УНСоюз святкує 125 років: Фотофакт з історії, 1954

by | 2020 30, Jan | News

На цій фотографії – делеґати на 23-ій Конвенції Українського Народного Союзу зі штату Масачусетс разом із Конґресменом Джаном В. МекКормиком (четвертий праворуч) з Масачусетс, котрий в той час був другим найвищим демократом в Палаті Представників. 23-тя Конвенція УНСоюзу проходила у Вашінґтоні в днях 31 травня до 5 червня 1954 року. Дж. МекКормик виголосив промову на конвенції, в якій висловив своє переконання, що Вільний Світ визволить поневолені нації за Залізною Заслоною. 

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УНСоюз святкує 125 років: Фотофакт з історії, 1997

by | 2020 28, Jan | Announcements, News

Вгорі – перша фотографія працівників Українського Народного Союзу та його газет ,,Свобода” і ,,The Ukrainian Weekly” перед новим будинком УНСоюзу в місті Парсипані, Ню-Джерзі. Фото було зняте у жовті 1997 року після того, як УНСоюз і його газети переїхали підчас вікенду 10-13 жовтня з Джерзі Ситі, Ню-Джерзі, 30 миль на захід до Парсипані. Хмаросяг УНСоюзу в Джерзі Ситі (при 30 Montgomery St.) був проданий 14 серпня, а нова двоповерхова будівля у Парсипані (2200 Route 10) була закуплена 28 серпня. Посвячення нової Головної Канцелярії УНСоюзу відбулося в неділю 10 листопада. А вже 9 грудня встановлено новий напис перед будинком на якому було написано „Ukrainian National Association Corporate Headquarters”. (Фото: Рома Гадзевич)

УНСоюз святкує 125 років: Фотофакт з історії, 1997

by | 2020 23, Jan | Announcements, News

Вгорі – перша фотографія працівників Українського Народного Союзу та його газет ,,Свобода” і ,,The Ukrainian Weekly” перед новим будинком УНСоюзу в місті Парсипані, Ню-Джерзі. Фото було зняте у жовті 1997 року після того, як УНСоюз і його газети переїхали підчас вікенду 10-13 жовтня з Джерзі Ситі, Ню-Джерзі, 30 миль на захід до Парсипані. Хмаросяг УНСоюзу в Джерзі Ситі (при 30 Montgomery St.) був проданий 14 серпня, а нова двоповерхова будівля у Парсипані (2200 Route 10) була закуплена 28 серпня. Посвячення нової Головної Канцелярії УНСоюзу відбулося в неділю 10 листопада. А вже 9 грудня встановлено новий напис перед будинком на якому було написано „Ukrainian National Association Corporate Headquarters”. (Фото: Рома Гадзевич)

UNA ANNIVERSARY EVENT

by | 2020 22, Jan | Announcements, Community event

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Event begins at 9:30 AM with Divine Liturgy at
Transfiguration of our Lord
Ukrainian Catholic Church
227 N Shamokin Street
Shamokin, PA 17872

Participating in the Divine Liturgy will be Dzvin Ukrainian Male Folk Choir and Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble

UNA 125th ANNIVERSARY EVENT February 9 2020

UNA Home Office mails ballots for special vote on amended UNA By-Laws

by | 2020 9, Jan | Announcements, Meetings

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian National Association’s Home Office on has mailed a voting package to all delegates to the last UNA Convention, held in May 2018, and to current members of the UNA General Assembly.

The package contains proposed changes to the UNA By-Laws and a ballot that is to be returned via the mail by January 21. Delegates and General Assembly members are being asked to vote on proposed changes to the UNA By-Laws, a draft of which was presented to delegates at the UNA’s 2018 Convention.

The voting takes place as the UNA celebrates the 125th anniversary of its founding. As noted in a letter from UNA President/CEO Stefan Kaczaraj that was sent with the ballots, “The passage of these By-Laws is an important and crucial step to ensure the UNA’s viability for the next 125 years.”

Also included in the packet sent by certified mail to convention delegates and General Assembly members were the Proposed Amended Charter and By-Laws of the Ukrainian National Association, Inc., as well as a summary of the key highlights of the proposed amendments.

In the event that any delegate or General Assembly member did not receive the packet, they are urged to phone the Home Office at 973-292-9800.

