Ukrainian School Newsletter for December 10, 2015

Ukrainian School of Greater Washington DC

In This Issue: Newsletter December 10, 2015 Main Announcements

Donations for Little Hearts in Ukraine We are saddened to inform our School community of the passing of Mr. Rostyslav Chomiak on Monday, December 7th. Mr. Chomiak Holiday Bazaar & was the father of Board member Tania Chomiak-Salvi, and Mykolai Show Dec 19th grandfather of students Pavlo and Stefan. We express our heartfelt 2015 condolences to the Chomiak and Salvi families, and ask that you Bake Sale keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mr. Chomiak's Labels for Education memory to the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv through the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation (ucef.org)

Duty Sign Ups For 2015-2016 school year, the requirement is for each family to complete three duty slots, one of which must be either coffee/donuts or pizza duty. You can access the sign up via this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090445a9a72e5-duty1

This Saturday Reminder

Coffee/Donuts Lada Gawdiak Pizza Terenia Chornodolsky Miller Hall Monitor 1 Ivan Bilaniuk sits in hall outside cafeteria Hall Monitor 2 Julia Pilavdzic sits at far end of corridor that leads to cafeteria

DONATIONS FOR LITTLE HEARTS IN UKRAINE PLEASE BRING WARM CLOTHES & SMALL BOOKS TO WARM LITTLE HEARTS IN UKRAINE!

With St. Mykolai visiting our school on December 19th we will ask St.Mykolai to pass few parcels with warm clothes to the displaced families with children in Artemivsk, in the East of Ukraine as we did last year.

They are looking for gently -used (not necessary new) warm winter clothes, gloves, scarfs, sweaters, shoes, hats and vitamins. The children's ages are from 1 to 14.

Here is a December 3 letter from our volunteer contact in Artemivsk, Oleh Romanenko:

"Доброго ранку п. Олеже, пі;сля сп;і;лкування з родинами переселенц;і;в; та родинами, що прийняли дітей-сиріт, я зробив висновок, що найбільш затребуваним зараз є теплий зимовий одяг, взуття, вітаміни. В нагоді будуть теплі светри, спортивні костюми, шалики, кашкети. За віком діти є різні - від 1 року до 14."

З досвіду можу сказати, що не треба нових, коштовних речей - достатньо тих, що були у вжитку, але добротних, практичних, люди в їх ситуації не дуже вибагливі.

Дякую Вам за бажання допомогти,На все добре,Олег;"

Also, we are in communication with two Public Schools Num. 6 and Num. 15 in Severodonetsk (suburb of Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast).

We will be collecting easy to read teen/children books in English and Ukrainian.

Stop by our stand at the bazar and sign the Christmas card, sign the box for Ukraine. For more information contact Oleh Voloshyn [email protected]

We also would like to report that from borsch sales we bought 21 children coats on sale ($16 each, yes, very good sale!) to be send to Ukraine. Picture of coats is included below. We know this is drop in the ocean of needed and hope on more items to be donated.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR AND MYKOLAI SHOW: Saturday, December 19, 2015

BAZAAR AND MYKOLAI SHOW NEXT WEEK AT HOLY FAMILY!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP SELL BAKE SALE ITEMS AT BAZAR ON THE 19th!! if you can help, please email [email protected] [email protected]"

Are you on Facebook? Please share our Event on your own page to help spread the word to others in our Ukrainian community! The Event page is called "Ukrainian School MYKOLAI SHOW and HOLIDAY BAZAAR!" and the direct link is https://www.facebook.com/events/1653468534932263 /

Not on Facebook? please download our Bazaar/Mykolai Show flierHERE in Ukrainian or in English and email it to local Ukrainian friends!

Reminder: this event will NOT take place at our usual Westland location. Everything will take place at UCNS Holy Family - Sviata Rodyna, 4250 Harewood Rd NE, Washington DC 20017. DO NOT COME TO WESTLAND ON DEC. 19 - there won't be anyone there! Please proceed directly to Holy Family at 9 am that day.

Nebesna Kantseliaria will be open from 9:15-11:45.

