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The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in California
NEW MERCH ALERT!! We've dropped a new merch line in our redbubble shop highlighting our 2024 Grand Service Project.
Click the link below to check it out and our other designs.
Hello California Rainbow, with all my wolfy wonder I’d like to introduce Mrs. Vickie Garcia. Born in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Her family moved to Artesia, New Mexico where she lived for 10 years. Then moved to Roswell, NM for six years. Mrs. Garcia’s maiden name is Marrs. It’s pronounced like the planet Mars. In 1949 there was a famous UFO landing outside of Roswell. There was a series called “Roswell”. The City of Roswell has a UFO Museum where every year there is a UFO convention attended by people from all around the world! Her son and daughter would tease her and call her an alien from “Mars”. When she was 16 years old, her family moved to Fairfax (Marin County), CA. When she eventually moved to Novato, CA. In addition to living in various parts of California, she has also lived in Connecticut, Louisiana, and New Jersey.
Mr. Tony Garcia, CFO and PSRD- Panther Paw Pa, and Mrs. Garcia have been married for 40 ½ years. Together they have a pet Weimaraner named Sadie. Those who have been to their home know she is very spoiled! She has two children- a daughter Randi and a son Jonathan. In 2003 Randi served as Grand Faith for the Whimsically Wacky Walruses. Randi has a son- Tyler and a daughter- Isabel. They live in Lemoore, CA. Jonathan is not married and lives in Oceanside. Tony has three older children- oldest daughter- Linda, son- John, and younger daughter- Lillian. They all live west of Phoenix. There are 12 grandchildren in all and eight great-grandchildren in total. When they are all together, they always have a great time.
After 33 years with the Federal Government, Mrs. Garcia retired. She has now been retired for 17 years! She worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Starting out as a tax auditor and auditing individual tax returns. Then became a manager of tax auditors and a manager in the case processing function that processed the audited tax returns. She had the opportunity to travel on business to numerous cities. Before being involved in Rainbow, she traveled to Fresno! She also traveled to several cities throughout California. In addition to traveling to Anchorage, Alaska, Hawaii, Seattle, Washington, Salt Lake City Utah, Nashville, Tennessee, Raleigh, North Carolina, Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C., and several times to Dallas, Texas. Traveling to some cities more than once. She was in Dallas on 9/11. Her district’s Official Visit of the Grand Worthy Advisor was on 9/13 and she had obtained permission to leave the meeting early to return to California for the O.V. But with the events of 9/11, she was not able to return for the Official Visit.
She was Mother Advisor for Golden Star Assembly, No. 275, in Vista, CA, for 15 years. In 2005 she was appointed to the Grand Executive Committee as a GEC MA. She was one of two GEC MAs who first served as a three-year GEC MA. For about eight years she volunteered at the Grand Assembly Office for Mrs. Sara Lee Martin. Helping with financial training, answering questions, and providing direction to the Assemblies regarding financial and non-profit status based on IRS Code §501(c)(3). She continues to volunteer for Mrs. Dana Regier, our Supreme Inspector. At Grand Assembly 2016 she was appointed Area Grand Deputy for the San Diego County Assemblies. She has been on several Supreme Tours and has always enjoyed these trips and the many beautiful cities. They are always an adventure. The Supreme Tours have given her the opportunity to become better acquainted with the members of our Rainbow family.
She was a Rainbow Girl in Roswell, New Mexico. Belonging to Zia Assembly, which is now closed. She still has her Lambskin Apron. Her favorite office is Faith, not only because her daughter was Grand Faith but because Faith represents so much about Rainbow. Faith is the first person to lead a new initiate into the Assembly room and to instruct a new girl of the teachings of Rainbow. She appreciates all the lessons of the bow stations.
She loves all the friendships she has made and all the people she’s had the opportunity to get to know. Rainbow has given us all a common bond. Through Rainbow she has traveled to many parts of California. On one of her trips, she told Tony “we would have never come to this town if it had not been for Rainbow.” She always enjoys going back to New Mexico. New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment. There are so many things to see, and it is rich in history. She also enjoys Washington, D.C. She loves all the museums and history.
She enjoys New Mexican Spanish food, she’ll definitely have to let me try a dish. Every year she buys fresh New Mexican green chiles, roasts them, freezes them, and enjoys them all year long. She also buys New Mexico sun dried red chiles to make red chile sauce. The New Mexico chiles have a wonderful flavor!
In her free time she enjoys digital scrapbooking. She is scanning all her pictures into a cloud storage system and using their digital scrapbooking program. She is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her initial Patriot is James Litchfield of Massachusetts. She is currently working on proving another Patriot- General Andrew Pickens. She is also a member of the Mayflower Society and a descendant of John Howland. He is the person who fell off the ship on the way to America.
A message from Mrs. Garcia: To my beautiful Pioneering Wolf Pack daughters, embrace this year. Enjoy this year and cherish your new Rainbow family. Mrs. Regier has prayed about each girl and each office. She appointed each of you to your special office. I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you. I look forward to our many travels together and fun times. And as the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls begins the next 100 years of Rainbow, our Pioneering Wolf Pack will lead California Rainbow’s First-Class Organization. Watch out California Rainbow, here comes the Pack!
Hi California Rainbow! It’s Christian, your GEC, Rainbow Flag Bearer and Representative to Canada, New Hampshire, and Vermont! When I started this year I did not think I would have the chance to go to any of my Jurisdictions. So when I had the opportunity to attend New Hampshire’s Grand Assembly, I was ecstatic, not only because I had the chance to visit one of my Jurisdictions, but because it would be my first on the East Coast and flying!
