.: Special Events
9th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence, 2000
August 24, 2000: At the invitation of Consul General For Ukraine - Chicago, Dr. Borys Bazylevskiy, seven O.P.E.N. Board members traveled to Chicago to be present at this Anniversary Celebration.
OPEN Board members with Dr. Bazylevskiy: Dave Pitz, two friends of the Consul General, Consul General Bazylevskiy, Tamara Tyshenko, Carole Campbell, Vladimir Bassis, Warren Erickson, Larry Hesson, John McNeer, and Barry Hurto
Most Rev. Michael Wiwchar and John McNeer
John McNeer and Vladimir Bassis
Artwork at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago
The institute's tour guide Irene Antonovych