Philadelphia credit union supports Copies for Congress (02/15/04)

Philadelphia credit union supports Copies for Congress

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, which is based in Philadelphia, has made a donation of $1,000 toward The Ukrainian Weekly's Copies for Congress program.

The donation arrived in mid-January along with a letter signed by the credit union's chief executive officer, Bohdan Mizak. The board of directors of Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union had approved the $1,000 donation, he noted, adding that "This program is of vital importance and we are very pleased to be able to provide financial support for this endeavor."

Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union has branches in Huntington Valley and Scranton, Pa., and Trenton, N.J. It has two offices in Philadelphia; its main office is located on Cottman Avenue, and a branch is located on Brown Street.

The Philadelphia credit union's contribution is the first of the new year toward the Copies for Congress program, which was initiated in 2000 in an effort to raise funds to support free subscriptions to The Ukrainian Weekly for all members of the U.S. Congress and thus keep them and their staff informed about developments concerning Ukraine and the Ukrainian community in the United States.

Distribution of The Ukrainian Weekly to members of Congress serves the entire Ukrainian American community, but the cost of the free subscriptions - some $30,000 per year - is borne by The Ukrainian Weekly. Editors at The Weekly feel very strongly that these copies should continue to reach U.S. senators and representatives, since The Weekly is the only newspaper that provides such information consistently, coherently and accurately.

Each donation of $1,000 is acknowledged with a special sponsor's acknowledgment featured prominently on page 3 of our newspaper which notes: "This issue of The Ukrainian Weekly is reaching all members of the U.S. Congress thanks to the generous sponsorship of ..."

Contributions to the Copies for Congress project may be sent to The Ukrainian Weekly with the notation "Copies for Congress."

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