January 27, 2018 

I arrived around 8pm on January 27th for the Snowcoming Dance held at the St. Tammany Lodge in Hampton, VA.  There were so many people there!  It was fun and there were several baskets that you could buy raffle tickets for to win.  The one I really wanted to win was the T-shirt that said, “I’m Mom J’s favorite” but Ella Pendleton won that one.  We danced and had lots of fun and the food that they had at concessions was good too.   Some moms even started to dance but that embarrassed Kate so she was seen hiding behind a tree. We danced until almost 10:30 pm when the lights came up and they were taking down the decorations.  Several Rainbow Girls were there from the Manassas Assembly #13: Katie, Kate, Delanie, Zoey, Vanessa, Mackenzie, M’Balu, Batu, Joella, Jazmyn, Sami, Gigi, and me along with our pledge Ella.  Many of our adults were there too and included:  Dad Clancy, Mom Priscilla, Mom Paula, Mom Ange, and Mom Robin, Mom Joanne, and Mom Louisa.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

Isabella C.

On November 11, 2017, Manassas Assembly celebrated the people who have earned the Grand Cross of Color degree with a ceremony and Lasagna dinner.  The cake to celebrate was good!  It was followed by us making Christmas cards for the residents at MAHOVA.  Zoey W. organized the event.  She had great decorations and she had the tables arranged in a cross to celebrate the occasion.  We were able to honor:  Gigi, Mom Cherry, Dad Bill, and Mom Jean during the ceremony.  The girls who were there included:  Gigi, Katie, Kate, Delanie, Zoey W., Vanessa, Joella, Sami, Abigail, and me.  Zoey’s little brother Sam was also there.  Adults who were there for the event were:  Mom Priscilla, Dad Tom, Dad Bill, Mom Cherry, Dad Clancy, Mom and Dad Wertman, Mom Paula, Mom Robin (missed the ceremony but was there for cards), Mom Joanne, Mom Ange, and Mom Louisa. 

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Isabella

On November 4, 2017, Manassas Assembly had a table at the Manassas Moose Lodge to raise money for Supreme Assembly 2018 where we had baked goods and Rainbow jewelry.  I got there at 11am and we stayed until 1pm.  Mom Priscilla brought materials to hand out brochures for Rainbow and we were able to hand them out to two people who were interested.  Other Rainbow Girls besides me from the Assembly who were also there were:  Gigi, Katie, Delanie, Zoey, Vanessa, Joella, and Sami.  Adults who went and stayed at the bake sale included:  Mom Priscilla, Dad Tom, Dad Clancy, Mom Jean, Mom Paula, Mom Robin, and Mom Louisa.  Once we were done, we headed back to our Lodge to have a table at the Amaranth Silent Auction that was raising money for their Diabetes Foundation where our Assembly had a basket for the auction.  We brought the baked goods that didn’t sell at the Moose Lodge. 

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Isabella C.

July 23, 2017

I arrived a little after 1pm all dressed and ready for Installation.  We started the Manassas Assembly Installation on time at 2pm with a tribute to the American Flag by Dad Grist and Vanessa.  The Installation was beautiful even if there was an unfortunate incident with one of our Sisters getting sick during the installing of the officers.  It was quickly dealt with and everything moved on as planned.  There were three Past Grand Worthy Advisors present as well as the current Grand Worthy Advisor, Olivia, along with several other VA Grand Officers.  The Installing Musician, Michael Thornton, made everything fun with his guitar playing and our pledge and the visiting pledges made the ribbon ceremony special.  Gigi was installed for her second term as Worthy Advisor and her calendar looks like it has many fun events planned.  This term’s theme is: Happiness; with a motto of:  Find the happiness in all you do; with the Mascots: the original Care Bears.  The Installation had a reception afterwards in the dining hall with a really cute Care Bear cake.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

Isabella