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Holiday toy drive

Donate a new, unwrapped toy for children from the ages of newborn to 16 and share in the season of joy. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 17.

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Learn more about the NYCE PPO plan

On Jan. 1, NYCE PPO will replace the GHI CBP plan for in-service city workers and pre-Medicare retirees. See our presentations, FAQs and other plan information.

BERS to TRS transfer form due Dec. 10

BERS-enrolled members seeking to transfer to TRS must complete and notarize a key form by Dec. 10 for their transfer to be finalized.

Help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa

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Thanksgiving Luncheon and Winter Coat Drive 2025

About 150 students living in temporary housing enjoyed a day of crafts, games, face-painting and fun at UFT headquarters on Nov. 22 to celebrate Thanksgiving and receive new winter gear courtesy of UFT members’ generosity. Headed by the UFT’s Middle Schools Division, the event provided each student with a new winter coat, a pair of gloves or mittens, a scarf and a hat to keep them warm in the coming winter months.

A student shows off a coat he received at the annual UFT Middle Schools Thanksgiving Luncheon

A 7-year-old student proudly wears the coat he got to choose for himself.

Jonathan Fickies

Michael Martin, a 3-K teacher at PS 157 in the Bronx, volunteers to lead a model-airplane-painting activity.

Lance Schatzman, a 3-K teacher at PS 329 in Brooklyn, volunteers to lead a model-airplane-painting activity.

Jonathan Fickies

Megan Pomara, a cosmetology teacher at Queens Technical HS, styles a 6-year-old student’s hair.

Megan Pomara, a cosmetology teacher at Queens Technical HS, styles a 6-year-old's hair.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell, the architect of the coat drive and luncheon, hands out coats to students.

Jonathan Fickies

Volunteers dressed up as turkeys for the occasion, both man and pup, greet Crystal Johnson, a special education teacher in District 29 in Queens, who chaperoned a group of students to the luncheon.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew greets students at a craft table before helping to hand out coats.

Jonathan Fickies

A 12-year-old student is all smiles as she tries on a coat.

Jonathan Fickies

An 11-year-old student has her face painted by a Queens Technical HS student volunteer.

Jonathan Fickies

A pair of siblings, ages 8 and 5, show off their face paint and shirts before having lunch.

Jonathan Fickies

A 7-year-old student proudly wears the coat he got to choose for himself.

Jonathan Fickies

Lance Schatzman, a 3-K teacher at PS 329 in Brooklyn, volunteers to lead a model-airplane-painting activity.

Jonathan Fickies

Megan Pomara, a cosmetology teacher at Queens Technical HS, styles a 6-year-old's hair.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell, the architect of the coat drive and luncheon, hands out coats to students.

Jonathan Fickies

Volunteers dressed up as turkeys for the occasion, both man and pup, greet Crystal Johnson, a special education teacher in District 29 in Queens, who chaperoned a group of students to the luncheon.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew greets students at a craft table before helping to hand out coats.

Jonathan Fickies

A 12-year-old student is all smiles as she tries on a coat.

Jonathan Fickies

An 11-year-old student has her face painted by a Queens Technical HS student volunteer.

Jonathan Fickies

A pair of siblings, ages 8 and 5, show off their face paint and shirts before having lunch.

Jonathan Fickies