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National School Nurse Day Celebration 2015

School nurses came together on May 6 at UFT headquarters for a National School Nurse Day Celebration, at which they were welcomed by Chapter Leader Cathy Connolly and UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr, and learned about their history from the chapter’s founder, B.J. Darby.
Viola Browne a nurse at PS 326 in Brooklyn, and Jennifer Aponte of PS 46.
Viola Browne (left), a nurse at PS 326 in Brooklyn, and Jennifer Aponte of PS 46 in the Bronx show their union pride with buttons.
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School nurses attending the National School Nurse Day Celebration.
School nurses attending the National School Nurse Day Celebration at UFT headquarters on May 6 hear from the chapter’s founding member, B.J. Darby, who recounted how the chapter grew from 30 nurses and two therapists to the nearly 600 members citywide it has today.
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The group listens with rapt attention.
The group listens with rapt attention.
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Cathy Connolly presents chapter founder B.J. Darby with flowers.
School Nurses Chapter Leader Cathy Connolly (left) presents chapter founder B.J. Darby with flowers after her presentation.
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Retired Executive Board Member Genevieve Dow receives flowers
Retired Executive Board Member Genevieve Dow receives flowers and expresses her appreciation for chapter founder B.J. Darby.
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UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr thanks the nurses for their activism.
UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr thanks the nurses for their activism and asks for their continuing activism and engagement in the face of unrelenting assaults to the labor movement.
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Nurses socialize with their colleagues.
Nurses socialize with their colleagues.
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A group of school nurse and union activists.

A group of school nurse and union activists, including (from left) Cynthia Bennett, a delegate and executive board member from Queens; Cathy Connolly, the chapter leader; B.J. Darby, the chapter’s founder; Carmen Alvarez, the UFT vice president for special education; Ellen Sebastiano, a delegate and Executive Board member from Brooklyn; and Beverly Briggs, a delegate and Executive Board member from the Bronx.

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Members share concerns

Members share concerns

Nurses socialize following the event.
Nurses socialize following the event.
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Nurses meet and mingle.
Nurses meet and mingle.
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Viola Browne a nurse at PS 326 in Brooklyn, and Jennifer Aponte of PS 46.
Viola Browne (left), a nurse at PS 326 in Brooklyn, and Jennifer Aponte of PS 46 in the Bronx show their union pride with buttons.
Miller Photography
School nurses attending the National School Nurse Day Celebration.
School nurses attending the National School Nurse Day Celebration at UFT headquarters on May 6 hear from the chapter’s founding member, B.J. Darby, who recounted how the chapter grew from 30 nurses and two therapists to the nearly 600 members citywide it has today.
Miller Photography
The group listens with rapt attention.
The group listens with rapt attention.
Miller Photography
Cathy Connolly presents chapter founder B.J. Darby with flowers.
School Nurses Chapter Leader Cathy Connolly (left) presents chapter founder B.J. Darby with flowers after her presentation.
Miller Photography
Retired Executive Board Member Genevieve Dow receives flowers
Retired Executive Board Member Genevieve Dow receives flowers and expresses her appreciation for chapter founder B.J. Darby.
Miller Photography
UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr thanks the nurses for their activism.
UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr thanks the nurses for their activism and asks for their continuing activism and engagement in the face of unrelenting assaults to the labor movement.
Miller Photography
Nurses socialize with their colleagues.
Nurses socialize with their colleagues.
Miller Photography
A group of school nurse and union activists.

A group of school nurse and union activists, including (from left) Cynthia Bennett, a delegate and executive board member from Queens; Cathy Connolly, the chapter leader; B.J. Darby, the chapter’s founder; Carmen Alvarez, the UFT vice president for special education; Ellen Sebastiano, a delegate and Executive Board member from Brooklyn; and Beverly Briggs, a delegate and Executive Board member from the Bronx.

Miller Photography
Members share concerns

Members share concerns

Nurses socialize following the event.
Nurses socialize following the event.
Miller Photography
Nurses meet and mingle.
Nurses meet and mingle.
Miller Photography
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