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UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CONGRESS Saskatchewan Provincial Council, Inc. 2012 Annual Report Конгрес УКраїнців Канади саскачеванська Провінційна рада 2012 Річний звіт #4-2345 Avenue C North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7L 5Z5 Canada Телефон | Phone: 306.652.5850 Безкоштовно | Toll Free: 1.888.652.5850 Факс | Fax: 306.665.2127 [email protected] www.ucc.sk.ca UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CONGRESS Saskatchewan Provincial Council, Inc. 2012 Annual Report Contents Who is the UCC-SPC? 3 President’s Message The Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan Provincial Council, Inc. is an inclusive, self-sustaining, 4 Executive Director’s Message vibrant organization that serves the Saskatchewan 5 Strategic Plan 2013-15 Ukrainian community to maintain, develop and share its Ukrainian Canadian identity, culture and aspirations. 7 Activities in 2012 Building Welcoming Communities Хто є КУК-ПРС? 7 Immigrant Settlement Services 7 Translation & Interpretation Services Конгрес Українців Канади – Провінційна Рада Supporting Cultural Development and Activities Саскачевану є динамічною, самоврядувальною 9 Ukrainian Dance Outreach Program організацією з багатогранною діяльністю, що 10 Provincial 50-50 Lottery обслуговує і працює на користь української громади 10 Community Development Fund Саскачевану з метою підтримки та розвитку її Keeping You Informed українсько-канадської ідентичності, культури, 14 Visnyk, Web site, e-Bulletin громадських прагнень. Remembering Our Past 14 Holodomor Awareness UCC-SPC gratefully acknowledges Celebrating Volunteerism and Achievement the following for their support: 15 Nation Builders & Community Recognition Awards 16 UCC-SPC Committees & Representatives 17 Community Anniversaries/Celebrations in 2012 18 UCC-SPC Affiliations and Partners 20 Highlights of Branch Activities 20 Battlefords Saskatchewan 20 Canora Ministry of the 21 Prince Albert Economy 21 Regina 22 Saskatoon 24 Weyburn Canada Summer 24 Yorkton Jobs Initiative 25 Auditor’s Report Financial Statements (at December 31, 2012) UCC-SPC sincerely thanks all 36 UCC-SPC Member Organizations donors, sponsors and funders ►► Making a Cultural Impact “Many of our students take Ukrainian because they want to tour Ukraine.” A 4th year student, who is non-Ukrainian, is a retired physician who never misses a class. One student, a lawyer, visited Ukraine and found that with his acquired knowledge he was able to communicate quite well with his family. — Fr. Methodius Kushko, St. Mary’s Parish Sadochok & Ridna Shkola – Ukrainian language Program, Yorkton 2 President’s Message The UCC-SPC is a well established not-for-profit organization A special heartfelt thank you representing the Ukrainian community of Saskatchewan. It • to my wife, Carol, for her support, has been an honour and a privilege to serve as president for love and care, the past two years along with a dedicated board of direc- • to Vice-President Mary Ann Trischuk, tors, executive director and staff. I honour and express my who fulfilled my role when I wasn’t able to, gratitude to all the volunteers within our provincial Ukrain- • to Executive Director Danylo Puderak for his ian community who so generously contribute their time, sensitivity and support talents, creativity and energy to retain and develop our Canadian Ukrainian culture and identity. You have been a while I dealt with the cancer in my body. source of inspiration to me. Thank you, also, to my colleagues on the UCC-SPC Board In 2011, I committed to working with our board, execu- of Directors for the commitment they have shown to their tive director and staff to develop a strategic plan which fo- communities, to volunteerism as well as to the provincial or- cused upon developing and implementing: ganization. I have enjoyed working with you. I want to par- ticularly thank Merle Maximiuk (Yorkton) and Elmer Malec 1. a focused marketing & communication plan (Prince Albert) who retired as Presidents of their UCC-SPC 2. a targeted fund raising and volunteer recruitment branch organizations in 2012. plan The demand for UCC-SPC services has grown signifi- 3. a branch and community development plan cantly during the past ten years. Please refer to our Execu- It is my pleasure to report that such a strategic plan has tive Director’s report for details. On behalf of our member been developed, adopted and is presented in this annual organizations and board, I wish to express gratitude to the report. Thank you to everyone who participated in the five Executive Director and staff for their commitment to meet- community consultations and in the board/staff retreat. ing the needs of our Ukrainian Canadian community of Sas- Thank you board members and Executive Director Danylo katchewan. Puderak for the time you devoted to producing the final Urbanization and the rapid growth of pop culture com- UCC-SPC Strategic Plan 2013-2015 document. You made a bined with the strong influence of electronic media are for- vital contribution to this developmental process. cing us to communicate and relate in new ways. The societal trend toward