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28 OUR LIFE • January-February 2024 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ВІДДІЛІВ І ЧЛЕНКИНЬ • BRANCH & MEMBER NEWS Branch 91 (Bethlehem, PA) Commemorates the Holodomor Branch 91 held a Candlelight Vigil at the Bethlehem City Hall, Payrow Plaza, on No - vember 19, 2023, to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor. In honor of the victims of the Holodomor, the branch also held a food drive and delivered the collected donations to the Second Harvest Food Bank for the benefit of the local com - munity. – Roxanne Dew, branch president Branch 56 (North Port, FL) Picnic Raises $13,000 for Ukrainian Women Soldiers The Branch 56 annual picnic in Venice, FL, on November 4, 2023, attracted more than 100 guests, including a number of special guests invited by the branch: therapists and doctors from Unbroken, a health care provider in Lviv that specializes in treating victims of traumatic brain injuries (which regrettably are all too common in russia’s war on Ukraine), who were in the U.S. to receive training in new treatment proto - cols and methods at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Tam - pa, FL. The picnic, which included music, song, and an auction of very special items generously donated by branch members, raised over $13,000 for the UNWLA’s Keep Ukraine Warm campaign in support of the Zemliachky (see story on page 18). Since russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Branch 56 has raised more than $85,000 for various UNWLA humanitarian relief funds, such as Keep Ukraine Warm, critical medical equipment for the front lines, and the Zemliachky proj- ect. – Patricia Zalisko, branch press officer Branch 38 (Denver, CO) Honors Member Inya Saldyt After over 30 years of service, Inya Saldyt has stepped down from holding a leadership position in the Denver branch of the UNWLA. Inya joined the branch shortly after moving to Denver in 1991, and has continuously been on the Board or held the office of Treasurer or President since then. Inya is a first-generation American born to Ukrainian parents who arrived in Buffalo, NY, in 1949. Her mother, Oksana Saldyt, was an avid member of the Buffalo branch. Inya attend - ed college in Buffalo and spent a year studying abroad in Spain. She also lived in New York City for a number of years, where she worked for CitiBank and used her MBA degree in Finance. When she moved to Denver, she continued her career in finance until her recent retirement. Always an intrepid traveler, Inya has traveled to Ukraine numerous times and visited relatives in Lviv. Since retiring, she has Trekker Inya Saldyt at the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, September 2023.
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