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School Nurses Appreciation Dinner 2023

School nurses from around the city gathered at UFT headquarters for the annual celebration honoring their work in the New York City public schools.

Four women pose for a photo
Posing for a group photo are School Nurses Chapter executive committee members (from left) Elizabeth Riley, Yvette Horton, Cynthia Bennett and Ponzella Johnson.
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Four women pose for a photo
Posing for a group photo are School Nurses Chapter executive committee members (from left) Elizabeth Riley, Yvette Horton, Cynthia Bennett and Ponzella Johnson.
Erica Berger
A woman holds her hands up high in celebration
School nurses marked School Nurse Appreciation Day by celebrating with colleagues and playing a lively game of bingo. Maureen Wynter, a nurse at Transit Tech Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, wins at bingo.
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A man on the left and a woman on the right welcome guests to an awards celebration

UFT President Michael Mulgrew and School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett give a shoutout to all the school nurses in the room.

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A group of attendees listen to a speaker while sitting at their tables
School nurses listen to an update on contract negotiations.
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A group of members pose for a photo with the union president

The School Nurses Chapter Executive Committee and the UFT leadership gather to celebrate school nurses and to honor School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett (at center), who recently won three awards: the Award for Excellence from the New York State Association of School Nurses; a Certificate of Recognition from Community Education Council 24, in honor of her 23 years as a registered nurse at IS 77 in Queens; and a Certificate of Excellence from IS 77.

Erica Berger