OPEN LETTER: Chornobyl's challenge

Dear Readers:

April 26 will mark the 10th anniversary of the deadliest nuclear catastrophe known to man: the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion. Under the banner of "Chornobyl Challenge '96," The Children of Chornobyl Foundation, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council are spearheading a nationwide series of commemorative events marking this mournful anniversary.

Together with the national efforts, the Ukrainian community of Greater New York has come together in an effort to raise public awareness of the facts surrounding the catastrophe. This will be achieved through a series of public events, including commemorative ecumenical services, educational seminars, public meetings and exhibitions.

The New York chapters of the aforementioned organizations, as well as the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Plast, SUM-A, the Ukrainian Engineers Society of America, The Ukrainian Institute of America and the Ukrainian Museum, have gathered under the umbrella of Chornobyl Challenge '96 to realize these goals. Your participation in this effort is integral in ensuring its success.

To learn more about this campaign, please call the New York committee chairman, Lew Dobrijanskyj at (718) 762-8531, or attend a committee meeting, held every Monday at 6 p.m. at the Selfreliance building, 98 Second Ave., in Manhattan. We are particularly in need of people interested in fund-raising, media and government relations, and events planning.

Come join us and help make a difference. Chornobyl is a global problem affecting all of us. By raising public awareness today, we not only pay tribute to the victims of the past, but secure a safe future for generations to come.

Peter Charchalis
New York

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 17, 1996, No. 11, Vol. LXIV

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