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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM MAY 4, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 23 Kaepernick helps Queens charity BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com / @AngelaMatua Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited the Queens parole offi ce in Jamaica on April 29 to hand out free suits to people searching for jobs. Kaepernick partnered with Queens organization 100 Suits for 100 Men, a nonprofi t that aims to “reduce prison recidivism rate and repeat off enses in convicted felons through gainful employment,” according to the organization’s CHICKEN, STEAK,AND SEAFOOD ���������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ WE DO ANY TYPE OF PARTY OR EVENT ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 65-62 Fresh Medow LN, Fresh Medow NY 11365 www.tiendaviejany.com 718-321-3644 Facebook page. Th e organization was founded in 2011 and provides services such as a weekly mentoring service to provide fi nancial literacy, brand development, free haircuts, entrepreneurialism, and NYPD and community relations. Th e nonprofi t also hosts monthly workshops with men who are newly released from prison at the Queens parole offi ce. Kaepernick was pictured outside of the New York State Division of Parole offi ce at 92-36 Merrick Blvd. with boxes of custom-made suits. Kevin Livingston, founder of 100 Suits for 100 Men, said in a TMZ video that Kaepernick called him on April 29 and asked him to come to his offi ce. Th e quarterback showed up in a black SUB with 50 custom suits. “To have an NFL quarterback come to my community and donate his personalized suits means the world,” Livingston said in the video. “He’s the real deal.” Th e former 49er also started a youth campaign called Know Your Rights Camp “to raise awareness on higher education, self empowerment, and instruction to properly interact with law enforcement in various scenarios.” He made headlines last year when he refused to stand for the national anthem during preseason as a way to protest police brutality. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a fl ag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he told NFL.com. His actions garnered support from players in the league and other athletes around the country but sparked outrage among others. Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers to become an unrestricted free agent and has not signed with another team. Photo courtesy of Instagram/100Suits


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