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The shared space concept that is quickly expanding around the globe has come to Vilnius and the Rise Vilnius location is absolutely beautiful. Annalina and Peter Kazickas with Neila Baumiliene and Arminas Vareika visited Rise Vilnius to discuss opportunities for "Basketball Power" youth.

Basketball club "Somewhere Seen" enthusiastically joined "Basketball Power" work. Monday, January 30th, they visited Lentvaris day center's youth to shoot some hoops together. "Somewhere Seen" Haris Zenkovas shares his thoughts of the evening while promising to come back soon.

The Lithuanian Basketball Federation invited the Kazickas family members for a visit to its headquarters in Kaunas. The meeting was held regarding future collaboration and mutual projects on Lithuania's Basketball history and basketball social responsibility.

Coach Arminas’ practice at the “Basketball Power” program, was visited by program's initiator Peter Kazickas, his sister Annalina Kazickas, KFF New York office director Neila Baumiliene and a team of “Kazkur Matyti" (Somewhere Seen) who are becoming a part of the program.

On January 31st Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius hosted a meeting with the Kazickas Family members regarding the Foundation's work in Lithuania, and Vilnius in particular. Special attention was given to social issues, especially those of the youth and children in the outskirts of the society. 

Even though Christmas season has passed and 2017 brought its own fresh gust of new initiatives and tasks, Vincas Kreve Lithuanian school's students share their excitement about the fair they've been preparing for since the beginning of school year. Lithuanian World-Wide News "Draugas" writes about "Kreve's corner" and its successful participation at Philadelphia Fair.

On January 26th the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had few visitors: Neila Baumiliene and Annalina Blakeslee Kazickas from the Kazickas Family Foundation, Arminas Vareika from "Basketball Power" and Kristina Misiniene from "Caritas".

Since 2012 Kazickas Family Foundation has been supporting Lithuanian Educational Council of the USA (LEC). Its primarily goal - to nurture Lithuanian heritage by supporting Lithuanian Heritage Schools, teachers, and their students in the U.S.

Vaidotas Vaičaitis is a Joseph P. Kazickas fellow at Yale University who started his fellowship in January 2017. During his time at Yale he will study Lithuanian constitutional law within the context of current, on-going European integration.

"Draugas News" published Ramune Kubilius' interview with V. Vaicaitis introducing his background, work, experience and goals.

The Kazickas Family Foundation sponsored the second Lithuanian Language Testers Seminar in Boston on January 13-14 where over 30 teachers from all over the US Lithuanian Heritage schools learned how to determine students language proficiency level according to CEFR standards.