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During their visit to Chicago, KFF representatives, Vilnius office director Agne Vertelkaite, New York office director Neila Baumiliene and AKGP manager Gintaute Genender, met with Consul General of Lithuania in Chicago Mantvydas Bekesius and advisor for cultural affairs and public diplomacy Ieva Dilyte.

Board members of the Lithuanian Foundation, donors, members of the diplomatic community, participants of the North American Lithuanian Youth Summit, prior and current LF scholarship recipients and many other guests gathered at the annual Lithuanian Foundation Gala on November 2. The Kazickas Family Foundation was represented by KFF Vilnius office director and LF Board member Agne Vertelkaite, KFF New York office director Neila Baumiliene and KFF AKGP manager Ginte Genender.

Thank You, members of the Rotary Club of Chicagoland Lithuanians, for a warm welcome and a productive discussion at the World Lithuanian Center in Chicago on November 3.

After visiting 9 towns in Lithuania, two very special exhibits made their way across the ocean and will settle in New York during the month of November. On November 1st the Kazickas family in partnership with the Lithuanian Alliance of America invited guests to remember dr. Joseph Kazickas (1918-2014) and his dear wife Alexandra Kazickas (1920-2011) and to learn more about their lives during the dr. Joseph P. Kazickas' 100th jubilee exhibition and "Together for Life" exhibit opening.

Continuing dr. Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas‘ philanthropy, their 11 grandchildren choose the causes they are passionate about and organizations that they can relate to. One of their grandchildren, Jack Kazickas, always deeply cared about children and teen well-being and chose to support Lentvaris and Raguvele Day Centers in Lithuania this year.

The exhibit Odyssey of Hope: the Journey Never Ends celebrating the life of Joseph Peter Kazickas (1918-2014) will be open in New York November 1-30, 2019. Jurate Kazickas and the Kazickas family are inviting all to learn more about Joseph P. Kazickas' life, to share the memories of him and to hear the stories of other Lithuanian immigrants during the exhibit opening:

The Coalition of Community-Based Language Schools invited representatives of all heritage languages in the US and Canada to the 6^th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. 

The Kazickas Family Foundation and ASSIST (American Secondary Schools for International Students and Teachers) announce application process for ASSIST 2020-2021 Scholarship candidates. 

"Focus on Excellence, not on popularity, and you'll become legendary" - Tessandra Chavez. Thankful to Men's WheelChair BC "Daugyste" for 33 years of work, and especially to Janina Povilaityte for her service. Proud of every single man in the wheelchair! Thank you BC "Kazkur matyti" for breaking barriers and chasing away all the demons!

On Wednesday, September 25, members of the Kazickas family had the pleasure of meeting with the First Lady of Lithuania Diana Nausediene at the offices of the Kazickas Family Foundation in New York City.