Newark's Selfreliance credit union responds to school's appeal for scholarship assistance (11/19/00)

Newark's Selfreliance credit union responds to school's appeal for scholarship assistance

by the Rev. Bohdan Lukie

NEWARK, N.J. - The Ukrainian people have a wonderful quality of solidarity. We to seek out one another, be it for company, for advice or for moral support. We form organizations that help various institutions and address many different problems - particularly those that deal with people in need. It is exactly this quality of generosity that has helped the Ukrainian community to survive and flourish.

One organization that has been exceptionally generous to the needs of our Ukrainian youth is the Selfreliance UA Federal Credit Union of Newark, N.J. Though Selfreliance support various ventures, the needs of our Ukrainian youth have been its strongest concern and it has been most generous to its neighbors and friends - St. John's Ukrainian Catholic School in Newark.

Several weeks ago St. John's Parish sent out an appeal to the community to help newly arrived immigrant families, who are struggling through difficult beginnings in a new country. A Scholarship Fund was established and the parish encouraged the community to be understanding and generous.

And, once again, Selfreliance UA Federal Credit Union came through, providing the community with an example worthy of emulation. Its donation of $10,000 has supplemented tuition payments for a number of most grateful students and parents.

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