Self Reliance N.Y. donates $50,000 to Soyuzivka (12/01/02)

Self Reliance N.Y. donates $50,000 to Soyuzivka

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - A surprise $50,000 donation from Self Reliance (New York) Federal Credit Union to Soyuzivka elicited a robust round of applause at the gala banquet celebrating the 50th anniversary of the resort, which is owned and operated by the Ukrainian National Association.

The presentation was made by Dr. Bohdan Kekish, president and CEO of Self Reliance New York, to Ukrainian National Association President Stefan Kaczaraj. Also present at the banquet were Orest Glut, a member of the credit union's board of directors, and Nicholas Oprysko, manager of the credit union's Kerhonkson branch, as well as several staffers of the branch, which is located near Soyuzivka.

The donation was the first infusion of funds to what has been dubbed "Soyuzivka Project Renaissance," which is aimed at renovating and revitalizing the UNA estate and thus ensuring its future.

The New York credit union also presented donations of $5,000 each to the UNA's two newspapers, The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda, thus upping the total of its contributions presented on Saturday evening, November 23, to $60,000.

Self Reliance (New York) Federal Credit Union, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001, has assets approaching $450 million. It is based in New York City and has three branches: Kerhonkson in upstate New York, Uniondale, Long Island, and Astoria, Queens.

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