The following message from UNA President/CEO Stefan Kaczaraj appeared in the program book of the UNA’s 125th anniversary concert held on Saturday, November 2, at Dolan Performance Hall, The College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, N.J.
With sincere gratitude to each member of our great organization, with utmost respect to our founding pioneers, and with sincere thanks to our current organizers, I can proclaim: We are witnesses to the incredible story that is the 125th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Association, the oldest and largest Ukrainian fraternal organization in North America.
The UNA’s development has been intertwined with decades of Ukrainian community life in North America, with a focus on three fundamental aspects.