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The Kazickas Family foundation congratulates Prof. Vytautas Landsbergis (b.10/18/1932) on his 85th Birthday.

On October 14th National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame inducted four notable Lithuanian Americans into its ranks. This year's honorees were President Valdas Adamkus, philanthropist Joseph P. Kazickas, Senator Dick Durbin and Museum founder and director Stanley Balzekas, Jr.

ASSIST is inviting all ASSIST Alumni to join President of the Kazickas Family Foundation Jurate Kazickas and Director of the ASSIST Board Woody Rutter for a discussion that will take place November 5, 2017 3-5pm at the Kazickas Family Residence in Vilnius.

Dr. Joseph P. Kazickas (1918-2014) and his beloved wife Alexandra (1920-2011) were generous supporters of the Lithuanian Foundation (est. 1962 in Chicago, IL). Dr. Kazickas had been on the Board of Directors of the Lithuanian Foundation for 13 years and had immensely contributed to its success.

In 2012 the Kazickas Family Foundation established the Joseph P. Kazickas Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale to support the Baltic Studies program in the MacMillan Center's Council on European Studies. Yale introduces 2017-2018 JPK fellowship recipient Arvydas Grisinas:

For the fourth year in a row, American University hosted the Heritage Language community programs conference, sponsored by American University's School of Education and TESOL Program in Washington, DC; the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL); and the National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC) at UCLA.

Alexandra Kazickas Lithuanian School students, teachers and parents gathered at the beach for the school year opening. School's student Ema Vilcinskaite shares excitement from that day, as well as some school's new developments with the oldest Lithuanian newspaper published outside of Lithuania "Draugas":

During the September 27th meeting, the Kazickas Family decided to continue the Alexandra Kazickas Grant Program for the sixth year in a row. Alexandra Kazickas was deeply committed to the preservation of a Lithuanian identity for young people growing up in the US.

"Basketball Power," a basketball and life skills program founded by the Kazickas Family Foundation, announces the start of its 2017-2018 season! On Saturday, September 30th, the "Basketball Power" administration had a meeting and discussion about the upcoming season. Coaches, coordinators and managers shared their thoughts on program's development and best ways to make the most out of this season.

It was a remarkable afternoon for the KFF Basketball Power children. The usual practice was replaced by a visit to the Lietuvos Rytas Arena, where they met some of the most ingenious coaches - The Original Harlem Globetrotters.