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.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
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.
UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks.
Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends.
Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School.
Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books.
A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!
UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
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.
UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks.
Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends.
Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School.
Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books.
A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!
UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
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Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School.
Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books.
A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!
UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
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.
UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks.
Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends.
Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School.
Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books.
A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!
UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
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.
UFT parent and family volunteers take a break from preparing materials for the giveaway to smile for the camera beneath their masks.
Venee Banks, whose child attends school in District 1Ams 7, grabbing some books for her family and catching up with UFT friends.
Erica Anthony (left) and her son bring home books for themselves and Anthony's daughter who attends Midwood High School.
Betty Zohar (right), the UFT Brooklyn and parent community liaison, chats with a Brooklyn parent as she hands out books.
A UFT Holiday tableau: books, hand sanitizer and lots of blue!
UFT parent volunteers stand ready to hand out goodies at the UFT's Brooklyn borough office.
Betty Zohar (left), the UFT Brooklyn parent and community liaison, and Rhonda Joseph, a parent volunteer, share a laugh with a UFT member.
