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8 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2018 This month I would like to share with our readers some of the highlights of the assignments recently taken on by members of the UNWLA Executive Board. Each of us has her own designated respon- sibilities, but we also interact with our branches and regional councils as well as with other organi- zations, underscoring the fact that the UNWLA is a community organization in a viable, lively dias- pora and attempts to be a participant within it. February 2, 10, and 23, 2018. I participated in a series of conference calls with the President of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Or- ganizations, Orysia Sushko, and other members of the organizing committee in preparation for the celebration of the 70 th anniversary of the WFUWO. (Please see announcement about this on page 9 of the March issue of Our Life .) The other members of the organizing committee are Olya Danyliak (WFUWO VP), Darcia Moskaluk Rutkay, Marta Kichorowska-Kebalo, and Iryna Kurowyckyj (UN- WLA Honorary President). The celebration will be held in the city of WFUWO’s birth, Philadelphia, Pa., in October of this year. February 14, 2018 . Nadia Nynka, VP of Public Relations, participated in a conference call of the US Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Geno- cide Awareness (of which the UNWLA is a mem- ber.) Many relevant topics were discussed, partic- ularly regarding outreach events to bring interna- tional awareness to the 85 th anniversary of the Ho- lodomor. May 2 has been designated Holodomor Advocacy Day, and Ukrainians will be urged to contact their local legislatures to sign proclama- tions/resolutions regarding the Holodomor. Ukrainian groups are also encouraged to attend such events, take photographs, and send articles to local newspapers. Nadia will be forwarding in- structions to our membership as more information becomes available. February 25, 2018. As UNWLA president, I at- tended the quarterly Ukrainian Museum Board of Trustees meeting. Topics such as planning for fu- ture exhibits and ongoing administrative and plant issues were discussed. The much anticipated open- ing of the Yaroslava Surmach Mills retrospective exhibit on March 4 was summarized. This is an ex- hibition of Mills' wide-ranging work, showcasing more than eighty exponents including glass paint- ings, etchings, icons, books, a selection of the artist's pysanky , card reproductions of numerous glass paintings, and drawings. February 28, 2018. The UNWLA Website Com- mittee meeting was held via conference call. In my capacity as UNWLA president, I participated in the call along with Lida Jachnycky (First VP) and Ma- ria Andriyovych (Officer at Large). These members of the Executive Board, along with Nadia Nynka (VP of Public Relations) are an integral part of the committee and its current focus on the format, text and pictures for the new website’s content. March 1, 2018. The United Nations’ Interna- tional Mother Language Day observance. This year, the Ukrainian event related to this ob- servance was organized by the Ukrainian Mission to the UN in conjunction with the anniversary cel- ebration of Ukraine’s declaration of sovereignty in 1917–1918. The printed handout noted that “lan- guages are the most powerful instruments of pre- serving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage.” The program was divided into historical and cultural portions, and I attended along with Mariya Andriyovych. (Please see article on p. 6) March 3, 2018. Andrij Sadovyi, the Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine, visited the Ukrainian Museum on the evening of March 3. Members of the Ukrainian community were invited to meet the mayor during this visit, and I attended as UNWLA president be- cause the mayor has always supported the UNWLA projects in Ukraine and I had previously met with him several times, both in Ukraine and in New York City. Mayor Sadovyi is a donor and supporter of the Ukrainian Catholic University and Dzherelo Children’s Rehabilitation Centre, both of which the UNWLA also works with. He shared his thoughts about the state of “his” city, future plans for Lviv, the current status of Ukraine in general and its po- litical and economic prospects. An audience mem- ber asked Mayor Sadovyi whether he has any plans to run for the President of Ukraine in the 2019 elections. As is customary with most politicians, the mayor skirted the question. March 4, 2018. The Chicago Regional Council and newly organized Branch 141 paid tribute to the “Heavenly Hundred” on this Sunday. The event was very well attended, and many representatives from other community organizations supported
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