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r e p o r t ; an d t h u s did n o t a p p ea r in t h e p a g e s o f Our L ife . W e r e g r e t t h i s : f o r w e n e e d e a c h o th e r . W e a re h o p e fu l o f a c h a n g e . W e w is h t o e n la r g e t h e c o n ta c t w it h our B r a n c h e s an d t o i n c r e a s e ou r r e p o r tin g s e r v ic e . I t is n o t a m a t t e r o f r e p o r t in g b ig e v e n t s o n ly . W e lik e h a v in g r e p o r ts o f A n n u a l M e e tin g s , t h e B o a rd an d i t s o f f ic e r s , b u t w e w o u ld a lso lik e r e p o r ts a b o u t t h e m o n th ly m e e t in g s . A t t h e s e m e e t in g s th e r e a re in t e r e s t in g to p ic s and d is c u s s io n s an d i f w e w e r e fu r n is h e d w it h a r e p o r t o f t h e m cou ld w e ll b e h e lp fu l and in s p ir in g to d is t a n t B r a n c h e s. W h a t w o m e n liv in g o u t in “ P o - d u n k ” s o m e lo n e ly , l i t t l e h a m le t, f a r fr o m t h r iv in g c o m m u n itie s w o u ld n o t w e lc o m e r e a d in g a d e ta ile d d e s c r ip tio n fr o m so m e B r a n c h , lik e t h e D e t r o it B r a n c h a b o u t t h a t s o f a s c in a t in g an d t a n t a liz in g Old W o rld M a r k e t a t t h e I n te r n a tio n a l I n s t it u t e ? T h e s e la d ie s m ig h t h a v e s o m e t h i n g to se n d to it, fo r e x h ib it or p o s s ib le sa le . A n d w h y w a s t h e s t u d e n t w h o to u r e d R u s s ia n o t e n c o u r a g e d t o se n d h e r a c c o u n t o f it, w it h p ic t u r e s t o Our L if e ? A n d w h y w a s n o t a c o p y o f t h e D e t r o it B r a n c h m e m b e r ’s s t u d y o f t h e “p h ilo so - o p h y o f C o m m u n ism ” n o t s e n t in fo r e n tir e p u b lic a tio n — or e x c e r p ts o f it , w it h p ic t u r e s t o Our L if e ? N in e t e n t h s o f our p la n e t ’s p o p u la tio n a re “ a r m c h a ir t r a v e l e r s ,” lo n g in g f o r r e p o r ts fr o m f a r p la c e s . S u c h t h i n g s a s t h e s e a n d o f c o u r s e all t h e u n d e r ta k in g s o f a n y B r a n c h a r e o f u n i v e r s a l in t e r e s t t o w o m e n , w h e r e v e r t h e y liv e . W e le a r n t o k n o w e a c h o th e r b y ou r e n d e a v o r s. A n d w e r e m o r e d e s c r ip t iv e an d s p e c if ic a c c o u n ts o f B r a n c h a c t i v i t i e s m a d e i t is lik e ly , d u e t o t h e la w o f c o u n te r a c tio n , i t w o u ld r e s u lt in an u p s u r g e o f id e a s fr o m a ll B r a n c h e s . W e a re o f t e n ca lled u p o n t o i n c r e a s e t h e E n g lis h p a g e s o f O ur L ife . B u t w e do n o t h e a r w h a t sh o u ld b e i t s c o n t e n t s , i t s c o l u m n s. W h ic h o n e is i n t e r e s t in g o u r r e a d e r s ? D o t h e y w a n t a r t ic le s a b o u t t h e U k r a in ia n c u l tu r a l h e r it a g e ? D o t h e y w is h t o UK RA INIAN COMMUNITY LEAD ER JOINS ACTION IN DETROIT (R elease fro m O ffice of P u b lic A ffairs, C hicago, Illin o is) A n a s t a s ia V o lk e r , w e ll-k n o w n U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity le a d e r and a n a tio n a l o f f ic e r o f t h e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e r ic a ( U N W L A ) , h a s jo in e d A C T IO N a s a V I S T A (V o lu n t e e r s in S e r v ic e t o A m e r ic a ) V o lu n te e r . S h e h a s b e e n a s s ig n e d to P r o j e c t S e n io r E t h n ic F in d ( P .S .E .F .) in D e tr o it, M ich. U p o n c o m p le tio n o f h e r t r a i n in g in C h ic a g o M rs. V o lk e r b e c a m e t h e f i f t h U k r a in ia n t o b e co m e a V I S T A a s s ig n e d t o P r o j e c t S e n io r E t h n ic F in d in R e g io