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ExCEL Abroad - is the reciprocal extension of Exchanges for Culture, Education, and Leadership (ExCEL). ExCEL Abroad provides scholarships for high school students from the United States to live and study in Lithuania for an academic year

Global Lithuanian Leaders team together with the Kazickas Family Foundation are proud to create We Connect Lithuania program for Lithuanian diaspora youth. We Connect Lithuania program will offer 6 weeks immersive professional and volunteering experience in Lithuanian-based companies, leading startups, public sector and social enterprises for diaspora youth.

Camp Neringa registration process for the upcoming summer has begun! Registration forms and any other information may be found at http://neringa.org/en_forms.html. Discounts for Children’s Camp campers are available for those who register by April 1st. The deadline for financial aid requests is also April 1st. 

Few fun moments from the Joseph P. Kazickas 100th Birthday Basketball Power Tournament in Vilnius January 27th!

Two Lithuanian Schools "Sauletas Krantas" in Florida and Maironis Lithuanian School in Illinois are inviting everyone to the Mardi Gras celebration. The Kazickas Family Foundation will match all funds collected during the event up to $1,000.

At the end of January, Jurate, Michael and John Kazickas spend few very busy and productive days in Lithuania.

Here are few moments Jurate would like to share:

Last Saturday, all Basketball Power teams participated in a special event, the "Dr. Juozas Kazickas 100th Birthday Tournament." Vilnius Gediminas Technical University's Sports and Arts Center was filled with children's laughter and bouncing balls.

Friday, January 26th, Martynas Mazvydas Lithuanian National Library had guests, writer, journalist and philanthropist of the Lithuanian descent living in the US, president of the Kazickas Family Foundation Jurate Kazickas and her brothers Michael and John Kazickas. They were accompanied by foundations New York office director Neila Baumiliene.

The Sunday 1pm Sacred Music Hour tradition was started by Professor L. Digrys in 1963 in the Cathedral in Vilnius. It later moved to St. Casimir Church, where in 2003, a cycle of summer concerts of organ music began.

While visiting Lithuania, Jurate, Michael anf Jonh Kazickas met with the representatives of the Mothers' Union to discuss their latest work, future plans and KFF grant of $50,000 to the Children's Oncology Care Center.