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28 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ - СЕРПЕНЬ 2011 America. “These women,” she observed, “also understood the power of organized women. They adapted to a clear and present need. They responded. And it is i n this tradition that we must follow.” The president then spoke of current UNWLA endeavors that reflect this response to clear and present needs, citing the UNWLA’s commitment to Lviv’s beleaguered pediatric hospital and the organization’s continuing comm itment to residents of various geriatric homes throughout Ukraine. Ms. Zajac then turned to the anniversary of the tragic events of April 1986 — the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, an event that prompted the intrepid and well - remembered UNWLA member Mary Beck to leave a sizable bequest to the organization, with funds to aid Chornobyl’s victims. The president briefly touched upon attending conferences and meeting of the World Congress of Ukrainians and the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations; Our L ife ; the publication of A Candle in Remembrance, which has been mailed to numerous institutions of higher learning; the dynamic UNWLA website; and the strong ongoing commitment to support freedom of the press and human rights in Ukraine. She then turned at tention to a matter that is of concern to all diaspora organizations — the problem of dwindling membership. But she noted that the same concerns had been expressed by her predecessors in early decades, even as long ago as 1932. Somehow, she concluded, “the o rganization has survived despite this concern; if we proceed with our convention motto in mind, we will not falter. “ [The full text of President Marianna Zajac’s speech will be published in the September issue.] Following the keynote address by the newly elected president, Mistress of Ceremonies Ksenia Rakowsky read congratulatory messages and greetings from church dignitaries, numerous diaspora organizations, and political figures (including New Jersey’s Governor C. Christie). Brief personal greetings w ere offered by Vasyl Zvarych (representing Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S., Ambassador Oleksandr Motsyk of Washington, D . C . ); Ihor Gawdiak (president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council), who commended the organization for its patient persistence ; Maria Szkambara (president of WFUWO), who praised the publication of A Candle in Remembrance and the organization’s active role in the international women’s movement; Maria Shust (director of the Ukrainian Museum), who expressed gratitude for the UNWLA’s active support of the UM; Bohdan Movchan (Counsel of the Ukrainian Consulate of New York), who commended the UNWLA’s efforts on behalf of new immigrants from Ukraine; Mrs. Christyna Balko (representing Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union of New Je rsey); and Stepan Kaczaraj (Ukrainian National Association president and chairman of the board of directors of the Selfreliance New York Federal Credit Union Samopomich), whose heartfelt albeit laconic “congratulations and good luck” was met with appreciat ive applause and good humor. The evening included the conferring of special awards, and titles. President Marianna Zajac personally presented a certificate of appreciation to Stepan Kaczaraj as the chairman of the board of Selfreliance NY FCU, for the cre dit union’s dedicated support of the UNWLA. Convention Committee Chair O l h a L u k i w presented a certificate of appreciation to Chicago - based Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union (SUAFCU) and its Newark, Whippany , and Jersey City branches, which had prov ided generous support for the UNWLA convention. The certificate was accepted by Ihor Laszok, vice chair of SUAFCU’s board of directors. A convention tradition that celebrates the achievements of accomplished young women in the Ukrainian diaspora was also included in the banquet program as Maria Tomorug and Renata Zajac presented the Young Women Achievers selected for this special award: Oksana Buniak , a physical therapist at the Somerset Medical Center who has volunteered her time and expertise to benef it the Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund Maria Dubas , who has worked in pioneering areas of pharmacy practice at the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health and also helped provide medical assistance to disaster v ictims in Port - au - Prince, Haiti Tatyana Koziupa , who is using her academic background in Educational Technology to contribute to research on the current paradigm shift in K - 12 education in the United States Olena Palyvoda , who earned her B.S. and M.S. from Ivan Franko University in Lviv and holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences from the Center of Oncology, Maria Sklodowsk - Curie Memorial Institute in Warsaw, supervised a wide variety of research projects, and has authored or co - authored 19 peer - reviewed scie ntific works. 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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