Second session of preschoolers' Tabir Ptashat attracts 67 campers

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Sixty-seven "little birds" descended on Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian National Association's Catskill estate, on July 2-8 for the second session of "Tabir Ptashat," the introductory Plast camp run by the "Pershi Stezhi" sorority of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. The 4- to 6-year-olds and the 30 parent-counselors who volunteered to train and entertain them traveled to Soyuzivka from all across the United States and Canada: from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Toronto, Wisconsin and Washington. The theme of the second week, run by Christine Hladky of Randolph, N.J., was countries where Ukrainians live, and each day's activities, from arts-and-crafts projects to songs, focused on Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United States and Ukraine. Highlights from the week included a concert by Olya Chodoba Fryz in the Veselka auditorium, a "Journey Through Ukraine" scavenger hunt on the grounds of the resort, and a blazing bonfire on the meadow before the Lviv Villa. The best part of the week for 6-year-old Petrusik Luba of Audubon, Pa.? "Everything." Seen in the photos (clockwise from top) are: "Ptashata" and counselors from Week 2 of Tabir Ptashat; "Owls" Katia Hnatiw, Jack Russell and Odessa Howera raise the Ukrainian and American flags; a game of "tug of war" supervised by parent-helper Tymish Hankewycz; the camp bonfire; and "Flamingos" Gregory Gawdiak, Zen Kochanowsky and Andrew Lucky.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 30, 2006, No. 31, Vol. LXXIV

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