On July 29, Hampton Assembly went to the Virginia DeMolay Conclave dance. Some of our girls were already inside at the banquet while we waited for the doors to open. In the lobby, we joked around with the other girls and shared stories. A major highlight of big events that sometimes gets overlooked is that everyone comes together and you get to reconnect with your Rainbow sisters. Sometimes it feels like an eternity has gone by since you last spoke to each other but when you and your friends get together it’s so easy to talk to them that it makes you feel like they never left. When the doors opened a flood of people rushed out. There was chattering and laughing and cameras flashing. It’s all very chaotic and completely wonderful. After I found our girls, Sara, Maddy, Alex, Reagan, our prospect Audrey, and I all got together to take photos and joined in with many other Rainbow girls in their photos. The room was cleared and we entered the dance floor. Like any dance, it was super fun and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Kensley made a reappearance later in the night after speaking at the banquet and leaving to go to Supreme practice. We all danced around together and had a good night. 

With Rainbow L&S,

Lauren Ann

Hampton Assembly made a surprise visit to Smithfield Assembly! Kensley, Sara, and I all packed into Mrs Kim’s car and headed down the road with tubs of ice cream. Since Smithfield won the sandcastle building contest at beach day, they were entitled to an ice cream social. When we got there we began setting up the table with toppings like nuts, whipped cream, sprinkles, m&ms, and teddy grahams. We also had delicious caramel and chocolate topping and cherries. When the girls arrived they looked shocked to see us. Did I forget to mention this was a bit of a surprise? They were even more surprised when they saw we had ice cream! We joined them in their meeting and all ate our treats together. Even with all of the girls and adults eating, we still couldn’t finish all the ice cream. It was a delicious and fun time! 

With Rainbow Love and Service, 

Lauren Ann

On Saturday, September 4 Lauren, Sara, Kensley, Reagan,and our prospects Jasmine and Elise, Attended Tidewater DeMolay’s installation, dinner and dance at the Newport News Scottish Rite. Logan is their new Master Counselor. His colors were red, white and blue and as we walked in we got little American flag pins. The installing officers were great as well as the new officers. After the installation there was a dinner, we had hamburgers and hot dogs and cake. The dance was not much longer after dinner and we played with beach balls and balloons while dancing. I had so much fun with the Tidewater DeMolay boys and I would like to further congratulate Logan and I know that his term will be amazing, he is a great leader.

With Rainbow love and service,

Reagan

On August 11th, Hampton and Richmond wrapped up our sleepover and headed to the beach for the state wide beach day! The day was beautiful (although I’m sure a lot of us got a little burnt by the sun). Many Assemblies came as well as Tidewater Chapter. We played lots of games. One of them you had to carry a small cup of water from the ocean to a bucket, over your head, and race to see which team could fill it up the fastest. Let’s just say a lot of people ended up with more water on their heads that in their pails. During lunch there were raffles with lots of nice prizes and I won a cute water bottle. Then we had our sandcastle building contest. There were a lot of really cool ones and Smithfield won. In between activities, everyone ran into the ocean and swam together. There were girls hoisting other girls up and doing water acrobatics while other girls just floated in the waves. It was a way everyone could have a good time and come together. This event was one for the books! 

With Rainbow Love + Service,

Lauren Ann