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16 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 2010 Several months ago, the Executive Committee decided that the gathering of the National Board members would be an opportune time to commemorate the UNWLA’s 85th anniversary together. And what more appropriate pl ace than the Ukrainian Museum, which was founded by UNWLA and was also celebrating an anniversary — its 5th. Due to limited space, each UNWLA branch was invited to send one delegate; local community organization representatives were also invited. On Saturday evening, we gathered in a festive mood to remember our past history and thank our predecessors for their understanding of the importance and potential power of the union of our Ukrainian women. As current UNWLA president, I reviewed the highlights and acc omplishments of our organization by summarizing these within the framework of each presidency. The mistress of ceremonies was Maria Andriyovych, and entertainment was provided by two young and enthusiastic members of Branch 125. The generosity of the Self Reliance NY Federal Credit Union was again proven by a gift of $50,000, which was presented to the UNWLA by the Credit Union’s President and CEO, Bohdan Kurchak, and the President of the Board of Trustees, Lubomyr Zielyk. The UNWLA is most grateful for the Credit Union’s understanding of and support for the worthwhile community work our organization undertakes. Greetings were also offered in person by representatives of the Ukrainian government as well as representatives of community organizations. The pre sentation of Candle in Remembrance , an English translation of Professor Valentyna Borysenko’s book Svicha Pamiati, was an important highlight of the weekend agenda. Published in Ukraine in 2007, the book focuses on the Holodomor and provides a compilation of eyewitness accounts of survivors of the Great Famine of 1932 – 1933. The English translation of the book, a project the UNWLA undertook in 2008 at the request of Ukraine’s First Lady at the time, Kateryna Yushchenko, began during the presidency of Iryna K urowyckyj and was completed this year. Funding for this project was generously provided by UNWLA member Marta Pelensky who sponsored the translation in memory of her beloved mother. This project, chaired by First Vice President, Ulana Zinych, came to fruit ion as a result of a collaborative effort, which included translator Olha Rudakevych; book designer Areta Buk; Dennis Rozansk, who reviewed multiple drafts of the work; Mark Tarnawsky, who assisted with translation issues; Marie Duplak of Computorpint, who was responsible for printing the book; and editor Tamara Stadnychenko. At the invitation of the UNWLA, Professor Borysenko flew in from Ukraine for the formal presentation of this long - awaited translation. She described the impetus and importance of this book to the guests and signed copies of the “hot off the presses” book at the conclusion of the program. The guests’ UNWLA. President Marianna Zajac addressing guests at gala 85th anniversary event hosted in the Ukrainian Museum. 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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