Report on the 2005 "Journey" Session
440 people attended the 74rd Illinois Grand Assembly Session
in Decatur, Illinois July 8, 9, & 10, 2005 .
Miss Kristina Gaddy, Grand
Worthy Advisor 2004-2005, presided over a beautiful session.
Out of State visitors included
guests from the following jurisdictions: Wisconsin, California, Florida,
Missouri, Texas, and Vermont.
A few of the many awards and highlights include:
11 and 12 year old contest:
1st place - Jackie Mason, Oak Forest #103
2nd place - Ashley Briganti, Sunshine #114
G. Wilber Bell Award for Greatest
Percentage of increase in membership:
1st place with 92.3.2% increase--Oak
Forest #103
2nd place with 66.66% increase--Jewell
#6
Most Petitions over suspensions
and demits
1st place with 22 petitions--Oak
Forest #103
2nd place with 12 petitions--Centralia
31
Kolmer Memorial Award for Most
Petitions in the last year:
1st place with 6 petitions--Tania
Deacon, Oak Forest #103 tied with Amanda Wyant, Centralis #1
2nd place with 5 petitions--Brottamuy
Crawhown, Oak Forest #103
Certificates for No Suspension
No Loss of Membership
Rock Island #2
Jewell #6
Bloomington/Normal #7
Quincy #31
Friendship #100
Oak Forest #103
Go-Getters Award for petitions
brought in over a girl's Rainbow career:
Merit bar and pins awarded--Heather
Kurzweil, Oak Forest, 7 petitions; Kayla Leisman, Lincoln #87, 7 petitions;
Tania Deacon, Oak Forest #103,
6 petitions; Brittany Crawhorn, Oak Forest, 5 petitions;
Amanda Wyant, Centralia #1, 22
petitons
Grand Representative Flags
Best Overall Flag,
Stacy Davis of Centralia #1 for the flag of Australia
Best OverAll Scrapbook
was awarded to Springfield #18, Dora Explores Springfield
Best Contents Scrapbook
went to Sunshine #114 "Lights, Camera, Rainbow"
Best Cover Scrapbook
went to Quincy #31 "All the Colors of Rainbow"
Best
Theme Scrapbook went to Bloomington/Normal
#7 "Around the World with Rainbow"
Best Novice Scrapbook went
to Jewell #6 "Jewell's Supreme Pizza"
Gold Status
Antioch #23, Sunshine #114, Quincy
#31, Bloomington/Normal #7, Springfield #18, Virden #34, Oak Forest #103
Silver Status
Centralia #1, Rock Island #2, Bushnell
#36, Lincoln #87
Bronze Award
Radiant #27, Jacksonville-Golden
#19, Tolono Unity #102
Ritual Competition
1st Place Bow Team went
to District #10, Jewell #6, Friendship #100, & Sunshine #114