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Brooklyn First Book Giveaway

The UFT Brooklyn parent and community outreach committee celebrated the winter holidays by providing nearly 200 Brooklyn families with free books, backpacks and other goodies. Through the UFT's First Book program, they handed out about 4,000 books. 

One woman is handed a bag of books by another woman behind a table.

Ashley Edwards (left), whose child attends South Shore Brooklyn, accepts a bag of books from Miriam Quiles, a UFT educational liaison, who also brought home a bag of books. 

Erica Berger
Volunteers take a break from their hard work and pose for the camera.

UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks. 

Erica Berger
Two women engage in a conversation while wearing masks.

Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends. 

Erica Berger
A mother and son walk together with bags full of books.

Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School. 

Erica Berger
Two women exchange in conversation.

Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books. 

Erica Berger
Hand sanitizer, a UFT plastic bag and books on display.

A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!

Erica Berger
Volunteers stand ready behind a table with books, a backpack and hand sanitizer

UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office. 

Erica Berger
Two women sitting next to each other and laughing in conversation.

Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member. 

Erica Berger
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One woman is handed a bag of books by another woman behind a table.

Ashley Edwards (left), whose child attends South Shore Brooklyn, accepts a bag of books from Miriam Quiles, a UFT educational liaison, who also brought home a bag of books. 

Erica Berger
Volunteers take a break from their hard work and pose for the camera.

UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks. 

Erica Berger
Two women engage in a conversation while wearing masks.

Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends. 

Erica Berger
A mother and son walk together with bags full of books.

Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School. 

Erica Berger
Two women exchange in conversation.

Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books. 

Erica Berger
Hand sanitizer, a UFT plastic bag and books on display.

A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!

Erica Berger
Volunteers stand ready behind a table with books, a backpack and hand sanitizer

UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office. 

Erica Berger
Two women sitting next to each other and laughing in conversation.

Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member. 

Erica Berger