EDITORIAL
Our 65th anniversary: a postscript
Last week we celebrated our 65th anniversary by publishing a 24-page
issue that contained a variety of news and features, plus two pages devoted
to our own newspaper. On those two pages we took a look at the beginnings
of The Ukrainian Weekly, i.e., its premiere issue; explained in an editorial
what our mission was and continues to be; acknowledged former and current
editorial staff members; and announced our gift to the community at large:
a special collection of materials dedicated to the Great Famine of 1932-1933
that now appears on our official website. As well, we published a questionnaire
in order for our readers to tell us what they think about the paper and
to help us evaluate our performance.
What was missing from this mix of materials was an acknowledgment, or
more precisely, an appreciation of our supporters.
Throughout its 65-year history, The Ukrainian Weekly has been the beneficiary
of contributions and support given by countless individuals, as well as
many organizations and institutions. Among the persons/entities that deserve
our thanks are the following.
- Our regular correspondents and free-lancers, whose stories and photographs
enrich our newspaper each and every week. We count on them more than they
will ever know.
- The countless - and quite often nameless - community activists who
send in news stories, feature articles, photos, etc., that make up the
bulk of our community coverage.
- Our loyal readers and our subscribers, who have stayed with us through
several price increases and continue to support us, who send us interesting
clippings, who give us the benefit of their opinions and keep us grounded.
- The Svoboda Press administration and print shop, whose employees provide
much-needed support and cooperation - sometimes in very trying circumstances.
Without them, we'd be a collection of editors and journalists without a
publication.
- Our colleagues, past and present, at our sister publication, the Ukrainian-language
newspaper Svoboda (which marked its 105th anniversary in September), for
their cooperation and understanding through the decades.
- Our co-workers at the Ukrainian National Association's headquarters
building - those we've had the good fortune to work with in Jersey City,
as well as those in our new home in Parsippany. Though they may not realize
it, they, too, provide us with support in so many indefinable ways.
- Our advertisers whose financial investment in our newspaper and, by
extension, our community facilitates our appearance from week to week.
- The UNA General Assembly and UNA conventions for recognizing the importance
of The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian National Association, its members,
our Ukrainian community in North America and to Ukraine. Their support
has enabled our newspaper to continue the mission begun in 1933 and to
do the job it was established to do: to keep our community informed and
in touch.
To all of them we hereby deliver our sincere thanks. (The Weekly wouldn't
be The Weekly without you.)
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October
11, 1998, No. 41, Vol. LXVI
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