UCU's “ParticipACTION” at UCC's XXIII Triennial Congress.

I would like to share with you a communiqué from the XXIII Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians that was recently held in Edmonton.  The delegates from Ukrainian Credit Union Limited; namely; Eugene Roman, Taras Pidzamecky, Walter Kish, Fred Petruk, Marie Stamler and Kristin Glover attended the four day event in various capacities.

Eugene Roman provided valuable insights and launched a mini-campaign that netted $150,000 for the “President’s Club” of UCC.  He was also elected as the Ukrainian National Federation (UNF) representative to the Board of the Ukrainian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko.



G. Daniel Caron, Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine,
 Paul Grod, National President of Ukrainian Canadian Congress,
Walter Kish, (UCU Director) recipient of the Shevchenko Medal,
Daria Luciw, Second Vice President
of  Ukrainian Canadian Congress

Walter Kish received the Ukrainian Canadian Congress award “The Shevchenko Medal” in recognition of his dedicated community activism, and his contributions as a journalist.  The Shevchenko Medal recognized individuals for outstanding national contribution towards the development of the Ukrainian Canadian community.  Walter has been a leader in the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada, the Canada Ukraine Foundation and the New Pathway newspaper.  He was the Ukrainian National Federation representative to the Canada Ukraine Foundation.

Taras Pidzamecky represented the Ukrainian National Federation in the official photo at the Ukrainian Pioneer Memorial outside the Alberta Legislature, was one of four delegates invited as a guest of the Speaker of the Alberta Legislature and was introduced in the Legislature.  He spearheaded the drafting of  a resolution on engaging the rest of the 1.2 million Ukrainian Canadians who are not involved in community life. Taras also attended numerous meetings with one of them being with Federal Sports Minister the Honourable Gary Lunn and Senator Raynell Andrechuk.

 

Kristin Glover, of UCU, with members of the
National Youth Advisory Committee.



There were various interesting workshops to name a few such as:  My Baba Was Ukrainian…Isn’t that Enough?  My Holuptsi Taste Better than your Cabbage Rolls! Can You Hear Us?   Government Relations , Holodomor Education: Triumphs & Challenges, Odnoholosno – Tell Me What You Think?  and the Young & Able – Youth Discussion Forum with the Moderator being: Kristin Glover.

The delegates also attended the Council of Ukrainian Credit Union’s Annual Meeting where Jerry Pryshlak was elected to the Supervisory Committee and Marie Stamler to the Verification Committee for the meeting.  The three other members of the CUCUC Board are George Wodoslawsky, Secretary, Fred Petruk, member of Supervisory Committee and Eugene Yakovitch, Board member.

Ukrainian Credit Union was the proud silver sponsor of the congress. Our name and logo along with the Congress emblem was  imprinted on the carry cases that were handed out to over 300 delegates.

For further information please  check out the website for events, news and photos at:   www.ucc.ca

Marie Stamler