Three girls from Manassas Assembly came to Fredericksburg’s Installation. We had fun. IIana become the new Worthy Advisor. I know she will do great. She had a beautiful ceremony. We got there just in time to see it. Hope she has a fun term.
Rainbow Love,
Sydney
Silliness in full swing at Retreat
After attending 5 Retreats, I was a bit hesitant to go this year thinking it would be too much like those in the past. But then I got there, and actually had the BEST time EVER. A massive thunderstorm hit around noon and rained out some of our scheduled activities, so to pass the time (at least until we were in lockdown because the storm was THAT bad) we danced in the rain and squealed while we got soaked. Mary drew on my right hand with Sharpie during our craft activity, and I drew on my left. We got the chance to go to the river to visit with Jeanna, Micaela, and Andi, but then the storm hit. Poor Kathy got a concussion after a mishap when playing in the rain, so she had to visit the hospital for a bit. :'( Thankfully she returned just as dinner began and was showered with happy squeals and lots of hugs. We are so glad she is okay.
Mary and I listened to music during down time and bonded with the other girls. We had pool time later that night, where I taught Mary to dive. Now she’s a pro! XD A drum circle with music therapy was awesome; so was archery and laugh therapy. My sides hurt from laughing so hard! XD We also had a lot of fun at the bonfire, where we ate s’mores and tried not to be bitten by too many mosquitoes. XD That was all in one day! The next day, we woke up at around 7 or 7:30 to get ready for breakfast and to pack our things. Then we ate breakfast with the other girls in the meal hall. Fredericksburg and Richmond had their meeting to plan the GV (no spoilers, but it will be pretty awesome!) and all of the Virginia Rainbow Girls took a picture in front of the bell. Fredericksburg took a picture in front of the river on a picnic table. After sweeping and cleaning the cabins and loading our things, we headed off for window shopping with some Grand Executive Board members and Junior Grand Executive Board members. After shopping and eating chocolate strawberries, we went to the Double Tree Hilton in Williamsburg to see where we would be spending next year’s Grand Assembly. (It is SO much better than the hotel we have stayed at the past two years!) Lunch with Rachel, Melanie, Claire, Becca, Mary, Micaela, and Ilana was fun! Then we went for a tour of the hotel’s spaces where we’ll have Grand Assembly 2014.
Finally, we passed out in the car because we were exhausted.
In Rainbow Love & Service,
Rachel
Grand Charity
July 28, 2013
Today was Hampton’s Installation. It was amazing even though I cried. I love the charity the Worthy Advisor has picked out. I cannot wait to see what their upcoming events are. It was worth a three hour car ride there and a three and a half hour car ride back home!
Sydney
Worthy Advisor
On Saturday, July 20th, Jeanna and Julia, Samantha, Lauren, Kensley, and myself drove to Richmond and Manassas to attend their installations. We drove in a three car caravan. I don’t remember much about the drive to Richmond because I slept.
In Richmond, Kathy was installed as Worthy Advisor. Her mascot is the seeing eye dog. Her Grandfather’s guide dog was in attendance too. Kathy was funny and did a great job with her introductions. She talked about her theme, “everyday heroes both human and animal.” Hampton Assembly #2 picked up the Traveling Gavel for having the most girls in attendance. We enjoyed refreshments and balloon animals courtesy of Kathy’s sister, who also did an amazing job singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.
Then we were off to Manassas. Dad Joe decided to take the back-way because of traffic. What is it with dads and back-ways? So we drove through several small towns, saw cows and a trailer of hay that looked like it was going to fall over. It was a nice ride and we got to Manassas just in time to get started.
Sydney was installed as Worthy Advisor in Manassas. Her mascot is an elephant and her charity is an elephant rescue shelter. I had no idea there was an elephant rescue. That’s pretty cool. Her gavel ceremony was performed by two of their pledges. They were very cute. We got to keep the “Traveling Gavel” having the most girls at Manassas too. Their food was great and I had a great time at both Installations. I slept the entire drive home.
In Rainbow Love & Service,
Olivia
Hampton Assembly #2
The Virginia Grand Assembly is a proud member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls – a non-profit youth group that teaches girls what matters most – leadership, confidence, and citizenship.
