05/11/2026
🇺🇦🏴 WHEN A LITTLE GIFT BECOMES PART OF A BIG DREAM… ❤️
Yesterday, Inverclyde Ukrainian Club SCIO took part in a very special event — the 30th Annual Conference of CVS Inverclyde!
It was a wonderful opportunity to come together with representatives of many third-sector organisations, charities, community groups and organisations supporting community development. We were also delighted to meet representatives from OSCR, the Scottish Parliament, the Chamber of Commerce and many other partners.
Gatherings like this are more important than ever.
We live in a rapidly changing world, where the future belongs to those who know how to come together. To unite around shared goals, interests and ideas. But above all, around shared values.
Because a true community is created when people do more than simply live alongside one another. They support each other, share opportunities, knowledge, experience and joy.
It was particularly special for us that Inverclyde Ukrainian Club was trusted to prepare sweet treats for the conference guests.
Preparing treats is about much more than food. It is about creating an atmosphere, sharing a little happiness and offering a lovely surprise that brings a smile to someone’s face.
And we were truly delighted that our club was given the opportunity to bring that little moment of joy to everyone.
Our club is home to some wonderfully talented people, including amazing bakers and pastry makers for whom baking is no longer just a hobby, but a real professional skill.
That is why we dream of opening our own Ukrainian Patisserie here in Inverclyde one day. A place where Ukrainian and Scottish hospitality could come together.
And yesterday, we were able to share a little piece of that dream.
A wonderful pastry maker, Elena Chuprina, prepared a very special treat for the conference guests.
It was not an easy task! She had to adapt the original recipe to create a completely vegan version while keeping its wonderful taste, texture and quality.
And Olena did an absolutely fantastic job!
We wanted to complement her beautiful work with professional packaging, giving the treats a finished look and presenting them under the brand of our future Ukrainian Patisserie. It was more than just a dessert. It was a little piece of our dream that we were able to share with others. And what a pleasure it was to see people’s delight, hear so many kind words and receive such wonderful feedback!
Our heartfelt thanks to Olena Chupryna for her talent, skill, professionalism and the love she put into every single treat! ❤️
We are especially happy to begin this month with such a wonderful event, with recognition of our work, trust and so many warm words from people across the community. November is a particularly special month for our club.
On 18 November, Inverclyde Ukrainian Club will celebrate the first anniversary of its official registration as a Scottish charity! And what a wonderful coincidence that on this very day, we will be welcoming Mr Andrii Madzianovskyi, Consul of Ukraine in Edinburgh, to our club!
And, of course, what would a birthday be without a cake?
This time, our birthday cake will be created by another wonderful pastry maker, Yuliia Chaika, whose beautiful creations and exceptional skills have already won the hearts of so many of us.
So, we certainly have plenty of talent in our club — and even more delicious recipes!
We look forward to introducing you to more of our talented pastry makers and sharing Ukrainian flavours and traditions with you.
❤️ AND MOST IMPORTANTLY…
We are sincerely grateful to CVS Inverclyde for this opportunity, for their trust, for the wonderful atmosphere of cooperation and for the tremendous work they do to support and develop the third sector.
We are so happy to be part of this community.
Because, for us, integration is not simply about becoming part of a new society. It is also about bringing something of our own to it. Enriching it with our talents, culture, traditions and love.
We believe this is how a healthy community grows — and how joy multiplies. ❤️
