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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЖОВТЕНЬ 201 3 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 19 and starting a family. She spoke about the evol u- tion of the organization over the years in terms of interests and projects involving both the Ukrain i- an and the American communities. She also e m- phasized that the broad ra nge of activities offered by the UNWL A gives its members an opportunity to choose activities in accordance with their inte r- ests. Despite some obvious changes, some things have remained constant , like the goals and mi s- sion of the UNWLA. The future holds new , broa d- er goals , such as the UNWLA’s Endowment Fund for the support of Women’s Studies at the Ukrai n- ian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine. The cha l- lenges include attracting new members who c an continue with the work of their predecessors . Following Ms. Lissy, Halia Henhalo, Branch 128, sp oke about issues important to n e w- er immigrants, sometimes known as the “Fourth Wave.” She explaine d that some of these women are reluctant to join organizations because of their feeling s of distrust , which are common in Ukraine. She suggested that Soyuzian ky might need to help them overcome these feelings. These women need to be given responsibilities and e n- couraged to participate with their various talents. Ms. Henhalo also stressed technology as the key to the future. Soyuzianky need to find and use new w ays of communicating with each other , making better use of the I nternet , for example . Member of Branch 10, Halia Ruban, ou t- lined how she and two other young women joined a branch comprised of a much older group of women. She said that they revitalized the branch and gained much in return. Within the branch, they are now the ones focused the most on h el p- ing with projects for orphans in Ukraine . The last panel participant was Natalka Prociuk, Branch 88; Ms. Prociuk filled in for Renya Gramiak who could not be present. Ms. Prociuk read some of Ms. Gramiak’s notes and added a few of her own. According to both wo m- en, members of the UNWLA should be ambass a- dors for its cultural outreach program , which shares our beautiful Ukrainian heritage with the American publ ic. As an e xample, Ms. Prociuk ci t- ed the three - time award - winning Ukrainian e x- hibits by Branch 88, which were held at the Pearl Buck House. She added that helping children learn about Ukrainian culture should be a nother important function of the UNWLA . Af ter the seminar, guests proceeded to the main hall, where the luncheon was held, and r e- ceived copies of Philadelphia Regional Council’s newly published commemorative book about t he history and activities of its eleven branches. The mistress of ceremonies w as Olha Mykhaylyuk. Reverend Volodymyr Kostyuk from St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church gave the opening prayers and delivered the inv o- cation from Metropolitan Stefan Soroka. Oxana Farion, chairperson of the 75 th Anniversary Committee, gr eeted guests and gave a short keynote address . The floor then went to the UNWLA President Marianna Zajac, who awarded Iryna Buczkowski and Oxana Farion a recognition award for the Philadelphia Regional Council ’s 75 years of acomplishments . Mary Kolodij , C hairman of the Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union of Philadelphia Board of Directors, awarded the UNWLA Phil a- delphia Regional Council a check for $2,000 from the Credit Union on the occasion of the Council’s anniversary . A musical interlude follo wed , with Sofia Farion singing five Ukrainian ballads. Also pe r- forming Ukrainian songs were bandurists Halyna Bodnar and Yulia Stupen. Poetry recitations were delivered by Lesia Kowal, Zorianna Mahlak , and Oksana Kramar. Iryna Bu czkowski concluded the program thanking everyone for their participation and i n- volvement with the Philadelphia Regional Cou n- cil. ДО УВАГИ МИСТЦІВ І ШАНУВАЛЬНИКІВ МИСТЕЦТВА! Редакція журналу приймає фотографії доброї резолюції (у форматі JPG ) з праць мистців укра ї нського походження , котрі будь - коли малювали або виставляли свої праці в США, для розміщення на обкладинці «Нашого життя». Просимо надсилати Ваші пропозиції та фото електронною поштою до редакції «Нашого життя» ( unwlaourlife@gmail.com ) та до нашого мистецького координатора Уляни Зінич ( uzinych @ comcast . net ).
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