The Chamber was pleased to once again organize the Annual American Independence Day Picnic in Kyiv which was held on Saturday, July 1st.

Thousands of guests came out to the new venue, Aerodrome Chayka, to enjoy live music, a Golden Telecom parachute show, Gala Chill Zone and great contests, complimentary Clearwater, Coca Cola and Manzaro Products as well as Lakomka and Nestle ice-cream, Nestle and Manzaro coffee, tasty cold draught Stella Artois and Chernigivske beer, traditional (and not so traditional) American Picnic Food provided by Chamber Partner Restaurants and, of course, the Grand Raffle! The young ones had fun in the Kid's Zone while every child walked away with a goodie bag filled with fun stuff.

The event wrapped up with a fantastic fireworks display sponsored by UMC.

We would like to thank all of our GUESTS who came out to enjoy the Picnic as well as the EXCELLENT Sponsors of the 2006 Annual American Independence Day Picnic with whose generosity and active participation the event was even more successful than last year! Also, special thanks to our MC, DJ Pasha from Gala radio and the hundreds of volunteers who donated their time to help with the Picnic.

GOLD SPONSORS

Grand Raffle Prizes (all valued at over $500 US dollars!)

Airline Tickets:

• Two Round trip tickets on Air France from Kyiv to East Coast of the USA
• Two round trip Business Elite tickets from Kyiv to New York on Delta Air Lines
• 2 Round trip tickets in Economy class to any destination on the scheduled network of Ukraine International Airlines
• 2 Round trip tickets in Business class to any destination on the scheduled network of Ukraine International Airlines

Travel Packages & Certificates:

• Luxury Getaway to New York (two round trip Business class tickets from Kyiv to New York on Aerosvit + Two nights stay for two at the luxury New York Marriott Marquis Hotel from Marriott Hotels International)
• One Weekend Getaway Package (Friday - Monday) for two from Premier Palace Hotel
• Weekend getaway for two from Crimean Riviera Hotel

IT & Telecom Services:

• Toshiba Notebook from DKT Corp.
• Apple Computer Power Book - 12" + case from MacHouse
• His and Hers L7 mobile phones from Motorola

Cosmetics, Spa Services & Sport:

• Gift Basket from Mary Kay
• One Gift Certificates for the amount of $500 for mobile spa services from Mimoza Mobile Spa
• Two 6 month Membership certificates to Kyiv Sport Club (each gift certificate will be given as a separate prize)
• One "Premier Family Limit" service package for two for three months at the Fitness Center from Premier Palace Hotel
• His and Her bicycle from Coca Cola Beverages Ukraine
• Bag of sporting goods and apparel from PUMA Ukraine

Healthcare:

• Two Annual Individual Outpatient Program certificate from American Medical Centers (each gift certificate will be given as a separate prize)
• One Annual Family Outpatient Program (3 persons) certificate from American Medical Centers
• Five Annual certificates for “Full Medical Program” by Borys, Ltd. (each gift certificate will be given as a separate prize)

Other Gifts:

• A certificate for one year’s supply of ClearWater with Hot & Cold Dispenser, and 4 free bottles per month during a 12-month period
• Ergonomic FREEDOM desk chair from Denza Workspace
• GPS navigator system for a car from ALD Automotive Ukraine
• Digital cable TV receiver and recorder and 12 months subscription from Volya Cable
• Exclusive Book Collection by Orfey Ukraine Ltd.