THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (03/02/03)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

An overview of the UNA's organizing activity for 2002

by Christine E. Kozak
UNA National Secretary

The year 2002, being a convention year, was anticipated to see an increase and surpass the previous year's totals in new business sold for the UNA. Traditionally, during each convention year the total of new members enrolled in the UNA increased sharply, consequently giving the UNA the pleasure of announcing many organizers and secretaries as recipients of monetary rewards and achievers of the status of honorary member in the UNA membership clubs. The year 2002, however, did not fall in the footsteps of past tradition.

As in previous years, 2002 saw an increase in the average face value of life insurance policies purchased by UNA members. The average amount of insurance sold per person in 2001 was $18,000. In comparison, the average amount of insurance sold per person in 2002 was $21,000. The number of policies sold in 2002 is 384, for a total insurance amount of $7,971,997. The total annual premium collected from new business was $131,829.27. In comparison, in 2001UNA organizers sold 462 policies for the sum of $8,232,999, with premiums totaling $168,522.28. Only 31 percent of the annual quota of 1,250 set by the UNA was achieved. Of the 226 branches in the UNA, 20 did not participate in any organizing efforts.

It is hoped that, with the upcoming change in the quota system as mandated by a resolution of the General Assembly passed in November 2002, the quota for 2003 may be more attainable and therefore will encourage branches to increase participation in organizing efforts which are the lifeline of UNA.

The best organizer for 2002 is Lubov Streletsky, secretary of Branch 10, who sold 24 policies for an insurance amount of $444,000 and an annual premium of $8,611. In second place is Myron Pylypiak, secretary of Branch 496, who sold 16 policies for $174,000 with an annual premium of $7,214.76. Third place goes to Christine Brodyn, secretary of Branch 27 and a Home Office employee, who sold 17 policies for $259,000 in total insurance and an annual premium of $13,736.27.

The three top organizers by premium amount are Ms. Brodyn, with $13,736.27, which includes a single premium of $11,291; Ms. Streletsky with $8,611.20 of total premiums; and Valia Kaploun, member of Branch 269 and a Home Office employee, who brought in $7,437.10 in annual premiums.

Out of 27 districts, two districts achieved 50 percent or more of their quotas. The Albany District surpassed its new members quota by 1 policy and the Northern New Jersey District achieved more than 50 percent of its quota. Of the 25 districts that achieved less than 50 percent of their quota, four districts did not participate in any organizing for the year 2002.

The focus of new business written for the year 2002 shifted unexpectedly and there was a significant increase in the issuance of new annuities. With the ups and downs of today's market, plus low interest rates at banking institutions, people are searching for a stable investment vehicle for their retirement. The UNA's annuity rate of 6 percent for the first year provides that stability, and is extremely attractive and competitive in today's market place. The year 2002 saw UNA annuities increase by 64 for a total of $1,492,508, in comparison to 2001, which yielded 28 annuities for $598,892. In total the UNA has 700 annuities totaling over $9 million.

Congratulations to all of the UNA organizers. In our eyes, all of you are winners. The existence of the UNA is dependent on you and your community. Your commitment, dedication and hard work to increase the membership rolls of UNA are admirable. These are very difficult and uneasy times in the world, and it is comforting to know that your dedication to this fraternal organization will help assure its survival for the next 100 years.

