The Club’s Board of Directors met last week and, after hearing and approving reports of Secretary Doris Horbachevsky, Treasurer NancyWosny, Corresponding Secretary Halya Lisnyczyj, Scholarship Committee chair Professor Victor Lisnyczyj, and other officers, approved the agenda for tonight’s meeting.
There will be reports of officers, and further discussions of specific agenda items, especially the Scholarship Awards Luncheon scheduled for noon on April 12, at Heron Creek Golf and Country Club in North Port; the Club’s participation in the Punta Gorda Cultural Heritage Center, and other projects.
Tickets are $30 per person for a delicious Heron Creek Golf and Country Club buffet luncheon for the Scholarship Awards Luncheon April 12. Tickets must be purchased or ordered in advance by contacting Halya Lisnyczyj at 941-429-2350 or at her email, halynalis@comcast.net, or by calling Klara Szpiczka at 941-423-6590.
After the conclusion of the reports and other business agenda items, there will be an interesting and up-to-date presentation about identity theft. The guest speaker will be retired Estero, Fla., Police Chief Walter Zalisko.
The Club’s meetings are free and open to all, with free parking. Visitors and guests are free to participate in addressing questions to the featured speaker(s), and to express their opinions.
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The monthly membership meeting of Cpl. Roman G. Lazor Post No. 40 of the Ukrainian American Veterans, headed by Post Commander U.S. Army Col. Roman Rondiak, of Osprey, will take place at 3 p.m. Friday at the Oseredok.
The meeting agenda will include discussions of miscellaneous proposed activities, including the planning of Memorial Day observances (atVenice Memorial Garden, North Port Veterans Park, etc.) at the end of May, and the next two membership meetings, especially the pre-vacation June meeting.
The highlight of the meeting will be the group photo of all members, for the submission to the UAV 69th National Convention Journal.
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The North Port Milena Rudnycka Branch No. 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, popularly known as “Soyuz Ukrayinok” (union of Ukrainian Ladies), headed by Ann-Marie Susla of Englewood, will have its monthly membership meeting at 10 a.m., April 5 at the Oseredok.
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The “Hromadskyi Komitet” (Coordinating Committee of Ukrainian American Clubs and Organizations of North Port and vicinity) held its annual meeting March 23 at the Oseredok, and elected new leadership of the local Ukrainian American community. Elected were: Professor Vira Bodnaruk of Venice — president, and Lesia Popel of Englewood — treasurer. Both are delegates of the Ukrainian Language Association. The secretary position remains temporarily unfilled.
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The Fundraising Committee of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church happily announced achieving nearly 75 percent of its goal to raise funds for improvements to the church properties. It will sponsor another fundraising pancake brunch at 11 a.m., Sunday at the Parish Hall, 1078 N. Biscayne Drive, on the corner of West Price Blvd.
The brunch will follow the Divine Liturgy which begins at 10 a.m. All are invited.
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There are also traditional Ukrainian American dinners being served between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. every Friday.
Takeout “varenyky” (pierogis) and “kovbasa” (kielbasa, sausage) are available at the Oseredok.
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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