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News Bethany Lithuanian Program Co-ordinator Receives AwardJan Parmenter, Lithuanian program director for Bethany Christian services and mother of a child adopted from Lithuania received an award for her efforts in finding homes for Lithuania's children with special needs. The awards ceremony took place on March 20, 2007. Our congratulations to Ms. Parmeter and all those who work so diligently to place special needs children from Lithuania. Chief Specialist Ligita Patejuniene visits US Ms. Patejuniene and her husband met with several LAPAS families and the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States at the home of Ruta and Tomas Skucas On October 15-20 . Ms. Patejuiene was in Washington to participate in the conference Ethics and Accountability in Adoption held in suburban Washington D.C. (USA). LAPAS recently held it fourth annual Lithuanian Adoptions Gathering in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania. The gathering was attended by 10 US adoptive families, representing 19 adopted children. We enjoyed a weekend full of activities and beautiful weather. 10 of the children also attended the Knights of Lithuania Festival in Frackville PA on Sunday. Meeting with ponia Adamkiene, wife of Lithuanian President Adamkus Lithuanian adopted children residing in the US were invited to a special reception with Mrs. Adamkus on Saturday, February 10, 2007 in suburban Washington DC area. Mrs. Adamkus met each of the children individually and they presented her with handmade birthday cards commemorating her 80th birthday. A keepsake photo album of adoptive families was also presented to Mrs. Adamkus by our children. |
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Lara Parreira
Gay Plungas
Gina Pollock
Ruta Skucas
Lisa Stancik
James Tomalonis
LITHUANIAN ADOPTIONS INFORMATIONAL YAHOO GROUP LITHUANIAN ADOPTIONS FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT'S ADOPTION SERVICE LITHUANIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
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The Lithuanian American Community offers information on the language, customs, and culture of Lithuania. You can access the LAC website by clicking on the link in the lefthand column on our main page.
Lithuanian Holidays:
January 1 New Year's Day/ Naujieji metai
February 16 Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918)/ Lietuvos valstyb?s atk?rimo diena
March 4 Saint Casimir's Day & Fairs/ Kuzio Muge
March 11 Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990)/ Lietuvos nepriklausomyb?s atk?rimo diena
Spring-First Sunday and Monday of spring with full moon Easter/ Velykos
First Sunday in May Mothers' Day/ Motinos diena
June 23 Saint Jonas Day [Christian name]/Jonin?s, Day of Dew [original pagan name]/ Rasos
July 6 Statehood Day Valstyb?s /Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo kar?navimo diena Commemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas
August 15 Assumption Day/ Žolin? or Šv?. Mergel?s Marijos ?mimo ? dang? dien
November 1 All Saints' Day Vis? švent?j? diena
December 24 Christmas Eve/Kucios
December 25 Christmas Šv. Kal?dos
Lithuanian Communities around the globe:
Australian Lithunian Community http://www.austlb.asn.au/
Lithuanian Canadian Community http://www.klb.org/
Lithuanian Society in Sweden http://www.qedata.se/lbs/
Lithuanian Community in Ireland http://www.langas.net/tp/airija/
Where to Buy All Things Lithuanian
FOOD HOME, INC. P.O. BOX 411172 Chicago, IL 60641
Phone orders: 312.324.0280 (Leave your contact information if we are not available)
Fax orders: 815.331.5351
http://www.valgiai.com
Baltic Shop
1290 Post Road, #2210
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone 1-800-506-2312 (North America)
00 (371) 2928-6434 (Europe)
e-mail info@balticshop.com
www.balticshop.com
Maridana - Lithuanian Arts and Crafts
http://www.maridana.com/
Lithuanian Bakery, Inc.
5217 South 33rd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68107
Phone 1-800-798-5217
Fax 402-733-7946
www.lithuanianbakery.com
