COS Utah November 2022 newsletter

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November 2022

Utah Pioneer Patriots Newsletter

Let’s Go Team Utah!!

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COS National Update:

COS Volunteers Elected to
Several Offices Nationwide

Despite falling short of our loftiest hopes for the
2022 elections, there was still plenty of good news

to go around for the Convention of States
movement!
•  Evie Brennan, District Captain for COS Wyoming,
was elected to the Wyoming Senate.
•  Allen Chesser, former Legislative Liaison for
COS North Carolina, won his bid to the North
Carolina House of Representatives.
•  Jay Taylor, former Legislative Liaison for COS
West Virginia, won his bid to the West Virginia
Senate.
•  Adam Turk, once a District Captain for the COS
Kansas team, won a seat to the Kansas House.
•  Bill Gustoff, former Iowa strategist, won his bid to
the Iowa House of Representatives by unseating an
opposed legislator.
•  The Nebraska team was successful in flipping the
Norfolk Public School Board.
•  The Nebraska team was successful in flipping the
Norfolk Public School Board.
•  The Ohio team also helped unseat anti-COS
incumbents in the House and Senate!
•  Sarah Abdouch, former COS Iowa State Director,
and

Quinn Kotter

, former Regional Captain for

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COS Utah, are in races that are too close to call at
press time.

Click here to read more and share the good news!

Click here to read additional coverage about our \\ successes.

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COS Utah November Update:

Utah continues the Convention of States (COS)

Culture of Self-governance

.

Your homework for the month of
November:

Sign up for the COS Servant Leadership course
with Ginny Rapini< >

grapini@cosaction.com

< >or at

least read the book

–

Servant Leadership

by

David Kuhnert.

Set your SMART Goals:

S

– Specific

:  Have you goal be specific.

M

– Measurable

:  Able to complete

– Quality,

quantity.

A

– Achievable:

  It is in your control to

accomplish.  Practical and Realistic.

R

– Results Oriented:



Serves the

Organization’s purpose and objective.

T

– Time bound:

  Clear target date or

deadline for completion.

We will discuss your

SMART Goals

at

next Zoom call:  Wednesday, December
7

th

at 7:00 pm.

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Legislative Liaison:

Be sure to contact your Legislators -

Elected officials represent our community and our
interests, so let them know who you are and what
you care about!  Take time to introduce yourself
and your organization to public officials serving
your community

– including both federal and state

representatives.

Make an appointment and discuss:

1-   Their stance on Convention of States.
2-  What Bills they are working on that COS

could possibly get behind and support.

3-  Notify your District Captain, or Regional

Captain, or Legislative Liaison with the
results after contacting them.

Contact Your Government Official| | Utah.gov

Contact the House| | Utah House of \\ Representatives (utleg.gov)

Utah State Legislative District Maps (Expires
January 1, 2023)

District Map (utah.gov)

by Nichole Klosowiak

and Barbara Metaxas

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Last Month Event:

We had a few of our Utah Leaders attend this
National Reclaiming Liberty Summit in Orlando,
Florida.  Glad they could be there to represent our
Utah Team!!!

William (Bill) Pressgrove

Alex Merrill

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Monthly Spotlight:

Name:

  Joyce Berry

COS Title:

  Associate Regional Director

Passed States

City raised in:

  Born in Huntington, W VA,

grew up in Shreveport, LA.  Spent much of my
life in Texas raising kids

– and Florida as soon

as the kids were grown and starting their
families.

City current living in:

  We live in and are

registered to vote in New Port Richey, FL.  We
also have a home in Burleson, TX a suburb of
Fort Worth (we spend about 4 months of the
year in TX).

Favorite Hobbies:

  WORK, I love to work with

people and COS, we also like to sail but are
currently without a boat, reading, making soap,
keeping up with my kids, 2 daughters, 8
grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren!

What brought you to COS (Your Why):

I

Had the privilege of working with Tom Coburn
(he was still a family practice doctor at the
time) in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  He was an
honest and inspirational person.  I followed him
through the years as he went to Washington.
When I saw that he was involved with COS I
knew I had to check it out, did so and

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recognized that this was the only thing I
COULD do to try to preserve our country for
my children, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren

Inspirational thought:

  Whether you believe

you will succeed or not, you are probably right.
This has brought me through many trials and
helped me to keep my mind on the goals and
moving ahead.

More about You:

  My husband and I

celebrated our 60 year anniversary this past
summer.  I was a teenage bride at the ripe age
of 15.  I had my oldest daughter 13 months
after I got married.  My second came along
when I was 19.  We grew up together.  I was
asked to leave school (which was very
important to me) because I was pregnant

– it

just

wasn’t the thing to do back then.  I worked

many different jobs as I raised a family,
switchboard operator, information operator,
repair service operator, receiving clerk for
valves and materials for a nuclear plant, and
other interesting roles prior to deciding that I
wanted to be a nurse.  I started as a Licensed
Nurse in a one-year program.  I continued my
education getting my bachelor’s in nursing
while I worked full time as a nurse in the
hospital, psychiatry, Labor, and Delivery were
my primary areas of focus.  Once I got my
degree, we headed out on our thirty-

one’

sailboat for a six-month trip to the Bahamas
through the intercoastal waterways from
Houston, Texas.  These were some of the
happiest days of my life.  I love the ocean and
the life on a boat (we had lived on our boat for
over 2 years when we left).  My husband
decided that he had enough peace and quiet
and we came home and left the idyllic life we
had shared.  I immediately went to work in the
hospital where I had done my training as a
licensed nurse and continued to get my
master’s degree.

