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“Holubtsi,” “varenyky,” and “pyrishky,” supplemented the traditional cocktail party fare. The reception also featured a “korchma,” which in Ukrainian means a bar, stocked with samples of drinks popular in the Ukraine, such as “horilka,” tsytrynivka,” and “vyshnivka.” Of course, the thrust of the reception lay neither in the food and drink, nor in the folk art. Those formed the backdrop for the discussions with the various members of Congress and their staff whose presence graced the reception. It also provided us with the opportunity to distinguish activists among our own community. Mary Dushnyk who has done so much for the Ukrainian women’s community, Mary Lesawyer, who, as the say ing goes, needs no introduction and Anna Chopek, one of the first Ukrainian women lawyers in the United States, were among the guests. Nadia Deychakivsky of Cleveland, OH, who has continued the tradition of inte grating the work of UNWLA with that of other women’s academic organizations, was also present. The Washing ton Branch of the UNWLA, which had just participated in the Northern Virginia Ethnic Festival, was well repre sented, beginning with Marta Terlecky, the current pres ident of the Branch. The reception gave Ukrainians a chance to meet with government officials ... This reception, while neither a milestone nor a first step, was nevertheless significant for the congressional participation in it, and for the goodwill it continued to generate. The participation of professionals with inter est in the Ukrainian community was also a significant factor. Most of those persons do not belong to existing Ukrainian organizations but are obviously interested in the same matters which interest us. So, while reaching out to the non-Ukrainian community audience, we also strengthened and expanded the links within our own community. The invitations to the reception were printed on a card illustrated with a copy of the original woodcut of St. Michael’s, the first Ukrainian church in America, founded in 1884 in Shenandoah, PA. The woodcut was made especially for this occasion by artist Jacques Hnizdovsky. The mailings to the invited guests included the catalogue “To Preserve a Heritage: The Story of the Ukrainian Immigration in the United States”, published by the Ukrainian Museum in New York. Zenon Kohut chaired the committee which organ ized this function. The committee also prepared a bro chure about the Ukrainian communities in the United States in conjunction with this reception. My part in this — I worked on putting together the brochure as well as on the actual planning and organization of this memor able affair. MARTHA BOHACHEVSKY—CHOMIAK UNWLA'S WELFARE PROGRAM “To bring the proposed plans and projects of the Wel fare program to fruition, it is necessary to have the cooperation of the general membership, the Branches and Regions.” said Mrs. Lidia Czernyk Welfare Chair person of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. She went on to say that with such cooperation the plan of action is better coordinated, delegated responsibilites are taken care of and plans for future endeavors can proceed smoothly. A committee has been formed to aid the Welfare Chairperson in her work and each committee member has been delegated a particular responsibility with the Welfare program. They are as follows: Olha Hnatyk — cares for the Grandmother Fund, (Fund Babysi) which is supplemented by the Branches. Olha Zaremba — is responsible for the program which provides aid to political prisoners and needy families in the Ukraine. Anna Krawchuk — is the Scholarship Committee Chairperson and is responsible for the UNWLA Penpal Center. Letters which are received to that effect are pub lished in Nashe Zyttia. Halyna Oberyshyn — is responsible for aid to South America. Oksana Lopatynska — is responsible for aid to Poland and Europe. From the funds contributed by the Branches we have continued to provide aid to kindergartens in Bel gium. The newest project of the Welfare program is medi cal aid for children and young people and up to now several youngsters in need have been helped. The response of the Ukrainian community in this respect has been heartwarming. For further information concerning UNWLA’s Wel fare program, please contact: LIDIA CZERNYK 84—36 60 ROAD ELMHURST, NY 11373
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