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the 31st Assembly and wishedthe delegates continuing success.The final day commencedwith an Interfaith Service,and moved on to proceduresand business. “TheChallenge of Achieving GenderEquality” is the theme ofthe next Triennium.This was my first experienceto attend an internationalconference of this magnitude.The Ukrainian hospitality wasoutstanding and I found it culturallyenriching and revitalizingand enjoyed the opportu-nity to network with the internationalmembers.ICW TrienniumAssembly in KyivThe Resolution on traffickinghighlights the plight of ourorphans in Ukraine. Do wewant to become part of thesolution to the problem ofsexually exploited youth? Unknownto them, when theyleave the orphanage, theirlives and future have been barteredfor a monetary bribe.ICW TRIENNIUM CONFERENCERecommendationsA need exists for the government to:• Review conditions, procedures and programs in orphanages• Implement measures for orphans in an environment wheredaily needs are met, and educational programs provideemployment skills• Prepare the orphans with skills and strategies to cope withdaily living in the outside world• Provide the means for orphans, who are being let out ontheir own, to resettle in a safe environmentQuestions1. What can the UCWLC do in moving these issues?Answer: They can participate and send their ownResolutions.2. Are we already doing the right things?Answer: Yes. We present our Resolutions and work withand support groups with our common aim.3. Might there be a national Eparchial and local agendadeveloped for the issues?Answer: That would depend on placement of priorities,interest and perceptions of need.HOWTO HUGA BABYßÊÖÜÎÌÀÒÈÄÈÒÈÍÊÓThanks to Marta DlugoshI would rather have one roseand a kind word from a friendwhile I'm here than a wholetruck load when I'm gone.With thanks to Shirley LisowskiSlow danceBy David L WeatherfordHave you ever watched kidsOn a merry-go-round?Or listened to the rainSlapping on the ground?Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?You better slow down.Don’t dance so fast.Time is short.The music won’t last.Do you run through each dayOn the fly?When you ask “How are you?”Do you hear the reply?When the day is done!Do you lie in your bedWith the next hundred choresRunning through your head?You’d better slow downDon’t dance so fast.Time is short.The music won’t last.Ever told your child,We’ll do it tomorrow?And in your haste,Not see his sorrow?Ever lost touch,Let a good friendship dieCause you never had timeTo call and say, “Hi”You’d better slow down.Don’t dance so fast.Time is short.The music won’t last.When you run so fast to get somewhereYou miss half the fun of getting there.When you worry and hurry through your day,It is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.Life is not a race.Do take it slowerHear the musicBefore the song is over.Published by the Russ Berrie Company, 1991Nasha Doroha fall/2007 27