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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Січень-Лютий 2024 29 been to Australia, Japan, and Guatemala and has completed a 280-km trek across Portugal and Spain on the Camino Portugues. Inya plans to continue her membership in our branch, which will benefit from her wisdom, enthusiasm, friendliness, and willingness to pitch in where needed. In honor of Inya’s service, Branch 38 donat - ed $1,500 to outfit a female Ukrainian soldier as part of this year’s campaign to Keep Ukraine Warm: Support Women Soldiers (see story on page 18). – Helena Schultz, branch president Branch 137 (Clifton, NJ) Christmas Fundraiser Supports Keep Ukraine Warm Campaign In early December, Branch 137 mem - bers presented a unified front, turning out in full force at the branch Christ - mas Fantasy Wonderland fundraising event to support the men and women of Ukraine as they bravely persevere to take back our country. Thanks to Natal - iya Hunko-Chuchvara (Unique Blooms Floral Design) and Марія Войціцка’s MishMash Catering (food, libations, holiday music), holiday spirit perme - ated the air, and the room was trans - formed into a winter wonderland as our members demonstrated their tal - ent in designing their personal Christ - mas wreaths. Fresh evergreens and pine cones were used to assemble the wreaths, which were then decorated with glittering ornaments and aromatic dried citrus, and adorned with beau - tiful velvet ribbons. All funds raised were earmarked for another impor - tant UNWLA project: Keep Ukraine Warm (see page 18). – Mariya Vasylkiv Plants for Sale! Branch 136 (Naples, FL) Turns Love of Gardening into Fundraising Success Who would have thought that a Soyuzianka’s penchant for gardening could become a spectacular fundraiser for humanitarian aid to Ukraine? Halyna Traversa, our Social Welfare Chair who enjoys gardening as a hob - by and a mode of relaxation, spent two weeks transplanting 150 plants into smaller containers for this project. After advertising the plant sale in her community newsletter, friends, neighbors, and strangers came to buy; many came just to donate to a worthy cause. With our membership chair, Daria Hirniak, and our treasurer, Luba Marino, assisting with sales, the project was a success by any measure. With donations still coming in from Halyna’s friends, as of late February a total of $6,275 had been raised. Ku - dos and thanks to Halyna for all her time and efforts. The majority of the funds will be designated for the UNWLA War Victims Fund. Remaining funds will be used to support our widow in Ukraine, Nadiya Tanska, and her two young daughters, who lost their husband/father early in the war, which began in 2014. – Natalie Santarsiero, branch president From left: Daria Hirniak, Halyna Traversa, Luba Marino.
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