Report on the 2006 "True Colors" Session
455 people attended the 75th Illinois Grand Assembly Session
in Springfield, Illinois from July 7-9, 2006.
Victoria Wehrli, Grand Worthy
Advisor 2005-2006 , presided over a sparkling session.
Out of State visitors included guests from 10 jurisdictions:
Canada, California, Florida, Iowa-Minnasota, Missouri,
North Dakota, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Members from 19 assemblies attended and all active Rainbow
Girls in attendance were voting delegates.
A few of the many awards and highlights include:
G. Wilber Bell Award for Greatest
Percentage of increase in membership per Capita:
1st place with 75.0% increase--Jacksonville-Golden
#19
2nd place with 26.66% increase--Springfield #18
Kolmer Memorial Award for Assembly
bringing in the Most Petitions from Grand to Grand
1st place with 15 petitions--Bloomington/Normal
#7
2nd place with 7 petitions--Centralia
#1
Butler Memorial Award for Most Petitions
in the last year:
1st place with 7 petitions--April
Winters, Bloomington/Normal #7
2nd place with 3 petitions--tie
between--Tesla Young, Centralia #1; Julie Reeves; Bloomington/Normal #7;
and Heather Bednar, Antioch #23
Certificates of Achievement for
No Suspension No or Loss of Membership in 2005
Alton #8
Springfield #18
Jacksonville-Golden #19
Radiant #27
Quincy #31
Friendship #100
Sunshine # 114
Go-Getters Award--Merit Bar and
Pin for 5 petitions bar throughout a girl's Rainbow career
April Winters, Bloomington/Normal
#7
Amy Burger, Jacksonville-Golden
#19
Heather Bednar, Antioch #23
Tori Spitzer, Sunshine #114
Grand Representative Flags
Grand Prize--Iowa-Minnesota/Wisconsin/New
Jersey-Lorali Brigante, Sunshine #114
Scrapbook Awards:
Best OverAll Scrapbook was awarded
to
Best Contents Scrapbook went to
Best Cover Scrapbook went to
Best Theme Scrapbook went
to
Best Novice
Gold Status
Silver Status
Rainbow Review Awards:
1st Place Bow Team Ritual Competition went to District #11, Oak Forest #103 and Antioch #23