WHIPPANY, N.J. – On April 16, here at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, a “vechirka” (dance) was held for the youth of the metropolitan area.
The vechirka was planned by the Plast girl scouts of the Newark, N.J., branch, with the sponsorship of the Plast sorority Ti, Shcho Hrebli Rvut. It was the second annual teen dance sponsored by the sorority.
About 50 young people from various organizations, including Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, the Ukrainian American Youth Association, the Iskra Ukrainian Dance Academy and the Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, as well as the Schools of Ukrainian Studies in Whippany and South Bound Brook, N.J. attended the event.
The entertainment was provided by DJ Mark Mulyk, assisted by Matt Yuen, who played great music that included the ever-popular Kolomiyka which brought everyone out onto the dance floor.
The teens also enjoyed pizza and a tricky tray event during the vechirka.
Parents were invited to the center’s Social Club, Hoverlia, for appetizers and conversation with friends.
Proceeds from the event were earmarked to defray the cost of sending aid packages to the children of Plast members injured or killed while fighting in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Ukraine’s east.
Oksana Stanko
Teens from the Ukrainian community based in Whippany, N.J., at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, where the dance was held.