Contribute
If you like what we do, here are several ways , in which you can help us:
- Volunteer
- Support us financially
- Provide expertise and networking opportunities
- Be an in-kind donor
- Donate or help us with delivering books
You can volunteer in various ways, both in the USA and in Ukraine. To name just a few activities, we always welcome help with hosting students in New York, managing day-to-day office activities, running the Seminar and simply telling others about the USA/USA Program. Please contact us, and we will give you heads up on our current needs.
In 2008 we are planning to increase the number of our yearly scholars while maintaining the quality of our selection process and our services to the selected students. In addition, we are working on expanding the connections between our scholars who are studying in the USA and Ukrainian businesses, governmental and nongovernmental organizations in order to enhance the variety of ways our students can contribute to Ukraine’s development. Subsequently, we are expanding our logistical base and are more than ever in need of your financial support. Whichever amount you choose to donate, it will be of great help to the talented Ukrainian youth: your contribution could buy a book for a student, help him/her attend our annual Seminar, pay for his/her SAT tests or allow us to open a permanent office in Ukraine.
Our generous sponsors (alphabetically):
Anonymous alumnus (Platinum Level)
Jaryna and Phillip Bodrock (Dedication Level)
Pavlo Fedorenko
Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit Union (Silver Level)
Adrian J. Slywotzky and Christine Balko Slywotzky (Platinum Level)
Stefan and Wolodymyra Slywotzky (Platinum Level)
Levels of Sponsorship:
Dedication Level — $500 and above
Silver Level — $2,500 and above
Gold Level — $5,000 and above
Platinum Level — $10,000 and above
Please note that all donations to the USA/USA Program are tax-deductible, and the levels of partnership are cumulative.
Provide expertise and networking opportunities
If you are an experienced professional in any field, you could be of vital importance to us. We would love to hear from any specialists: from management consultants to scientists, from lawyers to professors of economics. If you would like to know more about what we do and how your expertise could help, or if you simply have questions, please contact us.
In-kind donations help us tremendously . Whether you are interested in donating an old laptop or cater for one of our events, you will make a difference in the lives of our students.
We thank the following in-kind donors:
- Veselka Restaurant, www.veselka.com, 144 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003,
- Baczynsky Meat Market, 139 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003
- Oddfishie Designs, www.oddfishie.com
- St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral, 160 West 82nd Street, New York, NY 10024
- Ukrainian Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org, 2 East 79th Street New York, NY 10021
- Center for Urban History of East Central Europe, www.lvivcenter.org, vul. Akademika Bohomoltsia 6, Lviv 79005, Ukraine
Donate or help us with delivering books
Among many other things we encourage our scholars to learn by reading. We believe that reading is vital to a young person’s education. Every year our volunteers carry a total of several suitcases of books to Ukraine. We provide our scholars with study materials for the entrance exams and literature in English. If you or your company would like to donate or help us transport books, here is what we typically send to our Seminar scholars:
- SAT Analytical Reasoning study materials
- SAT Subject Tests study materials
- TOEFL iBT study materials
- Classical literature
- Newly published books
Please contact us if you are interested in helping the Program or if you have any questions.
editor @ February 17, 2008