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16 OUR LIFE • July-August 2023 Branch 50 Celebrates Vyshyvanka Day in Detroit Natalie Grossman , Press Officer, Branch 50, Detroit Our friends and relatives in our beloved, war-torn Ukraine might be proud of the way we celebrated Vyshyvanka Day on May 18: with a large and diverse crowd that gath - ered in support of Ukraine’s defense. The holiday’s origin stems from the city of Chernivtsi, where, on the third Thursday of May in 2006, students, in flash-mob style, dressed in embroidered clothing, gathered to show support for the rebuilding of Ukraini - an statehood. Over the course of a few years, this event has become a nearly international tradition. For the second year in a row, hun - dreds of Americans joined UNWLA Ukrainian Americans, and Ukrainians who are newly arrived in the Detroit area, at the popular Ann Arbor social hub York to show their support for Ukraine. Kudos to the Planning Committee, which included Marti Bombeck, Irina Bondarenko, and Sofia Milnikiewicz, for such a wonderful event. Branch 50 was a co-sponsor, and members were involved in publicity, staging, fundraising, and all-around networking. Ksenia Kozak helped with too many activities to count. With tables set up both indoors and out, we offered our guests food (nalysnyky and pyrohy) and drinks for sale, along with music (Hanna Rowan Jazz Band and a jazz duo: Eric Moore and Roman Humesky) and an embroidery workshop hosted by Olga’s Creativity. A dazzling array of “made in Ukraine” items sold well and supplemented our request for donations. In addition, for a small fee, many women eagerly donned an elaborate “vinok” created by Irina Mokra for a photo. For the chance to win an em - broidered pillow, a bronze bust of Lesia Ukrainka, or fancy toiletries baskets, raffle tickets also sold well. Most importantly, we pray that the funds we raised will help ef - forts to find and return Ukrainian children who were forcibly deported to russia during the war.
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