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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.

During the Kazickas Family Foundation September 25th meeting it was decided to continue the Alexandra Kazickas Grant Program for the eighth year in a row. Alexandra Kazickas was deeply committed to the preservation of a Lithuanian identity for young people growing up in the US.

Youth Can" program, initiated and sponsored by the Kazickas Family Foundation, invited program's coaches to a two day seminar. Investing in teachers, coaches, role models for boys and girls is a key element changing their lives.

Two of dr. Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas' grandchildren visited children in Raguvele, Saukenai and Alsedziai, small Lithuanian towns, where "Youth Can" program's coaches work with boys and girls building their life skills through sports. They also stopped by in Kamajai, where children will be joining the program this fall.

Few moments from "Youth Can" program, initiated and sponsored by the Kazickas Family Foundation, season opening in Vilnius.

During the latest trip to Lithuania, two dr. Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas' grandchildren, as well as Foundation's New York and Vilnius office employees met with various Lithuanian sports organizations' representatives. KFF started "Youth Can" with a goal to build life skills and promote physical activity among the children and teenagers living in remote regions of Lithuania.

Large group of boys and girls from all over Lithuania gathered at the Kazickas Family Foundation “Youth Can” program’s new season opening on September 8th. Children from Lithuanian regions arrived in Vilnius where they participated in various life skills building activities that were crowned by Danske Bank Vilnius Marathon 2K Student Run.

Starting new school year, Panevezys Vytautas Zemkalnis High School community and the Kazickas Family Foundation continue their partnership. Last year the Kazickas Family Foundation established student and teacher awards in memory of Alexandra Kalvenaite-Kazickas (1920-2011). 

Alexandra Kazickas Lithuanian School's students, teachers and parents kicked off a new school year last Saturday at the Children's Museum of East End. School has a close link with the museum thanks to the Kazickas family. 

On August 23rd, 1989, almost two million people in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stood together, hand in hand, forming a 650-kilometer-long human chain, stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn. This historic and iconic joining of people fighting for their freedom and their independence was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union.