THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

A thank-you from the UNA Executive Committee
to contributors to the Aid to Ukrainian Miners Fund

The UNA's two official publications, Svoboda (March 24, page 5) and The Ukrainian Weekly (March 26, page 1) published an appeal from the UNA Executive Committee for donations to assist families of miners killed in a tragic accident in Krasnodon, Luhansk Oblast, as a result of which these families lost husbands, fathers and sons, and were left without a means of support.

UNA members and readers responded very generously and by the end of May had donated nearly $10,000. The UNA Executive Committee hereby extends its gratitude to all contributors for their understanding of the tragedy that befell 81 families. These donations will be forwarded shortly to each family as follows. According to official lists, the bereaved families include 73 wives, 12 mothers, one father, one aunt (living with the miner's family) and 84 children under age 18 - a total of 171 persons. The total amount collected will be divided into 171 equal portions and each family will receive a sum appropriate to the number of persons in the family. This means that a family with more members will receive a higher amount of assistance, while a smaller family will receive a smaller sum. A report on the delivery of this assistance will appear in the press.

Once again, a sincere thank-you to all contributors.

Ulana Diachuk
UNA President

List of donations for Aid to Ukrainian Miners Fund
 

Name	City	Amount
Samotowka MD, Michael Kunasz, Ihor and Zenovia UNA officers, auditors and employees Diachuk, Ulana Kaczaraj, Stefan Lysko, Martha Hadzewycz, Roma Derzko, Mark Hawrysz, Stefan Kozak, Christine Kuzmowycz, Olha Pastuszek, William Serafyn, Alexander Trytjak, Oksana Welhasch, Stephan Derzko, Sofia Galechko, Raissa Semegen, Daria Banach, Joseph Bilchuk, Nina Casanova, Ika Ferencevych, Chrystyna Haluszczak, Marijka Honcharyk, Walter Jarosewich, Irena Kaploun, Valentina Khmelkovsky, Lev Oscislawski, Maria Pokladok, Orest Salabay, Nadia Shewchuk, Wasyl Woch, Christine Woch, Steven MYUD/ODUM UNA New York District Committee Dudiak, Dr. Stephen and Olha Mackin, Mike UNA Branch 367, Zaporozka Sich Zakoworotny, John Baley, Peter Brundy, Mary Gerun, Simon and Maria Cetenko, Wiaczeslaw Koszman, Ihor and Maria Dzerovych, A. and I. Kuzmych, R. and C. Melinyshyn, John and Helen Melinyshyn, Paul Swyschuk, George and Christine Jacula, Wanda Stachiv, Dennis and Myra Teleshefsky, Estelle Voronka, Zirka Hupalowsky, Dan and Stefania UNA Branch 130, St. Vladimir's Holy Cross Catholic War Veterans Krucylak, Catherine Leskiw, Alexander and Maria Daria Wasynchuk DDS, Irene Vennett, Michael Storozuk, Bohdan and Helena Truskalo, Evelyn and Walter Holowinsky, Yurij Worysz, John and Lieselotte Maselko, Roman and Oksana UNA Branch 59, Ukrainian Sitch Society Charuk, Helen Malan, Andrew and Anne Zuk, John Dziuba, Peter and Christine Kolodrub, Mary and Stephen Krill, Julian and Katarzyna Yurchyshyn, Irene Turula, Olena Laba, Tetiana Moczula, Michael and Olga Shryprykevich, Peter Shulha, Andrew Ukrainian Choir Surma (in memory of Michael Kohut) Zaczko, Osyp and Sophia Lojuk, Walter Maruszak, Wasyl Mysko, Z. Pitula, Rose and Marie Schkuta, Aira and Georg Skrybailo, Stephan and Marta Swinchuck, Michael and Elizabeth UNA Branch 42, Taras Shevchenko Society Vitkovitsky, Ihor