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18 OUR LIFE • January-February 2023 On Sunday, December 11, 2022, UNWLA Branch 30, named in honor of the renowned Ukrainian dramaturgist Lydia Krushelnytsky, marked its 35th anniversary with a celebratory luncheon in the hall of St. Michael the Archangel Ukraini - an Catholic Church in Yonkers. Despite the threat of the winter season’s first snow, nearly 120 guests attended the luncheon. Branch president Liliya Balkova welcomed the attendees and spe - cial guests, including a number of UNLWA representatives. A prayer and remarks by Very Rev. Arch - priest Kiril Angelov, pastor of St. Michael’s, opened the formal pro - gram. The members of Branch 30, attired in newly arrived embroi - dered dresses made in Ukraine in the midst of the power outag - es that resulted from the unpro - voked and brutal war waged by russia, recited the UNWLA prayer and sang the UNWLA hymn. A number of special guests of - fered their congratulations and warm greetings, including Na - talie Pawlenko, president of the UNWLA; Lidia Slysh, president of the UNWLA New York Regional Council; Michael Kapitula, branch director of the Yonkers Ukraini - an American Youth Association (CYM); Igor Balkovyy, director of the Ukrainian Youth Center; Oleh Bilovus, secretary of the Ukrainian Arcadia Kocybala , PhD, Branch 30, Yonkers, NY BRANCH 30 Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary Congress Committee of America (UCCA) Westchester branch; and Volodymyr Kozicky, a founder and former long-serving president of the SUMA Federal Credit Union. In addition to presenting Branch 30 with a framed congratulatory anniversary certificate, President Pawlenko presented certificates and pins to five new members: Iryna Bida, Zoryana Bodnar, Olha Fizer, Oksana Jones, and Maria Striletska. During her remarks, Ms. Slysh presented two past Branch 30 presidents, Dr. Vera Berezowsky and Nadia Liteplo, and the current president, Liliya Balkova, with award certificates for their years of outstanding con - tributions and service. UNWLA Branch 30 members and guests (l-r): Liliya Balkova, Oksana Jones, Zoryana Bodnar, Oksana Maryniak, Iryna Bida, Zhanna Huralska, Iryna Maksymyuk, Valentyna Shemchuk (UNWLA Branch 64), Olha Fizer, Liudmyla Halay, Ma - ria Striletska, Maria Kurchak, Iryna Hoshovskyj, Arcadia Kocybala, Vera Berezowsky, Nadia Liteplo, Nadiya Hasiy, Lesya Boyko, Natalie Pawlenko (UNWLA President), Lidia Slysh (UNWLA New York Regional Council President), Bohdana Dankiv (UNWLA New York Regional Council Member). Center: the Daniv Sisters Duet (Halyna and Oksana). Not pictured: Branch 30 members Areta Woroch, Maria Lavrovych, and Maryana Telishchak.
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