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LIDIA BILOUS MEMBER-AT-LARGE During my term as member-at-large, two 20 ton shipments of books were sent to Ukraine. One of those shipments consisted solely of private donations to our program. Due to a very high leasing fees of the ware house in Bridgeport, CT, it was decided to move the warehousing of books to Clinton, MA. As a resut of this move, I was relieved of my responsibilities of packing, sorting, and cataloguing of the total shipments to Ukraine. My new duties included coordinating small private donations through the “ Books for Ukraine” program and Sabre. In response to telephone inquiries, I sent out 37 donation forms reflecting the above changes. I atten ded several meetings with the director of Sabre-Svitlo, Olia Isaievych, in the U.S. and in Ukraine. The problems and difficulties of disbursing the books throughout Ukraine due to the shortage of gasoline and finances were discussed. In September 1993, when I visited recipients of the book donations, many ex pressed thanks and gratitude for our program and our hard work. Many also expressed the need for books in Ukrainian and on Ukrainian topics. Dr. Myndiuk, director and chief of staff of the Lviv Regional Specialized Children’s Hospital, invited me to tour that facility. It was heartwarming to observe the doctors on staff using medical reference books sent through our program. During my term, the UNWLA contributed $3,800.00 to Sabre-Svitlo from the “Books for Ukraine” fund. In my meetings with the director of the Scientific Assistance Project at Sabre, Tania Vitvitsky, I was informed that our program may be at risk due to the drastic cuts in federal funding for these types of programs. Although the programs do not rely totally on federal funding, this funding has served as a financial basis. USIA (United States Informa tion Agency), also let it be known that as of 1995 all funding for book programs would cease. Their decision was based on world wide consensus of interest in this kind of aid. Sadly, it seems that education is a low priority item in humanitarian aid to newly emerging democracies. The Scientific Assistance Pro ject must now financially rely on grants. The "Books for U kraine” program of the UNWLA is not financially able to participate in the project. Through the middle of 1994, I attended weekly sessions at the U.N. of NGO’s, (Non- Governmental Agencies) as an alternate re presentative from WFUWO (World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations). I also attended some sub-committee meetings. Due to personal reasons, I could no longer attend the weekly NGO meetings, and with the board’s approval agreed to work on special projects, as needed. In June, I was nominated and elected to serve as the UNWLA representative on the board of the Ukrainian Museum. As a board member I serve on the Special Affairs Committee and at the request of the president of the UNWLA I serve as the representative of our organization on the museum rebuilding committee. This committee meets at least every two weeks. The duty of this committee is to oversee the rebuilding of the museum and issue progress reports to the board. In September 1995,1 represented the board at a banquet celebrating the 25th anniversary of Branch 108 in New Haven, CT. 98 www.unwla.org
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