and Tamara Woloszyn, Bohdan Sosnicky, Samuel and Anna Kedrynsky, Alex Ryszytiwskyj, Semko and Eva Mysak, Basil Tonkoschkur, Lana and Alexander Sajkewycz-Kodelsky, Maria Nowytski, Slavko and Nadia Franchuk, Stephan Kyfor, Karpo Mihovan, William Kolinko, Oksana Kotlar, Julian Palyga, Anna McKay, Brian and Daria West, William Kram, Valentine and Mark Lozynsky, Julianna Bodnarczuk, Dmytro and Alice Sekreta, Stefan and Anna Stebelsky, Arcadia Kizyma, Myroslava Czytajlo, John and Elizabeth Gaboda, Mary Pohorylo, Erast Romaniw, Mykola and Helen Kolodrub, Stephen and Mary Petryshyn, Walter and Helen Shyjka, Antonina and Wasyl Zinich, Ann Fediw, Anna Solonynka, Martin Cybriwsky, llko and Olha Nadozirny, Areta and Victor Dziuba, Tom and Maria Wiegand, Martha and John Nykorchuk, Amelia Maksymiv, Jaroslaw and Helen Chikalov, Sergey Molondyk, Pylyp Romaniuk, Eva Wynnyk, Renata Hawryluk, Halyna Twerdochlib, Irene Bachynsky, Evhen Kershaw, John Wasylchenko, Kateryna Trusch, John Gerula, Wasyl and Aniela Laba, Stefania Oliyarnyk, Wolodymyr Tyzbir, Barbara Lipinski, Kazimir and Anna	Huntsville, Ala. Collegeville, Pa. Parsippany, N.J. Minneapolis, Minn. New York, N.Y. Madison, Wis. San Diego, Calif. Rochester, N.Y. Winsted, Conn. Canyon Country, Calif. Park Ridge, Ill. Tamarac, Fla. Venice, Fla. Montgomery, Ala. Amherst, N.H. Wheat Ridge, Colo. Norridge, Ill. Elk Grove Village, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Durham, N.C. Middlesex, N.J. Carrolton, Tex. Maplewood, N.J. Whiting, N.J. New York City, N.Y. Flushing, N.Y. Manchester, Mass. Whitestone, N.Y. Houston, Tex. Wellington, Fla. Gold River, Calif. Indianapolis, Ind. Sterling, Va. Wethersfield, Conn. Watervliet, N.Y. Naugatuck, Conn. Park Ridge, Ill. Astoria, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. Rochester, N.Y. Easton, Pa. Jersey City, N.J. Manchester, Conn. Edinboro, Pa. Westchester, Ill. Clifton, N.J. Margate, N.J. Mattituck, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y. North Haven, Conn. Norridge, Ill. Passaic, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Bergenfield, N.J. Waltham, Mass. Charlottesville, Va. Hicksville, N.Y. Passaic, N.J. Silver Spring, Md. Parma, Ohio Union, N.J. Jersey City, N.J. Glendale, N.Y. New York, N.Y. Tappan, N.Y. Kailua, Hawaii Washington, D.C. Rochester, N.Y. New York, N.Y. Plymouth, Mass. Philadelphia, Pa. Passaic, N.J. Clifton, N.J. Edinboro, Pa. Des Plaines, Ill. Los Angeles, Calif. Quincy, Mass. Albuquerque, N.M. New York, N.Y. Reading, Pa. Warren, Mich. Marcy, N.Y. Belvidere. Vt. Philadelphia, Pa. Norih Bergen, N.J. Easton, Pa. Sarasota, Fla. Parma, Ohio Berwick, Pa. Shillington, Pa. Matawan, N.J. Louisville, Ky. Cleveland, Ohio Rochester, N.Y. Cleveland, Ohio Pittsfield, Mass. Spring Hill, Fla. Passaic, N.J. Passaic, N.J Hyde Park, N.Y. Jersey City, N.J Rochester, N.Y. Cleveland, Ohio Raleigh, N.C. Mount Clemens, Mich. Spring Hill, Fla. Spring Hill, Fla. Rochester, N.Y. Passaic, N.J Passaic, N.J Spring Hill, Fla.	$1,000.00 $1,000.00   $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $50.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $5.00 $5.00 $500.00 $300.00 $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $75.00 $60.00 $60.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $40.00 $40.00 $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $15.00 $15.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $5.00

