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Sisters of Providence of Lithuania (Utena, Northeastern region of Lithuania) have been providing catechesis to the youth, pastoral care to the sick and to the incarcerated, organizing Alpha courses, working with the youth and families, conducting religion classes in the local school since 2012. In the region, in order to meet spiritual needs of the population, the sisters need to renovate their home which also houses a chapel, guest rooms and a meeting hall. The KFF gave a grant to install a new furnace for the heating. 

On June 23, Jurate Kazickas, the President of the KFF and Zenonas Bedalis, the KFF Executive Director of Vilnius bureau visited the President Adamkus Library , which is the first Presidential Library in Europe, currently under construction. They were greeted by Prof. Egidijus Aleksandravicius, member of the Board of Directors, and Arunas Antanaitis, Director of the Presidential Library. On July 13, Neila Baumiliene, the KFF Executive Director of New York bureau also met with Arunas Antanaitis.  

One hour and a half Memorial service for Dr. J.P. Kazickas was celebrated in PASVALYS (Lithuania) ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH on Sunday, July 12th at 11:30 a.m. The Mass was followed by Pažaislis Music Festival concert with Gabriel Faure - REQUIEM.

July 9th marks one year anniversary of death of Dr. Joseph P. Kazickas (1918 - 2014). A Memorial Mass will be celebrated in PASVALYS (Lithuania) ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH on Sunday, July 12th at 11:30 a.m. Pažaislis Music Festival concert will follow with Gabriel Faure - REQUEM, Kaunas State Choir (artistic director and conductor Petras Bingelis), soloists: Asta Krikščiūnaitė-soprano, Liudas Mikalauskas - bass, Beata Andriuškevičienė - organ. Free admission.

July 2-6, the first camp dedicated to the families affected by Alopecia was held in the village of Bartoniai, Lithuania. It was first big gathering of almost 40 people since 2010 when the Alopecia Association of Lithuania was established.

The KFF was a proud sponsor of the Tenth North American Lithuanian Song Festival - three days of unforgettable Lithuanian music in Chicago July 3-5th, 2015 where over 1400 voices from 65 choirs from the United States, Canada, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom joined together to perform.

The Kazickas Family Sacred Music Hours, a series of twelve concerts in St. Casimir's Church in Vilnius and one in St.Francis of Assisi Church in Klaipėda, Lithuania, is spanning from 6/30 until 9/10/2015. On June 30th, in the opening speech Jurate Kazickas, President of the KFF, said: 

Wiggle Your Toes, one of Adrijus's sponsors for his new prosthetic leg, Golf Outing was attended by Adrijus Beniusis, his loved ones living in the U.S., and John, Marcie, Alex, Victoria, Sophie Kazickas and Ari Sinay. Adrijus lost his leg to cancer in 2014. The Kazickas Family Foundation, Ottobock and Prosthetics in Motion were the other sponsors of the prosthetics.

“Students for Lithuania”program was developed for high school and college/University students who want to get acquainted with Lithuanian daily life and culture and do volunteer work. The high school students have an opportunity to study Lithuanian language, history and culture in Klaipeda University. Upon arrival to Vilnius, they visited the Royal Palace, met with the KFF President Jurate Kazickas and listened to a Sacred Hours Organ Music concert in Memory of Mrs. and Dr. Juozas Kazickas.

Thanks to Marcie Kazickas 18 year old Adrijus Beniusis (A.J.) from Lithuania, walked again one year later after he lost his leg to bone cancer. Marcie wrote: "Our brave friend Adrijus getting his new C leg. There are no words that can express our gratitude to Chris Kort (pictured with Adrijus below) and his caring, professional team at Prosthetics in Motion. From the moment you met Adrijus, you reached out far and near to help. A very special thanks to Wiggle Your Toes who helped the KFF fund this miracle." Here is A.J.'s story on video by Prosthetics in Motion.