2024 Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Obituary for Eugene Raymond Karmazyn (September 12, 2024)
Obituary for Stephen Zinski (04.05.24)
The psalmist wrote, or perhaps sang, “I rejoiced when I heard them say, let us go to the house of the Lord.” While grieving his loss, the people of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church rejoice in the reposing of our esteemed and beloved cantor, Mr. Stephen Zinski, and in his going to the house of the Lord. Steve lived his life for, and in, the house of the Lord.
He graduated from St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut and then from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 1969. He received his Master’s Degree in Science from Duquesne University on May 6th of 1973.
His surviving high school classmates to this day still refer to him as the best student in his class, a magnificent peer and a terrific basketball player who was loved by all his teammates and coaches. To those who came to know him later in life through his work making pyrohy at his church in Carnegie, he was viewed the same way: magnificent in character and beloved by all.
He served the people of God as a teacher in Catholic elementary schools in the Pittsburgh diocese, where he taught children everything from Math and Science to Religion and Music. It was common for grown men to stop him in public spaces and yell out, “Mr. Z!” Invariably they were once his students from his years teaching elementary school in South Side, Brookline or one of the various other neighborhoods within his beloved Pittsburgh. He served as cantor at St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (South Side) and at his home parish of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie for a combined total of more than 50 years. In that time, he blessed countless people through his beautiful singing of the Church’s timeless chants. Steve made it his mission to preserve the musical patrimony of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. He translated chants and hymns, while preserving the ancient melodies of his people. He compiled the parish’s liturgical books so as to make the ancient liturgies accessible to congregants new and old. This was his way of evangelization. He loved the traditions of his Church and his people. It has been said that tradition is not the preservation of ashes, but the passing along of the fire. Steve passed on the fire of faith in the countless young people that he mentored and taught to chant the ancient prayers of the sacred liturgy. They will be part of his lasting legacy.
Steve’s vocation was music—and he lived his calling to the fullest. Through his sonorous voice countless souls experienced a foreshadowing of that heavenly chorus to which we are called, and in whose measured melody and euphoric crescendo the saints will exalt forever at the wedding banquet in the shade of the Tree of Life.
This rarest of men was as inimitable in character as he was in voice, and none shall ever hear a voice nor meet a man such as him ever again. He loved his church and all her traditions, just as he loved the people in his life: knowing and caring about every detail. These details, such as the birthday of the latest grand-niece in the family tree to the anniversary of a bishop’s ordination from fifty years ago, were as important to him as the little notes are to the sparrow straining its sweet morning melody. All these details were compiled together by his mind into a mosaic of love. Compiling and sharing this information with others was his way of saying: “You are important to me…your milestones are my milestones, your joys are my joys, your sorrows are my sorrows.”
Perhaps because of his love for music, the Lord Jesus Christ called him to the heavenly choir at the intersection of Pascha (Easter) on the old calendar and Ascension on the new. This most dedicated of cantors will be laid out at church “in-state” with all the honor that the tradition of the Ukrainian Catholic church prescribes. Viewing is at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 730 Washington Ave, Carnegie, Pa, on Wednesday, May 8 from 4pm-8pm with Parastas beginning at 7pm. Requiem Divine Liturgy is on Ascension Thursday at 10am at the same location with burial to follow at Trinity Acres in Collier. Vichnaya Pamyat’! Or, as Steve loved to sing: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and to those in the tombs giving life!”
He graduated from St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut and then from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 1969. He received his Master’s Degree in Science from Duquesne University on May 6th of 1973.
His surviving high school classmates to this day still refer to him as the best student in his class, a magnificent peer and a terrific basketball player who was loved by all his teammates and coaches. To those who came to know him later in life through his work making pyrohy at his church in Carnegie, he was viewed the same way: magnificent in character and beloved by all.
