Hladyshevsky elected president of Canadian Shevchenko Foundation (07/06/97)

Hladyshevsky elected president of Canadian Shevchenko Foundation

SASKATOON - Andrew J. Hladyshevsky of Edmonton has been elected president of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, it was announced in June. Since its inception in 1963, the Shevchenko Foundation has awarded over $2.5 million to support a broad spectrum of projects and cultural activities across Canada.

Mr. Hladyshevsky represents the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation on the foundation's seven-member board of directors. He has been an executive member of the Edmonton Ukrainian Professional and Business Club since 1987 and has served as club president for two years.

A dedicated community volunteer, Mr. Hladyshevsky has also served as president of the Ukrainian Dnipro Ensemble several times and is currently vice-president of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. In 1996, Mr. Hladyshevsky was one of 15 Canadians appointed by the federal government as a founding director of the $25 million Canadian Race Relations Foundation; he currently serves as an active board member and participant in that foundation's investment committee and research committee.

Mr. Hladyshevsky enjoys singing and has been a member of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of Detroit since 1989. He toured with the Chorus in Canada and Ukraine, where the ensemble was awarded the Taras Shevchenko National Prize in Arts by Ukraine's former president, Leonid Kravchuk. Mr. Hladyshevsky continues to sing with the Dnipro Ensemble of Edmonton and the Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.

Mr. Hladyshevsky has contributed to the legal profession as an author of books and as a lecturer for over 12 years, both at the University of Alberta and in the bar admission course for the Law Society of Alberta. He is a lifetime member of the Canadian Author's Association.

Mr. Hladyshevsky is keen to enhance the development of the Shevchenko Foundation: "The Shevchenko Foundation is an integral part of the Ukrainian Canadian community and provides financial and logistical support for projects the promote the development of Ukrainian Canadian arts, education, language and literature," the new president said.

He added: "The current list of proposed projects and forecasted activities in our Canadian community demands that the Shevchenko Foundation build its capital fund on an urgent basis to provide more adequate funding for these community projects. The board of directors is currently engaged in several initiatives designed to promote and publicize the important and beneficial works of the foundation and enhance its development through the use of modern communication technology."

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