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75th Anniversary Celebrations End With Gala Banquet by Tamara Stadnychenko UNWLA 75,h Anniversary Banquet Committee: Marta Bazarko, Maria Lischak, Martha Terleckyj, Maria Tomorug Iryna Kurowyckyj, Lydia Jarosewich, Jaroslava Luchechko, Natalia Hewko, Tatiana Terleckyj, Marta Danyliuk, and Banquet Committee Chair Motria Voyevidka-Sloniewsky. The year long series of festive and commemorative programs to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UNWLA was brought to a fitting end at a gala banquet held on December 2, 2000 at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Virginia. The weekend activities began with a morning working session in the hotel’s Kennedy Room. The meeting was opened with a prayer of thanks for the UNWLA’s many successes and longevity. President Iryna Kurowyckyj presented an analytical overview of the current status of various organizational matters. She began by thanking Regional Councils and individual branches for the respective anniversary celebrations which had been held during the year. “The 75th anniversary year passed quickly,” she said. “Tomorrow it will become a part of the history of the UNWLA ... and we will turn our attention to new tasks and new issues.” One of those issues, the President continued, is UNWLA membership. While some new branches are being created, others are dissolving and their members are simply withdrawing from the UNWLA. On a positive note, some members of these branches are joining other branches in their areas; others are remaining in our organization as members at large. Ms. Kurowyckyj noted that declining membership is not unique to the UNWLA and that many other organizations are experiencing this problem. Urging Regional Council presidents to renew their efforts to attract new members, the President suggested that everyone take a fresh new look at UNWLA programs and activities. “We have,” she said, “excellent ideas and excellent programs. Some, however, may need to be readjusted to be more attractive to potential members.” One idea she proposed was to examine the possibility of making UNWLA activities more “family friendly”. The President then turned her attention to UNWLA potential. “We are the largest women’s organization in the United States ... we are also an independent organization with full autonomy to create and execute our own goals and policies.” This gives us tremendous strength, but we need to channel this strength so that every Ukrainian woman in the United States finds a reason to join our organization and work with us. A third issue discussed by the President was the continuing problem of finding and maintaining a suitable and permanent location for UNWLA headquarters. Various alternatives, she added, have been reviewed and considered, but financial considerations limit our choices. The most logical and most realistic solution at the moment is, unfortunately, for UNWLA headquarters to move into the building now occupied by the Ukrainian Museum. Ms. Kurowyckyj also addressed the organization’s need to hire a full time treasurer/financial secretary. After the President’s presentation, members of the National Board and presidents of the UNWLA Regional Councils discussed other important issues of concern to the organization and presented their annual reports. Auditing Committee Chair Joanna Ratych 16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2001 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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