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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2018 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 11 The Banquet Booklet Following the slide show was the Historical Attire Fashion Show, which opened with our royal 10 th century Prince Volodymyr and Princess Olha taking their bows. This was followed by a lovely and detailed procession of 15 other historical cos- tumes from various ancient times (3 rd century BC and 6 th Century AD), from various regions (Kyiv, Volhyn, Galicia, Poltava) illustrating differing life status (commoner, royalty, Kozak, Hetman and nobility) from the 12 th , 17 th and 18 th centuries. After a brief intermission, we enjoyed a crescendo of sound and a flurry of motion provided by the amazing Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensem- ble of Philadelphia who had graciously agreed to perform at our event. These professional dancers wowed the audience with lively and colorful per- formances of a variety of regional dances in native attire, ending with the spectacular, energy-filled Hopak to thunderous applause. Voloshky dancing the Hopak The evening ended with the silent auction of the two original art pieces, which were happily received by their new owners. We were praised for the quality of the event by guests who thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and an article about the event was featured on the front page of the local newspa- per as “a uniquely cultural humanitarian event,” thanks to our new editor friend. We members of Branch 95 were riding an emotional high on pull- ing off such a detailed and significant project for such a worthy cause! It felt so good! That evening we raised well above our initial goal of $5,000. The proceeds were placed in the UNWLA Chornobyl Fund and were used to provide medical aid to the soldiers who had helped with the clean-up and were then afflicted with various medical problems themselves, as well as to the local victims, espe- cially the children, dealing with the deadly health effects of the nuclear disaster. It sometimes takes courage to execute a bold venture and to be pushed out of our comfort zone. But such ventures help us discover what we are capable of. And if presented for the right rea- sons, others will take notice and will recognize that they are seeing and experiencing something worthwhile. In doing so, they often become willing to participate in the endeavor or help out in other ways. Compassion is one of humanity’s most com- pelling traits, a trait that I pray we never lose.
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