Вислано матеріяли для голосування над змінами до Статуту

by | 2020 9, Jan | Announcements

ПАРСИПАНІ, Ню-Джерзі. – Головна Канцелярія Українського Народного Союзу вислала всім делеґатам минулої Конвенції УНСоюзу, що відбулася у травні 2018 року, та теперішнім членам Головного Уряду УНСоюзу матеріяли для голосування над пропонованими змінами до Статуту організації.

Згадані матеріяли включають текст змін до Основної Грамоти Конституції та Статуту і бальот, котрий треба повернути поштою до 21 січня. Пропоновані зміни до статуту були представлені у скороченій формі делеґатам на Конвенції 2018 року.

Голосування над новим Статутом відбувається під час ювілейного року УНСоюзу, який був заснований у 1894 році. Як сказано у листі від Президента/Головного Виконавчого Директора Стефана Качарая, ,,Прийняття цього Статуту – це важний і потрібний крок, який забезпечить майбутнє УНСоюзу на наступні 125 років”.

Пакет інформацій висланий делеґатам та членам Головного Уряду включає повний текст пропонованих нових Основної Грамоти Конституції та Статуту УНСоюзу, як також пояснення найважливіших змін до цих основних документів.

У випадку, якщо хтось із делеґатів чи членів Головного Уряду не отримав цих матеріялів, просимо негайно зателефонувати до Головної Канцелярії на число 973-292-9800.

First UNA Heritage Scholarships awarded to five students

by | 2019 8, Oct | Educational, Scholarship

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – In 2019 – during its 125th jubilee year – the Ukrainian National Association established the UNA Heritage Scholarships in order to underscore the UNA’s longstanding role in the Ukrainian community.

Five scholarships were awarded by the UNA Scholarship Committee for the 2019-2020 academic year. The students chosen were recognized for their academic achievements and Ukrainian community involvement.

Both undergraduate and graduate students, enrolled full- or part-time in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, are eligible for the new scholarships. Applicants must be UNA members for at least two years (as of the deadline for submission of applications, in this case, September 1, 2019) and must have a life insurance policy of at least $5,000 (Term Life policies are excluded).

The announcement of this new fraternal benefit appeared in the UNA’s recent summertime mailing to all its members, and applications were available by calling the UNA Home Office or visiting the UNA website.

The UNA Scholarship Committee announced the following as recipients of the 2019 UNA Heritage Scholarships.

  • Chloe Diakiwsky (UNA Branch 161) of Ambridge Pa., has a passion for music and the arts, and is a sophomore studying at Berklee College of Music. She is very active in various projects and programs of the youth group at Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church and helped raise funds for her church’s Bell Tower Restoration Project. She is also an acolyte at her parish.
  • Mark Kachai (UNA Branch 171) of Pittsgrove, N.J., is a sophomore studying biology at Rowan University. He is interested in medicine and helped coordinate a relief effort that sent medical and surgical supplies for injured soldiers and civilians in eastern Ukraine. He is active in Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization and is a volunteer with the Ukrainian Federation of America.
  • Alexa Kolakoski (UNA Branch 362) of Pittstown, N.J., is majoring in biology at Northeastern University. Her goal is to become a doctor of veterinary medicine. She attended Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Camp at Soyuzivka for six years and was a student of the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Academy for 13 years. At Northeastern, she is a member of the Ukrainian Cultural Club.
  • Michael Kulycky (UNA Branch 465) of Dorval, Quebec, is a freshman at Marianopolis College, where he is majoring in pure and applied science. A member of the Ukrainian Youth Association, he has worked as a life guard and counselor at the organization’s Veselka camp. He is also a member of the Troyanda dance ensemble and recently formed a Ukrainian dance band called Chaban i Vovk.
  • Gregory Serba (UNA Branch 173) of Philadelphia is studying toward his M.B.A. in finance at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, while working full-time as a software implementation consultant. For many years, he was a tennis player and counselor at Soyuzivka Heritage Center’s Tennis Camp. As the grandson of an UPA member, he is involved in the work of the Society of Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) in the U.S.A.

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.

Earlier this year, the UNA announced the recipients of its regular scholarships and student awards for 2019-2020. Special sections featuring the students recognized by the UNA’s scholarship program appeared in September in both The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda.

More information about UNA Heritage Scholarships may be obtained by calling the UNA’s Fraternal Department at 800-253-9862, ext. 3035. Updated information for the 2020-2021 academic year will appear in the “Our Benefits” section of the UNA website at unainc.org.

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.

