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OUR LIFE Monthly, published by Ukrainian National W omen’s League o f America Vol. LXV JULY-AUGUST 2008 Editor: TAMARA STADNYCHENKO Acceptance Speech of Newly Elected UNWLA President Marianna Zajac Presented at UNWLA Convention Banquet May 24, 2008 - Troy, Michigan I am very honored and deeply humbled to be given the opportunity and the responsibility to continue the historic and meaningful work of our predecessors. I eagerly embark on this journey as president of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. I sincerely thank you for your vote of confidence and am looking forward to the challenges lying ahead with great enthusiasm. UNWLA Conventions, held every three years, offer us the opportunity to reflect on our past, plan for the future, and gather the inspiration from each other to continue our cultural and charitable work. This weekend we celebrate the 28th such gathering. The UNWLA has evolved, grown, and flourished for more than eight decades and has, through the dedicated work of its leadership and membership, touched and improved the lives of many Ukrainians. It has managed to bridge genera tions and immigrations. As the years raced by, its leadership and membership faced both joyous and tragic events. For example, in 1933, in the organization’s early years of development, UNWLA members felt pride at the UNWLA folk art exhibit at the Chicago World’s Fair; in the very same year, they faced the heart-wrenching task of writing letters to Washington—pleading for recognition of the Famine Genocide then taking place in Ukraine. There are many such examples throughout the decades. But rather than dwell on problems and obstacles, our predecessors focused on their accom plishments, giving themselves the impetus to move forward. And through it all, the UNWLA never wavered from its original mission—to unite women of Ukrainian descent to share their Ukrainian culture and heritage, provide financial assistance to Ukrainians, participate in women’s movements, and support the Ukrainian Museum. Throughout these same decades, the UNWLA’s charitable and cultural programs flour ished within the framework of its mission statement: its social welfare and scholarship programs, its educational programs, and the museum, which moved into its modem new home in 2005! And we UNWLA President Marianna Zajac
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