KERHONKSON, N.Y. – “Ready, set, go!” With this call to attention, the 57th Orlykiada competition began. Year after year, this competition for scouts age 11-18 of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization takes place at Soyuzivka Heritage Center. On November 10-11, 160 participants from all over the United States and Canada competed in the 2019 event. There were 17 teams from 10 different cities including: Detroit, Yonkers (N.Y.), Chicago, Cleveland, Newark (N.J.), New York, Passaic (N.J.), Rochester (N.Y.), Toronto and Philadelphia.
This event is organized by the Plast co-ed fraternity Orlykivtsi, which is named in honor of Pylyp and Hryhoriy Orlyk. The Orlykivtsi were assisted by the Plast sorority Verkhovynky. Tanya Kosc directed the event; she was assisted by Deanna Hanchuk as secretary and Olenka Hladky as “bunchuzhna.”