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16 OUR LIFE • September-October 2025 • 2000: During a visit to Brazil, reaffirmed relationships and commitments and formed the UNWLA Schol - arship Alumni Association in Brazil, with Olga Korczagin, the former Director of Colegio Santa Olga, who agreed to chair the association. Continuing the Mission (2002–2021) In 2002, Maria Polanskyj, a long-time com- mittee member and program sponsor, was elected Scholarship Chair. Bringing fresh en- ergy to the role, she recruited 400 new spon- sors — all while maintaining a full-time job. Maria represented the UNWLA as part of its delegation to the World Congress of Ukrainians in Kyiv in both 2003 and 2008. These visits allowed her to meet with lead- ers of Soyuz Ukrainok Ukrainy (SUU) and connect with scholarship recipients. In 2010, she also participated in the annual meeting of the World Federation of Ukraini - an Women’s Organizations in Poland, where she reconnected with scholarship graduates who had since become professionals. Maria became ill in 2014 and passed away on December 15, 2015. Her life was honored in ceremonies held in New Jersey, Brazil, and Ukraine. Following her passing, Anna Krawczuk stepped in as Acting Chair and was official - ly elected Chair of the UNWLA Scholarship Program in 2017. Under her leadership, and despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee remained active, continuing to provide scholarships to stu- dents in Brazil and Ukraine. The Ukrainian World Congress recognizing the UNWLA Scholarship Program for its 30 successful years, Toron- to, December 5, 1998 (l-r): UNWLA Scholarship Chair Luba Bilowchtchuk, UNWLA President Anna Krawczuk, UWC President Dmytro Cipywnyk, UWC General Secre - tary Jaroslaw Sokolyk. Scholarship Chair Luba Bilowchtchuk addressing stu- dents in Curitiba, Brazil, 2000. Students of Santa Olga Colegio, Prudentopolis, Brazil, 2004. Scholarship Chair Maria Polanskyj and Kyiv scholarship partner Larysa Kobelyanska with UNWLA President Marianna Zajac (l-r), 2014. Continues on page 18
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