Former scholarship recipients, where are you?

by Ulana Diachuk
UNA President

The recent deadline for submission of scholarship applications for academic year 2000-2001 was on June 1. In the first day of June the UNA Home Office was inundated with 130 applications that will have to be processed and submitted to the UNA Scholarship Committee for review and approval.

Among the various fraternal activities that the UNA has supported over many years, aid to bright and needy student members in the form of a scholarship program was always a priority. The UNA always considered the education of its juvenile members to be of great importance - not only to their parents, but to the well-being of the whole Ukrainian community.

Over the years the UNA also supported students and educational facilities in Ukraine. As early as 1907 UNA records show a donation to help young students in Lviv, and in 1912 the UNA began supporting various "Ridni Shkoly" (schools of Ukrainian studies) with a first donation of $2,500 - a very generous amount for that time. In more recent years, the UNA, through its Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine, helped many students from Ukraine to obtain scholarships to study at several prestigious American universities.

But to a great extent the scholarship program was always designated for UNA members only and it remains so to this day. Over a span of 53 years - beginning with the year 1946, when UNA Convention reports started to mention scholarship grants, and continuing through the year 1999 - the UNA granted monetary aid to close to 4,500 students. The total amount paid out in non-refundable scholarships has reached almost $1,780,000. There is no other Ukrainian organization that can match this outstanding program.

The UNA is proud to have been able to support the scholastic efforts of so many outstanding and bright young members who with its help have become professional people, business owners and highly productive citizens of the United States and Canada.

The UNA would like to continue its scholarship program into the future. But, in order to continue supporting it as to date the UNA needs more members and more income from their insurance premiums. If you, your children or any member of your family have ever benefited from the UNA Scholarship Program, we ask you to increase your insurance coverage or to take out new coverage with the UNA. Encourage your family members, children, grandchildren and friends to join the UNA and to take advantage of the new low insurance premiums recently introduced. Your premiums paid to the UNA will help other bright young people attain their goals in life, as did you, your children or grandchildren.

For further information regarding UNA insurance kindly contact your branch secretary or ask for Steven Woch at the Home Office, (973) 292-9800 ext. 3013.

UNA sends books to Ukraine

With the help of volunteers, Dr. Ivan Pelech, Volodymyr Dzingala and Ihor Zayets, the Ukrainian National Association has been sorting, packing and shipping English books to various libraries and schools in Ukraine. Some of these books were donated to the UNA and others were in the Svoboda bookstore. These books have found welcome readers.

UNA President Ulana Diachuk recently received a letter from the town of Kovel in Volyn, from a resource center run by English teachers in Ukraine.

Dear Ms. Diachuk:

As a director of the English Teachers' Resource Center in Volyn Oblast, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of many interesting books from the Ukrainian National Association.

The purpose of our center is to apply new methods of English teaching, including the experimental curriculum given us by experts from Siena College (Loudonville, N.Y.) to lead training seminars for English teachers, to coordinate the library of the center and provide activities for readers.

The lack of teaching materials and English books still plagues many of our schools in Ukraine. But, thanks to you, our teachers and students have a great opportunity to read these interesting books. They find them enjoyable. Our children are fond of reading. And the greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is inexpensive, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives us knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is moral illumination.

You have brought the gift of knowledge to teachers and children in Ukraine by your generous donation of books.

We are very grateful for your concern.

Olena Valchuk
Center Director

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 25, 2000, No. 26, Vol. LXVIII

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