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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League o f America V o l . L I X J U N E 2 0 0 2 E d it o r : T A M A R A S T A D N Y C H E N K O Newly elected National Board o f the UNWLA. XXVIth UNWLA Convention: A Comprehensive Report (Part I) by Tamara Stadnychenko T h e t w e n t y - s ix t h U N W L A C o n v e n t io n , the f ir s t i n the n e w m ille n n iu m , w a s h e ld f r o m M a y 2 4 t h ro u g h M a y 2 7 , 2 0 0 2 , at the H y a t t H o t e l in s u n n y S a raso ta , F lo r id a . D e le g a te s f r o m a ll p a rts o f the U n it e d States b e g a n to a r r iv e o n F r id a y , M a y 24. T h e re w e re a ls o m a n y guests, i n c lu d in g s p e c ia l gu ests fr o m C a n a d a a n d U k r a in e , so m e r e p re s e n tin g o th e r w o m e n 's o rg a n iz a tio n s , so m e in v it e d b y the U N W L A f o r s p e c ia l r e c o g n it io n o f t h e ir o u ts ta n d in g w o rk . D u r in g r e g is tra tio n , e a c h d e le g a te r e c e iv e d a h a n d s o m e c a n v a s tote b a g , t a s t e f u lly e m b o ss e d w it h the U N W L A lo g o a n d c o n v e n t io n data a n d e m b e ll is h e d w it h a s t y liz e d sc e n e re p re s e n tin g Sa ra so ta 's sun, su rf, flo r a , a n d fauna. In t h e ir " g o o d y b a g s," d e le g a te s fo u n d a c o p y o f the c o n v e n t io n b o o k , a d ir e c to r y o f U k r a in ia n o r g a n iz a tio n s in F lo r id a , in f o r m a t io n a b o u t the c o n v e n t io n age nda, a p o c k e t c a le n d a r, a " V a tr a " tape cassette, a n d a g u id e b o o k to Sarasota. A m e e tin g o f the U N W L A N a t io n a l B o a r d w a s h e ld o n F r id a y a fte rn o o n . D u r in g th is m e e tin g , P r e s id e n t I r y n a K u r o w y c k y j le d o th e r b o a r d m e m b e rs in a d is c u s s io n o n the c h a lle n g e s a n d a c h ie v e m e n ts o f the la s t th re e y ea rs. A s a g e stu re o f t h e ir a ffe c tio n a n d a p p r e c ia tio n , m e m b e rs o f the N a t io n a l B o a r d p resen ted the p r e s id e n t w it h an e le g a n t b r o o c h a n d a stu n n in g c lu s t e r o f o rc h id s . P r e s id e n t K u r o w y c k y j re ite ra te d h e r v is io n f o r the U N W L A a n d th a n k e d th o se p resen t at the m e e tin g f o r t h e ir c o o p e r a tio n a n d a ss is ta n c e d u rin g th e th re e y e a rs le a d in g u p to the c o n v e n tio n . T h e N a t io n a l B o a r d M e e t in g w a s f o llo w e d b y a p r e - c o n v e n t io n s e m in a r c h a ire d b y M o t r ia V o y e v id k a - S lo n ie v s k y , U N W L A ' s v ic e p r e s id e n t fo r P u b li c R e la t io n s . P r e s e n tin g t h e ir re s p e c tiv e v ie w s o n " V a r io u s A s p e c t s o f U . S . - U k r a in ia n R e la t io n s " w e re t w o d is t in g u is h e d sp ea kers, b o th in tim a t e ly in v o lv e d in e ffo r ts to p ro m o te a n d e n h a n c e u n d e rs ta n d in g and c o o p e r a tio n b e tw e e n U k r a in e a n d the U n it e d States. F ir s t to sp e a k w a s D a v id K r a m e r , S e n io r P o l ic y A d v i s o r to the U .S . U n d e r- s e c r e ta r y o f State. M r . K r a m e r is a p r o l if i c w r it e r w h o s e a r tic le s h a v e a p p e a re d in the W a l l S tre e t J o u rn a l, the C h ic a g o T r ib u n e , T h e W a s h in g t o n P o st, a n d the L o s A n g e le s T im e s . A m e m b e r o f a p r e s tig io u s W a s h in g t o n " t h in k ta n k ," he is f r e q u e n tly in v it e d to p r o v id e p o l it i c a l a n a ly s e s o n
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