# Tamara Dudka — 2024 Trillium Award | UCC-OPC | UCC Ontario

> Tamara Dudka, 2024 UCC-OPC Trillium Award recipient in the Excellence in Volunteerism category. Hamilton Branch of Ukrainian Canadian Social Services.

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## Tamara Dudka

2024 UCC-OPC Trillium Award — Excellence in Volunteerism

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Category

Excellence in Volunteerism

Year

2024

Location

Hamilton

Organization

Hamilton Branch of Ukrainian Canadian Social Services

Excellence in Volunteerism

## Tamara Dudka

Тамара Дудка

Tamara Dudka has been volunteering in the Hamilton community for over 40 years. She began as leader of a junior group in PLAST, receiving the St. George Bronze Medal for her service. She also volunteered with the Junior Chaika Dance Group, the Ukrainian Women's Association-Lesia Ukrainka Branch, and at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Cathedral where she is a parishioner to this day.

For the last 32 years, Mrs. Dudka has been the President of the Hamilton Branch of Ukrainian Canadian Social Services. Under her leadership many projects were initiated that impacted both the local community and Ukrainians abroad. She spearheaded a project that provided needed surgeries for children from Ukraine free of charge, set up scholarships, sent financial aid to Pediatric Institutes in Kyiv and Luhansk, as well as parcels with medicine, clothing and toys for Ukrainian orphans for the Feast of St. Nicholas. Mrs. Dudka organizes annual "Soup Kitchen" fundraisers to support the needs of Hamilton's Ukrainian community and for Ukraine. She currently ensures that all recently-arrived refugees from Ukraine receive the assistance they need.

## Other 2024 Recipients

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- [![George Horhota](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fgeorge-herhota.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) George Horhota Lifetime Leadership](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/george-herhota/)
- [![Vera Kostecki](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fvera-kostienko.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) Vera Kostecki Lifetime Leadership](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/vera-kostienko/)
- [![Volodymyr Palagniuk](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fvolodymyr-palaychuk.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) Volodymyr Palagniuk Lifetime Leadership](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/volodymyr-palaychuk/)
- [![Andre Sochaniwsky](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fandre-sochaniwsky.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) Andre Sochaniwsky Lifetime Leadership](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/andre-sochaniwsky/)
- [![Natalia Konyt](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fnatalia-knyel.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) Natalia Konyt Excellence in Volunteerism](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/natalia-knyel/)
- [![George Serhijczuk](https://uccon.ca/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.uccon.ca%2Fimages%2Ftrillium%2F2024%2Frecipients%2Fgeorge-serhijczuk.jpg&w=112&h=112&fit=crop&f=webp) George Serhijczuk Excellence in Volunteerism](https://uccon.ca/trillium-award/2024/george-serhijczuk/)