He served the people of God as a teacher in Catholic elementary schools in the Pittsburgh diocese, where he taught children everything from Math and Science to Religion and Music. It was common for grown men to stop him in public spaces and yell out, “Mr. Z!” Invariably they were once his students from his years teaching elementary school in South Side, Brookline or one of the various other neighborhoods within his beloved Pittsburgh. He served as cantor at St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (South Side) and at his home parish of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie for a combined total of more than 50 years. In that time, he blessed countless people through his beautiful singing of the Church’s timeless chants. Steve made it his mission to preserve the musical patrimony of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. He translated chants and hymns, while preserving the ancient melodies of his people. He compiled the parish’s liturgical books so as to make the ancient liturgies accessible to congregants new and old. This was his way of evangelization. He loved the traditions of his Church and his people. It has been said that tradition is not the preservation of ashes, but the passing along of the fire. Steve passed on the fire of faith in the countless young people that he mentored and taught to chant the ancient prayers of the sacred liturgy. They will be part of his lasting legacy.
Steve’s vocation was music—and he lived his calling to the fullest. Through his sonorous voice countless souls experienced a foreshadowing of that heavenly chorus to which we are called, and in whose measured melody and euphoric crescendo the saints will exalt forever at the wedding banquet in the shade of the Tree of Life.
This rarest of men was as inimitable in character as he was in voice, and none shall ever hear a voice nor meet a man such as him ever again. He loved his church and all her traditions, just as he loved the people in his life: knowing and caring about every detail. These details, such as the birthday of the latest grand-niece in the family tree to the anniversary of a bishop’s ordination from fifty years ago, were as important to him as the little notes are to the sparrow straining its sweet morning melody. All these details were compiled together by his mind into a mosaic of love. Compiling and sharing this information with others was his way of saying: “You are important to me…your milestones are my milestones, your joys are my joys, your sorrows are my sorrows.”
Perhaps because of his love for music, the Lord Jesus Christ called him to the heavenly choir at the intersection of Pascha (Easter) on the old calendar and Ascension on the new. This most dedicated of cantors will be laid out at church “in-state” with all the honor that the tradition of the Ukrainian Catholic church prescribes. Viewing is at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 730 Washington Ave, Carnegie, Pa, on Wednesday, May 8 from 4pm-8pm with Parastas beginning at 7pm. Requiem Divine Liturgy is on Ascension Thursday at 10am at the same location with burial to follow at Trinity Acres in Collier. Vichnaya Pamyat’! Or, as Steve loved to sing: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and to those in the tombs giving life!”
Save the Date - 2024 UTS Dinner Dance
2024 UTS dinner dance, Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Chartiers Country Club.
2022 UTS Dinner Dance and Ukrainians of the Year Presentation
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Fifty Years of Scholarship Presentations Celebrated
The fiftieth presentation of scholarships to college/university students in the Western Pennsylvania area by the Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh was celebrated on Sunday, August 7, 2022. The Scholarship Awards Social was held specially at The Club at Nevillewood, Presto, PA to mark the anniversary.
The first awards were made on May 27, 1973, and in the 50 presentations, the Society has presented 563 scholarships to 325 different students, totaling $273,200. Ukrainian community donors, who believed in the value of higher education, made this five decades long program possible.
George Honchar, President, welcomed the 65 students, parents, donors, and UTS members present. He introduced Reverend Father Mark Swindle, pastor of Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Arnold, PA, to say an Invocation prayer, and next introduced Nickolas C. Kotow, Chair of the Scholarship Committee. Nick Kotow read a short biography of the speaker, Pani Yimost’ Halyna Charron, from Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, PA. Her talk, entitled, “The Power of a Community,” was warmly received, as she outlined how the community around us – parents, neighbors, fellow students, can help us to discern God’s plan for us. Next, Nick Kotow read a message for this year’s scholarship recipients from Mrs. Nadia Mischuk Morozowich, who along with George Baran, David Lobur, and Christine Zvarych Cammarata, was a recipient of one of the very first scholarships in 1973.
