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People from different backgrounds, with different talents and experiences join together for one purpose - to help healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus battle. Marius Vilemaitis, an active Lithuanian diaspora in the US member, addressed his friends on Facebook, inviting all who have any idle 3D printer to join:

Nicholas Altman, the son of KFF President Jurate Kazickas and Evercore Chairman Roger Altman, a metal and wood fabricator in Brooklyn, has been making plastic shields for health workers during the COVID-19 virus crisis.

LRT (Lithuanian Radio and TV) program "Crossroads of Cultures - Russian Street" presents the life story of Dr. Joseph P. Kazickas and his close ties to Chornaya Padina, small village in the steppes of Russia. Reporter - Lilija Kopacz

Today, when a casual trip to the library, book store or a simple good book exchange with a friend became mission impossible, we share dr. Joseph P. and Alexandra Kazickas' life story "Odyssey of Hope - the journey never ends" (in Lithuanian only) in PDF format online. Please enjoy!

I know that during these dismal, depressing and frightening days of quarantines, isolation, and sheltering in place we tend to focus on our own scary plight. It is no fun being stuck in the house, watching terrifying news as this “invisible enemy” rampages throughout the country and the world.

During the days when everyone around the globe is facing the challenge to find a new „normal“ in their daily lives, doctors and nurses have emerged as the new soldiers, amid growing cases of coronavirus across the world. They put their lives at risk, work non-stop around the clock and ask us just a few simple things to help overcome this challenge together. 

Last week the Kazickas Family Foundation brought self-presentation training to Panevezys Vytautas Zemkalnis High School students and teachers. Such skill is necessary when reaching for academic and career success.

Last Tuesday, the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Restoration of the Independence of Lithuania was marked with a concert “The Children of Freedom Celebrate”, joined by President Gitanas Nauseda and First Lady Diana Nausediene. "Youth Can" students from Kamajai and Pandelys together with their coaches, 'Youth Can" and KFF teams had a rare opportunity to participate in a special event.

While Lithuania and its people celebrate the 30^th anniversary of its Restoration of Independence today, Jurate Kazickas shares her and her father’s recollections of that special day.

"Youth Can" manager Arminas Vareika has been leading 300 program's children and coaches by example: doing it, coaching it and living it. Lithuanian Pasvalys region paper "Darbas" shares Arminas' story, his motivation, his role models and what gets him going and going.