Visiting Nurse Services members, including Trailblazer Award winner Ruth Caballero (third row, left) and Homecare Nurse of the Year Shawne Browne-Delaney (second row, third from left), celebrate each other at the Nurse Recognition Day Celebration on April 30 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan.

Posing for a group shot are (from left) Nurse of Distinction Award winner Nicola Toney, colleague Jihad Hamad, UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman, NYSUT Health Care Professionals Member of the Year Raquel Webb Geddes and colleague Joann Ali. (Raquel Webb Geddes)

UFT Vice President for Non-DOE Members Anne Goldman thanks the honorees and attendees for their important contributions as nurses.

School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett is proud to accept the School Nurse of Distinction Award and promises to fight for her members’ contractual rights.

Humanitarian Award winner Corinne Scherel says she feels “blessed” to do her job every day, even though it can be challenging.

Nurse of Distinction Award winner Marie Glenn Drew-Dayao speaks about her teammates growing and learning together.

Trailblazer Award winner Ruth Caballero encourages her fellow nurses to be more active in the UFT.

Sophia McField, the recipient of the Homecare Nurse of the Year Award, says homecare is “challenging, but rewarding.”

Nurses listen to the honorees share stories and express their appreciation for their profession during the awards ceremony.

Shawne Browne-Delaney, the Homecare Nurse of the Year, tells the audience “I love the UFT” and “I love nursing.”

Hospital Nurse of the Year Lisa Laona (standing, third from left) takes a photo with her family, her Staten Island University Hospital South colleagues and Chapter Leader Nancy Miller (standing, third from right).

RN Advocate Award for Justice honoree Rosemary Scherrif urges her fellow nurses to know their contract and to always carry it with them to advocate for themselves.