Where to start, I had so much fun. I was able to share with my new Sister, Kylie, and my sister from Manassas, Alexis, so much fun dancing. It was the first time that Kylie came to a Ball because she is new to Rainbow, but I know it will not be her last. The music and food were excellent as always and so many Sisters and Brothers were able to come.

I actually had the honor of getting to escort the Virginia State Grand Worthy Advisor, Katie Whidden, to be introduced. I got to hold the Red Panda in one arm and escort her with the other. It was so much fun. Also my Worthy Advisor of Ashburn Assembly, Darby, was escorted by her Dad. It was the first time for her to be presented as our Worthy Advisor.

Even though it had been a long day it was a wonderful one.

In Rainbow Love and Service,
Samantha, Sister of Faith
Ashburn Assembly No. 11

By Kylie

Well, it all started as a normal day, then my mom dropped me off at Mom Erin’s house where I went to my very first Grand Visitation.  They were initiating two girls. It was cool to see them get initiated.  I watched and learned a lot.  At the end, we had a lot of food. The cake had candy in the middle of the rainbow. 

Then we got in car and left to go to the big dance.  It was the best dance EVER!!!  I danced with my Rainbow Sisters, Samantha, and her friend Alexis.  We were eating a lot of food. There was a lot of food.  We were running around a lot.  They had the fog machine on too high, but it was a lot of fun.

I had a great time that night, and I look forward to more fun stuff with my Ashburn Assembly.

On September 7th Mom Snell and I headed off to meet one of Ashburn’s newest recruits, Kylie and her mom, at 10am to head out on a treasure hunt for dresses. We decided to head to Manassas in search of the perfect dress for both Kylie and me. Mom and Dad Snell had done recon in Ashburn the Thursday prior and found that most of the dresses in our area may be too big for us.

We found ourselves in the Manassas Salvation Army. Kylie and I had one cart and we went to look around in the scarves, shoes and clothes. Mom Snell and Mom Schneider went to the dresses. By the time we were at the dressing rooms we had one cart over flowing with dresses and a second one with a few in it. Yes ladies, we know how to look and find treasures.

Kylie and I shared a dressing room because there were a lot of ties, zippers and bows to tie. We needed to help each other. I even tried on a white wedding dress because I wanted another white dress. It was too big, but it was fun to try on. We were both able to find perfect dresses with a little altering. The Moms were also able to find perfect dresses. Kylie and I also found scarves. The shoes we had to leave because as Moms know, heels can be a problem when doing a lot of walking.

We had lunch and found out that both Kylie and I are left handed and both love mac and cheese. If was fun getting to know a soon to be new Sister and learn we have lots in common. Then it was off to several more thrift stores in search of more treasurers.

When we finally made it home, it was 5pm. It was a long day, but a wonderful day. I hope next shopping day more of my Ashburn Sisters will be able to go. Nothing says sisters like shopping….

In Rainbow Love,

Samantha, Faith
Ashburn Assembly 11

Ashburn Assembly First Time of Service

On August 22, the Rainbow Girls of Ashburn Assembly No. 11 had the chance to help the Herndon Chapter Order of the Eastern Star serve dinner for the Commandery at our Lodge in Ashburn. The girls showed up with excitement as to what they would be doing. We all wore our white aprons for the first time. Our jobs were to help set the tables and serve food and drinks to the Commandery Members after the prayer was said. We all took turns carrying plates of food (taco salad) and serving drinks to the members. We cleared the tables and also served dessert (peach cobbler) and coffee.

It was fun to sit and talk to the members and learn about them and their uniforms. We took several pictures and learned a lot about their plumed hats. There were jokes about how many peacocks had to lose feathers to make one proper headgear. Some of our members volunteered to go on a peacock feather run to see how many we could collect. We wanted to see how many peacocks it would take and feathers so proper hats could be made.

The Herndon Chapter Order of the Eastern Star has the kitchen here running as one smooth working machine and we look forward to working with them again in the future. Plus we got to taste the dessert and it was really good.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Samantha, Faith

Ashburn Assembly 11