Hungarian American Coalition News, 1999 (8. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
1999 / 1. szám
COALITION PROJECT UPDATES continued delegation entitled "The Hungarian Minorities of Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine." Contributors included Prof. Edward Chaszar, Beata Kovacs-Nas, Prof. Andrew Ludanyi and Csaba K. Zoltani. The memorandum addressed the failure of Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine to live up to their Human Dimension commitments. It also urged the US delegation to raise these failures forcefully in an effort to persuade the four states to conform their policies and practices to the Human Dimension standards governing treatment of minorities. Coalition and Hungarian Communion of Friends Co-sponsors Ildikó Orosz Visit to US In an effort to acquaint Hungarian American communities with the challenges facing the 160,000-strong Subcarpathian Hungarian community of Ukraine, the Hungarian American Coalition, together with the Hungarian Communion of Friends is making arrangements for an April visit by Ildikó Orosz to several US cities. Ms. Orosz, has also been invited to speak at the American Hungarian Educators Association 24th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, between April 8-11, 1999. NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS Computer Donations from Colorado Sent to Hungarian Schools in Six Countries The Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Denver, under the direction of Eugene F. Megyesy, Jr., deserves special recognition for having organized and arranged the donation of 412 computers and 39 printers to needy high schools in Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and Yugoslavia. The computers were shipped from the US by the Air Force through a humanitarian assistance program of the US State Department and USAID. After their arrival in Hungary they were distributed by the Knights of Lazarus. This is the second shipment of computers that the Denver Consulate has sent to Hungary this year. This remarkable effort was achieved through the cooperation of several contributing organizations, including ICN (Alkaloida) Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Machine Design, Inc. (Nemeth Family); Ball Corp.; The Unitarian Church; Kossuth Club of Florida, the Lauer Family, and the Hungarian Club of Colorado, and of dedicated volunteers such as the Benko family of Denver and the Zoltán family of Detroit. Kossuth Club in Sarasota, Florida Supports Culture and Education The Kossuth Club of Sarasota, Florida, had an extremely successful year in 1998. Two outstanding and wellattended concerts at the Sarasota Opera House featured young Hungarian artists from the Liszt Academy of Music. With their excellent organizational skills, the Kossuth Club was able to promote not only appreciation for Hungarian musical tradition, but also to use the income of the concerts to the benefit of the Liszt Academy in Budapest. The Kossuth Club also supports Hungarian students who study at US universities through their contribution to the Coalition Scholarship Fund. ANNOUNCEMENTS United Way Hungary Seeks Hungarian-American Volunteers United Way Hungary is seeking Hungarian-Americans willing to come to Hungary as volunteers through their Loaned Executive program. This program allows executives to continue receiving their salary from their companies, but spend this period of time in Hungary helping UW to become an effective and important source of help for those who need it the most. UW Hungary raises funds for their social-service programs addressing issues such as community development, mental health, youth development, shelter, food and clothing for the 5 • Hungarian American Coalition • Winter 1999
