North Port Branch 56 of the Ukrainian National
Women’s League of America, known as “Soyuz Ukrayinok” (union of Ukrainian
Ladies), headed by Ann-Marie Susla of Englewood, had its monthly membership
meeting Tuesday at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Religious and Cultural Center (known
as the “Oseredok”). This was the last meeting before the summer break.
There will be no meetings in July and August.
Col. Roman Rondiak, USA (Ret.), commander of
the Roman G. Lazor Post 40 of the Ukrainian American Veterans, reminds all post
members that there will be no meeting this Friday at the Oseredok. The joint
luncheon meeting with spouses or significant others will take place at noon
Friday at Heron Creek Golf & Country Club, off Sumter Boulevard in North
Port.
A fixed-price luncheon menu at $15 per person
consists of a choice of hamburger platter, Reuben sandwich with fries, Cobb
salad with chicken or shrimp salad, with coffee, tea or soda, and tax and
gratuity included.
The highlight of the luncheon will be a brief
presentation on the erected, awesome UAV National Monument at St. Andrew’s
Ukrainian Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J., which will be formally dedicated
Oct. 3 during the UAV 68th National Convention.
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The Ukrainian American Club of Southwest
Florida, headed by Daria Tomashosky of North Port, held its last membership
meeting before the summer break May 27 at the Oseredok. After listening to and
approving the reports of officers (secretary Doris Horbachevsky, treasurer
Nancy Wosny, corresponding secretary Halya Lisnyczyj, Scholarship Committee
chairman professor Victor Lisnyczyj, and president Daria), members were shown a
brief video, “We are Ukraine!” that had many young people of different ethnic
backgrounds, some speaking in languages other than Ukrainian, declaring that
they are true Ukrainians. They also sang the Ukrainian national anthem in
English.
The featured speaker was Lieda Boyko of Port
Charlotte, who recently visited Ukraine with her sister Olena Boyko of Urbanna,
Va.
Leda spoke about her experiences during her
several-week visit, which included meetings of faculty and students of the
Ukrainian Catholic University in L’viv, visiting the 100th anniversary
observance of the Ukrainian Riflemen’s victory over the invading Russian
Imperial Army at Mount Makivka in the Carpathian Mountains, and visiting many
other interesting sites. She was very much impressed with the celebration of
Easter in L’viv and in the villages of the L’viv region, and cannot forget the
young wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv’s military hospitals, who are anxious
to get well and go back to their units to fight the terrorists supported by
Putin and Russian military invaders.
While in Ukraine, Lieda’s sister Olena, a retired
pharmacist, purchased an ambulance for one of the volunteer units shuttling
wounded soldiers from the front lines to the hospitals.
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My wife Katrusia and I wish to congratulate
and wish happy birthday to our two oldest children, Alexander Zenon and Maria
Luba, who will observe their 62nd and 59th birthdays on June 4.
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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