The Bazaar will run from 9:30-12:00. Be sure to check out the wonderful selection at our Bake Sale table! Students will have activities in the side rooms, as well as rehearsals on stage, from 9-11. They will come into the main hall for lunch at 11, and we'll have pizza available as usual, in addition to hot borshch and holubtsi, as well as a wide variety of sweets and treats! All proceeds benefit our school. The Mykolai show will start at 12 noon, with a performance by students in our younger grades. Sviatyi Mykolai himself will then join us, and visit with the children, starting with the youngest. We will end around 1:30 or 2. Please contact Bazaar Coordinator Lada Onyshkevych if you have questions about anything - [email protected] or see our BAZAAR WEBSITE: ukrainianschoolbazaar.weebly.com

Borshch: New this year: Borshch Tasting Trays! We will have a variety of different borshchi available this year (ever had green borshch, made from sorrel?) You can choose 4 different kinds, and we'll give them to you in a tray of small cups to try! Or choose your favorite and get a larger cup! Contact Borshch Coordinator Roman Traska for details - [email protected]

Vendors: We spotlighted a number of our vendors last week, and here are some more: -Holy Trinity Gift Shop (Darka Blaskiw) - variety of embroidered clothing, jewelry, and other items -Oleh Mykhaylyshyn - Ukrainian souvenir items -Plast Novachky (Adia Shmorhun) - Christmas Tree ornaments made by the novachky -OUR SCHOOL will also have a table, right next to the coffee/pizza table! We will have gorgeous 2016 pysanky calendars for sale, as well as crochet snowflake ornaments, and a variety of holiday cards! -United Help Ukraine will be collecting NEW socks, underwear and thermal wear for soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine, as well as fever- relief medicine. All items will go to to the 14th and 72nd brigades, and the Marines of the Volyn region. It is getting very cold, wet and muddy in Eastern Ukraine, and these are little things that can be really helpful! Please drop off your donations at the UHU souvenir table in the lobby at the bazaar next week. Financial donations to help with shipping these items will also be appreciated.

Dioramas: Pan Andrij and Pani Liuba Chornodolsky (who have grandchildren at our school) will bring two beautiful holiday-themed dioramas for display at our bazaar too! Be sure to check them out in the lobby outside the main hall - the detail in these dioramas is amazing! See photos at our website: ukrainianschoolbazaar.weebly.com/dioramas.html

BAKE SALE - Help still needed!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP SELL BAKE SALE ITEMS AT THE BAZAAR ON THE 19th!! If you can help, please email [email protected] or [email protected] (410-299-1358). Shift s include 9:00 - 10:30 and 10:30 - close, or stay the whole time! Benefits include first choice of cookies and a super cute apron to wear at the sale : )

We could also use some more baked goods for the Bake Sale!! Please consider making a batch or two of cookies to help us reach our goal of 2000 cookies!!! Now's the time to turn those Pinterest recipes into reality! : ) Cakes by the slice and other "pechevo" appreciated too.

Varenyk Parties: Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who came to our four varenyk parties this fall! and particular thanks to the four hosts! FROZEN varenyky and vushka from these parties, as well as from our "100-varenyk challenge" volunteers, will be available for purchase at the bazaar, but they'll probably go quickly, so get there soon! 25 varenyky or vushka per bag, for $15.

Bethesda Party: Natalka Breslawec (host), Marusia Kashanchi, Anya Piazza, Tetiana Siletska, Julie Parabaniuk, B. Chuchra, Galyna Franken, Kateryna Kuznetsova, Talia Cybyk, Lida Martynec, Kalyna Nedilsky, Donya Kolcio, Sarah Tweed, Andriy Leshchyshyn, Lada Onyshkevych. McLean Party: Donya Kolcio (host), Amy Kirner, Andrea Bilaniuk, Eva Mykolenko, Lesia Worobec, Sarah Tweed, Lida Martynec, Tania Karpinich-Kohut, Julie Parabaniuk, Lada Onyshkevych. Columbia Party: Kalyna Nedilsky (host), Halyna Voloshyn, Darka Nebesh, Alicia Oro, Natalia Derzko-Dmytriuk, Myrosia Kotyk, Kateryna Kuznetsova, Brian Johnson, Lada Onyshkevych, Andriy Leshchyshyn, Sophia Leshchyshyn, Nadia Kotyk, Sofia Kotyk. University of Maryland Student Club Party: Darka Nebesh (host), Solomia Nebesh, Ruslan Onyshkevych, Lukash Onyshkevych, Otilia Macarisin, Sarah Stuchlik, Ally Nussbaum.

If you'd like to join our "100 Varenyk Challenge", make 100 varenyky or vushka at home, place them in gallon-size ziploc bags (25 items per bag), and bring them to our bazaar! All proceeds benefit our school! Please contact Lada Onyshkevych - [email protected]

LABELS FOR EDUCATION UPDATE:

We are collecting UPCs again this year! If you have any Campbell, Pepperidge Farm, or other participating product's UPCs please BRING them this or any Saturday to your teacher or pani Halia (svitlychka parent).

The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies, located in Bethesda, Maryland, is dedicated to providing its students with educational experiences in Ukraine's history, language, and culture. Classes, ranging from pre-K to Grade 11, are held in Ukrainian or Ukrainian/English, and enable children to grow, learn, and play in a Ukrainian environment. The Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies is located in the Westland Middle School 5511 Massachusetts Avenue Bethesda, Maryland

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