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XXXIІI Конвенція СУА 153 an announcement that a cargo plane had departed Arizona for Ukraine, carrying bulletproof vests, helmets, and other gear. We met with Representative Ruben Gallego, a veteran, who provided valuable insights into the process of sending military aid to Ukraine; he pledged to advocate vigorously in Congress for the necessary legislation to support Ukraine. Additionally, we held meetings with staff at Senator Mark Kelly’s office; held a Zoom meeting with Senator Kyrsten Sinema. On April 16, we joined the “Phoenix Stands United for Ukraine” interfaith program at Central United Methodist Church, organized by our supporters Patience and Jim Huntwork. Mike Baraban, a new member of our community, brought in 200 chairs adorned with Ukrainian flags to create a memorial for the 200 children who have been lost to the war. The event featured faith, prayer, music, and inspiring words from Ukraine supporters, and concluded with a march down Central Avenue, one of Phoenix’s busiest streets. Branch 3 President Christine Boyko met with Kim Covington of the Arizona Community Foundation and gave a presentation about the war. The Foundation gave our Branch an honorarium of $8,500; later we received an additional $1,000. Natalka Zeleny, Branch 3 Advocacy Chair, was also responsible for media outreach and public relations. She graciously accepted these roles that she fulfilled exceptionally well. We donated $10,000 to the UNWLA initiatives for Wound Fixators and Negative Vacuum Canisters. Later, after receiving more donations, we contributed an additional $5,000. Irene Szwez and Olena Melnyk successfully secured camp scholarships for eight refugee children to Camp Toku in Prescott.. Stefka Tkachuk, Irene Szwez, Vera Hoerner, Nadia Taft and Chrystia Boyko sewed five very large Ukrainian flags that are used regularly. We reached out to the Kyiv Military Academy and promptly sent $2,000 for urgently needed generators and home essentials for students, including war orphans. The headmaster expressed heartfelt thanks to us and to the UNWLA President with a letter of gratitude. Our Branch was asked to assist in the selection of three students from Ukraine to receive scholarships to complete master’s degrees in the Psychology program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Branch 3 President collaborated with a team of professors who diligently prepared for the arrival of the selected students. Stefka Tkachuk met one family at the Phoenix airport and brought them to Flagstaff. The generosity of Patience and Jim Huntwork was outstanding, providing the family with the use of their summer home outside of Flagstaff. Branch 3 members participated in the commemorations that honored the heroes of Ukraine held at the Ukrainian Cultural. Many of us contacted city, state, and county officials to light up government buildings in blue and yellow for Ukrainian independence. The Ukrainian flag was flown at the State Capitol Building that week. In October, we held a “Uke-tober Fest” fundraiser. In 2022, the new member who joined Branch 3 was Kateryna Kostiuchenko. Sadly, we lost one of our most beloved and longtime members, MaryAnn Turiw, who passed away on March 18, 2022. 2023-Continued Support and Advocacy: We were excited to learn in February that soldiers and co- founders of the Ukrainian League of American Football would be visiting Phoenix. The guests from Ukraine attended Super Bowl XLVIII in Glendale, and were honored at the NFL Honors Night Program. The community warmly welcomed the guests at a luncheon at the Ukrainian Cultural Center where they were given bandanas and made honorary Arizonans. Branch member Maria Groll continued to contribute to the UNWLA Scholarship Committee until her illness, and we send her our warmest wishes for a swift recovery. In March, at our annual Branch meeting, UNWLA National President Natalie Pawlenko joined us on Zoom. Our other distinguished guest speaker, Dr. Celia Hildebrand, Member-at-Large from Tucson, demonstrated auricular acupuncture for pain relief, which can help wounded soldiers in Ukraine on the battlefield and in hospitals. She provided a more detailed presentation during our Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, followed by a certification workshop in auricular acupuncture. In October, we held another successful “Uke-tober Fest.” In November, we attended a signing ceremony for an agreement between the Arizona Defense Industry Coalition and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. 2024-New Endeavors and Community Involvement: Our most recent endeavors include being a vehicle for donations from the United States to Caritas Ukraine’s program of assistance in Lviv. Focused on helping Ukrainian families, our support started in January. We held a Stand with Ukraine community rally on
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