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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 2017 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 19 During this visit, I met with Bishop Efraim Krevey, to whom I proposed a resolution of establish- ing a UNWLA Scholarship Program Alumni Association in Brazil. The resolution was accepted by all as- sociated with the program. It was in Prudentopolis that I met Celia, the very first student that I ever sponsored. Celia was in the 5th grade when she became “my child,” and after many years of correspond- ing with her, I was meeting her in person for the first time. Today, Celia is a beautiful young married woman and a successful entrepreneur of a bridal dress shop. Prudentopolis, Parana, Brazil (2000). Luba with her former student Celia Kryvij. During our travels throughout the Ukraini- an communities in Brazil, the success of ethnic Ukrainians in the country was clearly evident. These were people determined to preserve their ethnic traditions and pass them on to younger gen- erations. Their seminaries have graduated and or- dained hundreds of priests, and hundreds of our scholarship recipients have become teachers, nurs- es, doctors, social workers, and attorneys. Despite the harsh economic difficulties that Ukrainians in Brazil had to overcome, we found them to be intensely religious, gentle, and warm-hearted people. The fact that the Ukrainian language is now a mandatory subject in Federal schools in the states of Parana and Santa Catarina is evidence of the strong commit- ment that Ukrainian Brazilians have in preserving Ukrainian heritage: religion, traditions, culture and language. All of this was an amazing revelation, one that has influenced my thoughts about the UNWLA Scholarship Program’s current and future paths. Even though the focus of the program has shifted to Ukraine, I still feel a solid commitment to helping Ukrainians in Brazil. The tremendous growth and success of the UNWLA Scholarship Program for the past 50 years is directly attributed to the generosity of sponsors, benefactors, and UNWLA members, branches and re- gional councils. The impact of their generosity is nothing less than transformational. Donations, large and small, have allowed students of Ukrainian descent in many countries to achieve goals that may have been unimaginable to earlier generations. The foresight and generous assistance of these generous sup- porters have touched and enriched the lives of countless students. Their financial assistance has helped prepare a new generation that will someday shape the future of Ukraine and of the world. We must also credit the success of the Scholarship Program to the dedicated educators in South America, Poland, and Ukraine, and other countries where the Scholarship Program is in place. It is their hard work and determination that has contributed and continues to contribute to the success and achievements of the program. And, we should certainly give credit to the students themselves; their per- severance and yearning for higher education, often under severe economic conditions, has been strong and steadfast. My tenure as Chair of the Scholarship Program was an intensely satisfying experience. I am ex- tremely grateful to the many wonderful people who supported me during the years I served as chair and helped to make the program a resounding success. I am also very optimistic that the future leaders of the UNWLA Scholarship Program will continue to nurture and develop the program in a way that leads to a vibrant future for the program and its beneficiaries alike. Wishing you 50 more successful years! _____________________________________________ Correction. There was an error in paragraph 5 of the article “Could It Be My Thyroid Gland” by Dr. Ihor Magun (March 2017 issue, p. 33). In a reference to medications frequently used to treat cardiac ar- rhythmia, we mistakenly used the word “iodine” instead of “amiodarone.” Our apologies to readers.
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