Nick Kotow then began the awarding of this year’s scholarships, with the help of UTS Executive Board members, Andrew Bidochko, Halyna Mykhailiv Ciarallo, Stephen Haluszczak, Dr. Nataliya Kujdych (Vice President), Christine Manasterski, Dr. Michael Manasterski, and Bonnie Lee Reinhart. Dr. Roksana Korchynsky, prior President, was also in attendance. As each student came forward, he/she spoke about what his/her goals and aspirations were in the coming years.
In 2022, twenty-six scholarship awards were made totaling $16,500, the highest dollar amount ever for the scholarship program.
Named scholarships were as follows: Maria Hulai Lion Foundation Scholarships, awarded to Maria Smereka (highest scoring upperclassman) (Biology and Spanish) and Nadiya Bednarchuk (highest scoring freshman) (Cinematograhy); the Chester and Olga Manasterski Memorial Scholarship (longest running named scholarship) to Pani Yimost’ Inna Hohosha (Elementary and Special Education) of Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church, Pittsburgh; and the Deirdre Mary Crotty Manasterski Memorial Scholarship to Kateryna Kocelko (Masters in Physician Assistant Studies).
Receiving Olga Karmazyn and Karmazyn Family Scholarships were Sofiya Bidochko (Molecular Biology and Economics), Cyril Sheptak (Accountancy), and Victoria Swindle (Masters in Library and Information Science). The Ukrainian Selfreliance of Western Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union Scholarship went to Iryna Luchynyn (Information Systems and Technology), while the Michael and Anna Komichak Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Anna Swindle (Criminology), and the Roman M. Komichak Memorial Scholarship went to Matthew Manasterski (Political Science). The Ukrainian Cultural Trust Choir of Western Pennsylvania Scholarship was awarded to Anne Victoria Nasevich (Music Performance); the Michael and Helen Mischuk Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Roman Hladio (English), and the Ukrainian Technological Society Founders’ scholarship was presented to Nestor Lernatovych (First Year Studies).
Michael and Olga Lisewych Scholarships were received by Maria Dobransky (Biomedical Engineering), Yuriy Korenovskyi (Natural and Environmental Science), Stephanie Manasterski (Mechanical Engineering and Physics), and Maxim Milligan (Computer Science). The following students received Ukrainian Technological Society Scholarships: Maria Charron (Liberal Arts), Yulia Davyda (Finance and Accounting), Amelia Freed (Architecture), Samantha Freed (Biomedical Engineering), Magdalene Goebel (Public Relations), Mariana Kukhar (Business Administration), Natali Lutsiv (Exercise Science), Petro Pavlyshyn (Nursing), and Marissa Yourstowsky (Radiation Therapy).
After closing prayers by Reverend Father Mark Swindle, guests enjoyed desserts and coffee and tea, and socializing. For more information on the UTS Scholarship Program, please see the www.utspgh.org website.
The Society has IRC 501 (C )(3) status and welcomes donations to the UTS Scholarship Fund throughout the year. Please mail to Ukrainian Technological Society, P. O. Box 400, Carnegie, PA 15106.
The first awards were made on May 27, 1973, and in the 50 presentations, the Society has presented 563 scholarships to 325 different students, totaling $273,200. Ukrainian community donors, who believed in the value of higher education, made this five decades long program possible.
George Honchar, President, welcomed the 65 students, parents, donors, and UTS members present. He introduced Reverend Father Mark Swindle, pastor of Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Arnold, PA, to say an Invocation prayer, and next introduced Nickolas C. Kotow, Chair of the Scholarship Committee. Nick Kotow read a short biography of the speaker, Pani Yimost’ Halyna Charron, from Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, PA. Her talk, entitled, “The Power of a Community,” was warmly received, as she outlined how the community around us – parents, neighbors, fellow students, can help us to discern God’s plan for us. Next, Nick Kotow read a message for this year’s scholarship recipients from Mrs. Nadia Mischuk Morozowich, who along with George Baran, David Lobur, and Christine Zvarych Cammarata, was a recipient of one of the very first scholarships in 1973.
