Kobzar Society receives thanks from computer recipients in Ukraine (05/09/04)

Kobzar Society receives thanks from computer recipients in Ukraine

LEHIGHTON, Pa. - The "Computers for Ukraine" program conducted by the Kobzar Society of Pennsylvania has successfully delivered hundreds of refurbished computers to educational institutions throughout Ukraine.

The positive impact of this effort is illustrated by a letter recently received from I.Y. Koshman, director of primary, middle and high schools in the village of Zabuyaniv, who writes:

"As the representative of the three schools in the village of Zabuyaniv, county of Makariv, Kyiv region, I am extending my sincere thanks for your gift of two computers which arrived on February 23. We are all full of boundless joy! The computers are already operational. This gift will enable our village students to enter into modern life, when they learn the basics of computer technology and usage and help them become productive citizens of independent Ukraine. We wish you happiness, good health, peace and contentment, success in your noble and much-needed endeavor. We look forward to future collaboration and discourse."

In addition, Mr. Koshman relayed a request for "enriching our classroom with a few more computers so that not only our students, but students from neighboring villages could avail themselves of their use."

The two computers received by the schools in the village of Zabuyaniv were provided free of charge by the Kobzar Society. These computers were sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations in New York, which paid for the expenses of refurbishing and shipping.

At the request of Alla B. Kuchinska, wife of Valeriy Kuchinsky, ambassador of Ukraine to the United Nations, an informative meeting was held between Mrs. Kuchinska, Oksana Boiko, counselor at the Mission, and Orest J. Hanas, president, and Timish K. Hnateyko, director, of the Kobzar Society to discuss the humanitarian aid activities of the Kobzar Society. As a result of this meeting and at the request of Mrs. Kuchinska, the two computers for the schools in the village of Zabuyaniv were sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations.

In response to Mr. Koshman's special request, the Kobzar Society is providing four additional computers to the students in Zabuyaniv through the sponsorship of the Ukrainian credit unions of Philadelphia, Pa., and Clifton, N.J., the Ukrainian League of Philadelphia and the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, Pa.

The Kobzar Society, Ltd., a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation, is dedicated to supporting democracy and free interchange of ideas by providing computers to educational, social and other non-profit organizations in Ukraine. For more information or to get involved contact: Kobzar Society, Ltd., P.O. Box 37, Lehighton, PA 18235; telephone, (610) 377-3383; e-mail, ojhanas@ptd.net; website, http://www.kobzarsociety.org.

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