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Few more moments from the YOUTH CAN event in Jonava last weekend!

The Kazickas Family Foundation started year 2019 with exciting new ideas and plans, while being truly dedicated to the causes their beloved parents cared so much about. While remembering Alexandra Kazickas (1920-2011) and her eternal care for Lithuania's children, we are glad to share that KFF decided to grant $120,390 to support 25 Lithuanian Heritage Schools in the US that applied this year.

What an event in Jonava! Last Sunday Jurate Kazickas joined more than 300 boys and girls from 16 different towns and villages of Lithuania to celebrate YOUTH CAN accomplishments halfway through the season at the brand new Jonava sports arena.

On January 19-20 Lithuanian high school students applying for ASSIST scholarships at the private boarding schools in the US were interviewed at the Kazickas Family Residence in Vilnius. It has also become a tradition that Kazickas family members invite ASSIST team, programs alumni and families of students currently studying in the US to the Kazickas family residence in Vilnius to socialize and share the experiences.

We Connect Lithuania program, successfully developed by GLL and The Kazickas Family Foundation in 2018 this year doubles the impact and will invite you to experience modern Lithuania as two programs - "Bring Together Lithuania" and "We Connect Lithuania".

Well known Lithuanian American film maker, so called the godfather of American avant-garde cinema Jonas Mekas, passed away on January 23rd. Last February Jurate Kazickas chatted with Jonas Mekas and shared some moments from their conversation with all. Let's remember this honorable artist who has done so much for American culture while never forgetting his Lithuanian roots by returning to Jurate Kazickas' reflections from their talk.

Jurate Kazickas, President of the Kazickas Family Foundation, just upon arrival to Lithuania, visited Director of the Department of Lithuanians Living Abroad Marijus Gudynas and his team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. KFF Vilnius Director Agne Vertelkaite and KFF New York Director Neila Baumiliene joined as well.

Last week Vilnius University invited all potential candidates interested in post-doctoral fellowship at Yale, established by dr. Joseph P. Kazickas, to learn more about this opportunity.

Kaunas University of Technology is inviting school students to participate in information technology and programming contests held in Žemaitija, Aukštaitija, Suvalkija, Dzūkija and Kaunas regions and in the final dr. J. P. Kazickas forum. 

Blessed Michael Sopocko Hospice provides professional care to people with cancer and other life-limiting illness in the final stages. In 2016 Kazickas Family Foundation was introduced to hospice's honorable work and helped its causes with $5,000 funds. This year one of the Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas' grandchildren was inspired by the hospice's dedicated staff and purpose and offered to help as well.