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BERGEN COUNTY COMMEMORATES UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Above: Bergen County Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County Commissioner Rafael Marte, Bergen County Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan Voss, Consul General of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York Oleksii Holubov, Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, and Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur stand with 2023 Ukrainian Independence Day Community Service Award recipients Askold S. Lozynskyj, Esq., and the Blue and Yellow Foundation.

HACKENSACK, NJ – On Thursday, August 24^th the County of Bergen hosted a ceremony in recognition of Ukrainian Independence Day in the Piazza at the One Bergen County Plaza Administration Building.

Ukrainian Independence Day is celebrated on August 24^th to commemorate Ukraine’s independence from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991.

Welcome remarks were given by Ihor Dlaboha of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III issued a proclamation recognizing August 24^th, 2023, as Ukrainian Independence Day. The proclamation was presented to Oleksii Holubov, Consul General of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, who also delivered remarks.

The County presented 2023 Ukrainian Independence Day Community Service Awards to Askold S. Lozynskyj, Esq., attorney and former President of the Ukrainian World Congress, and the Blue & Yellow Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to supporting those affected by the war in Ukraine through humanitarian aid.

The event featured a cultural vocal performance by Maksym Lozynskyj, who performed “Nalyvaimo”, “Brattya”, “Kryshtalevi”, “Chashi Vyrostesh Ty Synu”, and “Stand by Me”.

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Bergen County Commissioner Rafael Marte, Bergen County Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan Voss, Consul General of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York Oleksii Holubov, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella stand with a proclamation of Ukrainian Independence Day.

Andrij Dobriansky of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America performs the United States National Anthem as the Honor Guard Presents the Colors.

Bergen County Commissioner Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan, Bergen County Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr. Joan Voss, Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, and Consul General of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York Oleksii Holubov raise the Ukrainian flag in One Bergen County Plaza as the Ukrainian National Anthem is performed.

Maksym Lozynskyj serenades the audience with a vocal performance at Bergen County’s Ukrainian Independence Day and Flag Raising Ceremony at One Bergen County Plaza.

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