THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (01/03/99)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Introducing our new branch secretaries

by Martha Lysko
UNA National Secretary

Joyce Kotch: Branch 39 in Syracuse has the good fortune to have not only a new secretary, but a person who is a very active and exceptional organizer. In spite of the fact that she took over this branch only last February, she has already signed up 11 new members through October for total insurance coverage of $109,000. Mrs. Kotch is a teacher of religion. She is the head of the Prayer Ministry at St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Syracuse, N.Y., and belongs to many church organizations. The Rev. Deacon Myron Kotch and Mrs. Kotch are the proud parents of three grown daughters. In order to keep current with UNA activities, both took part in Soyuzivka training sessions. We would like to express our thanks and wish Mrs. Kotch even greater success in months to come.

Gloria Horbaty: In February of this year Mrs. Horbaty assumed the secretarial responsibilities in Branch 414 in Connecticut. During the initial months of her tenure she was busy acquainting herself with the UNA, branch activities and branch membership. Before long, however, she was actively recruiting new members. Together with her husband, Donald, she participated in the training courses for new secretaries offered in August at Soyuzivka. Thus far, Mrs. Horbaty has recruited five new members for a total of $62,000 in insurance. Given her active involvement in community activities, we expect that the months to come will prove even more fruitful. She is actively involved in St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Day Festival in Connecticut, the Ukrainian Heritage Committee and the Committee of Ethnic Archives in New Haven. Our heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Mrs. Horbaty on the success already achieved.

Our new pioneers: notable branch organizers

by Martha Lysko
UNA National Secretary

Lubov Streletsky: The new secretary of UNA Branch 10 in Philadelphia, Mrs. Streletsky, has achieved exceptional success in organizing new members this year. Through October she has enlisted 14 new members for insurance coverage of $92,000, although she has been the branch secretary for only two years. She is actively involved in the Ukrainian Baptist Church and with the immigrant aid committee affiliated with this church. Mrs. Streletsky and her husband, Basil, have two lovely children, Nadia and Alexander. We congratulate Mrs. Streletsky on her success, and hope and expect greater achievements in the future. May she join the ranks of the top three organizers for the year 1998.

Home Office tabulates November organizing results

by Maria Oscislawski
Organizing Department

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - During the month of November 1998, 62 new members insured for $675,224 were enrolled into the Ukrainian National Association. These organizing achievements are the result of the work of 26 branch secretaries, five branch organizers and four professional salespersons.

The top organizer for the month was Andrij Skyba, secretary of Branch 399, who enrolled 10 new members insured for $187,000.

In second place was newly elected UNA Auditor Yaroslav Zaviysky, secretary of Branch 155, who signed up three new members insured for $30,000.

Five UNA activists enrolled two new members each: Advisor Tekla Moroz, secretary of Branch 465 ($6,000 of insurance); Advisor Eugene Oscislawski, secretary of Branch 234 ($25,000), Advisor Andre Worobec, secretary of Branch 76 ($16,224), Michael Turko, secretary of Branch 63 ($10,000), and Petro Zaluha, secretary of Branch 183 ($13,000).

Twenty three other UNA activists signed up one member each during the month of November.

Organizing results for the first 11 months of 1998 indicate that the top branch organizer is Mr. Oscislawski with 34 members insured for $737,455, while Mr. Skyba is in second place with 28 members insured for $441,000, and Mr. Worobec is in third with 21 members insured for $283,795.

The most popular insurance policies sold in November were: term, 19; whole life, 13; 20-payment life, nine; universal life, six; and endowment certificates (E-18, E-20 and E-65), 14. The total amount of dues brought in during November was $15,678.37.

The 1998 quota for new members (with 1,250 set as the goal) was filled by 58 percent as of the end of November. Three UNA districts, Woonsocket, R.I., Northern New Jersey and Boston, had reached or surpassed their annual quotas, respectively by 110, 109 and 100 percent. The Albany and Connecticut districts are close to meeting their quotas with 89 and 90 percent fulfillment, respectively.

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