THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
Northern N.J. District holds annual meeting
by Andre Worobec and Roma Hadzewycz
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Northern New Jersey District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association held its annual meeting here at the UNA Corporate Headquarters on Friday, March 3.
The meeting was brought to order by UNA Advisor Eugene Oscislawski, the district chairman, who welcomed branch representatives and district officers, as well as members of the UNA General Assembly: President Ulana Diachuk, National Secretary Martha Lysko, Treasurer Stefan Kaczaraj, Advisor Andre Worobec and Honorary Member of the UNA General Assembly Walter Sochan. Also present was former UNA Advisor Andrew Keybida.
Mr. Sochan was elected to chair the meeting; while Mr. Worobec was elected secretary of the annual meeting. Mark Datzkiwsky read the minutes of the 1999 annual meeting.
Next came remarks by the UNA executive officers. President Diachuk described the organizing achievements of the Northern New Jersey District, which was in first place among all districts in terms of the number of members organized in 1999, having enrolled 121 members insured for $1,257,461 and achieving 93.08 percent of its annual quota of 130 new members.
Mrs. Diachuk emphasized that the UNA needs to increase its membership and that new approaches must be used in attracting new members. She also encouraged members to organize trips to Soyuzivka for the annual Father's Day program.
Other topics discussed by the president included: the UNA's official publications, Soyuzivka, UNA scholarships, and proposed changed to the UNA By-Laws.
National Secretary Lysko presented the Northern New Jersey District Committee, which comprises 21 branches, with a reward check in the amount of $484 for its organizing activity. She then proceeded to speak about the UNA's new insurance products, as well as promotional materials available in both the Ukrainian and English languages.
Treasurer Kaczaraj compared the financial status of the UNA for 1998 and 1999, underlining that though there is a significant improvement in the finances of the UNA's publications, Soyuzivka still has a major deficit. The bottom line, he said, is that the UNA must sell more insurance to increase its income.
A question and answer session followed. Topics covered included: prices at Soyuzivka, creation of a separate fund to support the UNA resort, the UNA's deficit on its headquarters building; and the decrease in the UNA's surplus. Mr. Kaczaraj stated that though there was a decrease in surplus, the UNA remains in a sound financial position.
District Chairman Oscislawski delivered a report on the past year's activities, which included participation in Ukrainian festivals in South Bound Brook in August and Cedar Knolls in September, as well as a clothing drive for Ukraine organized for the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee. He also noted that he had been tapped to fill the vacancy on the board of directors of the Ukrainian National Urban Renewal Corp. after the death of UNA Advisor Walter Korchynsky.
The treasurer's report was delivered by Mr. Worobec, who reported a balance of $3,729.49, as compared with $2,883.67 a year ago. Other officers delivered brief reports on their activity.
At this point the chairman of the annual meeting introduced the president of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Dr. Viatcheslav Brioukhovetsky, who very briefly noted the work of this prestigious educational institution in developing future leaders for Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the district's auditors examined the district's bookkeeping and returned with a recommendation to unconditionally accept all officers' reports. Their recommendation was unanimously approved.
The Nominations Committee, consisting of Lon Staruch, Julian Kotlar and Maria Oscislawski, recommended re-election of the entire slate of district officers from 1999, with only one change, proposing that Stefan Kosonocky serve on the auditing committee in place of Gregory Klymenko.
As a result, the following were elected as officers of the Northern New Jersey District Committee: Mr. Oscislawski, chairman; Mr. Kotlar, first vice-chairman; Mr. Staruch, second vice-chairman; Mr. Worobec, treasurer; Mr. Datzkiwsky, secretary; Roma Hadzewycz, English-language press liaison; Sofia Derzko, Ukrainian-language press liaison; Maria Haluszczak, organizing director; Mrs. Oscislawski, events coordinator; Daria Semegen, member-at-large; Ivan Pelech (chairman), Stefan Welhasch and Mr. Kosonocky, auditing committee; Wolodymyr Bilyk and John Chomko, honorary district chairmen.
Mr. Oscislawski took the opportunity to discuss upcoming activities: a trip to Soyuzivka; a "yalynka" Christmas party for children; and fund-raising activities such as a garage sale. He announced that a meeting of the district board would be held to work out the details of a plan of activity for 2000-2001.
As the meeting was adjourned, members were invited to partake of refreshments.
Woonsocket District achieves organizing quota for the year
by Martha Lysko
National Secretary
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Leon Hardink, secretary of UNA Branch 206 and chairman of the Woonsocket District, is the UNA's organizing champion in the first quarter of 2000.
His district surpassed its annual quota in the first quarter by organizing 11 new members.
Ms. Hardink himself organized 10 members, insured for a total amount of $285,000, out of these enrolled by his district. Mr. Hardink has been secretary of Zaporoska Sich Branch for over 36 years and has always been an active organizer. Mr. Hardink, who will celebrate his 84th birthday in a few weeks, can serve as an example to all organizers and secretaries.
Myron Pylypiak achieved the best individual organizing results. This is not the first time that he is the highest producer in the UNA organization. Mr. Pylypiak, secretary of Branch 496 in Seattle, organized 15 new members.
As already mentioned, Mr. Hardink organized 10 members, thus taking second place among individual organizers this quarter. In third place is Jacek Koczarski, UNA organizer, and Joseph Hawryluk, secretary of Branch 360 and Buffalo District chairman, each with seven new members.
