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ХХ Х II Конвенція СУА 247 UNWLA BRANCH 99, PATRONESS LESIA UKRAINKA, WATERVLIET, N Y CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONAL COUNCIL From left, seated: Marija Yarosh, Marija Fil, Vera Kush nir, Alisa Serdyuk, Luba Kushnir; from left, standing: Stephania Karpishka, Diana Byron, Natalia Kitt, Mary Alice Quillinan, Irene Seneta, Anna Romanation, Olha Zendran, Irene Skalij, Orysia Calka, Don na Wayner, Eva Demczar ; members not in photo: Olha Bertsch, Iwanka Ciolko, Anna Lozynsky, Dorothy Mokey, Lesia Myshchuk, Marie Ruping, Melanie Sembrat, Nadia Sembrat, Theodosia Shewchuk In 1968, Theodosia Kushnir ( 2002 UNWLA Honor ary Member) gathered nin e women and established UNWLA Branch 99 in the small , upstate city of Watervliet, New York, just a few miles from the capital city of Albany (site of t he 2005 UNWLA Convention) . Lesia Ukrainka, chosen for the principles she represented, became their patron ess and the group elected Theodosia Kushnir as the first branch president. The group had grand ideas and there was no stopping them ! Branch membership grew rapidly to an impressive number of more than 55 women. Regardless of what needed to be organized o r whatever funds needed to be raised, Branch 99 members were the first in our community to stand up and offer help. Their goal was to spread the word about Ukraine, in general , and the UNWLA , in particular . In 1970, Branch 99 started the Palm Sunday E aster Bazaar showing off our Ukrainian culture, traditions, and especially our Easter foods. To this day , visitors line up to purchase pysanky , greeting cards, and goodies to fill Easter baskets. I n 1971, Branch 99 was instrumental in the organization of an international festival known as the Festival of Nations which has been bringing together representatives of 26 nations to display their respective cultures, traditions, and culinary treats annu ally to thousands of visitors. Representing Ukraine at the Miss Festival of Nations Pageant were Zoriana Moulton (2017), Sophia Myshchuk (2018) and Isadora Lee (2019). From 2017 through 2019, our branch continued with established events such as the Palm Su nday Easter Bazaar, Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, the Festival of Nations , and Christmas koli ada. In 2018, Branch 99 , with great pride, had the honor and privilege of celebrating our 50 th anniversary with a banquet and an entertaining program. A n archival display of every photo album created, of every newspaper article printed , and every award presented told the true story of the 50 - year history of Branch 99 - who we were and how much we accomplished.
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