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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Vol. LIX JULY-AUGUST 2002 Editor: TAMARA STADNYCHENKO FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT This month, dear readers, I would like to share with you an English translation of the speech I delivered at the XXVIth UNWLA Convention Banquet in Sarasota, Florida. It was an honor to be re-elected President of the UNWLA and it is a privilege to continue serving our organization in this role. Dear delegates and guests of the XXVIth UNWLA Convention! With this Convention we conclude the 75th anniversary celebrations commemorating the founding of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. As re-elected President of the UNWLA, I would like to thank the delegates for their vote of confidence. The newly elected National Board and I will continue to work to make this organization as remarkable and as bright as it has been in our past. I am proud to announce that the newly elected National Board includes some interesting young members. Christina Jarema is the granddaughter of the second UNWLA president, Julia Jarema. Treasurer Melania Hrybowich is a new member of the UNWLA and has assumed a tremendous responsibility within the organization. Marta Jarosewich, who once held the position of the chair of the Ecology Committee, has agreed to chair this important committee once again. For the first time in the history of our organization, a woman from the so-called “Fourth wave” has been elected to the Executive Committee. She is Kateryna Nemyra, our new Press Chair. With so many young new members on the National Board, comes a guarantee of a long and productive life for our organization. Their active presence in the UNLWA's National Board provides hope that other young women will follow in their footsteps and help build our organization and the programs that serve the needs of men, women, and children around us and around the world. Our programs, both near and far, will be on everyone's agenda. Today we thank the Almighty for all the generosity that He has bestowed upon our members and upon our organization in the past 75 years. We also bow our heads to our predecessors — Julia Jarema, Helen Lotocky, Lidia Burachynsky, Ivanna Rozankowsky and others that contributed to the growth of the organization. Dear members, I thank you for your financial contributions in supporting the projects that have helped make our organization what it is today. Together we will be participants in building the future of the UNWLA so that we can pass on to future generations something special and unique. Each Branch in our organization is its smallest and most important nucleus, and Branch members play a vital role in disseminating and implementing the decisions made at UNWLA conventions. This is a vital part of growth in every organization. In the past 75 years, the organization has lived though hard times and has flourished. There are many accomplishments we should be proud of and I would like to mention just a few of these. The first is The Ukrainian Museum in New York City, founded by the UNWLA for the benefit of the Ukrainian Community. It all started with an exhibit in 1927 in Hotel Astor. It was the first time that the American public was formally introduced to Ukrainian artifacts and the public was so impressed that the women of the UNWLA realized that exhibitions of this kind presented an opportunity to inform others about their enslaved motherland. Branches and Regional Councils began holding similar exhibits in every major city where they lived. In 1933, the UNWLA participated in the World's Fair in Chicago, in the Ukrainian Pavilion. For this exhibit the UNWLA acquired new artifacts from Ukraine. When the UNWLA opened its museum, these treasures were featured. Our members continue to support the Ukrainian Museum in every way possible, including financially. To “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ-СЕРПЕНЬ 2002 15
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