Only 47 secretaries actively organized members this quarter, though the UNA has 259 branch secretaries. Where are the other 212?
The UNA has accepted 122 new members in the first quarter. We have a long way to go before we reach our organizing goal for the year. Everyone must work a lot harder. The UNA is awaiting your contribution toward the organizing effort.
Mr. Hawryluk sold the highest premium amount in this quarter. His annual sales by premium amount totaled $3,406.90. In second place by premium amount is Mr. Pylypiak, with annual premiums of $3,296.64. In third place is UNA Advisor Barbara Bachynsky, the New York District chairperson and secretary of Branch 184, with annual premiums of $2,622.70.
The amount of premium collected annually is a significant benchmark of how well the UNA is doing and what income it can expect during the year. Premiums are the main source of income for the UNA.
The three highest face amounts of insurance were sold by: UNA Advisor Andre Worobec, secretary of Branch 76, $485,000; Mr. Hardink, secretary of Branch 206, $285,000 and Mr. Koczarski, UNA organizer, $155,000.
The UNA Woonsocket District reached and surpassed its organizing quota in the first quarter largely through the efforts of Mr. Hardink.
Branches not affiliated with any district - the category of branches called "Various" - met 48 percent of their quota by producing 24 new policies. Twenty percent of the annual organizing quota was achieved by the Central District.
Nineteen UNA districts contributed one or more members this first quarter of 2000. However, eight districts failed to give even one member.
| Organizers | Annual premium | Amount of insurance | Branch | District |
| 1. Joseph Hawryluk | $3,406.90 | $150,000 | 360 | Buffalo |
| 2. Myron Pylypiak | $3,296.64 | $99,000 | 496 | Various |
| 3. Barbara Bachynsky | $2,622.70 | $63,000 | 184 | New York |
| 4. Paul Fuga | $2,265.00 | $5,000 | 269 | Central New Jersey |
| 5. Longin Staruch | $2,021.83 | $106,000 | 371 | Northern New Jersey |
| 6. Helen Karachewsky | $1,795.00 | $3,000 | 221 | Chicago |
| 7. Andre Worobec | $1,302.20 | $485,000 | 76 | Northern New Jersey |
| 8. Eugene Oscislawski | $1,193.08 | $111,650 | 234 | Northern New Jersey |
| Organizers | Members organized | Amount of insurance | Branch | District |
| 1. Myron Pylypiak | 15 | $99,000 | 496 | Various |
| 2. Leon Hardink | 10 | $285,000 | 206 | Woonsocket |
| 3. Joseph Hawryluk | 7 | $150,000 | 360 | Buffalo |
| 4. Jacek Koczarski | 7 | $155,000 | 777 | Various |
| 5. Joseph Chabon | 6 | $63,000 | 242 | Shamokin |
| 6. Larisa R. Paschuk | 6 | $60,000 | 325 | New York |
| 7. Eugene Oscislawski | 5 | $111,650 | 234 | Northern New Jersey |
| 8. Longin Staruch | 5 | $106,000 | 371 | Northern New Jersey |
| Number of districts | 27 |
| Number of branches | 259 |
| Enrolled new members | 122 |
| Total insurance | $2,357,650 |
| Average amount of insurance per person | $19,325 |
| Assigned quota | 1,250 |
| Quota achieved | 9.76% |
| UNA district | Annual quota |
New members |
Percentage of quota achieved |
Total insurance |
| 1. Woonsocket | 10 | 11 | 110.00% | $288,000 |
| 2. Various | 50 | 24 | 48.00% | $289,000 |
| 3. Central | 10 | 2 | 20.00% | $10,000 |
| 4. Buffalo | 40 | 7 | 17.50% | $150,000 |
| 5. Montreal | 25 | 4 | 16.00% | $20,000 |
| 6. Connecticut | 35 | 5 | 14.29% | $163,000 |
| 7. Shamokin | 45 | 6 | 13.33% | $63,000 |
| 8. Albany | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | $40,000 |
| 9. New York | 95 | 10 | 10.53% | $128,000 |
| 10. Baltimore | 20 | 2 | 10.00% | $5,000 |
| 11. Northern New Jersey | 165 | 16 | 9.70% | $827,650 |
| 12. Central New Jersey | 45 | 4 | 8.89% | $75,000 |
| 13. Syracuse | 35 | 3 | 8.57% | $55,000 |
| 14. Pittsburgh | 70 | 5 | 7.14% | $30,000 |
| 15. Allentown | 30 | 2 | 6.67% | $20,000 |
| 16. Chicago | 95 | 6 | 6.32% | $113,000 |
| 17. Detroit | 80 | 3 | 3.75% | $25,000 |
| 18. Philadelphia | 135 | 5 | 3.70% | $48,000 |
| 19. Cleveland | 60 | 2 | 3.33% | $8,000 |
| 20. Youngstown | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 21. Winnipeg | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 22. Wilkes-Barre | 20 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 23. Toronto | 50 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 24. Rochester | 40 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 25. Niagara | 15 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 26. Minneapolis | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| 27. Boston | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | $0 |
| TOTAL | 1,250 | 122 | 9.760% | $2,357,650 |
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, May 28, 2000, No. 22, Vol. LXVIII
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