The “OUTSTANDING CANADIAN UKRAINIAN” contest was recently organized by the Open World Learning Society (O.W.L), a member of UCC of British Columbia. This contest was an opportunity for Ukrainian youth to recognize “OUTSTANDING CANADIAN UKRAINIANS” on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the first Ukrainian settlements in Canada and 150th Anniversary of Canada. More than 500 Ukrainian-Canadian legacy multimedia stories were created by Ukrainian youth from different parts of Ukraine and are available on the O.W.L. society website. This contest brought to light incredible stories of the outstanding members of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada that has inspired many.
12 contest finalists have been awarded a trip to Canada with a stop in Vancouver this summer to learn English, gain volunteer experience and leadership skills, to become familiar with the multicultural Canadian society and Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, and to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Among them are children of the Heavenly Hundred, fallen ATO heroes, refugees, and orphans. Their short profiles in English are available on the O.W.L. website.
Your financial support is requested for the “OUTSTANDING CANADIAN UKRAINIANS” high school and university contest winners who will be visiting Vancouver from Lviv this June. To assist with the expenses of this project, donations can be made to cover airfare from Kyiv to Vancouver, public transit in Vancouver, medical insurance, visa consular fee, and meal allowances for contest finalists. More details to follow regarding how donations can be made.
