NEW YORK – Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union has made yet another generous donation to the Ukrainian National Association’s two newspapers, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, giving each $12,500 for a total of $25,000.
The donation was made in late December 2014, and was noted in the press fund reports of both newspapers for that month.
Roma Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief of both newspapers, wrote to Self Reliance New York President Bohdan Kurczak: “Your donation of $25,000 to two of our community’s most valuable assets will go a long way toward helping our two newspapers continue their worthy mission. Frankly, if it were not for benefactors like Self Reliance New York, it would be difficult indeed for us to provide our journalistic services to the Ukrainian community.” She added, “Thank you again to Self Reliance for your many years of staunch support for Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly.”
In 2013, in recognition of Svoboda’s 120th anniversary and The Weekly’s 80th – a combined 200 years of service to the Ukrainian community – Self Reliance New York made a donation of $20,000 to the two newspapers. The credit union has also been a major supporte of the newspapers’ digital archives project.