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A WOMAN OF SINGULAR DISTINCTION WMM Medal given to Olena Prociuk In May 1990 during its annual meeting in Brussels, Belgium, the World Movement of Mothers (WMM), the influential international organization, honored one of its members, Helen Prociuk. Serving her third term as the WMM’s Vice President and representing the organiza tion in the United Nations, Mrs. Prociuk has been in the forefront of activities initiated and supported by WMM to secure a better life for women and children through out the world. For her effort and service Mrs. Prociuk was awarded with a medal upon which was inscribed “ Hommage du Movement Mondial des Meres a Helen Prociuk” — a tribute from the World Movement of Mothers to Helen Prociuk. Likewise, Helen Prociuk has been a long time and notable member of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA), branch 72, and she held the post of Press Secretary on the National Board. She is also a member of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organization (WFUWO), where currently she is serving as Vice President. Helen Prociuk was born in Ukraine in Terebovlia, Ternopil region. Her educational background is in busi ness administration with emphasis on personnel man agement and counseling. Mrs. Prociuk has an MS degree from.the University of North Carolina. For many years she has worked for the New York State Department of Education, specifically in the Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disability (VESID). The agency prepares and trains the handicapped for em ployment. Mrs. Prociuk is a certified Vocational Rehabil itation Counselor. In writing about someone it is very easy to enumer ate that particular individual’s accomplishments, list awards, citations, positions held, etc., and based upon this information put together a very informative story. It is much more difficult to sieve through the accumulated data and lift from it one fact, incident, what have you, which may bring to light the very essence of that person. During my interview with Helen Prociuk I was de lighted to learn that several years ago she was a partici pant on Candid Camera, the TV show which basically showed us who were when no one was looking. For her efforts, Mrs. Prociuk was given a token medallion which has the following inscription: “ In appreciation: You were caught in the act of being yourself, and were big enough to enjoy it.” Helen Prociuk is very fond of that inscrip tion and chuckled pleasantly as she told me the story of Candid Camera crew’s devious ensnarement of herself . and others to blow up balloons for some charitable event on 57th Street that day, to which she agreed wholeheartedly. Of course there was a snag somewhere, and she and everyone involved ended up with sheepish expressions on their faces. The point of this tale is that Mrs. Prociuk treats her self with a good deal of humor, and not too seriously. But, judging by the nature of her professional and volunteer work, and the accomplishments achieved in both fields, one can definitely say that Helen Prociuk is most serious about this aspect of her life. She explained that this philosophical balance works very well for her, allows for the proper perspective on things and keeps her feet on the ground. There is a definite connection between Helen Pro- ciuk’s professional job and the volunteer work she does for UNWLA, WFUWO, and WMM. Both have to deal with people, their problems and the need to solve them. And in both Helen Prociuk has excelled. It is interesting to note that in 1989 Mrs. Prociuk has been honored by the New York State Education De partment with an Employee Recognition Award for “out standing community service.” The letter from the official notifying Mrs. Prociuk of her award stated “ I congratu late you on your accomplishments with the World Movement of Mothers and with your local Ukrainian community, and I thank you for all that you have given.” At the World Movement of Mothers’ Conference in Brussels last year where Mrs. Prociuk received the organization’s high commendation and appreciation, she spoke before the international gathering about the tragedy of Chernobil, about the plight of children of Chernobil. In the United Nations, at the 1990 annual meeting of UNICEF, 3 million dollars from the organiza tion’s administration fund was appropriated as aid to Eastern Europe. As a representative of WMM Helen Prociuk worked hard to help the passage of this resolu tion which in turn would also provide some relief to the young victims of Chernobil. Mrs. Prociuk said that the initial goal of WMM, which was founded in 1948 in France after World War II, and is still headquartered in Paris, was to sanction mothers and children after the terrible ordeal of the war. Today the organization’s concern has a broader range — it encompasses the entire family and its welfare. The WMM is a respected voice in the United Nations, having an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) status, with consulting rights to the international legislative body. 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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