Construction begins on New Jersey's Ukrainian American Cultural Center

WHIPPANY, N.J. - Construction began on May 14 on the new Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey and St. John's Parish facilities. The 24,000-square-foot center is being constructed on a 7.5 acre property located in Whippany, N.J. The center will be the new home for the St. John's Parish and for Ukrainian community groups such as Plast, Ukrainian Scouting Organization, Plast-Pryiat, the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM), the Lesia Ukrainka School of Ukrainian Studies of Morris County, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, Self Reliance Ukrainian-American Federal Credit Union, Iskra Dance Ensemble, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - Morris County branch, the Sitch Ukrainian sports club and others. Construction is expected to be completed by September of 2006. For additional details, readers may log on to www.uaccnj.org or contact the UACCNJ Building Committee at (973) 540-9144. Tax-deductible donations to the "UACCNJ" are welcome and may be mailed to the following interim address: 7 S. Jefferson Road, Whippany, N.J., 07981.

- Orest Kucyna

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, August 21, 2005, No. 34, Vol. LXXIII

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