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at the exact moment (taking into account the diffe- nence due to time zones) of the nuclear explosion thus honoring some of the victims who perished there from its sister city of Kherson, Ukraine. As tes timony of the involvement of some of these sister Cit ies ten large ceremonial live oaks have been planted at the Chornobyl Memorial Forest acknowledging the sister cities of Kyiv-Chicago, IL; Kaniv-Sonoma Cali fornia, Poltava-lrondequois in New York State and Alushta-Santa Cruz, in California. Enthusiastically embracing the idea, the National Ecological Centre conducted its own program of tree plantings during 1996. In Nizhin about 400 trees and bushes were planted in a park dedicated to Maria Zankovetska. In Cherkassy, the NGO group “Green Ukraine” planted 600 trees of various species around child care centers and schools. Cherkassy is a city where many Chornobyl zone evacuees have resettled. The “Zhovtnevyj Park” in Chernivtsi was the site of a tree lined path planting dedicated to the victims of Chornobyl. Participating in this event were such NGO’s as: “Zelenyj Svit” Bukovinian branch of the EcoCentre, officials of the local city government and Childrens art work submitted for publication to the “Album of Memories” — National Ecological Centre of Ukraine. a representative of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety. And in Kyiv, members of the Eco Centre along with members of “Green Ukraine”, city foresters, “Trees-Our Friends” members, students from the Na tional Agrarian University planted about 12,500 see dlings of pine and other tree species in the Holosiyiv Forest. The support for these tree planting projects has come from individuals and in some cases Ukrainian American organizations that have understood the significance of the planting of a tree and see in this act the symbolism of hope that this activity inspires. It is obvious that these efforts are just modest undertakings, but maybe they are the “seeds of hope” that are necessary in this immensely complex and daunting challenge that Chornobyl has bestowed upon the human race and us in particular. In conclusion, to quote Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 1997 19 Planting long leaf tree seedling. On the photo Mr. John Lesawyer and children of the Adamiak family from Ockala, Florida.
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