On March 31, the winners of the "Person of the Year of the Volyn Region 2006" competition were announced in Lutsk, which has been held for the ninth consecutive year by the "Svit" firm.

In the most prestigious nominations "State Figure of the Year" and "Public Figure of the Year," the winners were respectively Volodymyr Bondar – head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, member of the Board of the Volyn Regional Organization of the People's Union "Our Ukraine," and Oleh Chernetskyi – businessman and philanthropist, deputy head of the Volyn Regional Organization of the People's Union "Our Ukraine."

Experts of the event named Volodymyr Karpuk – People's Deputy of Ukraine, head of the Volyn Regional Organization of NSHU – as the "Justified Hope."

By tradition, the winners of the nominations received "Wing of Inspiration" statuettes from the organizers.

Volyn Our Ukraine members wish the nominees of the event tirelessness and enthusiasm, fruitful and inspired work for the benefit of Ukraine.