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Ten years ago, Kapelus and a group of other men who were passionate about soccer got together to form a club, Geezer F.C. This club, which now has about a core group of over 100 members who typically get together on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for games early in the morning, are used to seeing each other often. Now, with New York at the epicenter of the United States\u2019 coronavirus pandemic, this has changed. Like others in the New York area, Kapelus and his fellow players are doing their best to stay in to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But when he heard his fellow soccer club member, Luca Di Pietro, was launching an effort to feed New York healthcare workers through his restaurant business, he knew he wanted to help.<\/p>\n

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Some of the medical professionals who received meals from Feed the Frontlines NYC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jerome became one of many Geezer F.C. donors for the newly launched Feed the Frontlines NYC<\/a>. What started with a connection over sports, became a connection over helping those who are keeping the coronavirus at bay. \u201cThis group of 100 people is pretty connected. Soccer is a game that brings people together and it is a melting pot. We all sent out word to our friends and families, and have played a part in helping Luca raise over $600,000 — with some big foundations involved.\u201d Kapelus said. Kapelus has been out to do some food deliveries to NYU Langone Medical Center and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and said he was humbled by the bravery and resilience of these healthcare workers.<\/p>\n

As Kapelus continues to work from home, he is staying connected to family and friends and trying to stay active as the city fights against the virus. Kapelus noted that already, he\u2019s gotten in touch with Trinity friends via tools like Zoom\u2014connecting with his fellow graduates who are in places as far away as Sweden, and as close as Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Jerome Kapelus \u201986, P\u201916, Benjamin Rhodes \u201986, P\u201914, \u201917 , Erik Smith \u201986, and Paul Kipnes \u201985.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His message to other Bantams is simple. \u201cI would share that in bad times, the opportunities to get connected are so important. Reconnect with people you haven\u2019t seen in a long time. Recognize that in a just few miles radius from you there is hell going on. Find places nearby to donate to, anything you can do,\u201d he said. \u00a0He has done this himself\u2014and noted he already has more plans to talk with his fellow Bantams in coming days.<\/p>\n

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Contact Tess Dudek-Rolon<\/a> if you would like to be featured in our next “Bantam Check-in”. We want to hear from you!<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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