Members of CYM, ODUM and PLAST and students from St. Volodymyr Ukrainian School, CYM Palatine Andrew's Ukrainian Shkola at St. Nicholas were present at the Relay
St. Volodymyr Ukrainian School
Large signs and banners displayed facts about the Ukrainian Genocide throughout Wrigley Square in Millennium Park and along Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago
Keynote Speaker John Jaresko and Torch Relay Co-Chair and Mistress of Ceremony Lida Tkaczuk
Over 500 Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation - USA educational brochures were distributed along Michigan Avenue by volunteer Laryssa Matusiak
St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Choir Director Taras Rudenko and Keynote Speaker John Jaresko
Proclamation from Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley
UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko
UCCA-IL President Paul Bandriwsky, Kyiv Mohyla Academy Foundation President Marta Farion, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy President Serhij Kwit
Ukrainian American Veterans group
UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko with Illinois State Representative John Fritchey. UCCA-IL President Paul Bandriwsky and National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy President Serhij Kwit in background
Nestor Popowych, Paul Bandriwsky, Nicholas Mischenko
Event Co-Chair Lida Tkaczuk
St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Ukrainian School
Rt. Rev. Krotec of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church
Clergy of the St. Nicholas Eparchy for Ukrainian Catholics precede Bishop Seminak
Clergy of St. Nicholas Eparchy for Ukrainian Catholics precede members of Selfreliance Ukrainian-American Federal Credit Union
Board Members Victor Wojtychiw, Bohdan Watral, Michael Kos and Christine Kozij of Selfreliance Ukrainian-American Federal Credit Union
UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko, IL State Representative John Fritchey, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Serhij Kwit and UCCA-IL President Paul Bandriwsky
UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko, IL State Representative John Fritchey, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Serhij Kwit and UCCA-IL President Paul Bandriwsky and Chicago Committee to Remember Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide 1932-1933 Nestor Popowych
St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church Choir in singing the Ukrainian and American National Anthems
Ukrainian Genocide Survivor Kateryna Pietrzyk , Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation - USA President Nicholas Mischenko, Illinois State Representative John Fritchey and National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy President Serhij Kwit
Bishop Seminak of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy leads the crowd in a prayer
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - IL Division President Paul Bandriwsky reads a proclamation from Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Illinois State Representative John Fritchey
Chicago Committee to Remember Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide 1932-1933 Nestor Popowych reads a proclamation from Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley
St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church President John Jaresko
John Jaresko
Nicholas Kotcherha holds the Torch
Torch Relay Co-Chairs Natalia Jarowyj and Maria Klimchak carry the Torch into Wrigley Square
Natalia Jarowyj hands the Torch off to Consulate General Vasyl Korzachenko
Consulate General Korzachenko takes the Torch
Consulate General Vasyl Korzachenko
Ukrainian Genocide Survivor Kateryna Pietrzyk
Nicholas Mischenko, UGFF-USA President
UGFF-USA PNicholas Mischenko, UGFF-USA Presidentresident Nicholas Mischenko
Ukrainian Genocide Survivor Kateryna Pietrzyk holds the torch as Consulate Korzachenko lights a candle
Ukrainian Genocide Survivor Kateryna Pietrzyk hold the torch as Nicholas Mischenko lights a candle
Spreading the flame
Rev. Salkovski of Nativity of Benevolent Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church sings Memory Eternal for the 10 Million Victims of the Ukrainian Genocide
UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko and Consulate General Vasyl Korzachenko,
Consulate General Vasyl Korzachenko, Ukrainian Genocide Survivor Kateryna Pietrzyk and Torch Relay Co-Chair Natalia Jarowyj
Torch Relay Co-Chair Natalia Jarowyj and family and Co-Chairs Marika Klymchak and Lida Tkaczuk
Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation - USA President Nicholas Mischenko and Illinois State Representative John Fritchey
National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy President Serhij Kwit
Ukrainian radio host Marika Chuyko and Torch Relay Co-Chair Maria Klimchak
Members of the Chicago Committee to Commemorate Ukrainian Genocide-Holodomor 1932-1933
UGFF-USA Board member Katya Mischenko-Mycyk with close-up of Torch
Torch close-up
Katya Mischenko-Mycyk, Valentina Mycyk, Valentina Mischenko and UGFF-USA President
Valentina Mischenko and UGFF-USA President Nicholas Mischenko
Marika Klymchak
Shuttle Buses from Ukrainian Village
