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His Excellency said that there is also a significant gender dimension to this portrait of humanity's "coming of age". Women nearly everywhere are living longer than men. Women are more likely than men to be poor in old age. They face a higher risk of chronic illness and disability, discrimination and marginalization. Women are also more likely to be caregivers who sometimes face a triple burden: childcare, eldercare and, of course, seeing to their own well being. Their contributions to their families, communities and the economy, however, are often overlooked. During the International Year of Older Persons, our Ukrainian community and its organizations, schools, and churches should look to the elderly among us and work to ensure that they are an integral part of the community. As the Secretary General stressed in his presentation, women's needs are often overlooked. It is therefore our women's organizations that should take the lead in this integration process by providing a place for their elderly in leadership roles and in consultative roles in our communities. They should seek a balance between supporting dependency and investing in lifelong development. A society for all ages is multi-generational and is committed to creating an enabling environment for a healthy life style as people age. PHILADELPHIA AREA STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN UNWLA* S "NATURE AND US" CONTEST by Renia Ciuk 75 students from the Ukrainian Heritage School participated in the Nature and Us contest sponsored by the UNWLA. Directing the contest in the Philadelphia area were Anna Szwabiuk, Oksana Tyshovnytsky and Christine Shwed, who are teachers at the Ukrainian Heritage School and members of Philadelphia's Branch 88. At the year-end ceremony held at the school on June 6, 1998, each of the contest participants received a certificate of participation. 14 of the students received special awards while 10 were awarded honorable mention. Presenting the awards was Renia Ciuk, secretary of Branch 88 and educational chair of the Philadelphia Regional Council. During the ceremony, Ms. Ciuk offered a special acknowledgment and thanks to the Ukrainian Heritage School's director, O. Lushnytsky, for the school's support and cooperation with the UNWLA during the contest. The awards were presented at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, which is home to the Ukrainian Heritage School and other Philadelphia area community organizations. Members of Branch 88, parents, teachers and the school administration are very proud of the children's accomplishments. Distribution of awards during end of year ceremonies, June 1998, Ukrainian Heritage School.
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