PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian Athletic Educational Association Chornomorska Sitch has released the 51st edition of its annual journal Our Sport.
The publication features articles, essays and news stories, and is made possible by the paid advertising that is included in the journal. More than 15 libraries across Ukraine receive copies of Our Sport to include in their archives.
Within the journal is the write-up on Sitch’s 90th anniversary celebration that was held on November 15, 2014, at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) in Whippany.
Ukrainian soccer legend Michael Farmiga (left) receives an award for his soccer achievements with Sitch.
During the celebration, the inaugural Sitch Sports Hall of Fame inductees were recognized for their sports achievements within the organization. Sitch’s men’s soccer coach Bohdan Kucyna presented the awards.
Recipients included: Andrij Bakun, Michael Farmiga, Volodymyr Kazdoba, Zenon Snylyk (soccer); Oksana Yarosh-Burachinsky, Bohdan Hayduchok, Alexander Hladky, Luba Lapychak-Lesko, Adrian Lapychak, Nestor Paslawsky, Markian Paslawsky (posthumously), Nestor Olesnycky, Lubomyr Olesnycky, Anya Tershakovec-Tomko and Alexandra Tershakovec-Zawadiwsky (volleyball); Zenia Matkiwsky-Olesnycky, Zenon Matkiwsky and Lubumyr Olesnycky (tennis); Orest Popovych (chess); Val Olynyk (hockey); and Orest Lebed (swimming).
The 2015 Our Sport journal cover.
Lifetime achievement award recipients included Marika Bokalo (swimming director, posthumously), Myron Stebelsky (longtime former president of Sitch and sports advocate, posthumously) and Omelan Twardowsky (current president of Sitch and longtime sports activist).
Also recognized that evening was Bohdan Watral, CEO of the Selfreliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union based in Chicago, which has been a longtime supporter of the Chornomorska Sitch organization. The credit union has a branch located within the UACCNJ in Whippany, just next door to the Chornomorska Sitch office.
The evening celebrations continued, following the distribution of awards, with dancing to the music of Svitanok.
Readers can obtain copies of the Our Sport journal by contacting Mr. Twardowsky, president of Chornomorska Sitch, 60 C N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. Orders can also be placed by contacting Mr. Twardowsky via e-mail, [email protected].