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28 OUR LIFE • March-April 2024 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ВІДДІЛІВ І ЧЛЕНКИНЬ • BRANCH & MEMBER NEWS The jubilant golden anniversary celebration of Branch 53, named in honor of famous Ukrainian op - era singer Solomiya Krushelnyts- ka, delighted the metropolitan Detroit Ukrainian community at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren, MI, on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Branch 53’s fifty years of community service were cel- ebrated in a festive program reflecting its history of support - ing UNWLA goals, in particular education, culture, and social welfare. For the tenth time in its his - tory, Branch 53 organized a fashion show, but this time the fashions were from Ukraine, to support the goal of preserving and cultivating Ukrainian cul - ture. The clothing from TKANA. UA preserves and promotes the traditional technique of hand weaving and loom work, but in a contemporary, unique, and ex - clusive style. The Lviv designer Maryana Priymak provided 50 articles of clothing and accesso- Branch 53 Celebrates Its Golden Jubilee Ola Movchan Novak , 50th Anniversary Committee Co-Chairperson, Branch 53, Warren, MI Photo: Bohdan Koshiw Branch 53 members. Seated (l-r): Maria Mykolenko, Ola Movchan Novak, Martha Jovanovic, Sophia Sawka, Sophie Koshiw, Luba LePage, Stephanie Bologna. Standing (l-r): Marie Piwtorak, Annette Stadnyk, Stefania Szawronskyj, Christina Panasiuk, Lida Pakula, Helen Palmer, Natalia Zapotny, Diane Sowik-Jowa, Maria Lisowsky, Alice Pinelli, Va - lentyna Semrau, Lesia Florchuk, Christine Stebens, Janet Tymczenko Zuyus. ries for men, women, and chil - dren, all modeled by 16 mem- bers and friends of Branch 53, including sons, daughters, hus - bands, and grandchildren. The event opened with a wel- come from the two MCs, Lesia Florchuk in English and Valenty - na Semrau in Ukrainian. Branch president Sophie Koshiw gave a brief history of the branch and thanked the guests for at - tending. The Golden Jubilee was fortunate to have UNWLA president Natalie Pawlenko in attendance to personally ex - tend greetings and congratu- lations, to present a plaque to the branch, and especially to present 50-year member pins to seven of our 21 members. It was an honor for branch members to meet President Pawlenko earlier in the week at a branch meet - ing, and then to have her at - tend the event. Detroit Regional Council President Oksanna Gudz also presented a plaque to the branch. The program included a beau- tiful musical portion that con - tinued to showcase the goal of cultivating Ukrainian culture, specifically a performance by Mykola Deychakiwsky, concert - master of the Ukrainian Ban- durist Chorus, of three songs on the bandura. During the luncheon, guests watched a video presentation of the history of Branch 53, includ - ing its many years of supporting the goal of education by spon - soring a Ukrainian-language Saturday pre-school for more than 20 years and by organizing an Easter bazaar for 25 years at local shopping malls to educate the public about Ukrainian East - er traditions such as pysanka writing and babka baking. There was also a table with scrapbooks and photos from the past 50 years of Branch 53’s work for everyone to view. In keeping with the branch’s so- cial welfare goal of providing hu- manitarian assistance to Ukrain-
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