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Dr. Sorosh Roshan, President National Council o f Women/USA. confirmed the need for bilingual communication to branches. She reported on a successful “open house” recently hosted in Philadelphia during which UNWLA branches exhibited posters with photos of members and activities. Attendance was high and the open house has attracted several new members to the organization. Nadia Sawczuk, President of the New York Regional Council addressed the issue of Ukrainian women of the newest immigration. She proudly announced that the council’s newest branch, Branch 125, was composed exclusively of women representing this “new wave”. On a less sanguine note, President of the Northern New York Regional Council, Marta Stasiuk, commented on membership suffering from attrition due to the death of older members. This “aging factor” was also addressed by Maria Polanskyj, President of the New Jersey Regional Council. Ms. Polanskyj commented that the UNWLA monthly publication Our Life could play an important role in attracting new members у publishing articles that would present the organiza on in a more dynamic and interesting light. Simila views on dwindling memberships were presentei in the reports of Iwanna Szkarupa, President of the Ohio Regional Council; Lubomyra Kalin, President t f the Chicago Regional Council; Teodozia Kushnir, a resident of the Central New York Regional Cour. :il; Zoriana Mishtal, President of the New England Regional Council; and Maria Odezynskyj, liaison for n embers at large. The reports of Ms. Kushnir and Ms. 14ishtal were presented by Marianna Zajac and Ludmilla Chmilewsky respectively. All Regional Council presidents indicated that UNWLA ties with American elected officials were positive. Attesting to the validity of this assertion was the roll call of U.S. Governors who agreed to be listed as Special Honorary Committee Members in the UNWLA 75 Anniversary Banquet Program: The Honorable John Engler, Governor of Michigan, The Shelby P. Hamlett, International President General Federation o f Women’s Clubs. Honorable George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, The Honorable George E. Pataki, Governor of Illinois, and the Honorable Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey. The banquet, which took place that evening in an elegantly appointed private dining area, was masterfully planned and coordinated by a committee chaired by Motria Voyevidka-Sloniewsky. Honored guests included His Excellency Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, and Natalia Gryshchenko. Aileen Marshall, wife of His Excellency Carlos Pasqual, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, also attended. Representing the National Council of Women/USA was President Sorosh Roshan; President Shelby Hamlett represented the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Also present were Michael Sawkiw, Jr. (representing the Ukrainian Congress Committee), Ihor Gawdiak (president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Committee), and Natalie Gawdiak (representing Ukrainian Gold Cross). The Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine was represented by President Lubomyra Silecky; the Ukrainian Museum was represented by its president, Olha Hnateyko. Joining these honored guests was Reverend Myroslaw Medvid, whose moving invocation preceded the official program. The program, under the capable direction of mistress of ceremonies Natalia Hewko, began with a presentation of colors as the flags of the United States, Ukraine, and the UNWLA were proudly carried into the hall. The flag bearers were Susanna Shpak (Branch 126 of Boston), Sophia Caryk (Branch 80 of Baltimore) and Anya Silecki-Piazza (Branch 80 of Baltimore). Guests were welcomed to the banquet with the traditional bread and salt greeting. A moving and symbolic candle lighting ceremony paid tribute to the founders of the UNWLA, recognized the UNWLA’s contribution to women on a national and international stage, and presaged a long and successful future. 18 “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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