With a total of four flights, my mom and I were in New Hampshire. Once we got to the hotel, we met the now Junior Past Grand Worthy Advisor as she was on a scavenger hunt that led to where she got her quilt. We also saw their Grand Assembly room. Unlike California Grand Assembly they had their Grand Assembly all in the same hotel. The first day of sessions was similar to sessions in California. They have marches called drills that are like our informal opening, however, all of the Assemblies can make a drill and perform it at their Grand Assembly and that is what they have as their grand talent.
I was initiated into Rainbow at Grand Assembly on March 28th, 2018. After only two terms I was elected into the line as Faith. I was extremely excited and couldn’t wait to start planning my installation for when I became Worthy Advisor. I quickly knew I wanted to make it beach themed, as my favorite place to visit is the beach. After my mom and dad purchased all the decorations, dress material, and carry-ins, Covid said hello there! And decided to stay for a while. After my installation was delayed for a term, my Advisory Board decided it was time to move forward and start planning for our Assembly’s first Zoom installation. At first, I was devastated. I had seen all of my Rainbow sisters have their dream Worthy Advisor installation and mine was going to be virtual. After coming to terms with this decision, I decided to look at all the positives of having a virtual installation. My family and friends who wouldn’t have been able to travel to Sacramento for an in-person installation were now able to attend. My pets, who provide me with great joy and humor, were able to sit right next to me during the installation. My family and I decorated our living room which was super cool, delivered care packages to the girls & adults of the Assembly, and had delicious food and cupcakes delivered to our house to enjoy after the installation. Even our neighbors had an outdoor viewing party, so they could all watch the installation together. Overall, the day felt really special.
During the early days of quarantining during the pandemic, my family and I tried to remain positive and enjoy events on Zoom, but just like many others, sometimes we struggled. Instead of staring at our computer screens all the time, we started taking trips in our RV and quarantining at various beaches. I hate to say this, but in some ways, Covid was a blessing. My sister and I were able to learn virtually while having a view of the ocean and beach. I remember I was supposed to have a really hard English test Sophomore year that I didn’t have to take due to “not having school for two weeks” which turned into a whole year. I was also able to make so many memories with my family that I would not have been able to make if it wasn’t for Covid. My family went on 12 different RV trips over Covid. Most of them were to beaches because we’re kind of a beach family. I found a love for the beach even more than I had before. All of those memories are ones I will have for a lifetime. I will always remember building unusual sand castles, seeing new places I had never seen before, and having ice cream daily… maybe more than once a day. Once school started I wished I could go back to the endless fun, the seagulls trying to take our food, making Tik Toks galore, and the hours of boogie boarding with my sister, Macey in the ocean. The memories we make with our family are some of the most important memories that you will ever make in your life. I will always cherish the memories I have with my family, not only through Covid but throughout my whole life. They are the ones I know I can always count on and who will always be there for me. They are my people and I will love them until the end of time.
By Joy Manion
By Colleen W.
It’s back-to-school time and we all have clothing that we loved last year that is either too small, too worn, or just out of fashion now, but we still love the piece. I am going to show you how easy it is to create a brand new tote bag from your worn-out jeans.
Supplies List:
Thread
Needle
Scissors
Marker
Old Jeans
And there you have it, a zippy little tote bag you can use anytime!
Shocked! That’s what the new Southern GEC MA for 2022-2025 said about her appointment. On the night of March 27th, 2021 Mary K. Sperry was appointed to be one of the new GEC MAs for California Rainbow.
Mrs. Sperry joined the masonic family in November of 1984. She was initiated into Vallejo Bethel and then affiliated with La Mesa Bethel in 1988 where she became a Past Junior Princess. Mrs. Sperry’s journey with Rainbow started long before she joined. Her best friend in high school kept asking over and over for her to join her Rainbow assembly but because she was in Job’s Daughters she kept saying “no.” However, finally, on November 14th of 1990, she joined Myrtle Assembly where she became a Past Worthy Advisor. Due to her father being in the military, she moved to Vallejo where she transferred to Benicia where she received her Majority. Mrs. Sperry’s favorite office in Rainbow is the station of Faith. One of Mrs. Sperry’s fondest memories as a girl was when she was awarded the Grand Cross of Color by Mrs. Anna Lind.
Mrs. Sperry graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is currently a Clinic Nurse in an Outpatient Surgery Center. She’s certified as an Operating Room Nurse and is also certified as an Ambulatory Surgical Nurse.
Mrs. Sperry met the love of her life when she was attending University in Hawaii and she married him in 1997. Mr. and Mrs. Sperry have been married for 23 years and have three kids, Christopher, Rebecka, and Natalie.
Mrs. Sperry returned to San Diego in 1999 and was asked to be the Pledge Mom for Myrtle Assembly. She served on the Advisory Board for three years until her family was transferred to Florida. In 2005, her family was transferred back to San Diego, but she didn’t reconnect with Rainbow until 2012, at Lemon Grove Assembly. In 2013, she joined the Advisory Board and was elected Mother Advisor in 2014. A few things that Mrs. Sperry likes are Swedish fish™, a Venti Hot Skinny Cinnamon Dolce Latte, and her favorite drink Coke Zero™. Mrs. Sperry cannot wait to travel and see all of your lovely faces!