The pictures are up for both the Medina and Lima Grand Receptions.  Enjoy!

Also the rules have been posted on the Minute Book Cover contest.  They can be found under Misc. on the Homepage.   We hope to have many girls entering this contest this year.

SCRAPBOOK ENTRY FORMS ARE DUE!!    The deadline is April 15th to Maribeth Metzler.   Please get them in!  We hope to have lots of entries!

Allyson Clark, one of our Grand Hostesses underwent surgery recently for her seizures.   Please keep her and her family in your prayers.   You can get her address from your Grand Deputy to send cards.

The PitStop News issue 4 is now available.  CLICK HERE

The cost of Grand Assembly this year will again be $145.   Please order your Rainbow jewelry through the Ohio Grand Assembly on the forms the MA's and Grand Deputies received in their packets.   It is because of this program that we were able to hold the price of Grand Assembly to the same amount as last year.

Information for Supreme Assembly in Chicago 2008 is *supposed* to be out the end of this week or the beginning of next, so MA's watch your mailbox for it!

Supreme Assembly 2010 will be held in Omaha, Nebraska.  The dates are 7/28/10 - 8/4/10.   Now you can plan ahead (smile).

I have posted the 2008 Scrapbook rules, entry form, and score sheet.  You can find it from the home page by clicking on Misc.    I have also posted the 2008 picture order form for pictures that will be taken by Maribeth Metzler at Grand Assembly.  It is also located under Misc.

There is a new pin program in Ohio for bringing in new members.  They are the Ohio Membership pins.  The program  started on January 1, 2008 and will go for at least three years.   The top line signer on a petition will receive a paint brush pin beginning with red and going through the rainbow for each new member that the girl brings in.  After all seven paint brushes have been earned by bringing in seven new members, the eighth petition will earn the palette pin, which will be awarded by Mom Morris at Grand Assembly.   Mother Advisors are to send in the pin form to submit girls names to Maribeth Metzler after the new girl is initiated and Maribeth will mail to pin to the Assembly for presentation.   And, yes, you can earn more than one set of pins!  Wouldn't that be wonderful!  Go get'em Ohio Rainbow!

FORM FOR MOTHER ADVISORS

MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM PAGE

 The card shower for the Lowery's was a tremendous success!!    They were overwhelmed with all of the cards and it meant so much to them.  Thank you Ohio Rainbow!

It's a card shower for Mom & Day Lowery!!!   Mom Lowery's birthday is Feb. 28 and Dad Lowery's is Feb. 27!   Feb. 27 is also their 66th wedding anniversary!  Wow!   We are having a card shower for them!   All the Mother Advisors have the address.  I won't list it here for obvious reasons, but please send them a card and let them know we love them!

Now is the time to apply for the Worthy Grand Matron's Outstanding Youth Scholarship Award!   Applications must be received by April 30th.   Get the cover letter and application HERE     All High School graduating seniors and current college Rainbows, Job's Daughter's and DeMolay are eligible.

Supreme Assembly's web site has a new look!   Check it out at www.iorg.org.

Congratulations to our GWA, Lauren Simmons!  Lauren has been appointed as a Supreme Page for the next Supreme session in July in Chicago!  She will also give devotions at the Tuesday morning session.  I hope a lot of Ohio Rainbow will be able to attend and support Lauren.

I have a request.  It would help me a lot if when you email me to put a date on the website that you include your Assembly number.  It would save me looking it up every time.  Thanks!

More bad news.   Last night Pat Gnepper's mother, Anna Gnepper,  passed away in her sleep.  Pat is the Grand Deputy of District 1A.   Visitation will be at the Horvath Funeral Home from 3-5 and from 6-8 on Tuesday, January 9th.  The funeral will be Wednesday morning at 10:30.   Obituary will be in the Toledo Blade on Monday.  

Our deepest sympathy to Pat and her father.

I am very sad to report that Cheryl Pederson, PGWA's Emily Pederson's mother has passed away.  Our deepest sympathy to Emily and her family.

The December issue of the Pitstop News is now online.   CLICK HERE

Our message board has been disabled for the time being.  It may become permanent.  Lately I have been getting 12-15 persons a day registering that are obviously not Rainbow people and are undesirable to say the least.  In the past couple of weeks that number has increased drastically.  Each morning I delete them.  If the message board was getting regular use I wouldn't mind this so much, but it isn't.  There has been very little activity on it.    And with little or no activity the board is not serving any purpose.   If you have a date to post you can send it to me and I will post it on our Events page.   Grand Deputies, if you need an announcement made I can do that here on this page under News.   I am sorry that it has come down to this, but I think it is for the best, at least for now.   

Mom Jackson

The reception pictures at Fairborn are up!   Hosted by Districts 10, 12, 16, 20, 27, 32, 36.   CLICK HERE

I finally have some pictures up from District 5's Grand Reception on Sept. 1.   I was unable to attend, but others provided me with some pictures.   CLICK HERE

The October newsletter is here.   To view or print it CLICK HERE.

The Humanitarian Foundation of the Grottoes of North America will be offering another single $1000 scholarship.  All college and college bound Rainbow girls are eligible to apply.   Those who applied in May and were not selected are eligible to re-apply.   If interested, please contact your Grand Deputy to get the instructions and proper form.   You MUST use the form with "Rev. 9/09" in the lower right hand corner.  Your Deputy has the proper form.   Applications must be received by December 1, 2007!

Here is a list of scholarship resources for Rainbow Girls.   CLICK HERE.

The invitation for District 5's Grand Reception is now available.    Note:  a permission slip is needed to attend the Speedway, Overnight, and Church.  This form is included with the invitation.   INVITATION.

Here is the winning cover for the 2007 Grand Assembly minutes.

From your new GWA:

There was a lot of confusion with the packets given out on Saturday night.   If you are missing a packet or grabbed the wrong one, please let Lauren know.   Also, if you have a double office you should only have received ONE packet.  If you have two, please let Lauren know.  Or if you are missing a brag rag let Lauren know.

What a great Grand Assembly!   Congratulations to the 2006-07 Grand Officers on a job well done!   And congrats also to the new 2007-08 Grand Officers.  We look forward to working with all of you over the coming year.   Have a safe and fun summer and we will see you in our travels!

I have made a change to our message board that will now require new registrants to undergo a 24 hour waiting period before they will be allowed to post or reply to a message.   In essence this will prevent the posting of inappropriate messages we have been getting.   In order for me to give permission for users to post in our forums, I must be able to verify your connection to Rainbow.   So when you register for the first time it would be very helpful if in the interests block in your registration if you would include your connection to Rainbow.  Such as majority, Grand Officer, current member, parent, Deputy, etc.   Otherwise I will be contacting you for this information.

As you may know, a beautiful quilt was made to replace the old wooden United For Youth sign that hung in our Grand Assembly room for thirty years!  For pictures, a history of the original sign, and a copy of the letter detailing construction and detail of the new quilt click here.