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26 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ - СЕРПЕНЬ 2011 After a verification of quorum by Credentials Committee Chair Ulana Kobzar, Vice President Ulana Zinych presented the convention agenda for approval and briefly addressed rules of procedure that were to apply during plenary sessions. President Marianna Zajac in troduced honored guests who would be seated at the presidium during convention proceedings: UNWLA Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj, World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO) President Maria Szkambara, Soyuz Ukrainok Ukraine of Ivano - Fr ankivsk President Larysa Darmochval, UNWLA Parliamentarian Oksana Xenos, journalist and activist Myroslava Gongadze, and UCEF Director of Programs and Communications Marta Kolomayets. UNWLA delegates then participated in the election of convention officer s, selecting Lidia Bilous as convention chairwoman; Daria Lissy and Maria Tomorug as vice chair and second vice chair, respectively; and Oksana Kusyszyn and Sophia Shields as secretaries. Ms. Bilous thanked those assembled for selecting her as convention c hairwoman and pledged, on behalf of herself and her co - chairs to execute all associated responsibilities diligently and efficiently. Related procedural issues included appointment of a committee to approve minutes of the previous convention; a resolutions committee; and a bylaws committee. President Marianna Zajac’s opening address began with a request for a moment of silence to honor UNWLA members and honorary members who had passed away since the previous convention. She then thanked and congratulated th e convention committee for their execution of the prodigious work of organizing the XXIX UNWLA Convention. “Our organization,” she continued, “has never wavered from carrying out its stated goals, and I thank the membership for allowing me the honor and pr ivilege of serving as president. I have tried to live up to this responsibility.” She then thanked individual National Board members for their service over the past three years, citing those who had contributed their time and talents to Our Life , the UNWLA website, the standing committees, the office, and as leaders of the UNWLA’s Regional Councils. The president then spoke briefly about new projects the UNWLA was exploring — aid for a pediatric burn unit in Lviv and an endowment fund to support a women’s st udies program at the Ukrainian Catholic University. She then touched upon pivotal moments of her presidency, beginning with an anecdote about UCU’s rector Father Gudziak and his comments about growing up with a mother who was a dedicated UNWLA member and h is childhood belief that the UNWLA was “the biggest, strongest, and most important organization in the whole world.” She closed her speech with a reference to an editorial in The Ukrainian Weekly , which had been published after the last convention, had cit ed the UNWLA’s multifaceted work over eight and a half decades, and had underscored that the organization’s goal was to make the world a better place. “This,” she stated, “continues to be our goal.” Following the president’s address was a report from UNWLA Treasurer Nadia Cwiach who presented a profit/loss analysis of the organization, with an emphasis on Our Life magazine (which has been operating in the black since the restructuring of the editorial staff) and the UNWLA office in New York City (which, in August of 2010, had suffered significant economic problems following the fire and water damaged sustained by parts of the building in which the office is housed). The report of the Auditing Committee, presented by committee member Renata Zajac, including a summation of the committee’s collaborative work with the organization’s CPA. The reports were followed by comments and questions from membership, some related to financial issues, others related to membership issues, and several on generic topics. At thi s juncture, Vice President Ulana Zinych announced the list of women that the National Board had proposed for Honorary Membership: Maria Szkambara (president of WFUWO), Roma Dyhdalo (long - time president and member of the Detroit Regional Council), Irena Hla dka (long - time member and president of Branch 108 of the New England Regional Council), Christine Chomyn Izak (long - time president of the Philadelphia Regional Council), Maria Polanskyj (chairwoman of the UNWLA’s Scholarship Program), and Roma Shuhan (the UNWLA’s Financial Secretary). All nominees for Honorary Member were resoundingly approved by convention delegates. Luncheon Program Guests were greeted at the door with baskets of numbered table tickets ensuring a “mix and match” seating arrangement that would allow attendees to socialize and make new friends. Mistress of Ceremonies Oksana Petryna greeted guests and introduced performers, speakers, and other program features. The entertainment included a succession of spirited and lively dances performed b y members of the Barvinok Dance Group 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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