Irondequoit and Poltava establish ties

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. - A sister-city relationship was officially established between the town of Irondequoit and the city of Poltava in June 1992 with the signing and exchange of a letter of agreement between Anatoliy Tychonovych Kukoba, president of the Poltava City Council, and Frederick W. Lapple, town of Irondequoit supervisor.

The officials acted on behalf of their respective citizens to establish a sister-city relationship to promote mutual understanding and friendly cooperation between the citizens of Irondequoit and Greater Rochester, N.Y., and Poltava, Ukraine. They agreed to support and encourage the exchange of information about their respective residents and communities. Visits by individuals and delegations of citizens representing every field, including city, town and county administration, education, medicine, business and culture, as well as youth and sports groups will also be encouraged.

The sister-city relationship was initiated by supervisor Lapple, and unanimously approved by the Irondequoit Town Board in recognition of the town's large Ukrainian American community. Mr. Lapple appointed Tamara Denysenko to chair an organizing and search committee that included Roman Kucil, Valentina Makohon, Wasyl Kornylo, Alex Loj, Yaroslav Gluszko and Mykola Sztanko.

"Currently a broad-based community-wide sister city committee is being organized to promote our goals of developing greater understanding between our two communities," explained Ms. Denysenko. Educational programs on the history, culture, politics, social and community structures of Poltava and Ukraine are planned.

An organizational meeting will be held Tuesday, January 19, at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Ukrainian Federal Credit Union Community Room, Ms. Denysenko noted.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 10, 1993, No. 2, Vol. LXI

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