There
will be no membership meeting tonight. The Ukrainian American Club of Southwest
Florida, headed by Daria Tomashosky of North Port, instead will have its annual
Scholarship Fundraiser luncheon at Heron Creek Golf & Country Club in North
Port at noon Friday.
At the luncheon, the club’s Scholarship Committee, headed by professor Viktor Lisnyczyj of North Port, the organizer and formal host, will present a scholarship award to a North Port High School graduating student who was selected by the committee. The name of the scholarship recipient and the amount of the award will be made public at the luncheon. Traditionally, the award is in the amount of $1,000. Additionally, $250 will be presented the previous year’s recipients to assist with textbook and related expenses.
An invitation to attend the luncheon is extended to all. Individuals interested in attending should make reservations by contacting Christyna Sheldon at 941-460-9890 or Gene Tomashosky at 941-786-5256.
A brief business meeting will be held prior to the serving of lunch and prior to the awards ceremonies.
At the luncheon, the club’s Scholarship Committee, headed by professor Viktor Lisnyczyj of North Port, the organizer and formal host, will present a scholarship award to a North Port High School graduating student who was selected by the committee. The name of the scholarship recipient and the amount of the award will be made public at the luncheon. Traditionally, the award is in the amount of $1,000. Additionally, $250 will be presented the previous year’s recipients to assist with textbook and related expenses.
An invitation to attend the luncheon is extended to all. Individuals interested in attending should make reservations by contacting Christyna Sheldon at 941-460-9890 or Gene Tomashosky at 941-786-5256.
A brief business meeting will be held prior to the serving of lunch and prior to the awards ceremonies.
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The monthly membership meeting of North Port’s
Chapter 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America — UNWLA, commonly
referred to as “Soyuz Ukrayinok” (union of Ukrainian ladies), headed by
Ann-Marie Susla of Englewood, will be held at 10 a.m., May 6, at the St. Mary’s
Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Center at Biscayne Drive and West Price
Boulevard.
The main item on the agenda will be the XXX UNWLA National Convention which will be held in New York City May 23-26. It will be the first time the convention will be held in New York City, where the UNWLA “was born.”
North Port Chapter 56 will play an important role at this jubilee convention. In addition to delegates who will be elected, there are three Chapter 56 members who are members of the UNWLA National executive board: vice president for public relations Lidia Bilous, liaison for membersat-large Roxolana Yarymovych, and liaison for branches-at-large Orysia Zinycz, who will also chair the convention’s Nominating Committee.
The main item on the agenda will be the XXX UNWLA National Convention which will be held in New York City May 23-26. It will be the first time the convention will be held in New York City, where the UNWLA “was born.”
North Port Chapter 56 will play an important role at this jubilee convention. In addition to delegates who will be elected, there are three Chapter 56 members who are members of the UNWLA National executive board: vice president for public relations Lidia Bilous, liaison for membersat-large Roxolana Yarymovych, and liaison for branches-at-large Orysia Zinycz, who will also chair the convention’s Nominating Committee.
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The monthly membership meeting of Post 40 of
the Ukrainian American Veterans will take place at 3 p.m. May 9 at St. Andrew’s
Ukrainian Religious and Cultural Center — the Oseredok. Please note that this is
a change from the customary meeting on first Friday, necessitated by the
Scholarship Awards luncheon by the Ukrainian American Club of Southwest
Florida.
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Almost 150 relatives (children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces) and friends, including my wife, Katrusia, and I, of Iwanna Martynetz of North Port gathered Saturday afternoon at the Oseredok to honor Iwanna and to celebrate her 90th birthday. The affair was masterfully managed by Iwanna’s older brother, Dr. Walter Motyka of North Port, who was able to relay his sister’s and their family life history, including the tragedies (their oldest sister murdered by NKVD, predecessor of KGB, in Drohobych prison in June 1941, and their younger brother dying as a hero while fighting the invaders of Ukraine as member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army — UPA), and the happier times while she was married to now deceased Myroslaw Martynetz and was raising family in Rochester, N.Y., in addition to being active in many cultural and civic organizations, especially the “Soyuz Ukrayinok.”
Atanas Kobryn covers the Ukrainian community for the North Port Sun. He can be emailed at atanask@aol.com.
Almost 150 relatives (children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces) and friends, including my wife, Katrusia, and I, of Iwanna Martynetz of North Port gathered Saturday afternoon at the Oseredok to honor Iwanna and to celebrate her 90th birthday. The affair was masterfully managed by Iwanna’s older brother, Dr. Walter Motyka of North Port, who was able to relay his sister’s and their family life history, including the tragedies (their oldest sister murdered by NKVD, predecessor of KGB, in Drohobych prison in June 1941, and their younger brother dying as a hero while fighting the invaders of Ukraine as member of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army — UPA), and the happier times while she was married to now deceased Myroslaw Martynetz and was raising family in Rochester, N.Y., in addition to being active in many cultural and civic organizations, especially the “Soyuz Ukrayinok.”
Atanas Kobryn covers the Ukrainian community for the North Port Sun. He can be emailed at atanask@aol.com.
Our Neighbors — The Ukrainians
by Atanas Kobryn
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