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Three years ago Joseph Peter Kazickas was laid to eternal rest. A devoted family man, a statesman, a generous philanthropist, he led a wonderfully full, productive and exciting life.

During the Kazickas family visit to Lithuania in June, they visited Santariskes Hospital Pediatric Oncology patients. Pediatric cancer and children affected by it are very close to Marcie Kazickas' heart who suggested an idea of bringing some canine love to young patients. 

"Freedom can not be bestowed, it must be achieved. - Franklin D. Roosevelt"

While there are many ways to celebrate the Independence Day, here in the Kazickas Family Foundation, let us celebrate it together with the present recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, while remembering the former ones also!

Pasvalys region newspaper "Darbas" publishes a story about the Kazickas Family Foundation's support renovating computer classroom at the Pasvalys Petras Vileisis school.

During the Kazickas Family trip to Vilnius in June, they had an opportunity to meet ASSIST new students who will be embarking on their new adventure at the end of summer. President Valdas Adamkus with his wife Alma Adamkiene, as well as US Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall congratulated the students, ASSIST alumni and students' families.

This month 23 most active and academically strong Kaunas University of Technology students were presented scholarships during the award ceremony at the University "Santaka" Valley. Six of them received the Kazickas Family Foundation's scholarships.

It's been six years since the world lost beloved Alexandra Kazickas on her 91st birthday, June 17th, 2011. While many knew her as a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, joyful, spirited, devout, and a great friend, very few knew her as a mischievous little teenager dreaming big of becoming ballerina. Let's remember Alexandra Kazickas today as a student, growing up in Panevezys, Lithuania in her own words from Panevezys Girls School book "Memories" Part II:

What an amazing video from the KFF June 10th Basketball Power event Vilnius, Lithuania!

Thank you, Timuras Augucevicius, for it!

Last Saturday US Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall congratulated the participants at the "Basketball Power" end of season event by the White Bridge in Vilnius.

About the June 11th KFF  "Basketball Power" end of season event in Lithuanian daily newspaper "Lietuvos rytas":