Iron Man Joins Police Athletic League Kids Atop Empire State Building To Celebrate PAL's Centennial

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May 30, 2014, 12:54 ET

NEW YORK, May 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- World-Famous Avenger, Iron Man, joined Police Athletic League (PAL) kids atop the Empire State Building which was lit in green and white on Thursday, May 29 to celebrate PAL's centennial.

Joining Iron Man and the PAL kids were JD Michaels and Marcel Braithwaite. Both were on hand as part of the launch of a new Avengers comic book, "Heroes Welcome," created by BBDO New York and its Diversity Council and Marvel Custom Solutions. #PALNY100

World-Famous Avenger, Iron Man, joined Police Athletic League (PAL) kids atop the Empire State Building which was lit in green and white on Thursday, May 29 to celebrate PAL's centennial. Joining Iron Man and the PAL kids were JD Michaels (far left, SVP, Director of Tactile Production and Creative Engineering, BBDO NY) and Marcel Braithwaite (far right, PAL Director of Center Operations). Both were on hand as part of the launch of a new Avengers comic book, "Heroes Welcome," created by BBDO New York and its Diversity Council and Marvel Custom Solutions. #PALNY100 (PRNewsFoto/BBDO New York)

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About Police Athletic League

New York City's Police Athletic League is the first and finest civilian-run PAL in the country. Founded in 1914, PAL has served the city's young people for 100 years. PAL provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 40,000 boys and girls annually. It is also the city's largest, independent, nonprofit youth organization. For more information, please visit www.palnyc.org.

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