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Among those attending the special event were Honorary UNWLA President Anna Krawczuk (a member of Branch 98), New Jersey Regional Council President Olha Lukiw (Branch 75), several members of Branch 54 (Delaware), and members from other New Jersey branches. Honored guests included Dr. Joanna Ratych of the UNWLA's National Board and Anisa Sawyc- kyj Mycak, daughter of the founder of the UNWLA Scholarship/ Students Sponsorship Program, Theo- dozia Sawyckyj. After the event, members or Branch 98 and their guests paid homage to Mrs. Sawyckyj by placing flowers on her grave. Ms. Mycak filmed the event. Branch 98 is grateful to all the members who worked so diligently to make this event such a wonderful success. We also wish to express our thanks to Dr. Daria Nowakiwska Lissy for her sales of raffle tickets and to Mr. Jurij Jacus for his work in restoring the frames for the Hnizdovsky wood cuts. Through such collaborative efforts and as a result of this event, Branch 98 was able to donate $1,000 to the Scholarship Program. Through the efforts of our branch, generous contributors donated $1,735 directly to the program as well. We thank them all. If you are interested in learning more about the UNWLA Scholarship/Children-Student Spon sorship Program, please contact the Scholarship Office by telephone at 732-441-9530, by email at mariapolanskyj@verizon.net, or by writing to UNWLA, Inc., P.O. Box 24, Matawan, New Jersey 07747. The author is secretary of Branch 98 Branch 120 Celebrates Ukrainian Culture Since its inception in 1982, Branch 120 has been promoting Ukrainian culture both within and beyond the Ukrainian community. This summary highlights Branch 120 activities from 2006 to 2007, under the presidency of Irene Grassman, a master artist in pysanka writing and gerdany, who has participated in numerous cultural events over the last 25 years. In 2006, she presented pysanka dem onstrations at an international festival hosted by Nazareth College in Rochester, at the public library in Webster, NY, and at the Cultural Center in Rome, NY. The latter events were sponsored by the New York State Council of the Arts, which also sponsored a hands-on event for children at the Polish Festival in Buffalo, during which Ms. Grass man taught children how to create beaded spiders that can be used as Christmas tree ornaments. She also participated in another hands-on program for children, teaching the art of creating gerdany at the Lewistown Arts Festival. At the Nazareth College international fes tival, branch treasurer Daria Hanushevsky demon strated Trypillian and Hutsul ceramic painting, while member Christine Hoshowsky demonstrated the art of Ukrainian embroidery. Nicole Riedl and Larissa Cholach teach at the Svitlychka, which operates under the auspices of Branch 120. Both women are professional teachers and are founding members of the Golden Strings, a bandura ensemble that has performed at numerous cultural events. Lydia Dzus, co-founder and past president of Branch 120, repre sents Ukrainians of Monroe County and Irondequoit as Town Liaison. A former town clerk/receiver of taxes, she currently serves as councilwoman for the Town of Irondequoit. In these roles, she has greeted and hosted hundreds of Ukrainians from around the world, familiarizing them with Rochester Ukrain ians’ achievements over the last 100 years. Other board members of the branch during this time period were Zinnia Dzus-DeBole, vice president and secretary; and Marika Riedl, educa tional chair. In the fall of 2007, under the leadership of current president, Zinnia Dzus-DeBole, Branch 120 celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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