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 Terri Corrigan-Bastuk introduced our speaker tonight, Tamara Denysenko. Tamara was an active past member of our club particularly in the area of international relations and her resume is impressive: retired CEO of Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, President of Ukrainian-American Community Federation, Founder & President of Irondequoit Poltava Sister Cities Committee, NYS Women of Distinction and Volunteer of the Year....Tamara was a club member over 25 years ago but had to step away due to busy career. She is a hoarder of material that she kept of her time with our club and passed along booklets from the International Dinner Dance that our club hosted 3 times in 2003, 2004 and 2007. See Tamara if interested in being a host family for international travelers as she is always in need of help.
The following is summary of Tamara's presentation that she handed out: - Ukrainian Federal Credit Union – celebrating 70 years of service – “People Helping People.”
Established in 1953 at 831 Joseph Ave ... in Irondequoit since 1987, serving “coast -to-coast” at 824 East Ridge Rd., Irondequoit, NY https://ukrainianfcu.org/about-us/our-history/ - https://ukrainianfcu.org/about-us/annual-report/ Historical publications from 1953 - 2010: https://idud.oa.edu.ua/nasha-diyalnist/kooperatyvna-dumka/ - Irondequoit Public Library - Ukrainian Community History & Cultural Exhibit since 2015
History of Exhibit preserved on Facebook in the “Irondequoit Public Library” Album by Tamara Denysenko (supported by: UACF). Current display- photographs by professional photographer Elena Dilai https://www.elenadilai.com/ sharing the lives & faces of Ukrainian families displaced by the Russian war and invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. - Interactive USA-Ukraine Student Program - East Irondequoit Middle School & School #91 Dnipro, Ukraine
Introduction through the John McCain Ukrainian Diaspora Library established in Dnipro on the initiative of Dnipro City Mayor Borys Filatov who visited Irondequoit in 2018 and became friends with Irondequoit resident Prof. Mirko Pylyshenko, who donated thousands of books to help establish the library. (ISCCI – Ukrainian FCU Membership Common Bond) The program mission - to help Ukrainian students practice “American English” and build bridges of intercultural understanding. First monthly meeting successfully organized by EIMS librarian Brianne Reyes. Future monthly meetings planned. - Ukrainian Rochester Collection (URC) at UR River Campus Libraries Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation …
Annotating the surviving records of the UA community to preserve the history of the first 100 years of Ukrainian-American life in Rochester. https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/finding-aids/D381#overview Three (3) Webster Central School District schools interested in teaching with the Ukrainian Rochester Collection. https://diasporiana.org.ua/ukrainica/bratush-j-historical-documentary-of-the-ukrainian-community-of-rochester-new-york/ - Irondequoit Rotary Humanitarian Aid Appreciation Event – Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Ukrainian FCU (824 East Ridge Rd)
Thank you, Therese Bastuk & Irondequoit Rotary Club, for supporting nine (9) displaced families with a $4,500 donation ($4,000 IR & $500 UACF) … three (3) each from Epiphany Church, St. Mary’s Church and Slavic Bible Baptist Church. Discuss potential cooperation between Rotary clubs and Rotary in Ukraine Zoom meetings with Rotary Clubs in Ukraine at Mirko Pylyshenko Community Library at Ukrainian FCU. The funds are used for food, clothing and transportation. Club members are encouraged to attend the event on Feb. 3rd to meet and greet all the families. - Open World Ukraine Visitor Program Serving Children in Time of War - March 13-23, 2024
Ukraine's vast state childcare program, a legacy of the government's prominent role in society during Soviet times, is struggling as war forces millions to flee their homes and often makes tracing relatives impossible. Some of the children in Ukraine's network of shelters are orphans, but more often they have been taken from families struggling with drug addiction, alcoholism, and domestic abuse. Around half of them have physical or mental disabilities. The situation continues to worsen as Russia increasingly targets civilian populations and children. Tentative resources: Hillside Family of Agencies, Center for Youth, Monroe County Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities Family and Community Services, Bivona Child Advocacy Center, Strong Hospital & University of Rochester |
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