February Meeting Recap

In Case You Missed our February 7, 2023 Meeting

The February meeting was held at the San Tan Valley Civic Center on the first Tuesday of the month to accommodate our featured speaker for the evening, Nick Adams.

The meeting was well attended with several guest attendees and a few new and associate members joining our club. Each was introduced and welcomed.

Following our invocation by Chaplain Monica Parker, our Americanism Chair, Berta Lockhart, shared a moving story about our first President, George Washington. Berta then led the Pledge of Allegiance.

It was announced that our March meeting will be held on our usual 3^rd Tuesday, March 21 from 5:30 to 8 PM. The meeting will be held at the Crossroads Church located at 2769 Combs Road, Building D, San Tan Valley. For those of you who are familiar with the Pork Shop on Combs Rd, the church is very near to the Pork Shop.

It was announced that our annual membership renewals are due no later than February 15. If your membership has not been received by February 15, you will be dropped from the membership rolls. You are always welcome to attend our meetings and to rejoin. We would love for you to be with us again.

In March, our club will be introducing a new Fundraising Project: "26" CLUB. You will be able to purchase tickets for the "26" CLUB at our March 21 meeting. The "26" CLUB takes its name from the 26 drawings for prize monies of $50, 20 times during the year plus there will be six special drawings for $250 on major holidays during the year. Winners will receive a check for their winnings that will be sent through the US mail. Be sure to purchase your tickets to increase your opportunity for winning. The proceeds will be used to fund our annual scholarships for graduating high school seniors from Pinal County and in support of our Caring for America partner, Compassion Connect.

Why are you a Republican? What is your message when you are asked this question? Each of us should have a 7-second, 70-second, and 7-minute answer to this question, when asked. Remember when considering why you are a Republican, there is no wrong answer, only your reason(s) for being a Republican.

Request for Members to participate in signing up to bring refreshments for our social time prior to our meetings. Please consider joining together with fellow members to prepare and/or purchase snacks to share. The club provides bottled water for attendees.

Gayle Peters, 1^st VP Program, shared with us information for our March speakers. Dana Lewis, our member, and Pinal Co Recorder will share with us the latest information on what is happening in her office.(CLUE, there are many things happening).

Also speaking is Linda Tribett with Compassion Connect. Linda is integrally involved with Compassion's counseling program for at-risk youth to help them from becoming victims of human trafficking. Linda will be sharing a video with some of the participants in the human smuggling counseling who share what they have learned to protect themselves in the event they are approached by persons with the intent of making them victims of human smuggling.

Our featured speaker for the night, Nick Adams was well-received by our members and guests. Nick became a naturized U.S. citizen on December 20, 2021. He is originally from Sydney Australia. It took Nick 10 years and over $50,000 dollars to become a citizen but he never gave up so much is his love of his adopted country, the United States of America. Nick is a strong believer in American Exceptionalism and believes that every citizen born in our country, won the Lottery of Life on the day we were born.

Nick formed his company, Foundation of the Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG) the day after he arrived in America in 2016. Nick believes that America is a beacon of liberty around the globe. But the Left doesn't see us that way. While they attack our flag, our Pledge of Allegiance, our national anthem, and our history, tens of thousands of families are risking their lives each month for the hope of one day living here, saying the Pledge and singing the anthem.

America is freedom's colosseum. Freedom will either live or perish on our soil.

The war on America, and our values, is one we did not start. But it is one that we will finish. It is one that we did not invite, but it is one that we must attend. That's why FLAG is fighting inside the belly of the beast – in public schools – every day to help preside over a generational patriotic and constitutional renaissance so that we can ensure that the 21^st century remains an American century.

If you would like more information on FLAG and/or Nick Adams go the flagusa.org or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. He is also a well-known best-selling author of at least four recent books as well several additional books.

Hope to see you in March,

Kaye Feller, President
QC – STV RWF