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ХХХI Конвенція СУА 11 tute of Santa Olga agreed to coordinate, recommend, and be responsible for their scholarship recipients. UNWLA Branch 33 of Ohio became the first sponsor of a scholarship student. During Dr. Sawyckyj's term as chair of the program, scholarship aid increased and was extended to include boys and young men studying in the seminaries of the Basilian Fathers in Curitiba and Pruden- topolis. Thanks to the efforts of the rector of the STUDIUM OSBM, St. Basil’s Seminary in Curitiba, many seminarians entered the priesthood and served parishes in Brazil as well as parishes in other coun- tries of the Ukrainian diaspora. That rector is now Bishop Dionisio Lachovicz. Having established contacts with Eugenia Mazepa and a women's organization connected to the Farmers' Soyuz in Curitiba, Dr. Sawyckyj made a decision to work with them as well. In time, our schol- arship program expanded into Argentina and Paraguay. In order to improve the functioning and coordina- tion of the student assistance program, Dr. Sawyckyj formulated guidelines and criteria for student aid, centralized control of the initiative, and named it the UNWLA Scholarship Program. Per the guidelines established under her tenure, scholarships are given only upon the recommen- dation of trusted and reliable persons in the countries where the program serves the Ukrainian diaspora. First priority is given to orphans, half orphans, disadvantaged children, children abandoned by their par- ents, children from broken homes, and those from poor, large families with parents who cannot afford to cover the expenses of their education. The criteria for obtaining a scholarship are the same, regardless of the country of residence of the candidates (see the report booklet of the UNWLA Scholarship Program for the years 1993–2001). One of the most important requirements is knowledge of (or study of) the Ukraini- an language, which the students are obligated to use in correspondence with their sponsors and with the UNWLA. Dr. Sawyckyj published two report booklets related to the UNWLA Scholarship Program (one for the period spanning 1967 to 1977 and the other covering 1978 to 1980). The reports listed UNWLA branches and the names of sponsors and donors in the United States (as well as sponsors from Canada and Australia) who generously responded to the call "Ukrainians — helping Ukrainian students." The Schol- arship report booklets also listed the names of UNWLA-sponsored graduates of universities and profes- sional institutions. The UNWLA Social Welfare Standing Committee included Sophia Andrushkiw, who was re- sponsible for confidential scholarship assistance that was provided to Ukrainian students in Poland. Olha Hnatyk’s responsibility was aid to grandmothers in Poland, and Anna Krawczuk headed the newly formed UNWLA Pen Pal Club, which operated under the slogan "Ukrainians of the world — let's get ac- quainted." Financial reports were compiled by Irena Kaczaniwska. In 1981 Dr. Sawyckyj transferred leadership of the UNWLA Social Welfare Program (which in- cluded the UNWLA Scholarship Program) to Anna Krawczuk, together with 149 active files of scholar- ship recipients and two scholarship report booklets. These were the times when the Iron Curtain around the Soviet Union closed the doors to Ukraine. Anna Krawczuk (1981–1993) "The unifying force of all Ukrainians is the Ukrainian language" In 1981 Anna Krawczuk took over as Chair of the UNWLA Social Welfare Standing Committee, which included the Scholarship Program. At her request a separate UNWLA Scholarship Standing Com- mittee was formed at the UNWLA convention in 1984, one that included the UNWLA Scholar- ship/Children-Student Sponsorship Program. In 1985, Anna Krawczuk and Ksenia Hapij made a trip to Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina to examine the status of the existing program. By this time, the number of students from South America who were assisted by the UNWLA had increased; the program was stable and running efficiently. New horizons beckoned. Through the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, contact was established with Ukrainians living in East European countries, especially in Yugoslavia and Romania. With recommendations from Rev. Petro Ovad our activity in- creased. In 1986, with the assistance of Ihor Hapij, Nadia Nynka, Luba Sira, and M. Orysia Jacus, the rec-
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