D.C. Chornobyl Committee announces donations

WASHINGTON - The Chornobyl Committee of Washington has donated $2,500 to the Children of Ukraine Foundation in memory of the victims of the world's worst nuclear accident, committee coordinator Danusia Wasylkywskyj announced in May. Additionally, the committee made available $2,260 to the National Marrow Donor Program to be used by NMDP in bone marrow recruitment.

In making the donation to the Children of Ukraine Foundation, the committee expressed its appreciation for the humanitarian relief efforts of Children of Ukraine.

The Chornobyl Committee of Washington is an organization dedicated to disseminating information and fostering public awareness of the Chornobyl disaster. It regularly holds seminars, concerts, art exhibits and bone marrow drives, and last year participated in the Seeds of Hope drive, contributing $4,500 toward the promotion of the Odesa Philharmonic Commemorative Chornobyl Concert at the Kennedy Center.

For more information about The Children of Ukraine Foundation, write to: The Rev. Michael Stelmach, c/o Ukrainian Credit Union, 301 Main St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 27, 1997, No. 30, Vol. LXV

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