AFT Black Caucus visits Harlem Hospital Center

Miller PhotographyUFT and hospital staff, including Burton-Myrick (in elf suit) and Dr. Hutchinson (back, third from left) join Preston (back, third from right) to get the gifts ready for distribution. For the second year in a row, the AFT Black Caucus partnered with Harlem-based Johnson Design Consulting to provide year-end holiday cheer and toys for children in the pediatric ward and emergency room at Harlem Hospital Center. “The kids loved it; they just lit up,” said Manhattan Special Representative Zina Burton-Myrick, the committee chair, as she — dressed in an elf costume, replete with tinkling bells — joined the Johnson Design Consulting’s Michael Preston and other caucus members — Co-Chair Lisa Wilson, Brooklyn Special Representative Theresa Samuels, District 28 Representative Angela Artis, and Talent Unlimited HS student Zakia Myrick — to bring some needed joy to sick children on Dec. 21. “It made their day,” Burton-Myrick said. Dr. Vincent Hutchinson, the director of the hospital’s pediatric department, who accompanied the group during their gift giving, heartily agreed.

Miller PhotographyThe group heads off to bring the toys and games to the children.