UCC's embassy fund campaign collects $1.5m

WINNIPEG - The Ukrainian Embassy Fund campaign begun by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) Headquarters ended as of December 31, 1992. Contributions to the fund totalled $1.5 million.

"The UCC wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the Ukrainian Canadian community for its generous support of this worthwhile cause," noted a press release from the Winnipeg headquarters of the organization. The UCC will publish in due course a special Embassy Fund Bulletin listing all donors.

"The UCC believes it must turn its attention to meeting the needs of the Ukrainian community in Canada. The UCC requires a sound financial base for its undertakings and asks that future donations be made to its National Fund," the UCC statement said.

Check should be made payable to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and mailed to: National Fund, Ukrainian Canadian Congress Headquarters, 456 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1B6. For further information please phone the UCC headquarters, (204) 942-4627.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 24, 1993, No. 4, Vol. LXI

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