Nick Kotow then began the awarding of this year’s scholarships, with the help of UTS Executive Board members, Andrew Bidochko, Halyna Mykhailiv Ciarallo, Stephen Haluszczak, Dr. Nataliya Kujdych (Vice President), Christine Manasterski, Dr. Michael Manasterski, and Bonnie Lee Reinhart. Dr. Roksana Korchynsky, prior President, was also in attendance. As each student came forward, he/she spoke about what his/her goals and aspirations were in the coming years.
In 2022, twenty-six scholarship awards were made totaling $16,500, the highest dollar amount ever for the scholarship program.
Named scholarships were as follows: Maria Hulai Lion Foundation Scholarships, awarded to Maria Smereka (highest scoring upperclassman) (Biology and Spanish) and Nadiya Bednarchuk (highest scoring freshman) (Cinematograhy); the Chester and Olga Manasterski Memorial Scholarship (longest running named scholarship) to Pani Yimost’ Inna Hohosha (Elementary and Special Education) of Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church, Pittsburgh; and the Deirdre Mary Crotty Manasterski Memorial Scholarship to Kateryna Kocelko (Masters in Physician Assistant Studies).
Receiving Olga Karmazyn and Karmazyn Family Scholarships were Sofiya Bidochko (Molecular Biology and Economics), Cyril Sheptak (Accountancy), and Victoria Swindle (Masters in Library and Information Science). The Ukrainian Selfreliance of Western Pennsylvania Federal Credit Union Scholarship went to Iryna Luchynyn (Information Systems and Technology), while the Michael and Anna Komichak Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Anna Swindle (Criminology), and the Roman M. Komichak Memorial Scholarship went to Matthew Manasterski (Political Science). The Ukrainian Cultural Trust Choir of Western Pennsylvania Scholarship was awarded to Anne Victoria Nasevich (Music Performance); the Michael and Helen Mischuk Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Roman Hladio (English), and the Ukrainian Technological Society Founders’ scholarship was presented to Nestor Lernatovych (First Year Studies).
Michael and Olga Lisewych Scholarships were received by Maria Dobransky (Biomedical Engineering), Yuriy Korenovskyi (Natural and Environmental Science), Stephanie Manasterski (Mechanical Engineering and Physics), and Maxim Milligan (Computer Science). The following students received Ukrainian Technological Society Scholarships: Maria Charron (Liberal Arts), Yulia Davyda (Finance and Accounting), Amelia Freed (Architecture), Samantha Freed (Biomedical Engineering), Magdalene Goebel (Public Relations), Mariana Kukhar (Business Administration), Natali Lutsiv (Exercise Science), Petro Pavlyshyn (Nursing), and Marissa Yourstowsky (Radiation Therapy).
After closing prayers by Reverend Father Mark Swindle, guests enjoyed desserts and coffee and tea, and socializing. For more information on the UTS Scholarship Program, please see the www.utspgh.org website.
The Society has IRC 501 (C )(3) status and welcomes donations to the UTS Scholarship Fund throughout the year. Please mail to Ukrainian Technological Society, P. O. Box 400, Carnegie, PA 15106.
2022 UTS Dinner Dance and Ukrainian of the Year Presentation date is set. It's November 5th, 2022.
The Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh will present to area Ukrainian pastors, deacons, and religious sisters a collective Ukrainian of the Year Award at its Dinner Dance on November 5, 2022 at The Club at Nevillewood, Presto, PA, in recognition of their rallying of the Ukrainian Community in efforts to help with aid to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine during the present Russian Federation invasion.
Additionally, the Friends of Ukraine Award (presented to non-Ukrainians who help Ukraine) will be presented to Allen and Anita Sherwood for their efforts to save Ukrainian orphans. Watch their story at WPXI.
Watch https://www.utspgh.org and https://www.pittsburghukrainians.com for additional information. If you would like to attend this event, please send your name and address now to [email protected] in order to receive an invitation in early October, 2022.