openness, credibility and accountability are other forces acting upon our community and causing a shift Board of Directors as at December 31, 2012 toward formalized not-for-profit organizational structures Executive and policies. President – Slawko Kindrachuk (Saskatoon) One of the ongoing issues confronting our Ukrainian Vice-President – MaryAnn Trischuk (Yorkton) community both locally and provincially is the matter of Secretary – Orest Gawdyda (Regina) involving “younger people” and engaging the 130,000-plus Treasurer – Matthew Petrow (Saskatoon) Ukrainians in our province. Past President – Ed Lysyk (Regina) I have met people, young and older, who didn’t hesitate to identify themselves as Ukrainian. However, they were not Directors at Large engaged in our community and were not aware of the many Danylo Bodnar (Foam Lake) opportunities that were available to become involved. Dur- Diana Dumanski (Regina) ing our conversations they expressed interest in connecting. Cathy Schabel (Saskatoon) They would like to “connect with their roots” and with their Jason Sliva (Yorkton) Ukrainian identity. In addition to inviting them to our func- Directors – Branch Presidents tions and events or to volunteer, we need to pursue de- Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council velopment of creative strategies which facilitate this desire. – Paul Kardynal Let’s move forward with welcoming, collaborative, co- UCC Canora – Dorothy Korol hesive, open and integrative approaches to the activities Veselka Prince Albert & District Ukrainian Culture & and programs of our organizations. Heritage Club – until Sep 24 Elmer Malec, as of Sep 24, 2012 Diane Bazowski Respectfully submitted UCC Regina – Ed Lysyk UCC Saskatoon – Marlene Bodnar Weyburn & District Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council – Stan Ganczar UCC Yorkton – Merle Maximiuk Slawko Kindrachuk 3 Від столУ ВиКонаВчого диРектоРа Executive Director’s Message 2012 marked my 10th anniversary as Executive Director for the UCC-SPC. This was a happy anniversary for me as I can honestly say that, even after a decade in the job, I still come to work each day with an enthusi- asm, pride and satisfaction in being able to serve my community. This publication provides an overview of the achievements and activities of the UCC-SPC and its branches for 2012. Permit me to take this opportunity to review the past decade along with some of the changes that have occurred. Growth, diversification and a We are working to make our lot- and adapting for the future. UCC-SPC’s broader cultural impact tery funding go further. One example new three-year strategic plan is just In 2003, UCC-SPC’s office consisted of of this is the Visnyk newsmagazine. In the start. two full-time and one part-time staff. 2003, Visnyk generated $2,725 in self- I look forward to the coming chan- By 2012, the UCC-SPC team had grown generated revenues and donations. ges and challenges and am excited to four full-time, three part-time and In 2012, that had grown to $13,096 about the opportunities they will two casual staff positions, not includ- representing $10,073 in advertising bring to our Ukrainian community. ing the summer students and other and $3,023 in donations. This has al- In closing, permit me to thank our contracted individuals who had been lowed us to grow Visnyk’s compli- funders for their trust and support in engaged over the years to carry out mentary distribution to nearly 25,000 providing necessary funding to carry projects and initiatives. Today, nearly issues each year. out the depth and breadth of work a quarter of the staff is engaged in im- that UCC-SPC undertakes in the name migration settlement-related work. Investing in our cultural community of Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian com- This means that, in addition to A personal success for me over these munity. They are: Saskatchewan Lot- UCC-SPC’s important role as a prov- past ten years has been the important teries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture incial cultural organization, we have strides we have made in increasing and Recreation; SaskCulture Inc.; Min- expanded to serve a new segment of the amount of money UCC-SPC in- istry of the Economy, Government of our community: the growing Ukrain- vests annually in our Ukrainian cultur- Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan Liquor ian immigrant newcomer community. al community through the Commun- and Gaming Authority; Ukrainian This is of growing importance in the ity Development Funding program. Canadian Foundation of Taras Shev- new Saskatchewan! The CDF grants budget has increased chenko and the Government of Can- 485% to over $31,600 in 2012. More ada’s Canada Summer Jobs program. Fiscal responsibility than $210,000 in grants has been al- Finally, I wish to convey my sincere In 2003, the UCC-SPC annual budget located in support of Ukrainian arts, appreciation to my staff (Andreya, totalled $235,603 and experienced cultural, heritage, education and de- George, Ihor, Nadya, Roman, Serhij, a budgetary loss of $7,350. In com- velopment projects throughout Sas- Valentina) for their dedication and parison, the 2012 budget totalled katchewan since 2003.