Dance Ensemble Mriya

The UHC of  NC regularly sponsors picnics in the summer time and a traditional Malanka New Years celebration which was initiated by Dr. Narlovycz, its first vice president.

Prior to 1991 the club commemorated January 22 as Ukrainian Independence Day by hosting Ukrainian flag atop the California State Capitol. Since 1991, Ukrainian Independence Day is celebrated on August 24.

A 7-th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence
This year celebration was held in San Francisco Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall together with Ukrainian community of San Francisco Area on September 20, 1998.
Mr. Valeriy Hrebeniuk, a general consul of Ukrainian Embassy in Washington D.C. was invited for this event.
Members of Dance Ensemble "Mriya" and other guests of celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day are on this photo.

First row (from the left to the right): Alex Kachmar, Peter Uram, Olha Bula, Olha Nikolayevich, Victor Shevchyk; second row: Vira Vizir, Maria Tcherepenko, Alina Ilchuk, Halyna Lorczak, Olha Drofyak, Lesya Oleschyk, Natalia Shevchyk (behind), consul Valeriy Hrebenuik, Ihor Shevchyk (behind), Michael Car, Ola Oliynyk, Olha Shevchyk, Tatiana Nikolayevich, Svitlana Hershleger.
 
 

 
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Celebration of Ukrainian Independence Day in 1996. It was a 5-th Anniversary.