Additionally, the Friends of Ukraine Award (presented to non-Ukrainians who help Ukraine) will be presented to Allen and Anita Sherwood for their efforts to save Ukrainian orphans. Watch their story at WPXI.
Watch https://www.utspgh.org and https://www.pittsburghukrainians.com for additional information. If you would like to attend this event, please send your name and address now to [email protected] in order to receive an invitation in early October, 2022.
For Those Wanting to Help with Humanitarian Assistance to Ukraine
The Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute (UCHI) in conjunction with the Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh and Fourth Wave, Pittsburgh Branch compiled this list of organizations which are providing aid to Ukraine during this time of foreign invasion. Each of the organizations listed below is collecting funds to assist Ukrainians with the first four having networks to provide this help and the last two acting as conduits. Each has been fully vetted and is a secure and trusted organization with which our western Pennsylvania Ukrainian-American churches and organizations have long-standing relationships. Each has the status of an accredited non-profit organization registered with the IRS.
Ukrainian Technological Society (UTS)
Contributions will be forwarded to organizations listed above. The Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. UTS is a nonsectarian, nonpolitical, cross-generational association of Ukrainian professionals and businesspersons interested in cultivating Ukrainian cultural and social awareness and strengthening the Ukrainian Community through active participation and leadership. UTS has served as a conduit for donations for numerous Ukrainian causes since its founding in 1970 including: Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund; Flood Aid to Carpathian Mountain Regions; and others.
Contributions may be made by sending them to:
Ukrainian Technological Society - P.O. Box 4277 - Pittsburgh, PA. 15203. Write “Aid to Ukraine” on your check or enclosed note
Ukrainian Technological Society (UTS)
Contributions will be forwarded to organizations listed above. The Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. UTS is a nonsectarian, nonpolitical, cross-generational association of Ukrainian professionals and businesspersons interested in cultivating Ukrainian cultural and social awareness and strengthening the Ukrainian Community through active participation and leadership. UTS has served as a conduit for donations for numerous Ukrainian causes since its founding in 1970 including: Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund; Flood Aid to Carpathian Mountain Regions; and others.
Contributions may be made by sending them to:
Ukrainian Technological Society - P.O. Box 4277 - Pittsburgh, PA. 15203. Write “Aid to Ukraine” on your check or enclosed note
or donate online below (PayPal)
United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc.
With millions of potential victims in Ukraine, UUARC is fundraising to provide vital medical supplies to victims, care for the injured and refugees, as well as shelter and food to those affected. United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc (UUARC) was established in 1944 and started fulfilling its mission of “brother-to-brother” by assisting Ukrainians in refugee camps during and after WWII, and then helping to resettle more than 70,000 of these refugees in the United States. Since its beginning, UUARC has endeavored to provide aid where the need is the greatest, as well as assisted countless Ukrainians throughout the world. UUARC is working closely with UCCA, UWC, US Aid, and the Ukrainian Embassy in the coordination of aid.
Donations can be made:
1) Directly to United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc. - 1206 Cottman Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19111 - Phone: 215-728-1630 - Email: [email protected] – or
2) Via GoFundMe link on their website www.uuarc.org.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Contributions will be delivered in person to the proper individuals, for the medical care of the thousands of people who have been injured, some very severely, during these difficult days. Your contribution may be the primary reason that another human being receives the treatment necessary for survival.
Donations can be made by:
1. Using the secure online donation link located on its website www.uocofusa.org – Click on the “LET’S HELP UKRAINE” icon.
2. Sending by special postal delivery to P. O. Box, 495, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880; or
3. Hand delivering to the Consistory office at 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873, marked "LET’S HELP UKRAINE."
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia
Donations to the Humanitarian Aid Fund for Ukraine can be made as follows:
1. Write a check to the “Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia” and send it to the office at 810 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia PA 19123. Please write on the check “Humanitarian Aid Fund for Ukraine.”
