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UNWLA Olena Lotocka was instrumental in the realization of a Ukrainian exhibit at the Waldorf Astoria in 1926. She was also the driving force in strengthening our organization, founded in New York City in 1925, and in transforming it into a nationwide organization. Fifty years later, in 1976, our Honorary Past President Ivanna Rozankowsky was determined to house the Ukrainian Museum in New York City, the capital of the world. Behind her stood the UNWLA membership, over 5000 strong. As founders of this great Ukrainian cultural institution, we watched it grow under the leadership of great presidents: Alexandra Riznyk, Dr. Bohdan Cymbalisty, Titus Hewryk and Dr. Osyp Danko. The treasure chest of the present is open for all of us to see. We all believe, not only in the importance, but in the necessity, of the Ukrainian Museum in New York. It is already a part of New York City's collage of cultural experience that makes this city so unique. Under the strong leadership of President Ivan Luchechko, the museum is taking its most important and, I must add, it's most costly step — the construction of its new home on 6th Street. Such a monumental task needs all the help it can get. I know that the membership of the UNWLA stands behind it. I also know that the Ukrainian American community supports and will continue to support the museum with its generosity. The treasure chest of the future belongs to future generations of Ukrainian Americans. We cannot open it -- we can only pass it on to them. But we can dream. Lets dream together! We are at 224 East 6th Street in New York City and we see banners with the logo of the museum extending over the sidewalk. UM-YM-UM. Ukrainian Museum-Укра їнській Музей-Ukrainian Museum. We walk in. We visit the art exhibits -- Ukrainian folk art, religious art, sculpture, kilims, ceramics - all tastefully displayed. And we say -- this must have been a highly cultured people that came to the shores of the United States. We become interested in their history. We see further exhibits of the 20th century turmoil, exhibits that depict the suffering people in far away Europe, many of whom found a refuge in Washington's land. The enslavement, the famir the gulags, Siberia, the Iron Curtain, Chornobyl. Tne Iron Curtain crumbling ... and finally, God sent Freedom, Independence, Sovereignty and Democracy at the close of the second millennium. And we say -- these were the great people that believed in themselves and in God. These were our ancestors! In these few minutes I took you into the past and imagined the future, but I must keep you in the present -- here at the benefit banquet for the Ukrainian Museum of New York. The support of the American and Ukrainian American community, not only in New York City but nationwide, has given us the opportunity for this moment. But our job is not yet finished. It has just begun. I appeal to people of good will to help us erect this monument to Ukrainian cultural heritage. Once erected, it will become a piece of inlaid mosaic in the icon of nations that have created the United States of America. I thank you for coming to this event and I believe in your generous and strong support. Together we will make the dream come true. I thank you for your attention. Welcome and may God Bless! Я дякую Вам за увагу. Щасти нам Боже! Mrs. Krawczuk's speech was followed by a keynote address delivered by Ivan Dziuba, former Minister of Culture in Ukraine. Greetings from New York's Governor George Pataki were presented by Zenia Mucha, Director of Communications for the Governor. During the festivities, guests were entertained by a musical program. The new, beautifully illustrated, Ukrainian Museum brochure was distributed and pledges for the museum's building fund, totalling more than $400,000.00 were proudly announced. In her closing remarks, Tatiana Tershakovec, UM Special Events Chair thanked everyone for coming and for their support. From left: Zenia Mucha and Anna Krawczuk.
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