Ukrainian Credit Union Calendar features photos of Orange Revolution

CHICAGO - A historic 2006 calendar titled "The Rebirth of Ukraine" has been released by the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association (UNCUA) in cooperation with the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada.

Measuring 21 1/2 inches high x 13 inches wide, the Ukrainian Credit Union Calendar features photographs taken at the height of the Orange Revolution, as well as historic photographs that depict key events in Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's first year in office.

Text in the calendar is bilingual (Ukrainian and English). Dates of important events in Ukraine's history are listed and holidays are designated according to both the Gregorian and Julian calendars.

The 2006 Ukrainian Credit Union Calendar is dedicated to the late Dmytro Hryhorczuk, who passed away in October 2005. Active in the Ukrainian credit union movement for three decades, Mr. Hryhorczuk was president of the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association from its inception as well as a longtime leader of the World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives.

Production of the calendar was the responsibility of the 2006 UNCUA Calendar Committee consisting of Myron Babiuk, Oleh Pawluk and Lubomyr Zielyk. Lesia A. Telega and Christine Wagenblass coordinated the calendar design.

The 2006 calendars are being distributed free of charge to Ukrainian credit union members in all of North America under the auspices of the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association in the United States and the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada.

Headquartered in Chicago, the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association consists of 17 separate credit unions with over 100,000 members and more than $2 billion in assets. The UNCUA chairman is Bohdan Watral and executive director is Orysia Burdiak.

With a headquarters office in Toronto, the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada comprises 12 credit unions in five provinces with over 71,000 members and over $1 billion in assets. The president of the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada is Olha Zawerucha-Swyntuch and adminstrator is Adriana Buyniak.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, February 19, 2006, No. 8, Vol. LXXIV

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