2. You can donate on the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s website www.ukrarcheparchy.us, and click on Donate through PAYPAL and select “WAR VICTIMS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE;“ Encourage local financial and other institutions to make contributions.
Ukrainian Cultural Humanitarian Institute
As news of the invasion spread, UCHI (Ukrainian Cultural Humanitarian Institute) recognizing its commitment to preserving Ukrainian culture and identity established The Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund. The Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund accepts donations that fund grants that provide humanitarian aid to alleviate the crisis, aid that is desperately needed and in furtherance of the purposes of UCHI those being, to promote cultural, educational, and humanitarian contacts between the United States and Ukraine. Since August 2022, UCHI financed ten two-week art therapy rehabilitation and skills development training programs for children displaced and orphaned during the war. As a result of your generosity and that of others like you, UCHI has been able to assist over 500 children to overcome the terrible trauma they suffered and to help build life skills that will enable them to live full and productive lives.
One hundred percent of donations goes to assist those affected by the war to a fully-vetted, trustworthy program provider in Ukraine with specific, transparent reporting to donors. UCHI is a 501(c)3 corporation. Ways to Donate: Online: https://www.uchi-us.com - click the “Donate” button - Mail: Send checks payable to “UCHI” at 610 Boquet Street - Carnegie, PA 15106 - In person: At any Dollar Bank location, ask for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund or at the Ukrainian Selfreliance of W PA FCU - 700 Washington Avenue, Suite 100 - Carnegie, PA 15106. Please send your email address to [email protected] so that we can keep you updated.
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
Providing medical aid and sustainable living standards to soldiers of Ukraine and members of their families as well as to those people who suffered and were affected by military conflict in ATO zone (anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine). E-mail: [email protected]. 100% of donations go to fund soldiers’ rehabilitation.
Donations can be made on the website www.rsukraine.org. Click on the “Donate” icon to use either PayPal or credit card or debit card.
With millions of potential victims in Ukraine, UUARC is fundraising to provide vital medical supplies to victims, care for the injured and refugees, as well as shelter and food to those affected. United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc (UUARC) was established in 1944 and started fulfilling its mission of “brother-to-brother” by assisting Ukrainians in refugee camps during and after WWII, and then helping to resettle more than 70,000 of these refugees in the United States. Since its beginning, UUARC has endeavored to provide aid where the need is the greatest, as well as assisted countless Ukrainians throughout the world. UUARC is working closely with UCCA, UWC, US Aid, and the Ukrainian Embassy in the coordination of aid.
Donations can be made:
1) Directly to United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc. - 1206 Cottman Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19111 - Phone: 215-728-1630 - Email: [email protected] – or
2) Via GoFundMe link on their website www.uuarc.org.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Contributions will be delivered in person to the proper individuals, for the medical care of the thousands of people who have been injured, some very severely, during these difficult days. Your contribution may be the primary reason that another human being receives the treatment necessary for survival.
Donations can be made by:
1. Using the secure online donation link located on its website www.uocofusa.org – Click on the “LET’S HELP UKRAINE” icon.
2. Sending by special postal delivery to P. O. Box, 495, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880; or
3. Hand delivering to the Consistory office at 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873, marked "LET’S HELP UKRAINE."
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Philadelphia
Donations to the Humanitarian Aid Fund for Ukraine can be made as follows:
1. Write a check to the “Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia” and send it to the office at 810 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia PA 19123. Please write on the check “Humanitarian Aid Fund for Ukraine.”
2. You can donate on the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s website www.ukrarcheparchy.us, and click on Donate through PAYPAL and select “WAR VICTIMS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE;“ Encourage local financial and other institutions to make contributions.
