Camp Sonyashnyk Comes to Toronto

By Wasyl Pidzamecky

The Ukrainian National Federation of Canada will be operating children’s day camps this summer in Toronto, Regina, Windsor and St. Catharines during July and/or August.  The Camp Sonyashnyk programs are geared to children ages 5-13 who wish to learn more about their Ukrainian heritage.  There are a wide range of activities planned such as arts and crafts with a Ukrainian theme, outdoor games and activities, learning Ukrainian dance, as well as programs geared around holiday traditions.  

In the third week of June, UNF National brought together the counsellors who were hired through the Canada Summer Students Employment Program at UNF Toronto Branch for an orientation and training session lead by the UNF Summer Camps Organizer, Kristin Glover.  Kristin will be travelling to Regina for the training of their counsellors in July.  The training program involves the preparation of day-by-day schedules of activities, CPR first-aid training, research of cultural traditions and innovative ideas for presenting them to the young campers.  A key element which is stressed to the counsellors is to ensure that the cultural and recreational programming is enjoyable and fun.

Camp Sonyashnyk Toronto will be running from July 4^th to July 29^th.  For more information, please visit the UNF Toronto website http://unftoronto.com/ or contact the Toronto Branch Office at 416-253-6002.  For other UNF children’s day camp centres, please visit www.unfcanada.ca .

PHOTOS

1 - L. to R.: Kalyna Taras, Eric Leaman, Amanda Chajkowski, Kristin Glover, Olya Melnyk, gerdany bead – making instructor, Wasyl Pidzamecky, Oksana Bablak

2 - L. to R.: Eric Leaman, Kalyna Taras, Amanda Chajkowski,  Oksana Bablak, Alexandra Polanska, Kristin Glover