HORSHAM, Pa. – Tryzubivka’s festival grounds, sports pub, banquet hall and 42 beautiful acres of parks, streams, picnic groves, sports fields and other recreational facilities beckon to be a part of your Ukrainian summer.
You can become a club member for only $25 annually ($35 for a family membership). Enjoy a cascade of heritage, cultural, fraternal and sporting events throughout the spring, summer and early fall. Tryzubivka’s banquet hall, meeting rooms, catering service and festival grounds are also available to members for rental at a reasonable price.
Featured events
The most popular community event of the summer at the Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub is the Ukrainian Independence Day Festival, outdoor summer concert and “zabava” (dance) scheduled for Sunday, August 26, commencing at noon. Over 3,000 now attend this celebration of liberty and unity.
To celebrate the 27th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the artists (dance troupes, musicians, singers and ensembles that have performed in previous years) are creating a fresh, dynamic and integrated collaborative program. Honored Artist of Ukraine, singer-songwriter Iryna Lonchyna will appear in an encore performance, while singers Yuliya Stupen and Vika Slobodian will lead a contingent of local Philadelphia talent in an inaugural performance. A dance to the tunes of the Vox Ethnika Orchestra will follow the stage show. Arts and crafts vendors, children’s recreation and Ukrainian foods, picnic fare, desserts and refreshments will be abundant.
Singer-songwriter Iryna Lonchyna.
On Saturday night, May 26, Tryzub members as well as all guests and families participating in the Memorial Weekend youth soccer tournament are invited to attend an outdoor family-oriented parents’ appreciation picnic under the stars. There is no admission fee; an array of live music by popular local bands, social dancing, food, refreshments and fraternity will be featured. There will also be a commemoration ceremony for fallen heroes, as the tournament supports the Travis Manion Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting heroes and their families and to challenging youths to volunteer and to perform works of charity.
On Sunday, June 17, beginning at 1 p.m., Tryzub will hold its popular Father’s Day Fest (admission and parking are free), a family-oriented picnic event that features the Philadelphia area’s Voloshky School of Ukrainian Dance, accordionist Walt Syzonenko, singer Maksim Shcherbatyuk, and other excellent younger singers, dancers and musicians. A zabava to the unique and versatile music of Mr. Syzonenko follows.
Over that entire Father’s Day weekend, Tryzub will host the U.S. Adult Soccer Association’s Region I U.S. Open and Amateur Cup National Championship games. With the U.S. divided into four regions, these are effectively the quarterfinal games for the American championships in the men’s, women’s, men’s over-30 and men’s under-23 categories. At least two of the men’s finals games will be held on Sunday afternoon.
On Saturday, September 22, Tryzub members and the entire Ukrainian Nationals Tryzub community can share in a family fun day picnic. No admission is charged, and Tryzub members can enjoy free food, refreshments, kids’ fun, music, and dancing.
In the early fall, the Ukrainian community is invited to attend a Fallfest (free admission to Tryzub members and tournament guests and families) on Saturday night, October 6. This celebration is part of the immensely popular Columbus Cup girls’ youth soccer weekend tournament held October 5-7. There will be great food, live music, social dancing and refreshments. Significant proceeds from the tournament will support the Fox Chase Research Center for Breast Cancer.
Tryzub sports
An LED lighted, full-sized artificial turf soccer-football field, built to NCAA specifications, accents the high quality of Tryzub’s soccer program, even as Tryzub’s prestige and presence in the sports world of the Delaware Valley and beyond continues to grow. Notably, the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals boys’ 14s through 19s teams continue to compete in the Elite Development Program (EDP) of the National Premier League Division.
Several of Tryzub’s boys’ and girls’ teams won the state championship last season, while two of them went on to win the Region One championship and proceeded to the final four for the national championship. Tryzub’s women’s Major’s team was again crowned champion, while two men’s Major’s Teams continue to compete at a very high caliber.
Tryzub invites all Ukrainian soccer players to join one of its now over 50 youth and junior soccer teams in all age brackets, boys and girls, its adult male and female Majors Division soccer teams, or one of its over-30 and over-40 squads. Pick-up games are also in abundance throughout the season.
Tryzub continues to retain the services of Omid Namazi, current U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team coach, and a former professional and world cup player. Throughout July and August, Coach Namazi and his staff of professional coaches and counselors will also be offering a number of camps at Tryzubivka. Check the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals’ website for additional information about these specialty camps: http://www.ukrainiannationals.com/. (Please note that Tryzub also offers a Soccer Academy during the fall and spring that is staffed by Coach Namazi and a crew of certified coaches.)
Innesa Tymochko-Dekajlo joins Voloshky and Iskra dancers in “Lark.”
Soccer families and other fans can enjoy games at Tryzubivka throughout the weekends of the season. The Majors Division games are particularly popular on a Sunday afternoon, at 2 p.m. The soccer season opener games on Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9, like the Ukrainian Nationals Family Day Picnic on Saturday, September 22, are particularly good days to enjoy great soccer.
Other athletes can join Tryzub’s golf team or its archery team, which regularly compete in league play at the Bucks County Fish and Game Association and the Limekiln Golf Club, respectively. The archery team also competes in nationally and internationally sanctioned indoor and outdoor tournaments and in recreational outings such as 3-D archery and archery golf.
Tryzub offers all golfers in the Ukrainian community a fun-filled reasonably priced golf outing and banquet on Saturday, June 9. The entry fee includes greens fees, a cart, food, refreshments, and valuable door prizes and gifts. Trophies are awarded as well.
Readers can learn more about beautiful Tryzubivka and the opportunities it offers the community at www.tryzub.org and at www.ukrainiannationals.com. The club is located at Lower State and County Line roads in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pa. (the northern suburbs of Philadelphia).