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16 OUR LIFE • September-October 2022 When russia invaded Ukraine, the immediate and visceral response of horror, disgust, and condem - nation from the rest of the world was heartwarming to the Ukrain - ian diaspora. Immediately there were offers of help, and human - itarian aid began to flow. There were large benefits, auctions, other events, and small “grass- root” efforts, each just as impor - tant, meaningful, and helpful. Branch 95 has always been a small branch, averaging 20–30 mem - bers over the years, even with several at-large members living in neighboring states still wishing to remain part of the group. Our branch participated in several of those smaller grass-root efforts Marianna (Szczawinsky) Crans , Branch 95, Kerhonkson/Poughkeepsie, NY that added up to significant do - nations to the UNWLA for help to Ukraine. The response from our local com - munity started with our making several hundred blue-and-yellow pins that were handed out next to a donation jar at our commu - nity church (Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, NY) and at local community outreach events at the Kingston Library and the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture & History. These ribbon pins garnered about $375, which our branch promptly donated to the UNWLA site for Aid to Ukraine. A member of our branch was in - volved with the Reher Center and Library’s initiative to record the stories and experiences of pres - ent-day immigrants for a perma - nent collection of cultural experi - ences to be used for educational and historical purposes. Thanks to that member’s participation and effort, the $200 stipend from the project was donated to the UNWLA. The daughter of one of our mem - bers works at a local school. Her grade school children wanted to help Ukraine; they collected their left-over lunch money and pre - sented the branch with a check for over $2,000 to help Ukraine! Our branch has been besieged with requests for help; contacts for Ukrainian artisans, musicians, performers, and dancers; and Every Little Bit Helps Marianna Crans, Maria Cade, and Stephanie Hawryluk (l-r) at the Kingston Library community outreach event. Vitalia, Adelina, and Avalina Deriabina (l-r) with Ulana Salewycz. Branch 95 members at Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian cultural festival (l-r): Marianna Crans, Marianna Zajac, Ulana Salewycz, Olha Drozdowycz, Cathy Gorham, Mary Panchyshyn, Maria Cade, Olia Lemieszewski.
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