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their devotion to Ukrainian culture and religion. Although of humble economic roots, Brazilian Ukrainians did have Ukrainian seminaries and boarding schools. Our attention was drawn to Colegio Santa Olga, a boarding school for girls of Ukrainian descent, run by the Catechists of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. UNWLA Branch 33 of Cleveland, Ohio, was the first sponsor to Brazil. A resolution was passed at the UNWLA Convention of 1969 to expand scholarship assistance. Then Social Welfare chair Maria Chymynets formed a committee and invited Sofia Andrushkiw to head the scholarship sub-committee. In the beginning, the scholarships to Brazil were handled by Honorary UNWLA President Lidia Burachynska. Her love and knowledge of Ukrainian folk art led to a special bequest — the Lidia Burachynska-Rudyk Memorial Fund with scholarships to be awarded to female students of folk art in Ukraine. Honorary President Lidia Burachynska died in 1999. Since that time four young women in Ukraine have received scholarships in her name. In 1971 Dr. Teodozia Sawycka was elected UNWLA Social Welfare chair. Highly motivated, she established and centralized the UNWLA Scholarship Program as we know it today. After her return from a trip to Brazil in 1975, she appealed to Ukrainians in the Diaspora to sponsor students in South America. Her efforts were successful mostly because each sponsor was assigned a specific student, who was obligated to corresponded with the benefactor. Having personal contact with their students pleased the sponsors. With the help of the UNWLA Branches, Regional Council and individual soyuzanky, our program grew and the number of sponsors increased. Soyuz Ukrainok of Australia and many Canadian Ukrainians also began to support our program. Irena Kaczaniwska became its first treasurer. After Dr. Teodozia's death in 1998, the Sawycki family established the Dr. Teodozia Sawycka Memorial Fund, with the interest to be used for scholarships. Other memorial funds were established by the Gelemey family, by the families of Natalia Chaplenko, A. Markewycz, Nyzankiwskyj/Plashkan, Vasyl Papiz, Nikolaus Radowycz, and by several donors who wish to remain anonymous. Donor restricted endowment funds were established by Dr.B. and M. Cymbalisty, Neonila Klisch, and Dr. Daria Nowakiwska Lissy. In 1981, Anna Krawczuk was elected Chair of the UNWLA Social Welfare Committee, which at that time included the UNWLA Scholarship Program. She immediately established a separate UNWLA Scholar ship Committee, which included Dr. Teodozia Sawyc ka, Sofia Andrushkiw and Irena Kaczaniwska. Other volunteers were from local New Jersey UNWLA Branches, which helped to keep the administrative costs to a minimum. At the UNWLA Convention in 1984, at the request of Anna Krawczuk, a separate UNWLA Scholarship Program Standing Committee was formed; Ms. Krawczuk was elected its first Chair. She held this post until 1993 when elected president of the UNWLA. Taissa Turiansky became its treasurer, followed by M. Orysia Jacus in 1988. Vera Mycio took over student assistance to Poland. Other members of the committee were Maria Hywel, Olena Melnychuk, Maria Polanskyj, Nadia Nynka and Luba Sira. With the pro bono help of Myron Krawczuk, who developed a data base, the Scholarship Program became fully computerized in 1986. By this time the number of students had grown to 700, with more than 500 sponsors. In 1988, Luba Bilowchtchuk became an administrator. To evaluate further needs, Anna Krawczuk and Ksenia Hapij visited Brazil and Argentina in 1985 and Poland and Yugoslavia in 1989 with Vera Mycio. In 1992 came the first opportunity for Anna Krawczuk and Orysia Jacus to visit Ukraine and to make contacts there. All of these trips were financed privately. In 1993, Luba Bilowchtchuk was elected UNWLA Scholarship Program Chair and formed a consultative committee which included Anna Krawczuk, M. Orysia Jacus, Maria Polanskyj, Odarka Polanskyj Stockert and Maria Pazuniak. In 1999, Christina Izak and Olga Trytyak joined this committee. UNWLA Branch 98 member Victoria Mischenko became the administrator. In 1997, after operating for 17 years from the private home of Bernard and Anna Krawczuk, the UNWLA Scholarship/Children-Student Sponsorship Program rented an office. It is still based at this location and inquiries, comments, and donations should be directed to the UNWLA Scholarship Program at 171 Main Street, Matawan, New Jersey 07747, by telephone at 732-441-9530 , by fax at 732- 441-9377, and via e-mail to Luba.B@worldnet.att.net At the XXV UNWLA Convention in 1999, Luba Bilowchtchuk's resolution of establishing the UNWLA Scholarship Program Alumni Association in Brazil was accepted and met with success during her trip to Brazil in 2000. Together with M. Orysia Jacus, Luba traveled on numerous (privately funded) occasions to Ukraine in order to establish contacts, meet with scholarship recipients and reinforce coordination. They were always greeted warmly with hospitality and respect and took pains to leam of the needs of the students first hand. We credit the success of the UNWLA
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