THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (11/12/06)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Northern and Central New Jersey districts hold fall organizing meeting

by Roma Hadzewycz

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Northern New Jersey and Central New Jersey district committees of the Ukrainian National Association jointly held a fall organizing meeting here at the UNA Corporate Headquarters on Friday, November 3.

Present at the meeting were the two district chairmen, Stephan Welhasch of Northern New Jersey and Yaroslav Zaviysky of Central New Jersey, as well as UNA Second Vice-President Michael Koziupa and UNA National Secretary Christine Kozak. The minutes were recorded by Neonila Sochan, secretary of the Northern New Jersey District Committee.

Participating were representatives of the following UNA branches: 25, 27, 42, 133, 150, 171, 172, 234, 269, 287 and 349.

National Secretary Kozak addressed the gathering to report on the UNA's organizing efforts thus far in 2006. She noted that only 31 percent of the annual organizing quota had been met as of the end of September, and she encouraged all UNA'ers to redouble their efforts in the remaining months of the year.

Ms. Kozak noted that of the 15 branches in the Northern New Jersey District, seven had not enrolled a single member since the year 2000. Similarly, in the Central New Jersey District, which has five branches, three had not enrolled any members since 2000.

Thus far, the Northern New Jersey District has signed up 31 new members for a total of $375,000 in life insurance coverage. The Central New Jersey District has enrolled eight members insured for $45,000.

The top organizers in these districts are Eugene Oscislawski, who enrolled 11 members insured for $175,000; Christine Brodyn, six members insured for $65,000; Longin Staruch, two members insured for $60,000; Mr. Welhasch, four members insured for $20,000; Oksana Trytjak, one member insured for $20,000; and Michael Zacharko, three members insured for $15,000.

Turning to the branch secretaries present in the audience, Ms. Kozak said: "Without you the UNA does not exist, You are the most important people here." She went on to note that the UNA Home Office tries to assist branch secretaries by sending out monthly mailings, designing new brochures promoting UNA products - including insurance, annuities and the Coverdell Education Savings Account, and organizing courses for secretaries and organizers.

As regards courses for secretaries and organizers, the national secretary said that such a course was held at Soyuzivka in October and another would soon be held in Hartford, Conn., with other venues to follow. The Home Office is planning to have a refresher course for the UNA districts of New Jersey and New York.

Ms. Kozak pointed out that the UNA's annuities are among the best on the market and that the UNA's insurance products are very good basic financial products. "We have very good products, and we will soon have more," she stated.

Ms. Kozak then turned to other topics, including the recent UNA Convention held at Soyuzivka and the first meeting of the newly elected General Assembly held in September. As well, she discussed Soyuzivka, the UNA's estate in the Catskill region of New York state, which continues to operate with a deficit, reporting that several options for Soyuzivka are in the pipeline.

During the discussion that followed Ms. Kozak's remarks, UNA'ers touched on such topics as organizing special programs for potential members to focus on such topics as estate planning; listing local branch secretaries on UNA brochures; providing addresses of prospective members to secretaries so that they could contact them with information about the UNA; and, in general, better promoting the UNA's activities, which benefit the entire Ukrainian community.

Young UNA'ers

Amelia Kathryn Kohut and Roman Collins Kohut, children of Helen Collins and Borys Yuri Kohut of Woodland Hills, Calif., are new members of UNA Branch 450. They were enrolled by their aunt Taissa Haidukewych Hayduke.

Andrew John Haidukewych Hayduke II, son of Drs. Taissa Ulana and Andrew John Haidukewych Hayduke of Rancho Mirage, Calif., is a new member of UNA Branch 450. He was enrolled by his mother.

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