THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
Andrew Nynka joins Weekly staff
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Andrew Nynka has officially joined The Ukrainian Weekly staff as an editor as of July 17. Mr. Nynka, 24, has been working on the editorial staff since mid-April.
The Weekly's new full-time staffer holds a B.A. in political science and economics from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., with additional studies in photography. He plans to pursue a master's degree in journalism.
His studies took him to Washington, where he worked under New York Gov. George E. Pataki, advising the governor and senior staff on legislative matters and implementing federal aspects of the governor's program.
Fully fluent in Ukrainian, Mr. Nynka also attended school abroad in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he lived for a year.
Once he graduated from college Mr. Nynka worked for ATT's Information Research Center in Basking Ridge, N.J., and then with Hughes Enterprises of Trenton.
Mr. Nynka is an active member of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization and its Chornomortsi fraternity. He was recently elected president of the fraternity's unit of "starshi plastuny" (young adults). In addition, he is active in organizing sea scouting camps and other camps for Plast youths.
Since joining The Weekly staff three months ago, Mr. Nynka has worked on a variety of stories revolving around the Ukrainian community and Ukraine.
His first byline came on April 22 with a story on the continuing life-saving mission of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund published in The Weekly's special section devoted to the 15th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
His subsequent assignments included a news report on a conference about the Chornobyl accident held at the United Nations; a story on Ukraine's new consul general in New York, Serhiy Pohoreltzev; a feature on up-and-coming young photographer Joseph Sywenkyj; and an account of Myroslava Gongadze's appearance at a public meeting in New York. He also prepared an extensive photo report on New York City's Ukrainian Festival.
Most notably, Mr. Nynka has written a series of articles covering developments surrounding the proposed demapping of Taras Shevchenko Place in New York City.
Readers respond to UNA's appeal for aid to flood victims in Zakarpattia
In the month of March we received news about new flooding in the area of Zakarpattia, Ukraine. The result of heavy rains, the floods took the lives of six persons, and inundated thousands of homes and other buildings, destroying many of them.
Responding to the appeal of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian National Association published in the UNA's official publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, many organizations and individuals sent donations to the UNA-affiliated Ukrainian National Foundation to help the flood victims.
The donors' names appear below.
The UNA Executive Committee thanks all contributors for their compassion toward the flood victims and understanding of the great needs of our brothers and sisters. The funds collected were transmitted to the charitable organization Caritas Ukraine in Lviv. A complete report on the aid efforts will be published in the press.
To date, Caritas has purchased and distributed:
As of today, Caritas Ukraine is working on a project to provide school supplies to children from needy families who fell victim to the floods. In August, 150 sets of work clothes are to be distributed to flood victims in the Rakhiv district who are now working on reconstructing their destroyed buildings. Thus, aid to flood victims in Zakarpattia is continuing.
| Name | Address | Amount |
| Wronskyj, Wolodymyr | Greenlawn, N.Y. | 1,125.00 |
| Choir St. Pokrova | Rochester, N.Y. | 750.00 |
| Zaporozka Sitch, UNA Branch 367 | Rochester, N.Y. | 500.00 |
| UNA Branch 354 | Omaha, Neb. | 258.05 |
| Wasylyszyn, Roman | Philadelphia, Pa. | 250.00 |
| UNA Branch 285 | Rochester, N.Y. | 250.00 |
| Mackin, Mike | San Diego, Calif. | 200.00 |
| Kulczak, Petro | Omaha, Neb. | 150.00 |
| Trotch, Philip | Lakewood, Ohio | 125.00 |
| Misilo, Stephen | Short Hills, N.J. | 100.00 |
| Cap, W. and M. | Stratford, Conn. | 100.00 |
| Kachnij, M. | Warren, Mich. | 100.00 |
| UNA Branch 241 | Woonsocket, R.l. | 100.00 |
| Stolarskyj, A. | Omaha, Neb. | 100.00 |
| Roman and Son Corp. | Ralston, Neb. | 100.00 |
| Ukrainian American Association Inc. | Omaha, Neb. | 100.00 |
| Diachuk, Ulana and Volodymyr | Rutherford, N.J. | 100.00 |
| Kaczaraj, Stefan and Swiatoslaw | Budd Lake, N.J. | 100.00 |
| Lysko, Martha and Wolodar | Morristown, N.J. | 100.00 |
| Cap, Gerald | Madison, Conn. | 60.00 |
| Sich, Dmytro | Alfred Station, N.Y. | 50.00 |
| Puszkydra, W. and A. | Floral Park, N.Y. | 50.00 |
| Chudoba, Michael | Souderton, Pa. | 50.00 |
| Kladko, Joseph | Sunnyvale, Calif. | 50.00 |
| Bolonka, Wasyl | Boothwyn, Pa. | 50.00 |
| Stolarskyj, W. and A. | Omaha, Neb. | 50.00 |
| Dziuba, P. and C. | Rochester, N.Y. | 50.00 |
| Szyjka, Marie | Albany, N.Y. | 40.00 |
| Kedrynsky, Alex | Jersey City, N.J. | 30.00 |
| Solanyk, V. and C. | Boulder, Colo. | 25.00 |
| Zinczenko, Iwan | Brunswick, Ohio | 25.00 |
| Jarocz, A | Omaha, Neb. | 25.00 |
| Myers, T. and M. | Rochester, N.Y. | 25.00 |
| Kramar, W. | Chester, Pa. | 25.00 |
| Chechut, M. | Omaha, Neb. | 10.00 |
| TOTAL | 5,223.05 |
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 22, 2001, No. 29, Vol. LXIX
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