Iryna Danylevska informed, that organizer of the event was founder of the Foundation, our compatriot – Natalia Shvachko. This benefit event was hold in third time with the support of Ukrainian Fashion Week. The honored guest was Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oleh Shamshur, who opened the evening with his speech. There were demonstrated spring-summer’2010 collections by Liliya Poustovit, Oksana Karavanska, Olena Burenina and designer duet Tetyana Zemskova/Olena Vorozhbyt.

During the evening besides the show of designers’ collections there was held the charity auction. The audience was impressed by unique lots of the auction: 1 week in the appartments Grand Hyatt Aspen, 2 invitations to the Grammy ceremony, 2 invitations to the Emmy ceremony, watch of Frank Muller’s limited edition, watch Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. Among the lots there were 2 invitations to Ukrainian Fashion Week (March’2010), which were sold per 5500$. The general sum collected during the benefit – 144000$ - will be spent to the needs of Donetsk Region Center of Oncology and to the creation of the web-site, where will be placed information about all newest achievments in the oncology.

Designer Oksana Karavanska noticed: “This is not the first time I’m taking part in such kind of events. But this one was important for me not because it collected big sum of money. It was important to remind to our unsurpassed women don’t forget about their health and don’t be afraid to check it, visit doctors.”

“We were impressed by the sincerity and dedication in such a charitable event. Natalia is really worried about problems of Ukrainian. And it is good that she raises these questions and finds the opportunity to help the country with activities taking place abroad", - said Ukrainian designer Olena Burenina.

Olena Vorozhbyt: “If someone told me 10 years ago that I will show my collection at 5th Avenue in New York, I would not believe. A week ago we returned from the United States, with such charitable event. Apart from the moral satisfaction after participating in a charity evening we received a great interest from American show rooms in our collection. So trip was also successful for the business”.

Tetyana Zemskova: “We received a lot of positive emotions from this trip. First of all, because we get once again convinced that America is truly a democratic country that cares about its people, its achievements and no one feels there the man of the second class, which all have forgotten. In addition to the charity evening we had a very intense program. We also visited the Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology. After this we’ve put a question to ourselves: why aren’t we able to be proud of ourselves and our national achievements in such way?”

One more participant of the event, designer Liliya Poustovit didn’t manage to come to the press-conference in time because of the traffic jam, but she told by the phone: “It’s pleasant to take part in such event and more pleasant is that this event was organized on such a high and qualitative level. Everything was very good, planed in advance and moderately. It was nice to see honorary guests and the presence of the Ambassador, and worthy public, which was able to estimate the significance of this event. I do care about this problem and I think it is very important - to be involved in such events.”

Volodymyr Nechyporuk summarized: “We are always stressing – fashion is apolitical, but not antisocial! That’s why we’re always trying to join to such a positive and useful projects within our possibilities! And it’s also would be good to found here in Ukraine the similar museum as in New-York to show the creativity of our leading designers, which also are producing the cultural history of Ukraine.”

Sponsor and partner of the Ukrainian delegation’s trip – company AeroSvit.

Sponsors of the event: Diamondback, The Meyer Group, Manhattan Automobile Company, Polo Club of Colts Neck.

Ukrainian Cancer Detection Foundation (UCDF):

Founder of Ukrainian Cancer Detection Foundation – Natalia Shvachko – Miss Ukraine’1996, the representative on Miss World’1996 and Miss Universe’2000.

Press-conference took place in advertising-informative agency “NOVOSTI”