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The annual meeting of a regional council should be like a “small convention” where the objectives and prob lems of the organization are considered. The reports should summarily present the accomplishments of indi vidual chairs and the state of each department. The president of the regional council should discuss the state of the region, with attention given to the general business matters of the organization. She should not reiterate the topics already presented in the reports of the chairs. Adherence to these rules evokes an interest in the participants and promotes lively discussions. I am very pleased to note that most regional coun cils have already arrived at a point where the annual meetings are "small conventions” where in a positive manner there are wide-ranging discussions about mat ters of the organizations. Representatives of the Execu tive Board who have attended annual meetings of regional councils, state in their reports that most coun cils have well thought out and properly run annual meetings. However, there still are some regional coun cils that treat this matter lightly. I must emphasize that a representative of the Executive Board must be in atten dance during an annual meeting of a regional council. No council can ask that a representative not attend because it is financially inconvenient. The foundation of every organization is its member ship and our aim is to enlarge our membership. During this term of office three new branches were founded: in California, in Florida, and near Soyuzivka, the resort of the Ukrainian National Association in Kerhonkson, NY. I was invited to the christening of branch 56 in North Port, FI. I must say that this was a huge community event. Presently, the branch has close to 50 members. From press reports we know that the christening of the branches in California and in Kerhonkson were held with equal pomp. I believe that the branches within all our regional councils will work toward increasing our membership. We stand on the threshold of the XXIII Convention of UNWLA. Following the XXII Convention, we con curred that it was well organized and conducted in a friendly fashion, but at the same time it was pointed out that 34 branches did not participate. They excused their absence by saying they lacked funds to cover the expenses of their delegates. Hence the National Board during its meeting in November 1990 passed a motion (No. 12), that branches should initiate a separate con vention fund which would help them to send delegates to the convention. I trust that the presidents of regional councils have seen to this matter and that all branches will be represented by delegates at the XXIII Conven tion. In the Fall of 1992, from October 29 to November 1, WFUWO will hold its VI Congress in Toronto, Canada. UNWLA is one of the founders of WFUWO and fully supports all its activities. During the National Board meeting of 1991, members of the Board, particularly presidents of the re g io n a l c o u n c ils a g re e d to p ro v id e financial support in the preparation of the VI Congress. The National Board passed a motion on this matter (No. 7). Together with a circular, dated February 3,1992, the branches received letters requesting funds for this pur pose. I would appreciate it if you, the presidents of regional councils, would follow up this matter with your branches. The final subject I would like to touch upon is our welfare program. Due to the events in Ukraine, the work of the welfare department broadened significantly. The department has two active fields — a Medical Fund to help children, victims of Chernobyl, and a fund to help the needy in Ukraine. As you may be aware, UNWLA funded an intensive care unit for children in a hospital in Lviv. The unit has been furnished with specialized machinery and equipment at a cost of $67,000. We are still hoping to buy two or three additional machines. Welfare chair Lidia Czernyk will inform you about this. UNWLA also helps with the Green World project — MAMA 86. A collection of vitamins and dried fruits was held for children, victims of Chernobyl. Our branches responded enthusiastically and the collected items were shipped through Sabre to Kiev for distribution. The work of our entire organization is influenced by the events in Ukraine. From the reports of the presi dents of the regional councils during the meeting of the National Board in 1991, it was obvious that the activities of the organization and the financial support for it have diminished considerably due to the fact that all com munity attention is directed to Ukraine. In various com munities all sorts of committees to help Ukraine have been formed. Without our knowledge and permission several regional councils became members of such organizations. I ask you, honored ladies, can you name one organization which at any time asked its members to collect funds for UNWLA or for any of our projects? The welfare program of our organization has defi nite duties enacted by the Convention, as well as by the National Board between conventions. We have stated numerous times that it is detrimental to fragment our help, for it will dissolve like a drop of sweet water in an ocean. I will add that for us to effectively consider the needs of Ukraine, and there are many, and varying ones, we must be a strong organization in every way, here, where we live. At this point I will end my remarks. Tomorrow, after lunch, I will tell you about my participation in various events tied to the visit of President Leonid Kravchuk to the U.S. Maria Savchak President Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (translated by Marta Baczynsky) "НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ 1992 19
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