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most recent issue of Our Life , following the activi ties of their friends in other UNWLA branches in other communities. I also saw women who have steadfastly worked to maintain and increase branch membership, despite their own health problems or difficulties with transportation. Beyond the volley ball courts filled with children at play I saw another group of UNWLA members, planning another day camp for our community’s youth. Elsewhere I saw a small group of intrepid fundraisers, open-handed and open-hearted women who have worked for years to address the concerns of residents in the Ukrainian Village for Senior Citizens in Warren & in the Veselka Wing of Abby Convalescent Center. At the lake’s edge I saw another group of ladies, teachers of our pre-school children who have in stilled in their young charges an appreciation of the Ukrainian language, and wonderful musical artists who have entertained us with their singing and their skill with musical instruments. Attending the picnic were newcomers from Ukraine who have joined our organization as a separate branch and have enriched our community with drama and literary contributions. Also attend ing were several elderly members, some over 90 years of age, who have been the staunch and steady backbone of the Detroit Regional Council for de cades. Three of these ladies are former members of Soyuz Ukrainok in Halychyna: Alexandra Laty- szewska, Maria Diakiw, and Ewdokia Bamych. The fourth member of this intrepid group, Ewdokia Klymyshyn, had recently moved to her daughter’s home in New Jersey and was sorely missed. As I approached, they were enjoying one of her letters. I listened as they reminisced about their activities as young girls—about visits to the villages to share knowledge of proper hygiene, family nutri tion, infant and child care, preparation for marriage, and higher education. When they arrived in the United States, they immediately began to organize displays of folk art and costumes and literary events; now they avidly read and share Ukrainian periodicals and watch younger generations of Soyu- zianky with interest and with the expectation that we will carry on the traditions they began. Mingling with all of these women were my closest friends, members of Branch 96, who worked tirelessly to organize the picnic and ensure that everyone attending, young and old, had a memora ble experience. And least but not least were leaders of the Detroit Regional Council and members of the convention organizing committee, who spent much of the day enthusiastically discussing ideas about the convention emblem and slogan, and focusing on their endeavors to unite all our Soyuzianky in the spirit of sisterhood. Their goal and purpose is to organize a convention that embodies the UNWLA spirit, pride, continuity, and vision for the future. It was a day where memories of days gone by were blended with hopes for the future, a day to savor past accomplishments while anticipating the May 2008 UNWLA Convention and the challenges it will bring. The convention will inspire us and present many opportunities for us to learn from each other. It will be an event during which we will re new our commitment to our organization and to each other. It will, like the picnic hosted by Branch 96, be a wonderful time to meet interesting and hardworking and creative women. It will also be a time to meet and honor the women described in these paragraphs in person; they are all individuals who have devoted time and energy to make the UNWLA, their community, and the world beyond a better place. In the name of our Regional Council Pre sident Daria Zawadiwky, Convention Committee Chair Anna Macielinski, and Convention Commit tee Vice Chair Lida Kazewych, I invite all of you who are reading this issue of Our Life to join us for the convention and to experience the hospitality of the Soyuzianky of Detroit. Bring your sisters, daughters, and friends so that they can see for themselves who we are and what we represent. Encourage them to join the UNWLA and become part of something truly worthwhile. Marie Zarycky-Cherviovskiy is president of UNWLA Branch 96 and Organization Chair of the Detroit Regional Council.
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