UNA organizing results by membership for 2002

Organizer (Branch)
Members Organized

Amount of Insurance

Streletsky, Lubov (10)
Brodyn, Christine (27)
Hawryluk, Stephanie (88)
Hawrysz, Stefan (83)
Pylypiak, Myron (496)
Woch, Steven (88, 171 and others)
Fil, Nicholas (13)
Trytjak, Oksana (25, 412)
Matiash, Eli (120)
Bilchuk, Nina (153, 27, 777, 16, 486)
Oscislawski, Eugene (234)
Olenchuk, Alice M. (112)
Zaviysky, Yaroslav (155)
Krywulych, Walter (266)
Tsvyakh, Miroslava (234)
Doboszczak, Bohdan (59)
Hadzewycz, Roma (287)
Hawryluk, Joseph (360)
Maruszczak, Olga (82)
Diakiwsky, Nicholas (161)
Kaploun, Valia (174, 269, 147, 432)
Kozak, Christine (134, 25, 39)
Banach, Joe (378, 88, 409)
Bobeczko, Nicholas (102)
Chabon, Joseph (242)
Hryshchyshyn, Bohdan (264)
Kovalchuk, John (10)
Markus, Oksana (217)
Slovik, Helen (7)
Staruch, Longin (172, 452)
Tymocz, Helen (8)
Welhasch, Stephan (27, 76, 171)
Bachynsky, Barbara (184)
Burij, Anna (402)
Diachuk, Ulana (134)
Dolnycky, Alexandra (434)
Felenchak, Michael (271)
Haluszczak, Maria (70)
Horbaty, Gloria (414)
Komichak, Jaroslawa (96)
Kotlar, Julian (42)
Krywyj, Vera (174)
Kuzio, Myron (277)
Lawrin, Alexandra (175)
Leshchyshyn, Peter (66)
Lopatynska, Oksana (194)
Odezynskyj, Bohdan (216)
Salabay, Nadia (142, 155)
Slobodian, Anna (88)
Agne, Irene (134)
Borovitcky, Annabelle (230)
Fedorijczuk, George (162)
Filipchuk, Andriy V. (174)
Gawaluch, John (377)
Groch, Myron (461)
Kotch, Joyce (39)
Kozicky, Wolodymyr (8)
Lischak, Maria (15)
Moroz, Tekla (465)
Paschen, Gloria (125)
Prociuk, Ulana (397)
Serba, Peter (173)
Svistoun, Olga (432)
Worobec, Andre (76)
Abbott, Clara (290)
Bilyk, Wolodymyr (170)
Chupa, Barbara (325)
Cybriwsky, Ilko (417)
Danilovitch, Irine (888)
Darmogra, L. Lesia (127)
Djoula, Serguei (473)
Dydyk-Petrenko, Anya (15)
Galonzka, Dmytro (307)
Guglik, Julie (259)
Gulycz, Eugene (12)
Hawrylciw, Peter (253)
Hawryshkiw, George (283)
Hentosh, Marguerite (305)
Kalynych, Michael (292)
Karachewsky, Helen (221)
Korbiak, Gregory (146)
Kryschtal, Julie (233)
Kufta, Genevieve (171)
Majkut, Stephania (238)
Martynenko, Mychajlo (245)
Maryniuk, Andrew (388)
Milanytch, Motria (450)
Milinichik, Janice (147)
Non-Commission (70)
Petruncio, Mary (78)
Petryk, Fedir (362)
Redko, Alex (130)
Shean, Michael (113)
Sherby, Nettie (312)
Shumylo, Lyubov (10)
Shuya, Natalie (452)
Skyba, Andrij (399)
Slevinsky, Taras (59)
Stefuryn, Gizelia (169)
Tatarsky, Helen (94)
Wynnyk, Ostap (16)
Total
24
17
16
16
16
15
14
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
384

$444,000
$249,000
$105,000
$217,000
$174,000
$467,000
$715,000
$216,000
$241,000
$579,999
$60,000
$40,000
$50,000
$105,000
$209,998
$355,000
$37,000
$85,000
$40,000
$30,000
$69,000
$407,000
$65,000
$20,000
$85,000
$20,000
$24,000
$28,000
$55,000
$80,000
$20,000
$355,000
$35,000
$120,000
$9,000
$15,000
$125,000
$11,000
$55,000
$110,000
$110,000
$33,000
$15,000
$65,000
$15,000
$15,000
$25,000
$13,000
$25,000
$200,000
$7,000
$15,000
$100,000
$20,000
$10,000
$35,000
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$120,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$104,000
$5,000
$5,000
$10,000
$10,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$15,000
$5,000
$5,000
$3,000
$5,000
$5,000
$10,000
$5,000
$3,000
$10,000
$3,000
$10,000
$10,000
$5,000
$10,000
$50,000
$10,000
$3,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$25,000
$2,000
$20,000
$13,000
$25,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$500,000
$7,971,997

