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] “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 201 2 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 17 Ukrainian Delegates Visit the Valley An important event occurred here in the Valley of the Sun. Five Ukrainian delegates and their facilitator came to Arizona to learn more about how our American government is designed to work. Of the Ukrainian delegates visiting Phoenix, two were Mayors, two council members, and one a secretary from one of the municipalities represented . The delegates came from towns in the Kyi v and Lviv regions . Their towns’ popula - tions ra nge in size from 970 to 20,000. Their visit was planned and coordinated by Ruth Allen and Margaret Dubois of the People to People Inter - national - Greater Pho enix AZ Chapter (PTPI - GPAC) and partly funded by a grant from the Open World Leadership Program, which is ad - ministe red by the Library of Congress . In Was h- ington , D. C., eight other such groups, all from Ukraine, had a day’s debriefing before they headed off to different states. The group f lew from Kyi v to Washington , D.C . , where they spent a day with others from Ukraine in an orientation . While in Washington, the delegates also vis ited the Capitol where they met with the Chief o f Staff for Congressman Pa s- tor. They then traveled to Arizona , where they were welcomed with a lovely reception organized by the PTP I - Greater Phoenix AZ Chapter’s board member Joan Ward. The next day they were whi sked off to see the Grand Canyon! The following day , due to the efforts of the members from UNWLA Branch #3 , a w elcoming event was held in honor of the delegates at the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Phoenix. It was an emo tional time for the members of the Ukrainian community in Phoenix as well as for the dele - gates, who were impressed that their former countrymen had kept alive the Ukrainia n culture here in America. O ne delegate said it saddened him to realize that the conditions in Uk raine had caused them to leave their former homeland. The president of UNWLA Branch #3, Chrystia Boyko, made the special Ukrainian bread for the traditional bread and salt gre eting. The guests were moved by the Ukrainian song sung by members of the Ukrainian - American communi ty and by the children dancing traditional Ukrainian folk dances . Each Ukrainian delegate then pre - sented information about his or her town and role in it, with one delegate singing a Ukrainian folk song. Following this, there was a potluck lunch - eon suppl ied by members of the Ukrainian - American community. It was a crowd of about 100 people, comprised of members of PTPI - GPAC, UNWLA members, host families, local Ukrainian - Americans, and other people inter - ested in Ukrainian culture. The main purpose of the Ukrainian del e - gates’ visit was to be educated in the ways our three branches of government work to assure trans parency, openness, and accountability. Many different lectures and informational sessions were given by various people. Activities included a talk by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, a day - long training session with the Center for Pro - gressive Leadership, and meetings with city coun - cil members, the city manager of Guadalupe, the economic development specialist from Gila Bend, the city p lanner of Scottsdale, and city mayors and/or council members from Scottsdale, Tempe, and Gu ada lupe. In addition, every day Congress - CHICAGO REGIONAL COU NCIL 29 I RENE P ETRYCH 29 O LGA Z APLITNY 29 V ERA Z ELWAK NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL 73 M ARIYA B AZINIYAK 73 S VITLANA B EZKA NEW JERSEY REGIONAL COUNCIL 98 M ARY B ONANNO 98 H ELENA O. P AWLENKO NEW YORK REGIONAL CO UNCIL 113 M ARYANN H OYDYSH PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL COUNCIL 88 D OROTHEA W YNNYCKYJ 90 C HARITINA Z. L YTWYN 90 L UBA O NUFERKO BRANCHES - AT - LARGE 27 C HRISTINA H LUTKOWSKY 27 H ALYNA M YKHAILIV - C IARELLO 27 R OMANA S OUTUS 56 O KSANA B ASHUK - H EPBURN MEMBERS - AT - LARG Е N ATALIA K OZAK W IRA K WASOWSKA - L EGEDZA M ARTA N AWROCKY - T ORIELLI
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