A message from our Grand Worthy Advisor
Grand Worthy Advisor's Newsletter
423nd Edition, August/September 2023
Howdy Cowgirls!
I hope you all had an amazing time in our Hundred Acre Woods! I am so beyond
excited to begin our journey to Infinity and Beyond! I want to congratulate Sarah on a very
successful term, and I have very big shoes to fill!
On August 13 we have the Grand Lodge Picnic. Rainbow has been asked to do
temporary tattoos. Remember if you signed up to go and then cannot go, you need to pay
Rhode Island Grand Assembly for your ticket, $10.
Our second stop on our journey is Grand Officer’s Day on Saturday, August 19 at
Warwick. Grand Officers and substitutes have a rehearsal on August 15, 2023 at Woodridge
at 6:30 pm. Please let me or Mom Therrien know if you cannot be there. We do not have any
candidates yet but let’s see if we can change that! Mom Therrien issued a challenge at Grand
Assembly - can we make it? Let’s show them the amazing work we can do!
Heading into September we are getting back into the swing of things with our meetings
and installations. I am looking forward to seeing all of the new duties everyone
accomplishes! Also in September is the Grand Officers Reception. The date is Sunday,
September 17 at Westerly Assembly at 1 pm. And the first Special Event is Mario Kart game
day on September 10 at South Kingstown beginning at noon.
We are starting a statewide service project by the Grand Choir - collecting toys for Al’s
Toy Barn! Starting on Grand Officers’ Day, you can bring your new toys and then they will
join the party at Al’s. At the end of the year, they will be donated to a charitable
organization! Please see me for any questions!
To Infinity and Beyond!
Katy
Grand Worthy Advisor
Theme:"Follow Your Adventure with Rhode Island Rainbow"
Quote: "Promise me you will always remember, You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."- Christopher Robin
Colors:Hundred Acred Wood Green, Piglet Pink and Eeyore Gray
Charity: Habitat for Humanity
Mascots: Winnie the Pooh and other Hundred Acre Wood Friends
Symbols: Ballooons, Bees, Butterflies and Honey Pots
Honor Station: Love and Nature
Flower:Daisy
Song:"Gift of a Friend" by Demi Lovato
Past Grand Worthy Advisors
Grand Assembly of Rhode Island
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
November 1940 JEAN PATCHEN ELLIOT Cranston No. 2
April 1941 NORMA GARDINER FINFROCK South Kingstown No. 6
May 1942 LOIS NORTHUP HARPER East Greenwich No. 4
April 1943 ERVILLA MUNGER STRAIGHT Providence No. 1
October 1944 RETA MACDONALD WHITNEY Newport No. 5
November 1945 PEARL PARRY TAPLEY Westerly No. 7
November 1946 NORMA DUCKWORTH VIVIAN Pawtucket No. 3
November 1947 NATALIE BAILEY PERRY Pawtuxet Valley No. 8
November 1948 DOROTHY MARKHAM GREEN East Greenwich No. 4
November 1949 * JOAN O. KNOWLES Pawtucket No. 3
November 1950 BEVERLY BEEBE LAWTON Newport No. 5
November 1951 DOROTHY KARLSSON ROVANE Riverside No. 9
November 1952 DOROTHY SULLIVAN Providence No. 1
March 1954 JOAN DUMELOW KLOCKARS Pawtuxet Valley No. 8
March 1955 DOROTHY E. DALEY SANDERS Cranston No. 2
September 1955 KAY LOUISE TERWILLIGER DUCHARME Cranston No. 2
September 1956 BARBARA SIDEBOTTOM FALLON Westerly No. 7
June 1957 * ANN KENYON ADAMS South Kingstown No. 6
June 1958 RUTH RIDGEWELL DOYLE Woodridge No. 10
