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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ - ЛИСТОПАД 2008 22 front cover; others include adding news about Ukrainian museum exhibits and profiling Ukrainian American women in different professions. We will also be featuring articles about women’s issues (here and in Ukraine) and publishing materials from and about Ukrainian diaspora organizations in other countries. One of our priorities will be maintaining a balance between Ukrainian-language and English- language articles, but the ratio will be flexible rather than rigid and will depend on content and theme of articles rather than on an absolute allocation of page numbers. Our intent is to maintain the integrity and quality of Our Life while making our magazine a little more current, a little more exciting, and a little more relevant to our lives. We ask for your support as we move forward. We also welcome your input and encourage you to email (unwla@unwla.org) or write to UNWLA headquarters with your suggestions. The first annual meeting of the newly elected National Board took place at UNWLA headquarters on October 24 – 26. The atmosphere was upbeat and confident, and every National Board member explained her plans for the upcoming year, for the future. The weekend meeting began on Friday afternoon with a formal opening followed by a presentation on upgrading the UNWLA Web site by Zoriana Haftkowycz, our А rts & Museum chairperson and new webmaster. Brama will continue to host the UNWLA site and Brama’s webmaster, Hanya Krill Pizur, has been most helpful. Renata Zajac, in a presentation on leadership skills, shared her corporate leadership experiences with participants and emphasized that basic leadership principles are the same whether applied to a not for profit or a corporate environment. After my opening remarks, each member of the Executive Board elaborated on her future plans, as did each Regional Council president who attended. Anna Macielinska, the XXVIII Convention Chair, gave a detailed report on the Convention; Marta Danyluk reported on the publishing of the Convention Book; and Marika Tomorug summarized the convention audit report. I am most happy to share with you that both UNWLA Honorary Presidents, Anna Krawczuk and Iryna Kurowyckyj, were present for portions of the weekend program. Following a pleasant dinner at Headquarters, UNWLA Vice President for Cultural Affairs, Sofia Hewryk, presented the Kovaliv Award to Vasyl’ Makhno for his collection of poetry Cornelia Street Café . We very much enjoyed Mr. Makhno’s selected readings from his collection. The meeting continued on Sunday morning with a detailed presentation on a matter that is critical to the UNWLA, a matter I have often raised in writing or in speeches and which focuses on the importance of increasing membership in our organization. One key to unlocking this door is to recognize the changing demographics of our membership as well as the changing demographics of Ukrainian women in this country. The second step is to focus on the extended pool of women who, for one reason or another, have not yet been invited to join the UNWLA or who may be lukewarm about joining. To address this issue, UNWLA Vice President for Organizational matters, Anna Macielinska, is developing a comprehensive campaign to be rolled out during next year’s national Women in History month. At Sunday’s meeting, Anna outlined her preliminary plan for the nationwide membership campaign, entitled the “UNWLA Retention and Recruitment Campaign.” You will be hearing more about this campaign in months to come, and we will be asking you for your support individually and at the branch and regional council levels. The Standing Committee Chairs also presented new ideas and new approaches to their respective responsibilities, and UNWLA members will be receiving circulars addressing these plans by the end of the year. That afternoon, some meeting participants attended the opening of the David Burliuk exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum; others began their trips home. Much was discussed, many plans evolved, much excite- ment and enthusiasm was felt among the attendees. The conference was a productive beginning to the new Holovna Uprava’s important assignments. I close with a reminder that we are winding down our year of Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932 – 1933 and that the poignant exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City will be closing on November 30. The exhibition — Holodomor: Genocide by Famine — consists of 100 panels and was produced by the League of Ukrainian Canadians and the Museum of Soviet Occupation of the Kyiv Memorial Society in Ukraine in cooperation with The Ukrainian Museum in New York. The photographs on the exhibit panels will be etched into your memories long beyond year’s end. Best Regards! Marianna Zajac, President Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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