I was asked if I would be interested in moving
into the Asst. Administrator role responsible for
Nursing and other clinical services and I of
course said yes. I worked full time, worked on
my master’s in nursing full-time and was
committed to creating a great workplace to be
a nurse.

I eventually got my master’s and am proud to
say I still have Nurses from those early days
who are dear friends.  I went on to different
roles as I love change, while I was the Chief
Nursing Officer in Muskogee, I met Dr. Coburn.
I started doing consulting focusing on
compliance with Medicare and state
regulations.  I have to say although I almost
always worked in termination (the hospital was
threatened with losing their ability to participate
in the Medicare program which is a death knell)
I never lost a hospital.  I eventually retired at
my husband’s request to try to live the life of a
Nana and stay at home wife.  I have to say I
did not like it, love my grandkids and girls, but I
love work too.  I had always maintained very
close relationships with my family and didn’t
think that the two were not in sync.  I found
COS and started handing out pocket guides in
2017 while living in Texas and traveling in our
RV.  While in Florida in an RV park, I recruited
the gentleman who became our District
Captain, he asked me if I was going to help
him and of course, the answer was “YES.”  I
assumed the role of TelePatriot Team Leader,
then a few months later added State
Grassroots Coordinator to my roles.  I maintain
those roles today although I am training a State
Grassroots Coordinator to take over most of
the activity.  I love the camaraderie and
common mission we serve to save our country!

by Joyce Berry

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Utah Veterans Update:

Welcome to all our Veterans!

Thank you for your service to all our citizens
and our beloved country!

Tony Galvez, SVCD

Gold Star Father of

Cpl. Adam Galvez USMC.

WIA 07-29-2006, KIA 08-20-2006.

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Calendar Events:

Citizen Builder (CB) Training

Register here.

Every Tuesdays at 7:00 pm MTN

–

National - District Captains (DC) / Volunteer
webinar call:

Register here.



Call Recordings.

First Wednesday of each month at
7:00 pm MTN

– COS Utah Statewide

Leaders/Volunteers Zoom call:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5439732886

Second Wednesday of each month at
7:00 pm MTN

– Regional Captain (RC)

meeting with their District Captains (DC) check with
your Regional Captain for details.

Third Wednesday of each month at
7:00 pm MTN

–

District Captain (DC) meeting

with their Volunteers - check with your District
Captain for details.

On any Wednesday evening that you do not have a
meeting

– Please work on your Citizen Builder (CB)

Follow-ups (FUT), take some additional Convention
of States University (COSU)

https://cosuniversity.com/

courses.

Write letters to your Representatives, attend a
school board meeting, attend your city council
meeting, etc., etc.

Take action - COSAction

(conventionofstates.com)

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We are thrilled to announce for the rest of 2022

we

will host firearms training courses exclusively in
the Central Texas area

.

Even better, the first

evening of the 5-Day course will take place on our
family’s Front Porch

.  Some advanced Constitution

training, a warm fire, fellowship, and a good meal will
kick-off our 5-Day course.

**SIGN UP TODAY!**

Check out our full fall schedule below:

5-Day Constitutional Defense Course

November 28th

– December 2nd, 2022

December 5th

– 9th, 2022

3-Day Intermediate Handgun Course*

December 12th

– 14th, 2022

3-Day Rifle Cross-Trainer*

December 16th

– 18th, 2022

2-Day Shotgun Cross-Trainer*

December 20th

– 21st, 2022

**More Information & Sign Up**

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New Volunteers:

District Captain

-

you will help recruit,

welcome, and educate other volunteers in your
local area, and be proactive in raising grassroots
support.  We need you!

Volunteer Activist

- you are the engine that

drives the movement forward, and we’re honored to
work with such passionate, dedicated American
patriots.

Take Action Today:

Take action - COSAction (conventionofstates.com) \\

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Volunteer Activities:

COS University

Menu of Volunteer Activities

Volunteer Sign-up \\
Take action - COSAction \\ (conventionofstates.com)

Foundations of Freedom with Patriot
Academy:

**https:%%//%%www.patriotacademy.com/**

**coach/register/2517 **

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Other Useful Links:

COS Help Center

COS University

Convention of States Resource Center

COS Presentation:

https://conventionofstates.com/presentation

www.ConventionofStates.com/Stand

COSAction (conventionofstates.com) \\

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Contributed articles and
information:

•

  Alex Merrill, Regional Captain R01 & R02

alex.merrill@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Anthony Galvez, Veteran Coordination Director

anthony.galvez@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Joyce Berry, Associate Regional Director

Passed States< >

jberry@cosaction.com

< >

•

  Nichole Klosowiak, Legislative Liaison

Nichole.klosowiak@cosaction.com

< >

Editor:

  Debra Peterson-Warnas, Regional Captain

(RC) 5/6/7 Volunteer Activist

(VA) 5 STAR.



If you have any articles or information you would
like to share in our COS Utah monthly Newsletter,
please contact Debra Peterson-Warnas:  801-971-
4534 /< >

Debra.Peterson.Warnas@cosaction.com

<.>

Please submit to me by the 10

th

of each month.

Thank you

– In Liberty

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