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2023 California Grand Assembly
February 15, 2023
Hello Nevada Rainbow –
California Grand Assembly time is here. The “Broadway Bound: A Glittering Marquee in 2023" Sessions will be April 1-4 in Visalia, California. We will stay at the Marriott Hotel or Comfort Suites in Visalia for 4 nights. We will arrive Friday evening, March 31st and leave after the Installation on Tuesday Afternoon.
Registration will be completed in two stages. First, Nevada Attendees will self-register for the Grand Sessions, Backstage Soiree, VIP Dinner, and the GCOC Breakfast (if applicable). Please request the link from Stacy Bolshazy at rainbowmom22@gmail.com.
The second stage of registration includes the costs for travel, additional meals, and housing which is payable to Nevada Grand Assembly. Nevada fees are sent to Joanie Jacka by check, Venmo, or Square (with additional processing fees included). Contact Joanie via email at joaniejacka@gmail.com, call at (775) 343-8240, or mail checks to Mrs. Jacka's house.
ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023.
The costs for self-registration for California Grand Assembly includes:
• Grand Assembly Registration ($68.25 which includes the administration fee per registrant)
• Backstage Soiree – Saturday Dinner ($10.00)
• VIP Dinner – Sunday ($48.00)
• GCOC Breakfast (if applicable) – Monday ($25.00)Grand Assembly Registration
Additional costs paid to Nevada Grand Assembly include:
• Hotel Housekeeping Gratuity
• Transportation gas expenses
• And all additional meals –Friday, March 31, 2023 – Dinner
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Brunch
Sunday, April 2, 2023 - Breakfast and Lunch
Monday, April 3, 2023 - Breakfast (if not attending the GCOC Breakfast), Lunch and Dinner
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
** If all the money is not spent on meals, it will be spent on snacks, treats, etc. No money collected will go unspent on those attending California Grand Assembly.
The items listed above are a total of $367.00 (at Mrs. Haartz’s request all must be purchased together, no one is to be left behind including both adults and girls)
**Housing at the Marriott Hotel or Comfort Suites is $145 (including tax) per night for 1 to 4 people per room.
The only other money you will need to bring is your own spending money for souvenirs, etc. We will wear our traveling fabric dresses for most sessions. Grand Officers will wear their 2022 Grand Officers dress for Formal Escort and will need to bring 2 small token gifts – one for their current counterpart and one for their 2023/2024 newly announced counterpart
TRANSPORTATION –
Reno travelers - will travel in a caravan from Reno to Visalia. We will leave from Reno Friday afternoon at 3pm from the McDonalds at [redacted] and will leave for home from Visalia on Tuesday about 4:30pm after the Installation. The travel time between Reno and Visalia is about 6 hours in good weather.
Las Vegas travelers – will travel in caravan from Las Vegas to Visalia – We will meet at Mrs. Bolshazy’s house at 3pm. Travel time is also 6 hours.
If you are attending, please complete the Registration (by requesting the link) and the Transportation/Medical Release forms and return to me no later than Tueday, February 21, 2023. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (702) 325-8352 or email at rainbowmom22@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Mrs. Stacy Bolshazy
Director of Jurisdictional Travel for California
2022 California Grand Assembly
February 24, 2022
Hello Nevada Rainbow –
California Grand Assembly time is here. The “The Adventure of the Century: A California View in 2022" Sessions will be April 9-12 in Fresno, California. We will stay at the Double Tree Hotel for 4 nights and be there from Opening on Saturday until the completion of Installation on Tuesday Afternoon.
ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE TO ME NO LATER THAN Wednesday March 9th.
The costs for California Grand Assembly include:
• Grand Assembly Registration
• Hotel Housekeeping Gratuity
• Transportation gas expenses
• Adventure of the Century After Party Dinner and tour of Zoo
• VIP Dinner on Sunday April 10, 2022
• And all additional meals –Friday April 8, 2022 - Dinner
Saturday April 9, 2022 - Brunch
Sunday April 10, 2022 - Breakfast and Lunch
Monday April 11, 2022 - Breakfast or GC Banquet, Lunch and Dinner
Tuesday April 12, 2022 - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
** If there is any unspent money it will be returned after our expenses have been reconciled from the trip to who had attended California Grand Assembly.
The items listed above are a total of $360.00 (at Mrs. Haartz’s request all must be purchased together, no one is to be left behind including both adults and girls)
**Housing at the Double Tree Hotel is $160.00 (including tax) per night for 1 to 4 people per room.
The only other money you will need to bring is your own spending money for souvenirs, etc. We will wear our traveling fabric dresses for most sessions. Grand Officers will wear their 2021 Grand Officers dress for Formal Escort and will need to bring 2 small token gifts – one for their current counterpart and one for their 2022/2023 newly announced counterpart.
TRANSPORTATION – Reno travelers - will travel in a caravan from Reno to Fresno. We will leave from
Reno Friday afternoon at 3pm from the McDonalds at Mae Anne and McCarran and will leave for home from Fresno on Tuesday about 4:30pm after the Installation. The travel time between Reno and Fresno is about 6 hours in good weather.
