UNA Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA)
TWO NEW WAYS TO PAY!
New Payment Options
Dear UNA members:
We are excited to announce that the Ukrainian National Association, Inc., is now accepting digital payments!
To access our credit card payment portal visit unainc.epaypolicy.com. You may also access the portal through the “Pay Now” button on our website.
In addition to the credit card option available on this portal, members can download from our website an authorization form for an eCheck payment option. This eCheck option uses the Automated Clearing House (ACH) to direct debit payments from a members’ checking account to their UNA certificate.
We strive to provide our clients with exceptional services and are excited to offer you the option of paying via credit card or eCheck.
Additionally, our credit card payment page is mobile compatible, so you can access it on your smartphone.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the UNA’s Home Office directly. Thank you for being a member!
Regards,
Yuriy Symczyk
COO/National Secretary
UNA announces Stefan Hawrysz Scholarship for Philadelphia District
The Philadelphia District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association is pleased to announce the establishment of the Philadelphia District Stefan Hawrysz Scholarship in the amount of $750 per year. Students who are members of the Philadelphia District Branches (Nos. 10, 83, 153, 162, 163, 173, 362, 397 and 501) of the UNA are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
The award is named in honor of Stefan Hawrysz, a former UNA National Organizer, Auditor and Advisor who personally enrolled over 2,500 UNA members and established 16 UNA branches. Mr. Hawrysz also served as chairman of the Philadelphia District Committee of the UNA and was a Philadelphia community activist.
The Philadelphia District of the UNA continues to support local organizations, and parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles, are encouraged to enroll their children in the UNA in order to take full advantage of the various fraternal benefits offered by the organization.
Eligibility for the new scholarship includes the following criteria: 1) students must have a UNA qualifying policy; 2) students must be members of any Philadelphia District Branch; 3) students must be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.A. or Canada; and 4) students must submit a completed UNA scholarship application and provide a brief essay.
The UNA has a long history of supporting students in their academic studies, and the first scholarships were small stipends awarded to promising students to help them attain a better future. A formal scholarship program for student members was established in 1964. With the addition of the Philadelphia District Stefan Harwysh Scholarship, the UNA now has 11 Special Scholarships in addition to UNA Awards, which are based on the applicant’s year of study.
Readers are advised to visit the UNA’s website, www.unainc.org, to see a listing of all of the UNA scholarships and the requirements for student applications. For more information about UNA scholarships, readers may contact Maria Drich, 973-292-9800, ext. 3035.
The deadline for 2021-2022 applications on all scholarship awards is June 1, 2021.
In addition to scholarships, the UNA offers a number of options for both parents and grandparents to assist with handling the cost of higher education for their children. Most popular are endowment policies that provide insurance protection and at maturity allow students to use the funds for college expenses. In addition, the UNA offers a Coverdell Education Savings Account that allows up to $2,000 per year to be placed in an account that will grow tax free. Withdrawals from the account can be made up to age 30 for a student’s qualified educational expenses.
To discuss available UNA products or options for college funding, readers may contact any of the Philadelphia District Branch Secretaries listed below.
Lubov Streletsky, (Branch 10), 267-767-6791, streletsky@unainc.org;
Michael Luciw, (Branch 83), 215-635-5109, luciw@unainc.org;
Jurij Danyliw, (Branch 153), 215-646-3115, danburlak@verizon.net;
George Fedorijczuk, (Branch 162), 215-632-8560, fedorijczuk@unainc.org;
Andrij Szul Esq, (Branch 163), 212-898-9040, szul@unainc.org;
Eugene Serba, (Branch 173), 856-904-4161, serba@unainc.org;
Luba Walchuk, (Branch 362), 908-872-6822, walchuk@unainc.org;
Ulana Prociuk, (Branch 397), 215-969-9946, mshumylo@gmail.com.
Husak celebrates 101st birthday
On February 20 Catherine Husak, a member of UNA Branch 173, celebrated her 101st birthday. To mark the occasion, she was joined by several members of Ukrainian National Association Branch 173 and parishioners of St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. The celebration at her home included flowers along with a traditional Ukrainian torte. Everyone joyfully sang Mnohaya Lita (Many Years) and Happy Birthday. Mnohaya Lita, Pani Husak!
Scholarship opportunities for the 2021/2022 academic year!
We are proud to offer scholarships to both graduate and undergraduate university students. The application deadline is June 1. More info can be found here: https://unainc.org/una/benefits/scholarships/#scholarships
Online gala “Rekindle the Magic of Soyuzivka” raises over $200k
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – A virtual winter gala, “Rekindle the Magic of Soyuzivka” that was hosted online on January 16 by the Ukrainian National Foundation, an affiliated company of the Ukrainian National Association, raised more than $200,000 to benefit the Soyuzivka Heritage Center in Kerhonkson, N.Y. The gala was organized with the aim of raising funds for the continued operation of Soyuzivka, which has faced significant financial hurdles as a result of ongoing pandemic restrictions. Those restrictions have temporarily shuttered the center’s camps, festivals and other in-person events.
UNA welcomes Andrew Nynka
The Ukrainian National Association is pleased to introduce to our readers Andrew Nynka, who on December 1, 2020, assumed the responsibilities of editor-in-chief of the UNA publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly.
Mr. Nynka is an experienced and awarded journalist, researcher and teacher. He has a doctorate in journalism from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Ukraine, where he conducted dissertation research and taught journalism at both the Ukrainian Catholic University and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
UNA’s New Jersey District holds fall organizing meeting virtually
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The New Jersey District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association held its fall organizing meeting on November 16 via videoconference. It was the first virtual meeting ever for the district.
Participating were representatives of UNA Branches 37, 42, 76, 133, 171, 234, 269 and 287.
The meeting was chaired by Oksana Stanko, district chairperson. In attendance as a representative of the UNA Executive Committee was Yuriy Symczyk, UNA chief operating officer/national secretary.
With deep thanks to Roma Hadzewycz
Along with the UNA General Assembly and the UNA staff, please join me in extending deep thanks and best wishes to Roma Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief of Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, who will retire from the Ukrainian National Association on December 1, 2020.
For more than 43 years, Ms. Hadzewycz has been an indefatigable and respected member of the UNA fraternal family. Her contribution to our association has been invaluable and her commitment to excellence unequaled. Ms. Hadzewycz’s encyclopedic knowledge of UNA history will be greatly missed, as will her dedication, talent, professionalism and experience.