CYM Canada’s ХХХIІІ Triennial General Meeting – Virtual part

2022-03-29

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On Saturday, March 26, 2022, the Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada held the first part of its XXXIII Triennial General Meeting in a virtual format. According to the report of the Verification Committee a total of 33 delegates out of 43 registered and 9 guests participated in the Meeting from the following 10 branches: Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, St. Catharines and Etobicoke.

The XXXIII Triennial General Meeting opened with a prayer and a moment of silence to remember members of CYM who had passed away in the last year, in particular as a result of Covid-19. Delegates as well paid tribute to Teodosij Buyniak, long-time president of CYM National and in particular to the victims – soldiers, children and civilians of the horrific war unleashed by the Russian Federation upon Ukraine.

The Presidium consisted of merely two people due to its virtual format: Chair: Yuri Broda – President of CYM Canada and recording secretary: Natalya Melysh (Calgary).

The main objective of the virtual porition of the Zyizd year’s AGM was to present and adopt the National Annual reports for the second extraordinary year that passed due to Covid resulting in all activities and projects being delivered predominantly in a virtual fashion. The report for the National Executive’s for its third and final year in office was presented by President, Yuri Broda, the Financial Report as well as the Charitable Trust and Michael Galandiuk Fund reports by Harry Nesmasznyj in the absence of CYM’s Treasurer, Zenon Ciz, the internal auditor’s report by Mark Diaczun and for the Grievance Committee, Irene Shust-Dankowycz.

The last item on the agenda of the virtual portion of the Zyizd consisted of two subjects. First, the presentation of the formation of preparatory committees for the in-person portion of this year’s Krayovyy Zyizd, taking place in Calgary, May 13-15. Yuri Broda encouraged all delegates as well as interested members to actively participate in the committees, whose goal is to form the guidelines for the next National Executive’s three-year term in office.

The second subject was related to Russia’s cruel war in Ukraine and how we as CYMivci can support and assist Ukraine on a local, national and international level. Due to the evolving refugee crisis and the expected arrival of thousands of refugees, the main focus was on how best to welcome and integrate especially the children into our organization and offer them a summer camp experience where possible. Additionally, the membership was encouraged to continue participating in demonstrations in each Branch’s city with the aim of pressuring the Canadian government to increase its humanitarian as well as military aid. Thirdly, the members were asked to continue their fundraising efforts to assist Ukraine’s army and in particular the members of the Territorial Defenses through the Global CYM Humanitarian Aid Fund as well as others.