Ukrainian American Club, veterans post are busy

   The executive board of the Ukrainian American Club of Southwest Florida, headed by Daria Tomashosky of North Port, held its meeting last week at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Religious and Cultural Center (known as the “Oseredok”). After listening to the reading of last meeting’s minutes by secretary Doris Horbachevsky, financial report by treasurer Nancy Wosny and corresponding secretary Halya Lisnyczyj, and approving same, professor Victor Lisnyczyj, chair of club’s Scholarship Committee, reported in great detail about the work of the committee and the details of the traditional annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon.

    Lisnyczyj also read thank-you notes received from scholarship recipients, including one from this year’s recipient, Port Charlotte High School graduate Valerie Segebre and her parents. A discussion followed about donations to the Scholarship Fund made during the awards luncheon, and other events. Following the scholarship events report and discussion, Lisnyczyj also spoke about the club’s website and his plans to add more photographs to the site to record and publicize club activities.

    Daria gave detailed information about several ongoing club projects, including the “Didusi” (grandfathers) Tapestry and Package for the Soldiers projects. A lengthy discussion took place about the planned art display at the Venice Art Center, to be held later this year following the meeting with Art Center management. Also, the type and place of observance of the 24th anniversary of the restoration of Ukraine’s independence, which took place Aug. 24, 1991, was discussed at length.

    Lieda Boyko will be the featured speaker at the next monthly membership meeting at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Oseredok. Lieda and her sister Olena Boyko spent several weeks visiting Ukraine, where they met with officials of the Ukrainian Catholic University in L’viv, visited many interesting places and also visited with Ukrainian Army soldiers and members of Ukrainian volunteer units at the “hot spots” in the Donbas and Luhansk regions of Eastern Ukraine. Lieda will present her travelogue and her personal impressions of the current war against Russian aggression, which Ukrainians are waging without any outside help.
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    The Roman G. Lazor Post 40 of Ukrainian American Veterans, headed by Post Commander (who is also the UAV national adjutant) Col. Roman Rondiak, USA (Ret.), will participate in the annual Memorial Day program at Venice Memorial Gardens at 11 a.m. Friday. Members are to meet at the UAV monument at 10:30 a.m. wearing the summer uniform and black scarf. UAV National Commander Ihor W. Hron will be in charge.

    Sunday, there will be “Panakhyda” (requiem service) for the repose of souls of all departed veterans following the divine liturgy (Mass) at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. The liturgy will start at 10 a.m.; Panakhyda at about 11:15 a.m. Again, summer uniform with black scarf.

    On Monday, Post 40 members, as in past years, will participate in the community Memorial Day observance at Veterans Park (next to the North Port Library), at 10 a.m. Members are to meet at 9:45 a.m. at the park wearing the summer uniform.

    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