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New Retiree Luncheon 2022

More than 1,400 recently retired teachers attended one of two New Retiree Luncheons at the New York Hilton Midtown to celebrate the new chapter in their lives. The Nov. 22 reception was for members who retired from September 2021-August 2022. The Nov. 29 luncheon was for members who retired from September 2019-August 2021, a time when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented large gatherings.

A woman on the right raises her hands in satisfaction and the women on the left claps and looks to her right.

Vilma Williams (left), a retired teacher from PS 305 in Ridgewood, Queens, and Diane Howard, a retired teacher from PS 81, also in Ridgewood, cheer as speakers congratulate the hundreds of new retirees at the Nov. 22 luncheon.

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A group of retired teachers pose for a photo

Teachers who worked together at PS 202 in East New York, Brooklyn, are thrilled to reunite at the Nov. 22 event. They are (from left) Alison Shepherd, Clifton Sherman, Judy Forbes and Jill Mimaran.

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Two women pose for a photo. The women on the left is wearing sunglasses.

Sporting a “Retired and Fabulous” sash, Susan Anaman (left), a newly retired instructional coordinator for District 22 pre-K and 3-K, poses with Alakisha Eure, a teacher who retired from the elementary school she attended as a child, PS 3 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

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Members of Sing, Sing, Sing perform on stage.

Members of the Sing, Sing, Sing group at the Manhattan Si Beagle Learning Center entertain retirees with songs like “Going to the Chapel of Love” and “What a Wonderful Life.”

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Members at a table toast to their futures.

New retirees from District 13 in Brooklyn toast to their future at the Nov. 22 event.

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A woman smiles for the camera as she checks in to the luncheon

Lesley-Anne Jones, a retired teacher and former chapter leader at PS 158 in East New York, Brooklyn, checks in for the Nov. 29 luncheon.

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Two retired teachers hold up their champagne glasses.

Diana Fuller (left), a retired guidance counselor from MS 313 in Dumbo and Sharon Kennedy-Frost, a retired teacher from PS 287 in Fort Greene, both Brooklyn, enjoy a glass of sparkling cider at the Nov. 29 event.

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A large group of retirees pose for a photo by the stairs.

Retired educators from Staten Island public schools gather with UFT staff for a group shot at the Nov. 29 luncheon.

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A group of dancers perform on stage

A line dance class from the Bronx Si Beagle Learning Center entertains with a group called Keep It Moving at the Nov. 29 event.

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A man and woman hug while the woman smiles

Ray Taruskin, a teacher who retired in 2006 and then worked for the Retired Teachers Chapter in Queens, gets a hug from Laurie Kingsburry, who retired from teaching in 2019.

Erica Berger
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A woman on the right raises her hands in satisfaction and the women on the left claps and looks to her right.

Vilma Williams (left), a retired teacher from PS 305 in Ridgewood, Queens, and Diane Howard, a retired teacher from PS 81, also in Ridgewood, cheer as speakers congratulate the hundreds of new retirees at the Nov. 22 luncheon.

Erica Berger
A group of retired teachers pose for a photo

Teachers who worked together at PS 202 in East New York, Brooklyn, are thrilled to reunite at the Nov. 22 event. They are (from left) Alison Shepherd, Clifton Sherman, Judy Forbes and Jill Mimaran.

Erica Berger
Two women pose for a photo. The women on the left is wearing sunglasses.

Sporting a “Retired and Fabulous” sash, Susan Anaman (left), a newly retired instructional coordinator for District 22 pre-K and 3-K, poses with Alakisha Eure, a teacher who retired from the elementary school she attended as a child, PS 3 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Erica Berger
Members of Sing, Sing, Sing perform on stage.

Members of the Sing, Sing, Sing group at the Manhattan Si Beagle Learning Center entertain retirees with songs like “Going to the Chapel of Love” and “What a Wonderful Life.”

Erica Berger
Members at a table toast to their futures.

New retirees from District 13 in Brooklyn toast to their future at the Nov. 22 event.

Erica Berger
A woman smiles for the camera as she checks in to the luncheon

Lesley-Anne Jones, a retired teacher and former chapter leader at PS 158 in East New York, Brooklyn, checks in for the Nov. 29 luncheon.

Erica Berger
Two retired teachers hold up their champagne glasses.

Diana Fuller (left), a retired guidance counselor from MS 313 in Dumbo and Sharon Kennedy-Frost, a retired teacher from PS 287 in Fort Greene, both Brooklyn, enjoy a glass of sparkling cider at the Nov. 29 event.

Erica Berger
A large group of retirees pose for a photo by the stairs.

Retired educators from Staten Island public schools gather with UFT staff for a group shot at the Nov. 29 luncheon.

Erica Berger
A group of dancers perform on stage

A line dance class from the Bronx Si Beagle Learning Center entertains with a group called Keep It Moving at the Nov. 29 event.

Erica Berger
A man and woman hug while the woman smiles

Ray Taruskin, a teacher who retired in 2006 and then worked for the Retired Teachers Chapter in Queens, gets a hug from Laurie Kingsburry, who retired from teaching in 2019.

Erica Berger