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Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremony 2022

Outstanding members of the UFT Family Child Care Providers Chapter were celebrated before 232 of their colleagues, family members and friends at the ninth annual Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 13, in Shanker Hall.

A woman laughs and smiles in front of a sign

Makeda Richards, a child care provider and merit award winner, enjoys the celebratory ambiance.

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Two women on the right laugh at something the man on the left is saying
UFT Family Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (center) is presented with a surprise award to thank her for her hard work.
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A group of women pose for a photo

Merit award winners smile for the camera with their chapter chair, Tammie Miller (left).

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A large room is gathered with several tables full of guests
The crowd gathers in a beautifully decorated Shanker Hall.
Erica Berger
People in the crowd hold up their phones to record video and take pictures of the event
Attendees capture the moment as providers accept their awards onstage.
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A woman on the left embraces the woman on the right with a kiss to the top of her head
Paraprofessional Suzette Robbins (left) congratulates Provider Josephine Worrell on her merit award.
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A group of award winners pose on the stage
Posing with Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (second from left) are Community Champion Awards winners (from left) Luvenia Graham, Shante Parrish, Marvina Pinckney, Nathaly Minaya, Immaculate M. Scott, Ana Cruz and Vice Chair Melissa Reed.
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A woman on the right accepts an honor from the woman on the left

UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter Leader Shelvy Young-Abrams (right) accepts a Special Recognition Award from Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller.

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A group of award winners pose on the stage

Onstage after the presenting of the Outstanding Professional Services Awards are (from left) Chapter Chair Tammie Miller, Tyeisha Alston, Beverly D. Wilkes-Bishop, Deidanea Gonzalez and Vice Chair Melissa Reed.

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Three women pose for a photo while on stage. The person in the middle is holding a plaque

Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (right) and Vice Chair Melissa Reed flank Cynthia Reed, the owner of LovingKindness Group Family Day Care, who received the Jon Kest Award.

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A woman laughs and smiles in front of a sign

Makeda Richards, a child care provider and merit award winner, enjoys the celebratory ambiance.

Erica Berger
Two women on the right laugh at something the man on the left is saying
UFT Family Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (center) is presented with a surprise award to thank her for her hard work.
Erica Berger
A group of women pose for a photo

Merit award winners smile for the camera with their chapter chair, Tammie Miller (left).

Erica Berger
A large room is gathered with several tables full of guests
The crowd gathers in a beautifully decorated Shanker Hall.
Erica Berger
People in the crowd hold up their phones to record video and take pictures of the event
Attendees capture the moment as providers accept their awards onstage.
Erica Berger
A woman on the left embraces the woman on the right with a kiss to the top of her head
Paraprofessional Suzette Robbins (left) congratulates Provider Josephine Worrell on her merit award.
Erica Berger
A group of award winners pose on the stage
Posing with Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (second from left) are Community Champion Awards winners (from left) Luvenia Graham, Shante Parrish, Marvina Pinckney, Nathaly Minaya, Immaculate M. Scott, Ana Cruz and Vice Chair Melissa Reed.
Erica Berger
A woman on the right accepts an honor from the woman on the left

UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter Leader Shelvy Young-Abrams (right) accepts a Special Recognition Award from Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller.

Erica Berger
A group of award winners pose on the stage

Onstage after the presenting of the Outstanding Professional Services Awards are (from left) Chapter Chair Tammie Miller, Tyeisha Alston, Beverly D. Wilkes-Bishop, Deidanea Gonzalez and Vice Chair Melissa Reed.

Erica Berger
Three women pose for a photo while on stage. The person in the middle is holding a plaque

Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (right) and Vice Chair Melissa Reed flank Cynthia Reed, the owner of LovingKindness Group Family Day Care, who received the Jon Kest Award.

Erica Berger