Las Vegas travelers – Information will follow when we determine who is going from Las Vegas
If you are attending, please complete the Registration page and the Transportation/Medical Release form and return to me no later than Wednesday March 9, 2022. The Deadline for Hotel Reservations is March 11th.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (775)657-1987 or email at ceocoulson@yahoo.com.
Thank you,
Mrs. Kathy Coulson
Director of Service
Grand Master Edict - Status of Masonic Activities due to COVID-19
Update
February 24 , 2022
The Grand Master has indicated that his previous edict, pausing all Masonic events in Nevada, will expire at the end of February. According to his most recent Edict, attached, it is up to each Master to determine what the safety protocols should be for that respective lodge. Rainbow assemblies should comply with our protocols.
January 6, 2022
Girls and Adults,
It is with a heavy heart that I must notify you that the Grand Master has issued an Edict which suspends all Masonic Activities until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please transition your meetings and events to Zoom effective immediately. Events that cannot be held via Zoom must, unfortunately, be put on hold until such time as the Grand Master issues an Edict allowing us to return to in- person events.
I know this was not an easy decision for the Grand Master, and I appreciate his efforts to keep the entire Masonic family in Nevada safe, even if it means keeping us apart - for now.
Please continue to encourage your girls and adults to be vigilant - to have great hygiene, honor social distancing recommendations and masking requirements, and to stay home if they are ill - with COVID or something else.
We all want COVID to go away. Until it does, we must be persistent and patient. As I struggle with my own, personal frustrations about what feels like progress lost, I am also reminded of the words of encouragement offered to us for the past few decades from our very own Past Supreme Worthy Advisor, Mrs. Jacka: "Bloom where you have been planted." My faith assures me that there is a reason we have been planted here and now, and because of that, I - we - must bloom - no matter what. Please have faith and confidence, knowing that these experiences will make us, as individuals and as an Order, stronger.
Praying for the continued safety of each of you and your families!
Forever Faithful,
Mrs. Haartz
Heidi Haartz
Supreme Deputy in Nevada
Faith does not make things easy; it makes things possible.
Rainbow Trails 2022
Order Form
Membership Incentive Program 2021-2022
What is the Membership Incentive Program?
- The Membership Incentive Program is a new initiative that encourages girls to grow our organization.
- The program does that by motivating girls to do membership oriented activities that spread the word of Rainbow and earn ewards.
- This program will be happening from January of 2021 to June of 2022
How does this work?
- This is a points based system
- Every time you do a membership activity you get a certain amount of point
- Once you have earned enough points you can redeem a prize.
What can I do to get points?
- You can get points from doing many different things, not just initiating or recruiting new members!
- You can get points for small things like wearing an NVIORG shirt in public, to big things like inviting a girl to visit one of Rainbow’s service projects.
Here is a preview of some things you can do: 
You can also find the full list of activities 
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- For example: You can only wear a Rainbow shirt to school and redeem points for it once in the month of February
- In order to get more points you’ll have to do another activity, like posting about Rainbow on your personal social media account
- But don’t let that stop you from performing acts of membership multiple times in a month!
*You can only do an activity once a month and redeem points for it*
What is the prize?
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This is what the patch looks like when you have collected all of the charms.
How do we submit points and redeem the prize?
- Report your activities on our Membership Incentive Google Form on our website. Click on the Gold Star
at the top of each web page. - After you have hit 50 points, a member of the membership committee will contact you either through text or email
- After you report which charm you want, the charm will be mailed to you and you can then attach it to your patch
What if I have questions or want to know how many points you have??
- Contact the membership team at nviorgmembershipteam@gmail.com or reach out to any of our social media sites
- You can contact one of the members of the Membership Team that are listed below
- Julie DeJan (Director of Membership): julie.dejan@icloud.com
- Gennie Hudson (Director of Pledge): nvpandamom@gmail.com
- You can either ask your Mother Advisor or Grand Deputy for their contact information or you can refer to this power point to see their emails
Download the powerpoint for referral
Download the Patch and Charms Activities Points List
SWA Proficiency Program
There are four levels of Proficiency, with each level having either 10,15, or 20 questions and answers, that must be completed before proceeding to the next level. There will be over one hundred (100) questions available for you to select on each level.
For each level, you will earn a ribbon, and if all levels are completed, you will earn a Proficiency Pin. When you select your questions, move to the first level and then use your Traditional or Contemporary Ritual, Gold Book, Book of Traditional Instruction, and/or your Statutes of Supreme Assembly (2018) to find and memorize your answers. Each level will need to have a new set of questions and answers.
Level 1- through 1/1/21 (10 questions/memorization)
Level 2- 1/1/21 through 6/1/21 (15 questions/memorization)
Level 3- 6/1/21 through 12/1/21 (20 questions/memorization)
Level 4- 1/1/22 through 6/1/22 (20 questions/memorization)
Contact your Mother Advisor or Grand Deputy to get your study questions. To schedule a time to present your Proficiency work, please contact: Mrs. Kristin Cox.
The IORG Statement on Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness
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