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Our Life | Наше життя 3 The UNWLA National Executive is very excited to introduce this month’s issue of Our Life , with a new and refreshed facelift, a new and improved layout, many delightful color-filled pages, and an upgrade in paper weight. Our intention is to provide our members and subscribers with a stimulating and exciting written and visual presentation of UNWLA current activities, as well as articles carefully chosen by our editors to pique your interest, always enhanced by color photos. The goals of our publication, in its 76th year of suc - cess, while honestly acknowledging its tribulations, remain the same – Our Life serves as a “calling card” for our organization, here in the United States, as well as throughout the world. Our Life is our magazine – one that reflects who we are and the wide range of work we do. As has been done over the decades, articles will continue to allow UNWLA members to share the success of their efforts within their communities. In the January 2004 issue of Our Life , which was the 60th anniver - sary of the publication, Honorary President Iryna Kurowyckyj wrote, “the magazine stands as a reminder of the past, a representation of the present, and the hope for the future.” It is UNWLA’s hope for our future success that has motivated the Executive Committee to foster innovative changes, to build on our past and represent the present. Among us are those who may remember how the decision to make Our Life bilingual was a shocking proposition to many UNWLA members, as well as, perhaps, to the Ukrainian-American community, overall. Yet, the years since that decision have proven that this decision showed foresight – and helped retain those readers for whom English is more accessible. As Tamara Stadnychenko wrote in the same January 2004 issue of Our Life , “.....we can only applaud the wisdom of those who insisted on taking this disputed path.” This same instinct of seeking innovation to sustain Our Life into the the future has prompted the Executive Committee to enhance the look and visual content of Our Life so that we capture the interest of all of our 2020 membership – the members who represent the past strongholds, the present doers, and the future carriers of our torch. We understand that change can be unsettling. Many of us prefer to shy away from changes no matter what they are. However, change is an integral part of our journey, of our organization’s journey and should be embraced. As was reported frankly in the January 2004 issue, Our Life was suffering financial difficulties. These dif - ficulties remain. The UNWLA National Executive has engaged our membership in a survey and has studied many options to alleviate the financial burden in order to continue publishing Our Life , the very symbol of the UNWLA and our members. We will be presenting the decisions of the UNWLA National Board in the December issue. We invite you to embrace and enjoy the changes to Our Life , but also to send your comments, observa- tions, suggestions. Please send to: ourlife@unwla.org. I thank you for your dedicated and continuous support! Let us move into UNWLA’s future! Marianna Zajac , UNWLA President REFLECTIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT
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