Roselyn Burnett, who was a teacher at MS 210 in Queens, is one of the approximately 350 happy new retirees at the UFT Welfare Fund New Retiree Luncheon, held at the New York Hilton Midtown on Dec. 5.

Among new retirees celebrating are (from left) Eve Fogel, who worked for the UFT Teacher Center; Alyscia Kohn, who worked for the Division of Early Childhood Education; Tricia Smookler, who taught at PS 100 in Brooklyn; and Abby Martin and Joanne Alvarado, who taught at PS 153 in Brooklyn.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks retirees for their service and encourages them to join the Retired Teachers Chapter and stay involved with the union.

New retirees are all smiles as they gather to celebrate their life after retirement.

New retiree Jean Anglade takes a photo with Alonso Rivera, one of his former Central Park East HS math students, who was an American Sign Language interpreter at the event.

Shawn Hunt, a teacher who retired from PS 136 in Queens with 32 years of service, checks in.

Renee Airhuoyo (at left), who taught at PS 304 in the Bronx, takes a selfie with Laurie Schembri, who taught at PS 18 on Staten Island, after the two alumnae of the same high school saw each other in person for the first time in 37 years.

Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Bennett Fischer greets the retirees before the luncheon.

Nanci Nehmad, who recently retired from PS 66 in Queens after 34 years of teaching, poses with her husband and shows off the “Happy Retired” bag she received from the UFT.

Luchie Canlas (at left), a Si Beagle coordinator at the Queens Learning Center, talks to a member about the program’s course offerings.

Maria Laidlaw-Covey, who retired in January from PS 12 in Brooklyn, says she is confident that she had a positive impact on many lives in her 25 years of teaching.

Luncheon emcee Anthony Harmon takes a selfie on stage as he encourages retirees to share their photos on social media.