On October 1^st, 2021, Rainbow Girls from all around the state arrived at Camp Overlook for our annual Rainbow Retreat! Retreat really is one of my favorite events of the whole year because of how casual and fun it always is. We were lucky enough to be joined by our new friend Maddie from North Carolina, who is the Grand Representative to Virginia in her state. I even met her mom, who was a Quantico girl in the original Assembly, which was cool to hear about! Friday night started off with a movie, where we watched Cinderella and ate Dad Joe brownies and popcorn. Saturday started off bright and early for breakfast, followed by team assignments. The girls attending were split into 4 teams, called Gus Gus, Jaq, Pumpkin, and Glass Slipper, where they competed in field games, mascot presentations, and participated in presentations by Grand Officers. This year, as Grand Nature, I had the opportunity to give a presentation on the importance of Friendship, which we did by meeting a new friend and writing something about them on a card, which I assembled into a “Rainbow of Friendship” which will be displayed at Grand Assembly 2022! There were also presentations on Courage, Kindness, and the Title-less Leader. After the presentations were done, we had lunch and headed out for field day. Each team competed against the other teams in games of kickball and volleyball. I joined team Gus Gus for the games, and I found out that I am very bad at volleyball! After field day we had dinner, before going up the hill for the best part of Retreat, s’mores! It was a long day, and after a night of rest we woke up for breakfast and the devotional, which was a great way to end a fantastic weekend!

Zoe N.

On September 26^th, Quantico-Freedom Assembly took a fun trip to Kings Dominion. We left in the mid-morning in time for the 2pm opening of the park. We spent time going on roller coasters and playing games at the arcades. We ended up with several stuffed animals, including a pink elephant that I won with my superb bowling abilities! We stayed for a few hours and walked through some haunted houses before making the drive home. I love getting to make trips to parks like this because I get to see my friends and have fun with them!

Zoe N

On August 22^nd, Springfield Assembly #14 held their Installation of Officers at 6 pm. Cordelia was Installed as Worthy Advisor, and her theme is centered around painting and art. The Assembly’s charity for the term is the Scottish Rite Children’s Language program. The Assembly has some newer members, and they Installed a lot of Officers! It was a beautiful Installation, and I am looking forward to seeing my friends at their events this term!

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Zoe N.

On August 14^th, 2021, Ashburn Assembly #11 held their Installation of Officers at 2 pm. Brenna was installed as Worthy Advisor, and the assembly’s theme for the term is Star Wars. JoElla and I are huge fans of Star Wars, so we were both excited to attend. Prior to the Installation starting, pictures were taken. Brenna’s mascot was a Rey doll, which she named “Rey Rey”. She was presented with her sister Erin’s hand-made gavel to preside with. Her parents also presented her with a gavel so big that Mom Ange described it as a “Thor gavel” which was engraved with her name, a Rainbow emblem, and a resistance symbol to represent her term. Following the Installation there was unique space themed food which included blue spaghetti, pink and purple rolls, and a green boba drink that was quite popular! I’m so happy that I was able to visit some of my friends from Ashburn that I haven’t seen in a while, and I am looking forward to going back soon.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Zoe