Ukrainian Cultural Humanitarian Institute
As news of the invasion spread, UCHI (Ukrainian Cultural Humanitarian Institute) recognizing its commitment to preserving Ukrainian culture and identity established The Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund. The Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund accepts donations that fund grants that provide humanitarian aid to alleviate the crisis, aid that is desperately needed and in furtherance of the purposes of UCHI those being, to promote cultural, educational, and humanitarian contacts between the United States and Ukraine. Since August 2022, UCHI financed ten two-week art therapy rehabilitation and skills development training programs for children displaced and orphaned during the war. As a result of your generosity and that of others like you, UCHI has been able to assist over 500 children to overcome the terrible trauma they suffered and to help build life skills that will enable them to live full and productive lives.
One hundred percent of donations goes to assist those affected by the war to a fully-vetted, trustworthy program provider in Ukraine with specific, transparent reporting to donors. UCHI is a 501(c)3 corporation. Ways to Donate: Online: https://www.uchi-us.com - click the “Donate” button - Mail: Send checks payable to “UCHI” at 610 Boquet Street - Carnegie, PA 15106 - In person: At any Dollar Bank location, ask for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund or at the Ukrainian Selfreliance of W PA FCU - 700 Washington Avenue, Suite 100 - Carnegie, PA 15106. Please send your email address to [email protected] so that we can keep you updated.
Revived Soldiers Ukraine
Providing medical aid and sustainable living standards to soldiers of Ukraine and members of their families as well as to those people who suffered and were affected by military conflict in ATO zone (anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine). E-mail: [email protected]. 100% of donations go to fund soldiers’ rehabilitation.
Donations can be made on the website www.rsukraine.org. Click on the “Donate” icon to use either PayPal or credit card or debit card.
The 50th Ukrainian of the Year Award was presented to Iryna Vashchuk Discipio by the Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh at its annual Dinner-Dance on November 6, 2021 at The Club at Nevillewood in Presto, PA.
Award was presented to Iryna Vashchuk Discipio for founding and serving as President and Development Officer of the non-profit organization REVIVED SOLDIERS UKRAINE, which brings severely wounded Ukrainian servicemen to the United States for specialized medical treatment and rehabilitation.
Click here to see videos and photos from the event.
Click here to see videos and photos from the event.
2021 Scholarship Recipients
July 18, 2021- The Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh announces the following recipients of its 49th Scholarship Program... Read more
President’s Report of 2020 Activities - 52nd UTS General Assembly Sunday March 21, 2021
January: Although we did not sponsor it, UTS’ checking account was used to deposit funds donated through the very successful 2020 Маланка/Ukrainian New Year’s Eve celebration, organized by UTS member Svitlana Honchar, and held at the Ukrainian-American Citizens’ Club in Carnegie. Board member and UTS Secretary/Treasurer Nickolas Kotow was treasurer of the event. Over $1600 was sent in early February 2020, to recovering soldiers at the Lviv Medical Hospital. The soldiers are recovering from the Russian invasion of the Donbas region of Ukraine. Father Myron Horbovij, the chaplain of the hospital, distributed funds to needy healing soldiers ... on an individual-needs basis. At this point over 12,000 Ukrainians have been killed by the Russian invaders. (Photos of the funds distribution process are available on our UTS website.)
April: Our scholarship application process began, as well as our annual UTS scholarship donation appeal. Donors have been able to make donations online via PayPal since 2017. Board member, Andriy Bidochko monitors these transactions. Andriy also updates our website on a continuing basis.
July: We chose 27 Scholarship recipients, who received a total of $11,000 in scholarships. This was the 48th UTS scholarship program. The biggest contributor of $3000 was the Maria Hulai Lion foundation in New York City. Nickolas Kotow personally sent letter thanking the foundation for its continued support. George Honchar sent the chairman a Christmas card, which included the Ukrainian Weekly article about our scholarship program written by Nick Kotow.
In August: because of Covid, UTS was not able to hold its annual scholarship awards ceremony. Instead, most scholarship recipients living locally were handed their checks personally by President George Honchar. The remainder were sent their checks by USPS mail. As stated above, the UTS awarded scholarships to 27 very deserving students. Because of a limited amount of donations, coupled with more scholarship applications, a range in scholarship amounts was from $1000 to $250.
