Author: Patricia Zalisko

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Sarasota community-based Ukrainian American organizations hosted a luncheon and meeting with visiting academics from Ukraine on February 2. The luncheon was held at the St. Andrews Ukrainian Cultural Center in North Port, Fla. The Ukrainian visitors’ trip to the United States was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Punta Gorda, Fla.,...

NORTH PORT, Fla. – The tenacious members of Branch 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) have embarked on another successful project to assist embattled Ukraine. Based in North Port, Fla., the branch and its “sisters” in other branches around the United States have been doggedly working to provide humanitarian, medical and...

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Ukrainians resisting Putin’s war on their nation are often described as tenacious, resilient and determined to win their sovereignty. The women of Branch 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) in North Port, Fla., consistently demonstrate those same traits. They understand that the fight for freedom and an...

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Branch 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, based in North Port, Fla., held its first official meeting of the season on November 2. It was the first meeting in which members were able to meet in person after months of quarantining. The members in attendance were overjoyed to...