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16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2010 the dedicated and lovely ladies who worked in a vast, high - ceilinged, and chilly warehouse but created a warm and charitable atmosphere. Members of the Ukrainian Women’s League of Ukraine will be overseeing the distribution of these donated items. The next phase of the “Assistance and Caring for the Elderly” project will be carried out independently by each R egional Council with the logistic support of Iryna Rudyk. While this project blossoms within each Regional Council, we also encourage our members to remember the seniors in their own communities. As this column was being written, I learned that Philadelph ia Regional Council members had already begun preparing for their annual Christmas Outreach to senior citizens and to others in need. At last count, they were scheduled to deliver 55 Christmas Eve boxed meals on December 23. The Detroit and New Jersey Regi onal Councils, as well as individual branches in other parts of the country, have similar programs, and we applaud these beautiful and generous efforts. Moving to a different theme, in September, we received a letter from Irene Zabytko, the author of The S ky Unwashed and When Luba Leaves Home . In her letter, Ms. Zabytko requests financial support for the production of a documentary film ( Life in the Dead Zone ) featuring three elderly women survivors living in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. At the Executive B oard meeting on September 12 , this proposal was passed. The UNWLA/Mary V. Beck Chornobyl Fund will be one of the sources of funding for this ambitious project and UNWLA/Mary Beck support will be acknowledged in film credits and any related promotional ma terials. This project will keep the Chornobyl disaster and Mary Beck’s contribution to ensure that its tragic consequences are never forgotten in the forefront. Vice President Anna Macielinski will be working closely with Ms. Zabytko on this very important endeavor. On Monday, December 7, 2009, Andriy Sadovy, the Mayor of Lviv invited me and three other community leaders to lunch in New York City. During this luncheon, I was able to unofficially intercede on behalf of the Lviv Regional Council of the Ukrain ian Women’s League of Ukraine and touch upon an administrative office rental issue. These women do amazing work and at this time are attempting to connect children in their Oblast with their mothers who are working in Italy via Skype. I shared this informa tion with the Mayor and he assured me that SUU in Lviv would soon be relieved of its rental obligations (after a city council vote). This would allow the organization to concentrate on its beneficial work rather than worrying about paying its rent. Thank y ou, Mr. Mayor. Allow me to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers and their families a Happy and Healthy 2010! Eighty - five active years in the life of our organization naturally leads us to reflect on accomplishments and assess future directions and ways to stay relevant in a changing world. We need to continue to grow and to direct our efforts and endeavors in a manner that helps us stay true to our principles and goals. Satisfaction and successes will follow. With respect and love towards each o ther, we can ensure that the UNWLA continues its important contributions to the lives of Ukrainians everywhere! Marianna Zajac, President UNWLA CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 14 . UNWLA President participated in 76th Commemorative Holodomor Mass in St. Patr ick’s Cathedral, New York City. November 15. UNWLA President, Member at Large Irena Steckiv, and Art & Museum Chairperson Zoriana Haftkowych attended New Jersey Regional Council’s Den Soyuzianky (Noted Ukrainian Women). November 25. UNWLA President attende d 25th anniversary celebration of Branch 113 (New York Regional Council) at the Ukrainian Institute of America. On December 13, the Branch donated $5,000 to the Ukrainian Museum in New York City in honor of this anniversary. December 5. UNWLA Financial Sec retary Roma Shuhan, represented the UNWLA Executive Board at the Ukrainian Coordinating Committee’s annual Christmas Party. December 10. Branch 78 President Motria Sloniewsky represented the UNWLA Executive Board at a meeting with Ukraine’s Minister of Fo reign Affairs Petro Poroshenko in Washington, DC. (Br 78 is a Branch at Large in Washington, DC) December 12. UNWLA Executive Board meeting. December 19. Ukrainian Museum Board of Trustees meeting. 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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