 

UNA’s 125th Anniversary Concert

by | 2019 28, Sep | Announcements, Community event

UNA Celebrates 125! – Purplepass

Come celebrate 125 years of the UNA Insuring our Community.

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019.
Dolan Hall Performance Center – College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ
Doors Open 5:00 PM ** Show Starts 5:30 PM
*All proceeds to benefit the UNA Publication Endowment Fund

Event Ticket

UNA 1997

by | 2019 21, Aug | Announcements

UNA CELEBRATES 125 YEARS: Snapshots from history, 1997

More than 160 persons helped the Ukrainian National Association celebrate the blessing of its new headquarters building in Parsippany, N.J., on Sunday, November 9, 1997. The rite was conducted by clergy of the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches: the Rev. Marian Struc, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jersey City, N.J. (home to the UNA’s former headquarters); the Rev. Oleh Hucul, pastor of Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Maplewood, N.J.; and the Rev. Myron Stasiw, a UNA advisor who is pastor of Holy Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in Toronto. The blessing took place in the two-story building’s spacious atrium, with the guests gathered in the atrium and on a balcony overlooking the ground floor. After blessing the atrium, the priests headed upstairs, where they blessed the offices of the Ukrainian National Association, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly. Among the guests were representatives of many Ukrainian community organizations, as well as district and branch officers from the tri-state New York, New Jersey and Connecticut region. Almost all the members of the UNA General Assembly, which had just completed its annual deliberations at Soyuzivka the previous day attended the ceremonies. Also present were many employees of the UNA and its two official publications. The event began with welcoming remarks by UNA President Ulana Diachuk, who then turned the proceedings over to the masters of ceremonies, Vice-President Nestor Olesnycky and Vice-Presidentess Anya Dydyk-Petrenko. Brief congratulatory messages were delivered by several representatives of Ukrainian organizations and institutions. A musical program featured the Lviviany vocal-instrumental ensemble and bandurist Alla Kutsevych of Lviv. Afterwards guests proceeded to the second floor, where the offices of the UNA and its publications are located, for a reception.
The UNA headquarters building
Group of 3 Priests conducting a mass for UNA members inside The UNA building
Group of UNA members in 1997

UNA Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp at Soyuzivka geared toward children age 4-8

by | 2019 15, Mar | Community event

Campers and counselors at the Friday night closing program of the UNA Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp.

 

KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Soyuzivka Heritage Center will host its popular UNA Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp again this summer during the weeks beginning on Sundays, July 14 and July 21. This weeklong camp is geared toward children age 4-8 and families who have a desire for their children to learn more about their Ukrainian heritage. 

The camp is held with the sponsorship of the Ukrainian National Association.

The theme this year will be farms and farm animals. Past themes from recent years include characters from Ukrainian folklore, the Black Sea and “Lys Mykyta.” 

Children stay at the resort with their caretakers and enjoy a half day of activities, which include Ukrainian dancing, singing, arts and crafts, stories and games. While the children enjoy camp, moms, dads, grandmothers or aunts are free to enjoy some time to themselves at the resort or venture out to the local attractions in Ulster County. Some of these include mountain climbing at the majestic Shawangunk Mountains, hiking at Lake Minnewaska, shopping at the Woodbury Common Outlets or touring nearby vineyards. 

As the 2019 theme will be farms, the children will learn about animals and food that grows on a farm. This year’s camp will feature a cooking challenge with some of the vegetables campers harvest with “celebrity” judges offering their critiques. There will also be an afternoon scavenger hunt, the kids’ favorite Water Olympiad and special surprise guests.

Campers and their families enjoy the Thursday night bonfire.

The afternoons are perfect for family time at the pool or playground. Returning favorites include the popular Tuesday night movie night/pajama party, Wednesday night’s singing concert and Hutsul night dinner, during which guests enjoy showing off their best vyshyvanky. On Thursday nights after dinner there is a bonfire during which families participate in fun skits and songs with plenty of marshmallows to go around. The fun week culminates with a Friday evening dance and song recital by the children followed by an Odesa Night dinner. 

By Friday night, all have made new, dear friends and gained knowledge about their Ukrainian culture. The older generation is able to rekindle old friendships and memories that are unique to a Soyuzivka vacation. 

The Ukrainian cultural heritage is so special, and the aim of UNA Ukrainian Heritage Camp is  to help a new generation discover the Ukrainian part of themselves, make lifelong friends and perpetuate traditions.

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