“You make us all so proud,” UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the 12 New York City public school teachers named Big Apple Award winners for their teaching excellence at a June 19 celebration on the lawn of Gracie Mansion.

Santa Claus left the North Pole early this year to join 200 homeless children at the best holiday party in town.

UFT staff, working hand in hand with members, were front and center helping those in need across the city after Hurricane Sandy. UFT President Michael Mulgrew honored about 100 of those staffers with awards on June 19 outside Shanker Hall.

How to eat healthfully, manage a classroom expertly, reduce stress, plant an edible garden on the windowsill, intervene in bullying, resolve disputes, create art projects with kids — there was a lot in the offing at the UFT’s Anne Curley Memorial Heath and Wellness Fair, held especially for paraprofessionals.

About 125 participants were offered a wide range of workshops at the Spring New York City Association of Foreign Language Professional Development Workshops.