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128 ХХ Х Конвенція СУА country was too high. We pray now to have leaders hi p made of patriots and we pray for peace in Ukraine. Thank you, each and every one of you, who supported us through those difficult times. Glory to every membe r of the UNWLA, to every family who helped us — the Ukrainians on the Maidan! Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! Sincerely, Mariya Furtak In 2011 - 2013, the Social Welfare Committee of the UNWLA continued its projects for orphans and orphanages, and for senior women in need (‘Babusi Fund’) in Ukraine and Ukrainian communities abroad. We sent a total of $41, 945.85 to orphanages and orphan ed children . Over the past six years, the UNWLA sponsored two orphaned siblings Lesia and Oleksiy , whose mother passed away and father died in an accident. We are proud that we contributed to the education of these chi ldren. Lesia finished high school and is about to graduate from a teacher’s college this year. When she turned 18, she lost state al- lowance , and the money that her grandmother saved from the money we sent proved to be of great help for them. Continuing thi s work, our organization took into its care a nine - year - old Ihor whose mother passed away when he was two days old and whose father never returned from the seasonal work in Rus- sia , abandoning the child. Ihor’s teachers say he is a kind and smart child, fin ishing the 4 th grade of ele- mentary school this year with top grades. In 2011 and 2012, children with disabilities from the orphanage in Rozdil, the L ’ viv region , were able to receive treatment in a health resort with our support . The UNWLA received a donation designated specifically for this purpose from a Ukrainian - American family . The thriving corruption in Ukraine led to further impoverishment of the people and t he least protected population — people of old age — are among those w ho were affected most. They are more likely than before to spend the last years of their lives in nursing homes or geriatric centers, which are often poorly equipped and provided for because they are funded by the state. They experience shortage of persona l hygiene items, clothes , and food. I n 2009 the UNWLA launched the new project “Assistance and Caring for the Elderly , ” which aims to provide assis- tance to ten geriatric homes in various parts of Ukraine . Every regional council and the group of branch- es - a t - large is in charge of one nursing home. Overall, the project has been a success as the work of some branches compensated for others whose priority may lie elsewhere at this time. I want to mention Branch 75, New Jersey, which developed close cooperation with the geriatric home in the Vinny tsia region. In 2012, their geriatric home received 16 wheelchairs, and the branch continuously send s packages with items of basic necessity. Branch 96 from Buffalo, NY, organized a Pasta Party to collect funds for this project. This way they could send $1,500 as a Christmas present to their geriatric home in Kolomyia, the Ivano - Frankivsk region. Additionally, the UNWLA distributed $19,185.51 to seniors and families in fi- nancial need. Continuing the work of our predecesso rs and drawing on the experience of the previous chair of th e Social Welfare Committee, Lidi a Chernyk, the UNWLA partnered with Doctors C ollaborating to H elp C hildren (Boston, USA) and the Ch ildren’s Burn Unit in Hospital No. 8 ( L ’ viv , Ukraine) in order to improve the medical treatment of children who suffered burns. Doctors C ollaborating to H elp C hildren is an NGO that aims to improve the quality of medical treatment around the globe , applying the lates t clini- cal research and cutting - edge medical equipment. Thanks to the efforts of the doctors from Shriners Hos- pital in Boston, Doctors C ollaborating to H elp C hildren , and in particular , due to the active involvement of Dr. Gennadiy Fuzay lov, this project was launched and started to yield results without any delay. Dr. Fuzay lov was involved in the treatment of Nastia Ovchar , a burn victim from Ukraine ( 2005 ) , while the UNWLA raised funds for Nastia ’s medical treatment. The partnership between the UNWLA and Doctors C ollaborating to H elp C hildren was guided by Dr. Fuzaylov and Dr. Dris c oll. Over the last few years they organized treatment for 24 small patients from Ukraine at Shriner s Hospital in Boston , MA . In Ukraine, we joined forces with the Pe diatric Burn Unit of Hospital No. 8 in L ’ vi v , headed by Dr. Vasyl Savchyn , to implement this project . When visiting L ’viv Hospital No. 8 for the first time, Dr. Fuzaylov was struck by the poor conditions and lack of some basic medical supplies in the hospital, yet he re marked on the high profession al level and dedication of Dr. Savchyn and the medical personnel. Once back in Boston, Dr. Fuzaylov started to look for partners among the Ukrainian diaspora to help him buy equipment for the Children’s Burn Unit in the L ’ viv hospi-
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