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ХХ Х Конвенція СУА 63 MARIANNA ZAJAC PRESIDENT OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF AMERICA The accomplishments of the UN WLA since our last convention in May of 2011 have been signif- icant and varied. It is my pleasure to summarize these in this commemorative book of the XXX UNWLA Convention. Three years of focus and dedication of the UNWLA Executive Committee and National Board have proven tha t the respect and trust which the UNWLA has earned over the years continue to be the sentiment of the diaspora. Of course, our branches and their membership, whether they belong to re- gional councils or are branches - at - large, are the very foundation of our organization’s successes and de- serve the most credit. Nothing at all would be possible without their fundamental support. Once again, when tri - annual reports of our organization are compiled into a convention book, one can only marvel at how much is achiev ed and how many people’s lives are actually touched by our programs. The UNWLA has always been able to be flexible and react to the needs of the current times, and it has successfully done so again. In the last two months of 2013, our focus, as that of al l Ukrainian - American organizations and members of the diaspora, turned towards closely following the daily events in Ukraine and attempting to the best of our ability to help by disseminating and clarifying information as well as by providing financial/ma terial aid. It was challenging to plan and organize this Convention in the midst of such heartfelt concern for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. On one of my trips to Washington, D.C., during these past few months, I was struck by the parallels of our o rganization’s mission during 1932 - 33, which was to be the voice of Ukrainians at a tragic time in their history, and 2014, as we are once again fulfilling the same role. The focus of the Board’s work for these past three years has been on creating a more c oncrete legacy for our organization. Therefore, I will concentrate on these aspects of our activity at the beginning of my report. I encourage you to read each of the reports of our National Board members as these may present somewhat different and perhaps more individualized perspectives while I attempt to give here an organizational overview. Maidan Humanitarian Aid E ffort On Sunday, December 8, 2013, the UNWLA initiated a national organizational fundraising cam- paign to assist the demonstrators in Ukraine. Since there was a sudden and urgent need in Ukraine, the Executive Committee unanimously voted to send $10,000 from its own social welfare fund for immediate help to the demonstrators, mostly students, on the K yiv Maidan. Due to the situation in Ukraine at that time, we felt we needed to be very cautious not to involve Soyuz Ukrainok of Ukraine because they might have felt the repercussions. We already knew of other organizations in Ukraine with bases in the Uni ted States who were experiencing pressure from the Ukrainian government. The humanitarian aid campaign was extremely successful as our regional councils and branches took the assignment very seriously and worked very diligently. Through December of 2013, $ 35,848 was raised, and through March 15, 2014, another $65,182 was donated to the UNWLA efforts, for a total of almost $1 4 0,000. As I write this report, the donations are still arriving at our Headquarters. Please read the report of our Social Welfare cha irperson as she will be more detailed in her de- scription of this urgent UNWLA project. I would like to comment that during the first stages of this jour- ney, which we are all taking with the people of Ukraine, UNWLA funds were personally distributed to the Euromaidan demonstrators. At first, they were used to purchase medications for the medic tents, as well as warm boots, socks, coats, hats, food, and phone cards so that students could contact their parents to let them know that they were fine. Then the nee ds evolved into something different — bullet - proof vests to help save the students who put their lives on the line as the snipers began to shoot the demonstrators. Finally, still other needs emerged: help for the wounded and financial aid to the families lef t without their breadwinners. I would like to note that the wounded, although mostly from western Ukraine, included those from Kharkiv, from Kremenchuk, and from Rivne — and UNWLA funding and aid traveled there as well.
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