, 7 eleven. This was a very successful event. There was a great turnout of boys from the chapter to help volunteer with cleaning the cars. Many of our DeMolay adults also volunteered to help with the event, contributing to the fast cleaning service! Our own Rainbow Brother, Jonathan, was the man in charge of this event. As the Master Counselor of Kempsville, he was the one to coordinate and carry out all the planning and organizing. Big congratulations goes to Johnathan for his hard work and making this event a huge success! 

Even though my brother was out of town, I still went and supported my DeMolay brothers. I helped by being the best sign twirler ever! Even though all I did was help hold the signs, I will always be present to help contribute to the success of all their service events. As a past chapter sweetheart, I still love being able to help whenever I can.

 Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15