June 1959 CAROL ANN IZZARD Centerdale No. 12
June 1960 ROBERTA TULLY NAGEL North Kingstown No. 11
June 1961 JUDITH LEWIS WILLIAMS Pawtucket No. 3
June 1962 BARBARA BURBANK South Kingstown No. 6
June 1963 KAREN RUSACK DIPADUA Pawtuxet Valley No. 8
June 1964 SHARON EDDY KOSCH East Greenwich No. 4
June 1965 PAMELA HINCKS LUKOWICZ Woodridge No. 10
June 1966 CATHERINE M. GRISWOLD COPELLA Riverside No. 8
June 1967 JANA RUTH MOWRY BRADISH Providence No. 1
June 1968 LINDA TURILLO LEVESQUE Newport No. 5
June 1969 IRENE M. CHAHARYN GALUSZKA Woonsocket No. 13
June 1970 LINDA J. FINCH WIEDEMANN Westerly No. 7
June 1971 JUDITH MEDBURY BIRNIE North Scituate No. 14
June 1972 CECILY HOMAN DOUTHIT Warwick No. 15
June 1973 SUSAN BOSWORTH-RILEY Bristol County No. 16
June 1974 KATHY S. FRATUS POLUBINSKI Riverside No. 9
June 1975 ESTHER R. KEVORKIAN KALAJIAN Woodridge No. 10
June 1976 PAMELA M. TUCKER SAWIN South Kingstown No. 6
June 1977 BARBARA J. NEILSON AINSLEY East Greenwich No. 4
June 1978 STEPHANIE TABER PRINCE North Kingstown No. 11
June 1979 MARILYN A KIRKMAN JEPSON Providence No. 1
June 1980 DEBORAH L. KNIGHT THERRIEN Pawtuxet Valley No. 8
June 1981 * CHERYL ANN FAULKNER DOWnInG Cranston No. 2
June 1982 MARCIA DAVIE-ESPSTEIN East Greenwich No. 4
June 1983 REBECCA KAUFMAN SPECHT Pawtucket No. 3
June 1984 DIANE L. WARD Murphy Riverside No. 9
June 1985 CONNIE J. DAVIS KOWAL Westerly No. 7
June 1986 KAREN E. SMITH SULLIVAN Centerdale No. 12
June 1987 DIANE K. JOHNSON CHAPLIN East Greenwich No. 4
June 1988 BARBARA A. DIETZEL PARISELLA Pawtuxet Valley No. 8
June 1989 MELISSA M. GERMOND PATRONE North Scituate No. 14
June 1990 JULIE A. PLEMMONS PICKEL East Greenwich No. 4
June 1991 KATHLEEN L. MARLER LINDSAY Woodridge No. 10
June 1992 BETHANY L. OGILVIE OUELLETTE Woodridge No. 10
July 1993 KIMBERLY R. ALLEN HARRISON Cranston No. 2
July 1994 DAWN M. MITCHELL-WINTERS Westerly No. 7
July 1995 KRISTEN M. ALLEN LAWSON Cranston No. 2
July 1996 ELIZABETH D. D’AGOSTINO DWYER North Scituate No. 14
July 1997 KATHLEEN L. HACKETT YOUNG Greene No. 12
July 1998 KRISTINE A. LITTLEFIELD DURANT Newport No. 5
July 1999 HOLLY M. JOHNSON-RIEL Pawtuxet Valley, No. 8
July 2000 STEPHANIE FARRAR North Scituate No. 14
July 2001 JENNIFER SHAKOORI Murphy Woodridge No. 10
July 2002 KRISTINA A. NEWMAN BERCHER East Greenwich No. 4
July 2003 KATHLEEN SHERPEY Moore Warwick No. 15
July 2004 CORRINE CARNEVALE Mang Warwick No. 15
July 2005 KAITLIN MacDONALD East Greenwich No. 4
July 2006 ASHLEY DEITRICK DOLGNER South Kingstown No. 6
July 2007 AMY DEITRICK HINES South Kingstown No. 6
July 2008 KENDRA M. YOUNG Westerly No. 7
July 2009 KRISTEN L. HARRISON Woodridge No. 10
July 2010 KATHERINE MILLER THOMPSON South Kingstown No. 6
July 2011 LAURA FLYNN Warwick No. 15
July 2012 KATHLEEN HODGE DIPRETE East Greenwich No. 4
July 2013 CHRISTINA LONGO Westerly No. 7
July 2014 ERIN FLYNN Warwick No. 15
July 2015 HEATHER DUNFORD East Greenwich No. 4
July 2016 MORGAN GRACE Westerly No. 7
July 2017 ANDREA BARRAGAN-TOVAR Warwick No. 15
July 2018 HANNAH LAWSON Woodridge No. 10
July 2019 HOLLY DUNFORD East Greenwich No. 4
August 2020 ELIZABETH VECCHIO Warwick No.15
July 2021 MICHAELA RINGELING East Greenwich No. 4
July 2022 SARAH SNEATH East Greenwich No. 4
July 2023 KATHRYN HARRISON Woodrige No. 10
* = Deceased
