In recent years, the demand for CDF dollars has far exceeded available funds. In 2007, $25,000 in grant support was allocated with requests exceeding $31,000. The budgets of these projects and activities totalled more than $450,000. This represents only a small portion of the economic impact made by Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian community.

Serving our community is the highest priority for UCC-SPC. Traditional sources of funding are increasingly limited so new ways to meet community needs must be explored. UCC-SPC has undertaken the Live Free for a Year lottery with the goal to significantly increase current CDF funding levels.

Below is a list of the 37 activities funded in 2007 through the Community Development Fund.

ARTS & CULTURE

Costumes acquisition

1. Wakaw Ukrainian Dancing Association $375
   purchase from Ukraine
2. Tavria Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble, Regina $750
   Boys Traditional Bukovynian Costumes
3. Weyburn Ukrainian Dance Club Inc. $750

Dance

1. Lloydminster Ukrainian Cultural Association $750
   Ukrainian Dance Workshops, Nov 2007
2. Nipawin Veselii Dancers $500
   Nipawin Ukrainian Dance Camp (6 days)
3. Svoboda Dance Festival Association, Battlefords $500
   Svoboda Dance Festival 2008
4. Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Yorkton $750
   Ukrainian Dance Workshops (02-04 Nov)
5. Wadena Vohon Ukrainian Dance Group $525
   Ukrainian Dance in School workshop
6. Yorkton Kalyna Dance School $250
   2007 Festival of Ukrainian Dance, 03-07 May

Festivals & Celebrations

1. Cecil Burima, Blaine Lake $1,050
   Sculpture: Celebration of Ukrainian Culture in SK
2. UCC Regina Mosaic Kyiv Pavilion $1000
   Kyiv Pavilion, 31 May-02 June 2007
3. UCC Saskatoon Ukraine Day in the Park $1000
   Ukraine Day Way, 25 August 2007
4. Ukrainian National Federation - Regina Branch $500
   Ivana Kupala Workshop & Celebration, June 2007

Music & Literature

1. Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School $750
   Koza Dereza School Musical, May 2008
2. Holosy Choir, Saskatoon $250
   Shchedrivka workshop, 05-12 November 2007
3. Saskatchewan Teachers of Ukrainian $750
   Northern Saskatchewan Book Tour - Marsha Skrypuch

Historical

1. Fr Jeffrey Stephaniuk, Melfort $500
   Reception for Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada

Media & Publishing

1. Bayda Kozaks, Saskatoon $250
   Ukrainian Arts Radio Program
2. Serhij Koroliuk, Saskatoon $1,500
   Hopak 1 Bilingual Instructional Dance DVD
3. Vesna Festival Inc., Saskatoon $250
   Festival Brochure

EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE

Summer Camps

1. Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council $500
   Ukrainian Day Camp, 17-21 July 2006
2. Battlefords Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council $500
   2007 Ukrainian Day Camp
3. Honey Bee Music & Dance Camp, Tisdale $500
   August 6-11, 2007 Camp
4. St Petro Mohyla Institute, Saskatoon $500
   Dzherelo Ukrainian Summer Immersion School
5. St Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Eparchial Camp $500
   July 2007 Summer Camp
6. Ukrainian Men’s Association of Regina $500
   Adult Ukrainian Language Immersion Camp, Aug 2007
7. Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp, Canora $500
   July 2007 Youth Camp

Resource Materials Development

1. Bishop Filevich Ukr Biling. School Parent Council $250
   Ceremonial Breads and Rushnyky Display
2. Saskatchewan Teachers of Ukrainian $2,500
   E-mova Ukrainian 20 Printing/Community Presentations
3. Serhiy Kostyuk $750
   Survey of Recent Skilled Immigrants from UA to SK
4. Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Saskatoon $750
   Holodomor Panel Display

Language Programs

1. Regina Sadochok $750
   Sadochok 2007-08 School Year
2. St Mary’s Continuing Education Assn, Yorkton $500
   Ukrainian Language Program, 2006-07 School Year

Lectures & Workshops

1. Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukr. Heritage $550
   2008 Mohyla Lecture: An Apology Overdue: Ukrainian-Canadian Redress; Dr Lubomyr Luciuk
2. St Petro Mohyla Institute, Saskatoon $500
   Bandura Workshops, Spring 2007

Youth-Oriented Programs

1. Amanda Kalyn, Saskatoon-Kyiv $1,000
   10-month study program with Virsky, Kyiv, Ukraine

TOURS AND EXCHANGES

1. UCC Regina Exchange Committee $1,000
   U of Regina - Ivano-Frankivsk Student Exchange