News and Reminder...

Reminder we are NOT meeting on Labor Day Monday - enjoy your holiday. 

I am mailing out today a packet of information including dates for upcoming events into March 2013 up to and including Grand Assembly.

I will also be posting that on Facebook: Hope Assembly Group. 

In that mailing is a letter to parents, please review.

There is also the updated Grand Assembly payment plan - start now and you wont' be hit with the $237 in February.  6 easy payments!

There is a description of the clothing drive fund raiser - we'll need storage space.

There is also a letter detailing the new!  Hope Assembly Monthly Ritual Contest. 

I also need two addresses - they are probably at home, but I'm being lazy and want to get this stuff in the mail before I leave town this weekend.

CHECK YOUR MAIL - as in the snail variety for all these exciting updates!

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Mother Advisor. 

SEPTEMBER:

·         We are NOT meeting on Labor Day, enjoy your holiday.

·         Dinner honoring Mary Adeline’s installation as Supreme Worthy Advisor (she is now the leader of ALL Rainbow girls INTERNATIONAL)  Sunday September 23^rd Social hour at 1, program at 2, dinner at 3 PM: location is the Grand Lodge of Maryland (close to where we go to Grand Assembly)

o   Cost is $40 per person.  Due date to go is September 10^th – drop dead – no late reservations can be accommodated.  Please use enclosed envelope to me.

o   Sharon S will be part of the program; I will be out of town that weekend so rides can be coordinated.   This is by no means mandatory.

·         Due to the Jewish holiday our regular meeting will be held THURSDAY September 20^th 7:00 pm FUN Meeting!  (see message sent 8/18 for link to choose our fun)

o   During this meeting we will hand out Uncle Ralph’s Cookie order fund raisers. 

o   We will discuss the Grand Officer’s retreat. (Sept 28-30)

o   We will talk about our clothing drive fund raiser.  (See sheet for details!)

OCTOBER 2012

•         Monday October 1^st Regular Meeting, planning for midnight bowling, Odenton’s Grand Reception and first monthly ritual contest (see purple sheet)
•         Saturday October 13^th, midnight bowling and sleep over
•         Sunday October 14^th, Odenton Grand Reception.
•         October 15^th – Tentative  Pending Uncle Ralph due dates.
•          Saturday October 20^th 9:00 AM Clean-a-Road!  Service hours!
•         Uncle Ralph’s cookie order due date TBD. 

  
     NOVEMBER 2012

·         Monday November 5^th Regular meeting, Ritual opening. Wear skirts; planning for Salisbury’s Grand Reception

·         Saturday November 10^th, Salisbury’s Grand Reception –(times as we get closer)

o   We will need drivers; I am out of town that weekend so parents please make plans to be able to drive.  Yes it’s a long trip but they usually feed the crowds well.

·         Monday November 19^th Fun meeting, dress casual.  Plan out Bonnie Blink rides.

·         Uncle Ralph Cookie delivery – final date TBD.

DECEMBER 201

•          Sunday December 2^nd Christmas Caroling at Bonnie Blink Masonic Home.  Time to be announced.  Grand officers must. 
•         Monday December 3^rd, FUN meeting, planning pizza and movie night at Angela’s 
•         Saturday December 15^th 6:30 PM Pizza and movie night at Angela’s

JANUARY 2013

•          Monday January 7^th – regular meeting, ritual competition!
•          Saturday January 12 – Dundalk Grand Reception and Charity Ball
•          Weekend of January 25-27 Adult retreat Details to follow
•          Monday January 21^st – Fun Meeting   Skit for Sam G’s installation!
•          We will also attend Montgomery County Lodge installations for Boosters!

FEBRUARY 2013

• ·         Monday February 4^th – regular meeting, ritual competition!
•   Final Payments for Grand Assembly will be due.
• ALL Grand Representative Reports are due!
•    Practice Sam G’s Skit
•          Saturday February 16^th Laurel and Capital Grand Reception.
•          Monday February 18^th – FUN MEETING.  Sam G Skit practice
•        Grand officer and representative forms WITH PAYMENT are due.

MARCH  2013

·         Saturday March 2^nd – Grand Officer’s Practice, Grand officers interviews.

o   THIS is a total must for EVERY Grand officer.   Gowns are due fully made to be checked.

o   Applications for Grand Officers 2013 will be turned in.

o   Grand Officer Interviews are this date as well. 

·         PUT A BIG RED X ON THIS DAY  NO EXCUSES YOU MUST BE HERE.  (Grand Officers)

·         Monday March 4^th – OR March 11 Eastern Star Depending.

o   Planning for Grand Assembly trip

o   Annual review of rules – who is rooming with whom

o   Packing list

o   Ride coordination

o   Installation night duties.

o   Sunday morning pack up and rides home.

