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Draugas News, an English language newspaper focusing on Lithuanian life, politics, culture, and sport in the U.S. and other countries, shares an invitation from the Kazickas Family Foundation to help Lithuania during such uncertain times.

While the Kazickas Family Foundation is focused on the safety of the communities in the US, Lithuania and around the globe during the COVID-19 crisis, it assures that the support for the programs and organizations it has been working with will continue.

Today, as the world struggles to contain and recover from Coronavirus, CBS 60 Minutes offers a story they completed just before the crisis. It is a story of history, hope, survival and resilience during the World War II and innovative way to keep such story alive. Artificial intelligence project by USC Shoah Foundation lets Holocaust survivors share their stories forever. 

People from different backgrounds, with different talents and experiences join together for one purpose - to help healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus battle. Marius Vilemaitis, an active Lithuanian diaspora in the US member, addressed his friends on Facebook, inviting all who have any idle 3D printer to join:

Nicholas Altman, the son of KFF President Jurate Kazickas and Evercore Chairman Roger Altman, a metal and wood fabricator in Brooklyn, has been making plastic shields for health workers during the COVID-19 virus crisis.

LRT (Lithuanian Radio and TV) program "Crossroads of Cultures - Russian Street" presents the life story of Dr. Joseph P. Kazickas and his close ties to Chornaya Padina, small village in the steppes of Russia. Reporter - Lilija Kopacz

Today, when a casual trip to the library, book store or a simple good book exchange with a friend became mission impossible, we share dr. Joseph P. and Alexandra Kazickas' life story "Odyssey of Hope - the journey never ends" (in Lithuanian only) in PDF format online. Please enjoy!

I know that during these dismal, depressing and frightening days of quarantines, isolation, and sheltering in place we tend to focus on our own scary plight. It is no fun being stuck in the house, watching terrifying news as this “invisible enemy” rampages throughout the country and the world.

During the days when everyone around the globe is facing the challenge to find a new „normal“ in their daily lives, doctors and nurses have emerged as the new soldiers, amid growing cases of coronavirus across the world. They put their lives at risk, work non-stop around the clock and ask us just a few simple things to help overcome this challenge together. 

Last week the Kazickas Family Foundation brought self-presentation training to Panevezys Vytautas Zemkalnis High School students and teachers. Such skill is necessary when reaching for academic and career success.