**UNA organizing results by membership for 2002**
Organizer (Branch)	Members Organized	Amount of Insurance

Streletsky, Lubov (10) Brodyn, Christine (27) Hawryluk, Stephanie (88) Hawrysz, Stefan (83) Pylypiak, Myron (496) Woch, Steven (88, 171 and others) Fil, Nicholas (13) Trytjak, Oksana (25, 412) Matiash, Eli (120) Bilchuk, Nina (153, 27, 777, 16, 486) Oscislawski, Eugene (234) Olenchuk, Alice M. (112) Zaviysky, Yaroslav (155) Krywulych, Walter (266) Tsvyakh, Miroslava (234) Doboszczak, Bohdan (59) Hadzewycz, Roma (287) Hawryluk, Joseph (360) Maruszczak, Olga (82) Diakiwsky, Nicholas (161) Kaploun, Valia (174, 269, 147, 432) Kozak, Christine (134, 25, 39) Banach, Joe (378, 88, 409) Bobeczko, Nicholas (102) Chabon, Joseph (242) Hryshchyshyn, Bohdan (264) Kovalchuk, John (10) Markus, Oksana (217) Slovik, Helen (7) Staruch, Longin (172, 452) Tymocz, Helen (8) Welhasch, Stephan (27, 76, 171) Bachynsky, Barbara (184) Burij, Anna (402) Diachuk, Ulana (134) Dolnycky, Alexandra (434) Felenchak, Michael (271) Haluszczak, Maria (70) Horbaty, Gloria (414) Komichak, Jaroslawa (96) Kotlar, Julian (42) Krywyj, Vera (174) Kuzio, Myron (277) Lawrin, Alexandra (175) Leshchyshyn, Peter (66) Lopatynska, Oksana (194) Odezynskyj, Bohdan (216) Salabay, Nadia (142, 155) Slobodian, Anna (88) Agne, Irene (134) Borovitcky, Annabelle (230) Fedorijczuk, George (162) Filipchuk, Andriy V. (174) Gawaluch, John (377) Groch, Myron (461) Kotch, Joyce (39) Kozicky, Wolodymyr (8) Lischak, Maria (15) Moroz, Tekla (465) Paschen, Gloria (125) Prociuk, Ulana (397) Serba, Peter (173) Svistoun, Olga (432) Worobec, Andre (76) Abbott, Clara (290) Bilyk, Wolodymyr (170) Chupa, Barbara (325) Cybriwsky, Ilko (417) Danilovitch, Irine (888) Darmogra, L. Lesia (127) Djoula, Serguei (473) Dydyk-Petrenko, Anya (15) Galonzka, Dmytro (307) Guglik, Julie (259) Gulycz, Eugene (12) Hawrylciw, Peter (253) Hawryshkiw, George (283) Hentosh, Marguerite (305) Kalynych, Michael (292) Karachewsky, Helen (221) Korbiak, Gregory (146) Kryschtal, Julie (233) Kufta, Genevieve (171) Majkut, Stephania (238) Martynenko, Mychajlo (245) Maryniuk, Andrew (388) Milanytch, Motria (450) Milinichik, Janice (147) Non-Commission (70) Petruncio, Mary (78) Petryk, Fedir (362) Redko, Alex (130) Shean, Michael (113) Sherby, Nettie (312) Shumylo, Lyubov (10) Shuya, Natalie (452) Skyba, Andrij (399) Slevinsky, Taras (59) Stefuryn, Gizelia (169) Tatarsky, Helen (94) Wynnyk, Ostap (16) Total	24 17 16 16 16 15 14 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 384	$444,000 $249,000 $105,000 $217,000 $174,000 $467,000 $715,000 $216,000 $241,000 $579,999 $60,000 $40,000 $50,000 $105,000 $209,998 $355,000 $37,000 $85,000 $40,000 $30,000 $69,000 $407,000 $65,000 $20,000 $85,000 $20,000 $24,000 $28,000 $55,000 $80,000 $20,000 $355,000 $35,000 $120,000 $9,000 $15,000 $125,000 $11,000 $55,000 $110,000 $110,000 $33,000 $15,000 $65,000 $15,000 $15,000 $25,000 $13,000 $25,000 $200,000 $7,000 $15,000 $100,000 $20,000 $10,000 $35,000 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $120,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $104,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $15,000 $5,000 $5,000 $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $5,000 $3,000 $10,000 $3,000 $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 $10,000 $50,000 $10,000 $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $25,000 $2,000 $20,000 $13,000 $25,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $500,000 $7,971,997

Woonsocket UNA organizes St. Nicholas party and program

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - A St. Nicholas party, organized by Janet Bardell, secretary/treasurer of Ukrainian National Association Branch 241, was held here at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall on December 22, 2002. St. Nicholas, assisted by liaison Dr. Bogdan Kusma, greeted the children, and a Nativity scene, featuring Camille Bobiak as Mary and Marko Tkach as Joseph, with baby Jesus, the three wise men and angels, was presented. Dr. Lydia Klufas-Tkach programmed the event. Afterwards, songs were sung, gifts were distributed and a light meal was served.

- Janet Bardell, secretary/treasurer, UNA Branch 241

UNA Branch Meetings

Saturday, April 5

HARTFORD, Conn.: The annual meeting of Ukrainian National Association Branch 277, St. John the Baptist Society, will be held at 5 p.m. in the lower hall of the Ukrainian National Home of Hartford, located at 961 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford, Conn.

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