n V . T h r e e U k r a in ia n s a r e c u r r e n tly s e r v in g in t h e C h ic a g o P .S .E .F . an d on e is a s s ig n e d t o t h e C lev ela n d , O h io P .S .E .F . P r o j e c t S e n io r E t h n ic F in d w a s t h e id e a o f M y r o n B. K u ro- p a s, R e g io n a l D ir e c to r f o r A C - g e t a c q u a in te d w it h U k r a in ia n l i f e in t h e U S A ? D o t h e y a p p r e c i a t e p r a c tic a l a d v is e a s t o d e c o r a t in g t h e ir h o m e , o r U k r a in ia n c o o k e r y ? A ll t h i s is ca lle d — c o n t a c t w it h r e a d e r s . I t is t h i s v iv id s t r e a m w h ic h lin k s e a c h m a g a z in e w it h i t s r e a d e r s a n d v ic e v e r s a . I t is t h i s s t r e a m w h ic h m a k e s o u r w o r k w o r th w h ile a n d d e p r e c ia te s i t i f d o e s n o t e x is t . L e t ’s c o m m u n ic a te th e n . L e t ’s b e c o m e a la r g e u n ity -m in d e d f a m ily o f U N W L A m e m b e r s w h o a r e s t r iv in g f o r t h e s a m e g o a l an d w o r k in g in t h e s a m e o r g a n i z a tio n . T h e E n g lis h p a g e s o f Our L if e a r e ou r lin k an d o u r p l a t fo r m . L e t u s u s e t h e m t h e b e s t w a y w e ca n . T IO N . H is j u r is d ic t io n in c lu d e s t h e s t a t e s o f I llin o is , In d ia n a , M ic h ig a n , O hio, M in n e s o ta and W is c o n s in . T h is u n iq u e an d in n o v a t iv e V I S T A p r o j e c t h e lp s n o n -E n g lis h s p e a k in g se n io r c i t i z e n s w h o h a v e h e r e t o f o r e b e e n f o r g o t t e n an d n e g le c te d . B i-lin - g u a l v o lu n te e r s , s u c h a s M rs. V o lk er, p r o v id e v a lu a b le an d n e e d e d a s s is t a n c e in s u c h v it a l a r e a s a s h o u s in g , m e d ic a l care, and n u tr itio n . B o rn in U k r a in e , M rs. V o lk e r e m ig r a te d t o A m e r ic a a t t h e a g e o f e ig h t s e t t l i n g w it h h e r p a r e n ts in W is c o n s in . L a te r s h e m o v e d t o M in n e a p o lis an d s t ill la te r t o C h ic a g o w h e r e s h e w a s on e o f t h e fo u n d in g m e m b e r s o f t h e U k r a in ia n Y o u th L e a g u e o f N o r t h A m e r ic a ( U Y L N A ) in 1 933. S h e f in a lly s e t t le d in D e t r o i t w h e r e s h e r e s id e s w it h h e r h u sb a n d . C o m in g o u t o f r e t ir e m e n t M rs. V o lk e r is lo o k in g fo r w a r d t o h e r s e r v ic e w it h V IST A , a s a n a d v o c a t e s e r v in g s e n io r c it iz e n s in D e t r o it ’s U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity . “ O ur c o m m u n ity n e e d s t o r e sp o n d t o o u r c id e r g e n e r a tio n in t h e s a m e w a y w e a re r e s p o n d in g t o o u r y o u n g e r g e n e r a t io n ,” s t a t e d M rs. V o lk e r . “ Our e ld e r l y a re a n e g le c te d h u m a n r e so u r c e t h a t n e e d s our a s s is t a n c e s o t h a t t h e y c a n c o n tin u e t o r e m a in in d e p e n d e n t an d p r o d u c t i v e , ” s h e added. V I S T A is o n e p a r t o f A C T IO N t h e fe d e r a l c itiz e n s s e r v ic e co rp s. O th e r A C T IO N p r o g r a m s a re t h e P e a c e C orps, F o s t e r G ra n d p a r e n t P r o g r a m , S e r v ic e C orps o f R e tir e d E x e c u t iv e s (S C O R E ), A c t iv e C orps o f E x e c u t iv e s ( A C E ) an d U n iv e r s it y Y e a r o f A C T IO N . 26 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1973 M rs. A nastasia V o lker is show n w ith M yron B. K uropas, R eg io n al D irecto r fo r A CTIO N . Містоголова СУА Анастазія Вокер з директором Акції •—- Округа Дітройт Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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