The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a service-based organization for girls between the ages of 10 and 20. Girls participate in a variety of activities, providing community service and supporting charitable causes while at the same time having fun, making friends, and engaging in activities to provide a strong foundation for good citizenship. While learning the lessons of Rainbow, m
embers also have the opportunities to gain confidence in themselves and their decision-making, travel and meet people from across the state, country, and around the world, work as a member of a team, and acquire skills in public speaking, organization, event planning and leadership. What is Rainbow? Rainbow is a nonprofit organization that strives to give girls the tools, training, and encouragement to let their individual spirits shine bright. By providing members with a safe, fun, caring environment where responsible, older girls can interact and mentor younger girls through family involvement. Rainbow is an organization that supplements school, church, and family, not something meant as a replacement. From volunteering for different charities, to working to improve their public speaking, to mastering the lessons of Rainbow, members tackle lots of challenging hurdles but ultimately walk away with a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Whether they dream of becoming a successful veterinarian, a talented musician, or a loving mother, Rainbow Girls learn that they can accomplish anything and that they can make a difference. Rainbow is an organization that supplements school, church and family, not something meant as a replacement. Mission Statement
The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in the State of New York strives to teach each of its members the skills necessary for a young woman to be confident, competent and successful in an ever changing world. Vision Statement
Our goal is for Rainbow and its lessons to be passed on to future generations throughout New York State. Sponsoring Bodies
Rainbow assemblies are sponsored by the adult Masonic organizations: the Free and Accepted Masons, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Order of the Amaranth, and the White Shrine of Jerusalem. Each assembly has an adult advisory board of seven to fifteen members comprised of members of these organizations as well as majority Rainbow members over age 21, parents, grandparents, and legal guardians of Rainbow girls, who oversee and assist with the meetings and activities of the assemblies.
