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What Do You Want To Be Remembered For? By: Colleen Penaluna, Grand Worthy Advisor How do you want to be remembered? Do you want to be known as beautiful? Inspiring? Revolutionary? What about helpful, compassionate, or giving? Most likely, you want to be remembered in a positive light. Most would not explain how they hope to leave a legacy of rudeness, cruelty, or intimidation. But you can’t just cross your alized positively. You have to live the way you want to be remembered. People will never forget how you made them feel whether it was good or bad. I’m sure you can name off every person who had a positive impact on your life, and also every person who ever bullied or deeply hurt you. If you are not careful about how you treat others, if you don’t take action; you may end up remembered in are hoping to be immortalized as someone who was kind, charitable and loving, then you must start by treating the world around
you in that way. Our lesson of Immortality reminds us of the importance of how we treat people. At her station, Immortality assures us that while we may all cease to exist in a physical form, the memory of us - of who we were and what we didwill live on. Our words and actions create marks on the world around us - marks that will live on long after we have passed, and ensure the survival of our eternal spirits. And it is up to you whether your marks will be good or bad, if you will be remembered in respect or in infamy. To be remembered, you don’t have to do anything huge or life-altering; you don’t have to be famous, award-winning, or wealthy. You can do something worth remembering simply by serving the people around you. Think of all the inventors, artists, philanthropists, politicians - all those people you read
about in history class that have been immortalized for their impact on the world. Now think of all the parents, teachers, friends who have changed your life, and how you will remember them forever. These ordinary people are just as important as those whose names rest in history books. As famed attorney, soldier and Freemason Albert Pike once said, “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal” Your actions have an impact on the world around you no matter how small those actions may seem. By serving the people around you, you are able to make a positive impact on the lives of those around you, and create a legacy of kindness,
Colleen Penaluna Grand Worthy Advisor
When I think of an ordinary person making a profound difference, I think of our dear Mrs. Martin. She truly lived a life
worth remembering through her generous donation of time, love, and service. Mrs. Martin impacted our entire Masonic family for the better, and she will always be remembered as a true example of a Rainbow Girl. Our actions show the world who we truly are in the end. You cannot go through life and expect to be remembered if you stay on the sidelines. People take notice when you step out of your comfort zone or reach out to make a difference. So offer a kind hand to those around you. Compliment people when you like something they are wearing, or reach out to the kid sitting alone at lunch. What may seem like no big deal can make all the difference to someone around you. Always remember how one woman made all of California Rainbow better through simply being herself and loving those around her, and live the life you would be proud to be remembered for.
Aiding Africa By: Noelle Andrew, Visailia Assembly Nearly every time they get together for a Rainbow event, the members of Visalia Assembly use the phrase, “Be of some service each day.” Who could have predicted that the six word expression would have such a big impact on the girls? This term, one of the girls’ many service projects was to make pillowcase dresses for young girls in Africa. In Africa, girls who own dresses often come from wealthier families. These girls are not often targeted for sexual assault because of their wealthier status. The girls of Visalia Assembly learned that all they
need is a pillowcase to reduce the chances that a poor child in Africa would be targeted by nearly seventy percent. The girls then jumped on the chance to make a difference in someone’s life, and got busy sewing! At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, Katie Sullivan, Worthy Advisor, Noelle Andrew, Charity, and a member of the local Pledge group, Emily Sullivan all met at their lodge to make pillowcase dresses. The girls, along with their Mother Advisor, Mrs. Hopper, and Mr. and Mrs. Rahl, two members of their advisory board, brought several pillowcas-
es as well as some decorative lace and buttons, two sewing machines, needles, scissors, pins, and everything else they thought they could use for their project. They girls got started as soon as they got to the lodge. They were quickly informed on how to cut holes in the fabric for the children’s arms and heads. They also learned how to measure and cut elastic bands for the top of the dress depending on the size of the pillowcase. While they were working, the girls realized that they needed more ribbon to complete
several of their dresses. In a the girls to their local Hobby Lobby© so they could pick up some spools of ribbon, and a needle to replace one that had previously broken. The trip was a quick one, and the girls returned to the lodge in less than a half an hour. Once back at the lodge and sewing once more, the adults agreed it was time for lunch. Mr. Rahl offered to get the girls some Mc Donalds© from the drive thru nearby. All three children ordered a six piece chicken nugget and fries. After making dresses all day,
the food tasted better than ever before, and they even got ice cream for dessert! Yum!!! After eating, the group continued to work on their their dresses. They also began to clean up their area, and pack up all of their materials. In total, the girls and helpful adults made seven dresses for children in Africa - that’s seven girls whose lives could very well be changed, or even saved. What a productive and satisfying day!