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the July/August issue.) She then introduced each newly elected member of the National Board and Executive Committee, asking that they join her at the front of the banquet hall. Collectively, the new UNWLA leaders pledged their loyalty to the organization as Honorary President Anna Krawczuk administered the oath of office. After an invocation by Archbishop Oleksandr o f the Ukrainian Orthodox Kyivan Patriarchate, dinner was served. Various dignitaries were invited to the podium and presented congratulatory messages to the UNWLA and its past and present leadership. The first to speak was His Excellency Dr. Oleh Shamshur, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States. He noted his government’s appreciation for the UNWLA’s swift and generous responses during numerous crises in Ukraine and stated that he was looking forward to working with the UNW LA’s new president and her administration. He then presented Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj with a citation for her work in Ukraine and for activities related to disseminating true and accurate information about Ukraine’s Great Famine. Dr. Askold Lozynskyj, president of the World Congress of Ukrainians, presented formal greetings on behalf of his organization and thanked UNWLA members for their long history of cooperation with the WCU. After a personal thank you to the Honorary President and her husband, Jaroslaw Kurowyckyj, for their friendship and support, Dr. Lozynskyj paid tribute to one of Detroit’s fascinating and prolific icons— humorist Edvard Kozak (EKO) by reciting one of the maestro’s anecdotes about a UNWLA member and her husband. Maria Szkambara, president of the World Federation o f Ukrainian W omen’s Organizations, presented greetings from her organization and expressed her pride as a Canadian Ukrainian that the newly elected UNWLA president had been bom in Canada. She enthusiastically praised the scope of the UNW LA’s projects and programs, especially those aimed at assisting Ukraine, and laughingly directed His Excellency the Ambassador to tell his president that each UNWLA member deserved to be awarded the Princess Olha medal for this outstanding work. On a more somber note, she spoke about the importance of the UNWLA’s endeavors to inform the world about Ukraine’s Great Famine and about the moral imperative to prevent similar crimes against humanity worldwide. She concluded with a personal comment and promise to the new UNWLA president, “Marianna, you have big shoes to fill, but all UNWLA members will help you. So will we.” Larysa Darmochval, representing of Soyuz Ukrainok of Ukraine, thanked the UNWLA for welcoming her among them with warmth and collegiality. Like those who spoke before her, she then spoke about the years of the Great Famine, citing one of Ukraine’s foremost dissidents, Evhen Sverstiuk, whose chilling description of the meas ures people took to feed themselves and their children were a grim reminder of Ukraine’s tragedy. She noted that Ukraine was still struggling to recover its historical legacy, commenting on the disturbances marking commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of UPA commander in chief Roman Shukhevych. After reading the congratu latory message from Verkhovna Rada deputy and president of Soyuz Ukrainok of Ukraine, Lilia Hryhorovych, she thanked Iryna Kurowyckyj for her role in bringing the ICW to Kyiv for its General Assembly. She then congratulated newly elected UNWLA President Marianna Zajac, presenting her with a book from the first Ukrainian museum established to honor author and feminist Natalia Kobrynska. Ihor Gawdiak, president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, presented official greetings from the council and thanked the UNWLA for its exemplary work on behalf of Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora. He concluded by expressing his personal best wishes to the new administration in all future endeavors. Mark Liss, Councilman of Warren, acknowledged the work of the UNWLA and presented a resolution, signed by all council members, from the City of Warren, acknowledging the UNWLA and the Detroit Regional Council for their humanitarian efforts and service to the community. Representing the Ukrainian Museum in New York City, Olha Hnateyko thanked UNWLA members for their moral and financial support of the museum. The museum, she noted, “has been a great boon to the community and we are indebted to the berehyni”— those who have strived to preserve Ukraine’s cultural legacy. Wishing President Marianna Zajac the best of luck in her new position,
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