UTS board member and secretary/treasurer Nickolas Kotow authored articles about our scholarship program in the Ukrainian Weekly.
Our November event, the 50th annual UTS dinner dance had to be canceled because of the Covid pandemic. Instead, using a smaller venue, and inviting fewer people, UTS honored Staff Sergeant George Nestor with our UTS “Ukrainian Writers Award. The event was held at the Club at Nevillewood on November 8. George Nestor, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, and having served two tours in the Vietnam War, and serving in both the US Army and US Air Force, wrote many articles to newspapers and government officials in support of Ukraine, and Ukrainian-Americans. Nickolas C. Kotow wrote of the event in the Ukrainian Weekly.
The society continues to maintain a very professional and up-to-date website and Facebook page, which were monitored and updated by UTS board member Andriy Bidochko. He also began a linked in social media account for UTS in this past calendar year. We can also be found on the PittsburghUkrainians.com website.
As we enter our 52nd year, the board plans to continue to reach out to new and past members and to our employed UTS scholarship recipients, to build our membership numbers. Additionally, we are looking to have more opportunities to socialize and network, and to provide leadership and community activities, as we did with the 2020 Malanka. We will also make increased use of online services. Any suggestions?
Sincerely,
George Honchar
President
April: Our scholarship application process began, as well as our annual UTS scholarship donation appeal. Donors have been able to make donations online via PayPal since 2017. Board member, Andriy Bidochko monitors these transactions. Andriy also updates our website on a continuing basis.
July: We chose 27 Scholarship recipients, who received a total of $11,000 in scholarships. This was the 48th UTS scholarship program. The biggest contributor of $3000 was the Maria Hulai Lion foundation in New York City. Nickolas Kotow personally sent letter thanking the foundation for its continued support. George Honchar sent the chairman a Christmas card, which included the Ukrainian Weekly article about our scholarship program written by Nick Kotow.
In August: because of Covid, UTS was not able to hold its annual scholarship awards ceremony. Instead, most scholarship recipients living locally were handed their checks personally by President George Honchar. The remainder were sent their checks by USPS mail. As stated above, the UTS awarded scholarships to 27 very deserving students. Because of a limited amount of donations, coupled with more scholarship applications, a range in scholarship amounts was from $1000 to $250.
UTS board member and secretary/treasurer Nickolas Kotow authored articles about our scholarship program in the Ukrainian Weekly.
Our November event, the 50th annual UTS dinner dance had to be canceled because of the Covid pandemic. Instead, using a smaller venue, and inviting fewer people, UTS honored Staff Sergeant George Nestor with our UTS “Ukrainian Writers Award. The event was held at the Club at Nevillewood on November 8. George Nestor, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, and having served two tours in the Vietnam War, and serving in both the US Army and US Air Force, wrote many articles to newspapers and government officials in support of Ukraine, and Ukrainian-Americans. Nickolas C. Kotow wrote of the event in the Ukrainian Weekly.
The society continues to maintain a very professional and up-to-date website and Facebook page, which were monitored and updated by UTS board member Andriy Bidochko. He also began a linked in social media account for UTS in this past calendar year. We can also be found on the PittsburghUkrainians.com website.
As we enter our 52nd year, the board plans to continue to reach out to new and past members and to our employed UTS scholarship recipients, to build our membership numbers. Additionally, we are looking to have more opportunities to socialize and network, and to provide leadership and community activities, as we did with the 2020 Malanka. We will also make increased use of online services. Any suggestions?
Sincerely,
George Honchar
President
The 49th Ukrainian of the Year Award was presented to His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA by the Ukrainian Technological Society of Pittsburgh at its annual Dinner-Dance on November 2, 2019 at The Club at Nevillewood in Presto, PA. The guests composed Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox believers including at least 25 college-age students. All were welcomed by UTS President, George Honchar, who also made introductions.