Check it out!

GREAT JOB TODAY!   Everyone who attended Cumberland's Grand Reception!

We had a blast!  And I just know Hope Assembly id a great job today!!!

 Check out this link:

http://www.orientaltrading.com

It's where I go to get those fun little project we do.   Click on the above link and shop around.
Pick out something you'd like to do at our September meeting. 

Deadline 5 September.  That gives you 2 weeks to check things out - and send me via email or Facebook the item number. 

Please consider cost per item, but pick out something you think everyone would have fun doing!

Check it out!

Let's have some fun! 

Friday reminder!

Everyone come to Cumberland TOMORROW!  Be at the lodge by 9:30.   We will pack up and leave by 9:45.   Study your parts!  I know you girls will do ggrreat!!!

Questions concerns or issues please let me know. 

 

Have a great Friday! 

 

Bring your white dress, shoes and UNDER GARMENTS. 

 

Beige or khaki skirt and Rainbow top. 

 

See you tomorrow!

 

Mother Advisor. 

Tonight and moving forward...

WE ARE MEETING TONIGHT TO PRACTICE FOR THE RITUAL COMPEITION!  7:00 PM Be there or be square.  Even if you're not competing please make plans to attend so we can coordinate Saturday.

 

Also - I will try and get Ads and Booster forms to everyone SELL NOW!! To help pay off your trip to Grand Assembly!

 

PAYMENT PLAN FOR 2013 GRAND ASSEMBLY is still available.  Talk to or email me to catch up or start.   Only one family has taken advantage of low payments... you can too!!

 

It has only taken me a week to get myself organized and get everything down we talked about on Monday.   Please forgive the delay.

 

Moms, Dads, Rainbow girls of all ages - PLEASE mark your calendars and let's get ready to have some more fun!!!

 

Starting with:

THIS SATURDAY August 18th - Ritual Competition and Cumberland Grand Visit.  We will meet at the lodge at 9:30 and be on the road no later than 9:45.  

Written competition is at 11:30 followed by lunch, the Grand Reception then Assemblies will complete in the ritual competition.

 

Parents - we will call with an ETA at the lodge when we depart Cumberland.   It all depends upon the competition...

 

We will NOT meet Labor Day Monday enjoy your holiday.

 

We will meet TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH The date change to accommodate the holiday for some of our Rainbow sisters.  Something fun - discuss Grand Officer's Retreat coordinate rides etc.

 

I hope to pass out Uncle Ralph's cookie order forms.   At that meeting.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  I understand if you don't want to sell something - but we need $300 per year for operating expenses; payments to Supreme and Grand Assemblies.    Last year I was promised "checks" instead selling cookies, I will ask that those payments be turned in the same time as the cookie orders.   Tough love but we're still broke.  ;-)

 

September 29-30 - Grand Officer's Retreat.  If you're a Grand Officer this is a must - and a GOOD TIME!  Make plans NOW.  

 

Monday October 1st:  Regular meeting - planning for bowling and Odenton Grand Reception. 

 

MIDNIGHT BOWLING - or late night... Friday night October 12th.

 

October 15th FUN! Meeting - Uncle Ralph's Cookies order due.

 

Saturday October 20th - 9:00 AM Clean a road - which counts to service hours and your beads.

 

November 5th  Uncle Ralph's cookie delivery.   Ritual Meeting.

 

November 19th - FUN meeting.

 

December 2nd - BONNIE BLINK - Times and details coming.

 

We'll plan pizza and movie night in December or January! 

Busy Monday night...

Boy did we have a busy night!  So many great stories about Supreme Assembly and the bus ride and the part and and and...

We welcomed a possible new member - WELCOME JJ

We talked about our trip to Cumberland on 18 August

We talked about ritual competition. 

We talked about practice NEXT MONDAY August 13th.

We talked about the dinner honoring Mary Adeline as Supreme Worthy Advisor

and we talked about fund raising...

I will document in detail in an email coming soon.  I had homework tonight from my class so tomorrow I think .

for now STUDY YOUR PARTS - you can do it!   After all HOPE Assembly made up HALF of the FIRST PLACE ritual team at Supreme Assembly - that is National Baby!!

I am as always proud of the efforts you girls do! 


See you next Monday!

REMINDER!

We are meeting Monday -  7:00 PM our lodge


Apparently the ritual competition is A WEEK FROM TODAY!   Whoops.

It is also Cumberland Assembly's Grand Reception, so Grand Officers - know your stuff.

JSEB is hosting a lunch -  $5 for all - no idea of the menu.   We might have the inside track on that one we can ask Monday.

Come casual!  We'll celebrate the success of our ritual team and listen to tales of bus rides and fun!

Can't wait to see everyone.