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United Nations, New York, 4/7/2016, Conference “Ending Human Trafficking by 2030: The Role of Global Partnerships in Eradicating Modern Slavery” 

Today, according to the United Nations, modern slavery is an illegal global organized crime that generates $150 billion a year in illegal profits. Currently, between 21 and 36 million people are held in human slavery.

Philanthropy is nothing new to Annalina Kazickas, one of six Dr. Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas' granddaughters. Few years ago Annalina spent some time with Hoops4Hope program in Zimbabwe and even introduced her younger brother Peter to it. South Africa and its people have been a huge part of her life but Annalina's passion for nature, helping others and her creative mind lead her to the Urban Farm/Garden in Vilnius.

This is a perfect example of Global Lithuania: one of the greatest educational achievements of a collaboration between the Lithuanians in the diaspora and in Lithuania!!!

Today is a day to remember Joseph P. Kazickas (April 16, 1918 - July 9, 2014), Founder of the Kazickas Family Foundation who would have celebrated his 98th Birthday. 

On April 13th, trade school "Sodziaus Meistrai," supported by KFF, invited higher grade students to the open house where every young person got a chance to participate in a creative workshop of his/her choice. Following the workshop, students had an opportunity to visit Trakai museum, where a hall filled with dr. J. Kazickas' hunting trophies is open to the public.

Presidential Valdas Adamkus Library - Museum is opening its doors on April 29th, 2016. Library, with a help from the Kazickas Family Foundation, finished the renovation and is slowly opening its doors to various groups, student conferences, meetings with a plan to open doors wide to general public soon.

On Tuesday, Lithuanian Basketball Federation hosted nine young basketball lovers from three villages of Lithuania, participants of the Kazickas Family Foundation sponsored program “Basketball Power” and their coaches.

On April 11th in New York, Kazickas Family Foundation representatives John Kazickas and Neila Baumiliene met with Minister of National Defense Dr. Juozas Olekas, Aide-de-Camp to the Minister of Defense MAJ Egidijus Ciutas, Military Representative to the Permanent Mission of Rep. of LT to the UN Col. Darius Petryla and Deputy DA to the US and Canada Col. Juozas Kačergius.

Thank you, Jonas Valanciunas, for being the Ambassador of the Event, for your kind and encouraging words and we're looking forward to work together to help Lithuania's children.

“Basketball Power” program, supported by Kazickas Family Foundation, coordinator Aiste Furajevaite with a help from Alexandra Kazickas Lithuanian School's alumni*, organized an Evening of Kindness in New York for the program. Jonas Valanciunas was the Event’s Ambassador.