[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2298]
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          IN HONOR OF THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 8, 2005

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute and recognition of 
the Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA), as they celebrate 
their 80th Anniversary as a world wide youth organization. In northeast 
Ohio, the UAYA is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the establishment 
of the UAYA Campgrounds in Huntington, Ohio.
  For more than a century, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have infused 
the richness of Ukrainian heritage throughout our Greater Cleveland 
community. Their significant contributions within all facets of our 
society, along with their collective focus on preserving and promoting 
the history of the Ukraine, is enhanced with every new generation of 
Americans of Ukrainian heritage.
  The leaders and members of the UAYA provide vital opportunities for 
American youth of Ukrainian descent to attain a true understanding of 
the history, faith, culture of the Ukraine. The UAYA also provides 
vital cultural opportunities for young people to become active and 
lasting members of their local Ukrainian community--a community 
centered around family, faith and tradition.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of the Ukrainian 
American Youth Association, as leaders and members celebrate the vital 
and ongoing legacy of teaching, preserving and sharing memories, 
customs and culture of their beloved Ukraine. Through the efforts of 
the UAYA, the heart of the Ukraine transcends borders, oceans and time, 
and lives on within each new generation of children of Ukrainian 
heritage--in Cleveland, Ohio, and around the world.

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