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BRANCH 52, PHILADELPHIA, PA PHILADELPHIA REGION 1st Row L.R. Kay Cebra, Vice President, Mary Hnyda, Anne Yaremko, Treasurer, Stephanie Wochok, President, Mary Metelski, Jessie Letnaunchyn, 2nd Row L. R. Florence Onufrey, Lillian Kachmar, Stella Kiriloff, Marie Kaczur, Anne Sywulak, 3rd Row L.R. Pearl Bilinsky, Archives & Sunshine Chairman, Rosalie Pascucci, Vicky Melnick, Jean Konyk, Project Chairman, Amelia Bochey, Corresponding Secretary. In December, 1995 Branch 52 UNWLA Inc., Natalia Kobrinska, celebrated its 58th Anniversary. The Branch was organized October 21,1937 at the home of Mrs. Anna Sywulak who was an ardent and active member of the UNWLA. The purpose of the Branch was to belong to its own ethnic national organization, the UNWLA, and at the same time serve as a Public Relations body spreading knowledge about Ukrainians, their culture and heritage to other women’s clubs and the general public. This was very important, for in the thirties and forties Ukrainians were often labeled as Russians, and this misinformation had to be corrected by stressing the fact that we had our own Ukrainian language, culture and heritage. We did this by sending articles to American newspapers and by being included in various women’s programs and forums in the City of Philadelphia. Since the headquarters of the UNWLA were in Philadelphia and the late Olena Lototsky was the President at that time, she called on us or even made arrangements for our members to participate in these programs or forums either at the International Institute, individual women’s clubs or The Philadelphia Federation of Women’s Clubs & Allied Org. Inc. There were about 150 women’s clubs that were members of the Federation and so through this media word was spread about Ukrainians, their culture and heritage. In those days, American newspapers gave us good publicitiy since the branch received many citations and awards for its participation in soliciting funds for the American Red Cross, Cancer Drives, selling U.S. War Bonds, and having arts and crafts exhibits in banks, libraries and downtown department stores. The first fund raiser project of the branch was for the Regional Council of the UNWLA in Philadelphia which was founded in October, 1937. Then with the decision of the UNWLA to publish the magazine Our Life, funds were donated for this worthy cause, for the organization 233 www.unwla.org
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