LETTER TO THE EDITOR (12/09/01)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We can help thousands of orphans in Ukraine

Dear Editor:

As a part-time activist of the Orphan Aid Society, organized by Maria Jowyk in 1992 with the aim of helping children in Ukraine who lost their parents in the Chornobyl disaster and others in great need, I wish to inform you about our agenda.

Presently our organization has over 1,000 orphans under its care. This is possible due to the good will of many Ukrainian sponsors of the organization which is determined to contribute to the survival and welfare of helpless children in Ukraine. It is a fact that for merely 50 cents a day each child can be supplied with the necessary amount of food.

Between 30,000 and 40,000 Ukrainian orphans have no material support in the country. We can help them. In the United States and Canada there are over 2 million of our countrymen who enjoy a decent standard of life. Why not take action in this just cause and open our hearts to the needs of many an orphan in Ukraine?

There are a great many talented young boys and girls among these orphans. They need our help in their pursuit of higher education which otherwise may be unavilable them. No matter how small each of our contributions might be, it provides hope for the young generation of future leaders in Ukraine.

Orphans in Ukraine are looking to us to replace their deceased parents. Our associations award stipends to students in the United States and Canada. We praise such patriotic deeds and ask readers to do the same for gifted orphan students in Ukraine.

Let us assist them in every way possible so that in the future we shall reap a promising educational crop in Ukraine. That will be our reward. May God help us in our work.

Myron Lucyshyn
Phoenix, Ariz.

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