Marsha Skrypuch's "Silver Threads" available as fund-raiser for UCCLA (04/04/04)

Marsha Skrypuch's "Silver Threads" available as fund-raiser for UCCLA

BRANTFORD, Ontario - Marsha Skrypuch's first children's book, "Silver Threads," was published in 1996. Illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Michael Martchenko, "Silver Threads" was the first children's story to be published dealing with the imprisonment of Ukrainians during Canada's first national internment operations.

The book has been out of print and unavailable for several years, but now there is a revised edition. With an updated historical note, this edition combines the original color artwork, including portions left out of the original edition, with a list of resources that parents, educators and others will certainly find of use.

For a limited time, autographed copies of this new edition of "Silver Threads" will be available by mail-order in support of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which has stood at the forefront of community efforts aimed at commemorating this unhappy episode in Canadian history and securing recognition from the federal government.

Each dollar raised through the sale of this edition of "Silver Threads" will go toward installing a plaque at the site of an internment camp or for related UCCLA educational efforts. The book makes an ideal gift for children of all ages.

To make a donation to UCCLA readers may buy one or more copies of "Silver Threads." The prices (shipping and tax included) are: one copy (softcover), $13; two copies (softcover), $23; one copy (hardcover), $26.

Checks or money orders made payable to "UCCLA," along with requests for autographs and return addresses should be sent to: UCCLA, c/o Marsha Skrypuch, 274 Lynden Road, Brantford, Ontario, N3T 5L8.

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