Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremony 2023
The UFT Family Child Care Providers Chapter, together with family and friends, celebrates outstanding members during its 10th annual ceremonies at borough events.
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Celebrating at the joint Brooklyn-Manhattan awards ceremony in Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters on May 12 are (from left) Mary Tarawaluy, who received the Outstanding Professional Services Award for Manhattan; Yvonne Logan; Merit Award winner Aura Sosa; and Jamiah Taylor.
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Excited attendees cheer for award winners at the Bronx ceremony.
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Chapter Chair Tammie Miller continues her awards ceremony tradition of taking a selfie with a roomful of honorees and guests behind her in the Bronx.
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Bronx Merit Award winner Jelyn Alarcon (center) with proud family members.
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Community Champion Award winner Jessica Duff (fourth from left) celebrates with her friends on March 10 at the Staten Island borough office.
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Merit Award winner Sarah Young (center), of Sarah Young Daycare on Staten Island, is surrounded by proud family members.
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Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (second from left) poses with Merit Award honorees (from left) Lillie B. Belamy, Michelle Burns-Beale and Reda Gad on Staten Island.
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Robin Simon (right) dances with her niece Sharon Kithamun after being honored with a Merit Award at the Staten Island ceremony.
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Child care worker Suzzanne Millien (left) and guest Shand Lewis mug for a selfie at the event on Staten Island.
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Chapter Chair Tammie Miller addresses the crowd at the UFT’s Queens borough office on Feb. 10.
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The Queens honorees posing for a picture after accepting their awards are (from left) Lashanda Fraser, Maria Montesdeoca, Sundrea Smith, Erika Lyon, Vidotama Agueda, Florinda Bernmal and Leah Dixon.
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Two members of the Providers Chapter Executive Board, Esmemary Akinsanmi (left) and Edna Elcock, dance in their seats at the Queens event.
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Queens provider Vidotama Agueda (center) celebrates her Merit Award with family members
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Celebrating at the joint Brooklyn-Manhattan awards ceremony in Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters on May 12 are (from left) Mary Tarawaluy, who received the Outstanding Professional Services Award for Manhattan; Yvonne Logan; Merit Award winner Aura Sosa; and Jamiah Taylor.
![Brooklyn-Manhattan awards ceremony Brooklyn-Manhattan awards ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/bk-man-02-1O9A0292.jpg?itok=40JDfJ9S)
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Excited attendees cheer for award winners at the Bronx ceremony.
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Chapter Chair Tammie Miller continues her awards ceremony tradition of taking a selfie with a roomful of honorees and guests behind her in the Bronx.
![Provider Awards 2023 Provider Awards 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/bx-providers-2023-05-1O9A7687.jpg?itok=PPkxu0ru)
Bronx Merit Award winner Jelyn Alarcon (center) with proud family members.
![Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023 Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/provider-awards-2023-01-1206.jpg?itok=MEx7alyx)
Community Champion Award winner Jessica Duff (fourth from left) celebrates with her friends on March 10 at the Staten Island borough office.
![Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023 Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/provider-awards-2023-02-1050.jpg?itok=egVBNNop)
Merit Award winner Sarah Young (center), of Sarah Young Daycare on Staten Island, is surrounded by proud family members.
![Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023 Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/provider-awards-2023-03-1105.jpg?itok=SskoIDlX)
Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (second from left) poses with Merit Award honorees (from left) Lillie B. Belamy, Michelle Burns-Beale and Reda Gad on Staten Island.
![Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023 Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/provider-awards-2023-04-1241.jpg?itok=JzKirKPf)
Robin Simon (right) dances with her niece Sharon Kithamun after being honored with a Merit Award at the Staten Island ceremony.
![Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023 Provider Appreciation Awards Ceremonies 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/provider-awards-2023-05-1082.jpg?itok=lDtpINTG)
Child care worker Suzzanne Millien (left) and guest Shand Lewis mug for a selfie at the event on Staten Island.
![Tammie Miller A woman speaks into a micorphone](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/2023_Queens_Providers_EB_114_2063.jpg?itok=ZO46VlOA)
Chapter Chair Tammie Miller addresses the crowd at the UFT’s Queens borough office on Feb. 10.
![Queens honorees A group of award winners pose for a photo](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/2023_Queens_Providers_EB_114_2172.jpg?itok=zVF5zmV4)
The Queens honorees posing for a picture after accepting their awards are (from left) Lashanda Fraser, Maria Montesdeoca, Sundrea Smith, Erika Lyon, Vidotama Agueda, Florinda Bernmal and Leah Dixon.
![Preserving memories A group of women are recording on their phones](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/2023_Queens_Providers_EB_114_2119.jpg?itok=MVSxuH13)
![Esmemary Akinsanmi and Edna Elcock Two women dance while sitting at a table](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/2023_Queens_Providers_EB_114_2189.jpg?itok=087b8t5Y)
Two members of the Providers Chapter Executive Board, Esmemary Akinsanmi (left) and Edna Elcock, dance in their seats at the Queens event.
![Vidotama Aqueda and family A family poses for a photo in front of a backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_3x2_scale_and_crop_330x220/public/photos/2023_Queens_Providers_EB_114_2044.jpg?itok=9lD_vV7b)
Queens provider Vidotama Agueda (center) celebrates her Merit Award with family members