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Philadelphia Regional Council Hosts Two Special Events by Tamara Stadnychenko O n N o v e m b e r 9 a n d 10, 2 0 0 2 , the P h ila d e l p h ia R e g io n a l C o u n c i l o f the U N W L A h o s te d tw o v e r y m e m o ra b le S o y u z a n k y D a y s at P h ila d e lp h ia 's U k r a in ia n E d u c a t io n a l a n d C u lt u r a l C e n te r. T h e e v e n t h o s te d o n S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r 9, w a s o r g a n iz e d as a w a y to a c q u a in t m e m b e rs o f the c o m m u n it y w it h the m u lt i- f a c e t e d p r o g r a m s o f th e U N W L A a n d to p re se n t an o p p o r t u n ity f o r w o m e n o f a ll ages a n d in te re sts to m e e t a n d d is c u s s m u tu a l in te re s ts a n d c o n c e rn s. T h e in v it a t io n to the p r o g r a m , d e s ig n e d b y D z w in k a Z a c h a r c z u k ( B r a n c h 6 7 ), fe a tu re d an e le g a n t illu s t r a t io n a n d a q u o te b o r r o w e d f r o m a s ig n if ic a n t m o m e n t in th e h is t o r y o f U k r a in ia n w o m e n , the 1934 w o m e n 's c o n fe r e n c e h e ld in S t a n o s la v iv , U k r a in e . " U k r a in ia n W o m a n ! ... w e tu rn to y o u , w h e r e v e r y o u m a y be, and in v it e y o u . . ." D u r in g the S a tu r d a y a fte rn o o n event, guests w e re treated to a to u r o f the R e g io n a l C o u n c il's h o m e o f f ic e a n d w e re g iv e n the o p p o r t u n ity to e x p lo r e U N W L A a rc h iv e s , p h o to g ra p h s , a n d m e m o r a b ilia that a ttested to a r ic h a n d in te re s tin g h is t o r y o f c o m m u n it y in v o lv e m e n t, s o c ia l a c t iv it ie s , a n d se rv ic e . S u n d a y 's ev en t, h e ld in the U E C C ' s g a lle r y , w a s a fe s tiv e c e le b r a tio n r e f le c t in g the U k r a in ia n c o m m u n it y 's p a s s io n f o r c u ltu r e a n d lite ra tu re . O r g a n iz e d in the h o n o re d t r a d it io n o f lit e r a r y e v e n in g s that h a v e c h a r a c te r iz e d D ia s p o r a l if e f o r m o re tha n h a l f a c e n tu r y , the e v e n t w a s a c o lla g e o f lite ra tu re , a m b i e n ce , re fre sh m e n ts, m u s ic a n d a r t is t ic f la ir . T h e f ir s t f o r m a l p r o g r a m s p o n s o re d b y the n e w ly e le c te d e x e c u t iv e c o m m itte e o f the P h ila d e lp h ia R e g io n a l C o u n c il, it w a s a lso c h a r a c te r iz e d b y a s p ir it o f c o o p e r a tio n a m o n g the r e g io n 's b ra n c h e s. T h e p ro g ra m , a f o r m a l p re s e n ta tio n o f a b o o k r e c e n t ly p u b lis h e d u n d e r U N W L A a u s p ice s, sa lu te d a u th o r S v it la n a K o c h e r h a 's Lysty tak dovho idut', an a n n o ta te d c o m p ila t io n o f r e c e n t ly d is c o v e r e d letters w r it t e n b y o r r e c e iv e d b y L e s y a U k r a in k a . T o ensure the p ro g ra m 's su cc e ss, R e g io n a l C o u n c il P r e s id e n t C h r is t in e C h o m y n I z a k ( B r a n c h 90 ), e n lis te d the i n d i v id u a l ta len ts o f m e m b e rs f r o m a lm o s t a ll o f the r e g io n 's b ra n c h e s, w h o w o r k e d d ilig e n t ly to cre a te an a tm o sp h e re tha t w a s d ig n if ie d a n d in te re s tin g . T h e g a lle r y w a s a p p r o p r ia t e ly a p p o in te d f o r the ev en t. A fra m e d p ic tu r e o f L e s y a U k r a in k a , lo a n e d b y B r a n c h 19 o f T r e n to n , N e w Je rse y , w a s h u n g on o n e w a ll; o n a n o th e r w a ll w a s a 1 3 -fo o t lo n g , 150- y e a r - o ld e m b ro id e re d lin e n rushnyk. T h e r o s e -c o lo r e d tree o f lif e p a tte rn w a s a t y p ic a l re p re s e n ta tio n o f the art f o r m d u r in g the t im e L e s y a U k r a in k a w ro te . G u e s ts Program design for Soyuzanky Days. w e re in v it e d to f in d seats a ro u n d ta b le s a d o rn e d w it h f lo r a l a rra n g e m e n ts tha t m ir r o r e d the c o lo r f u l U k r a in ia n steppes. A s g u ests e n te re d the g a lle ry , th e y w ere in v it e d to e x a m in e c o p ie s o f Lysty tak dovho idut'. O le n a K a r p in ic h , m e m b e r o f B r a n c h 88, se rv e d as e m ce e f o r the o c c a s io n . In h e r o p e n in g re m a rk s, M s . K a r p i n ic h g a v e a b r i e f o v e r v ie w o f the g o a ls o f the U N W L A , o n e o f the m o s t im p o rta n t o f w h ic h has a lw a y s b e e n to p a ss o n to fu tu re g e n e ra tio n s the e x t r a o r d in a r y w e a lth o f U k r a in e 's c u ltu r a l heritage. S h e in tr o d u c e d g u e st sp e a k e r D r. J o a n n a R a ty c h , w h o s e p e rs o n a l c o m m it m e n t to the p ro je c t and g e n e r o u s s p o n s o r s h ip m a d e it p o s s ib le f o r Lysty tak dovho idut' to b e p u b lis h e d . In c it in g D r. R a ty c h 's p r o fe s s io n a l a c h ie v e m e n ts , M s . K a r p in ic h m e n tio n e d not o n ly h e r lo n g a n d d is t in g u is h e d ca re e r as an ed ucator, b u t a lso p r e s tig io u s a w a rd s a n d r e c o g n itio n re c e iv e d fr o m the G o e th e In stitu te a n d the G e r m a n g o v e rn m e n t. In h e r sp eech , D r. R a t y c h re la te d the events that h a d le d u p to the p u b lic a t io n o f Lysty tak dovho idut'. S h e s p o k e o f h e r e x c ite m e n t at le a rn in g abo u t the 16 b o x e s o f letters, o f e ffo r ts to lo c a te a su ita b le s c h o la r to w o r k w it h the p r ic e le s s m a te ria ls, o f the h e r o ic a n d p a in s ta k in g la b o r s o f S v it la n a K o c h e rh a , a n d o f the in e f f a b le j o y o f b e h o ld in g the c o m p le te d , p u b lis h e d w o rk . In r e c o g n it io n o f h e r c o n tr ib u tio n s to the p ro je c t, D r. R a t y c h w a s p re se n te d a b o u q u e t o f f lo w e r s b y s e v e n - y e a r- o ld S o f ia Z a c h a r c z u k . M s . K a r p i n ic h th e n in tr o d u c e d M a r t a T a m a w -
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