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 150^th 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.

Do you have some time between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm a few Saturdays a month to help out in our library?

We are still hoping that someone with a command of Ukrainian and English languages, a working knowledge of computer programs and a willingness to volunteer a few hours a week will come forward to help in maintaining and building our library. Although there is much work, I can assure you that there is also much joy. Help in the form of stacking books and organizing archival material is always welcome and doesn’t require a working knowledge o Ukrainian Language.

For information please contact Theresa through The Ukrainian Centre at 604-274-4119 or at books@ivanfranko.ca

Annual Golf Tournament a Success!

On Sunday, September 11th, we once again had a successful Ivan Franko Golf Tournament at Country Meadows Golf Course.   Many thanks to George Brandak for organizing the event and thank you to all the door prize contributors.