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14 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2015 order to be able to continue her contract with the ship line. This is a familiar narrative to us all. Na- dia's command of the Ukrainian language was excellent. The war has hit her family personally— her daughter's godfather and her cousin were both killed in the hostilities. Although she was very interested and touched to learn how the UNWLA has been helping the wounded in Ukrainian hospitals, including in Dnipropetrovsk, her focus was clearly on personal and family sur- vival. She was very gracious. Tatiana from Luhansk (she has requested that her name be changed) is an only child whose parents continue to live in Luhansk. They cannot leave their home, although they have family in Kharkiv, because they are caregivers to both grandmothers, one of whom is not mobile. Tatia- na herself was willed an apartment by her grand- father. She has recently found out on a social me- dia website that her apartment building was de- stroyed. Her family is in the minority in the Luhansk region—they are true Ukrainian patriots who cannot voice their devotion to their country in fear for their very lives. The Ukrainian banks have closed in this area so Tatiana’s father travels monthly with one grandmother past the artificial border created by this war and into “Ukrainian” territory to an ATM in order to withdraw bab- tsia ’s pension in long queues. No Ukrainian tele- vision stations air any longer; they have been re- placed with Russian stations that are full of prop- aganda, filling the people’s minds with hate for the government and soldiers of Ukraine. The In- ternet is only occasionally accessible. If one helps a Ukrainian soldier, he/she will soon find his im- age on a “wanted” poster displayed in public buildings. Patriotic Ukrainians in the Luhansk area live “underground,” and it is almost impossi- ble to get aid to them. When Tatiana heard about the UNWLA, its long history of humanitarian aid and defense of human rights of Ukrainians, she was astonished and wanted to hear all about it; she asked many questions and voiced her grati- tude. As we parted company, she softly spoke: “ Slava Ukraini ! Heroyam Slava !” We promised to keep in touch. A few days later, on December 16th, as I shared these human stories with a gathering of Branches 56, 124 and 136 in North Port, Flori- da, the faces of these young Ukrainian adults re- mained etched in my memory. Ann-Marie Susla, President of Branch 56 of North Port, had invited me about a month prior to hold an informal meet- ing with the UNWLA members of the area. I was able to share the latest UNWLA efforts with them and answer any questions they may have had. Павло Тичина ПАМ’ ЯТИ ТРИДЦЯТИ На Аскольдовій могилі Поховали їх — Тридцять мучнів українців, Славних, молодих... На Аскольдовій могилі Український цвіт! — По кривавій по дорозі Нам іти у світ. На кого посміла знятись Зрадника рука? — Квітне сонце, грає вітер І Дніпро-ріка... На кого завзявся Каїн? Боже, покарай! — Понад все вони любили Свій коханий край. Вмерли в Новім Заповіті З славою святих. — На Аскольдовій могилі Поховали їх. (Please see the articles regarding Lt. Nadia Savchenko and the Dzherelo Rehab Center of L’viv, Ukraine.) It was a pleasure to see the famil- iar faces of the members of Branch 56 and 124 (St. Petersburg) as well as to meet the newly elected President and her accompanying mem- bers of our newest Branch 136 of Naples, Florida. A lively discussion took place among a smaller group after the official meeting broke up. New and interesting ideas regarding ways to help Ukraine, methods of fundraising, and ways to ap- proach the non-Ukrainian community were ex- changed and personal experiences were shared. Since our next UNWLA Convention is planned to be held in Florida in 2017, preliminary discus- sions on this topic took place. It is always a pleas- ure to be able to share the wide spectrum of work done by our Executive Committee with the sup- port of our membership. I would like to wish all our readers and our membership a New Year filled with good health and good fortune, with the joys found in the company of family and friends, and a 2015 full of God's blessings!
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