Supreme Membership Project:  Be Enthusiastic About Rainbow B.E.A.R."

Over the next two years, (August 1, 2024 – May 31, 2026) every Rainbow girl and adult, will have the opportunity to “Be Enthusiastic About Rainbow” (B.E.A.R.) in a combined ritual, membership, community service, and
fundraising; our SA26 focus - International Rainbow Temple & Capital Campaign -Phase 3, incentive program. First, you will earn your BEAR pin when you have completed either a white heart charm for Membership or a gold heart charm for Ritual. The BEAR pin will be sent with the first heart charm awarded.

Good luck and “Be Enthusiastic About Rainbow.”

 

Ritual - Gold heart charm 2024 – 2026

(earn 25 points)

Option 1: Present Love’s lecture from memory, without prompting, to either the Mother Advisor, or an Advisory Board Member, or during an Initiation and you will receive your gold heart charm, attached to your BEAR pin. (25 points)

Option 2: Present Service’s lecture from memory, without prompting, to either the Mother Advisor, or an Advisory Board Member, or during an Initiation and you will receive your gold heart charm, attached to your BEAR pin. (25 points)

Option 3: Prepare and give a three minute speech, on the meaning of our Ritual - bow station “Love”. (25 points)

Option 4: Prepare and give a three minute speech, on the meaning of our Ritual - bow station “Service”. (25 points)

Option 5: Read about our founder, W. Mark Sexson, in the Ritual. Write and present a short paragraph on the five or six facts that you have learned. (25 points)

Option 6: Learn proper flag etiquette; prepare a three-minute speech to teach this etiquette to your Assembly. (25 points)

Option 7: Prepare and give a three-minute speech on why Rainbow members observe Founder’s Day and the Obligation Sunday or Rainbow Sunday. (25 points)

Second, choose your next heart charm.

 

Membership – White heart charm

(earn 25 points)

• Be the first line signer on two or the second line signer on four applications. (25 points)

• Visit three Assemblies or substitute as an Officer, 3 times. (10 points)

• Plan an assembly or an area fun event; post a picture of your event on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• Bring one Rainbow girl prospect or two Pledge prospects to a fun event or prospect party. (10 points)

• Plan a Pledge party and bring a friend. (15 points)

• Wear an IORG or your Jurisdictional Rainbow shirt, at least three times, to school. (10 points)

• Create, approve, and place an IORG-Rainbow flyer on a community bulletin board and post a picture of you and your Rainbow flyer on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• Present, talk about IORG-Rainbow (3 minutes) in other organizations (sports teams, clubs, etc.) or participate in a community event you may be involved with (a city council meeting, PTA meeting, etc.) (20 points)

• Invite a girl to visit one of Rainbow’s service projects. (10 points)

• Host or facilitate a membership or retention event; post a picture of your event on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• During a Rainbow meeting, share with your assembly what membership activities you’ve done for this program. (10 points)

• Celebrate, post, and share “The HEART Essentials” on our *SA Website – gorainbow.org. Share anything that happened over the last month as your own post. (Three posts during your Assembly term of office.) (20 points)

• Use sidewalk chalk to share a message or draw a picture about IORG - Rainbow; post a picture of your event on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• Create a special Holiday ornament or Valentine for a Rainbow girl or Pledge member; post a picture of your item on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• Post your latest rainbow pictures at your most recent Assembly event on the *SA Website – gorainbow.org. (15 points)

• Give the Supreme Assembly-IORG Membership Team some “fun and/or creative” recommendations, ideas on how to boost your Membership or to better our International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (15 points)

• ASSEMBLY CHALLENGE – DOUBLE THE SIZE OF YOUR ASSEMBLY (25 points)
*(Violet tab, Gallery, Events)

Fundraising: International Rainbow Temple – Blue heart charm
(earn 25 dollars)

Fundraisers are events that generate revenue to meet the different expenses of operating our International Rainbow Temple. These moneymakers and fundraisers, therefore, help to reduce the “out of pocket” expenses. Your fundraising goal is to earn at least $25.00 for the International Rainbow Temple. All funds earned over $25.00 and beyond will go into the

 

Capital Campaign – Phase 3.

• Charity walkathon

• Arts & Crafts Festival

• Book Sale

• Bingo Night

• Car Boot Sale

• Yard, Rummage, or Junk Sales

• Sell Candles, Books, T-shirts, etc.

• Virtual Community Fundraiser: See’s Candy, Panda Express, Krispy Kreme, Culver’s, Applebee’s, etc.

• Penny War, Change Drive

• Corporate Giving – E.g. JoAnn Fabrics

• Host a Gala, a Golf Tournament, or a Sneaker Ball Event

• Gift Baskets made and sold at Grand Assembly

• Donor box – spare change adds up

Please remember to always say THANK YOU to everyone who supports your fundraiser.

 

Community Service – Red heart charm
(earn 100 hours)

Many high schools are requiring community service before graduation. Most colleges and universities look for high school students who have taken active roles in volunteering.

Community service, for the purpose of this program, is recognized service within each jurisdiction. That is, participation in the jurisdiction’s statewide service project, conducting a statewide service project, a local assembly’s term service project, independent service such as cleaning a park, providing uncompensated tutoring to a non-family member, etc.

As a Rainbow Girl, after your experiences, continue serving your communities, schools, churches, and homes for the rest of your lives.

Service hours reported as a member’s local assembly can (and should) be included in this program.

Our B.E.A.R. program is free to all Rainbow girls. Adult participation is WELCOME. All alumni, majority members,
sponsoring bodies, and adults, who may choose to participate in our program, may do so, however, Rainbow does not have
the funds to offer the program free of charge. Therefore, anyone other than our Rainbow Girls, wishing to participate
must pay a fee of $10.00 to cover the cost of the pin and the charms.

A report at Supreme Assembly 2026 will be given to announce how many new Rainbow Girls were initiated, how
many community service hours were given and how much money was raised based for the IORG SA Temple, as well as
the Phase 3 – Century Campaign.

Thank you for your participation and “Be Enthusiastic About Rainbow”.

Mrs. Carolyn York, “Mrs. C”
Supreme Worthy Advisor 2024 – 2026