OKSANA ZAKYDALSKY AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE BY UCC, HONOURED BY UCRDCOKSANA ZAKYDALSKY AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE BY UCC, HONOURED BY UCRDC
At the year-end UCRDC Board Meeting on December 5, 2016 in a festive holiday spirit, members shared their joy in congratulating long-time member Oksana Zakydalsky, who on November 22 at a UCC Toronto meeting was presented theUkrainian Canadian Congress Leadership Award of Excellence for her significant contribution to the broader Ukrainian community and the betterment of Canada.
Oksana Zakydalsky is a valued UCRDC Board Member who has contributed since 1988, collecting and archiving documents, developing educational materials and writing numerous press releases and articles. In particular, she conducted oral history interviews with former World War II Canadian Ukrainian servicemen archived in the oral history collection and formatted for internet access, and now a resource for the UCRDC documentary film project “Ukrainian Canadian Military Contributions in World War II”. Currently, Oksana is a member of the film production committee.
