LaToya Leopold Albert (right) and Julia Alexander-Defoe, paraprofessionals at PS 705 in Brooklyn, join a cheer of “Para strong all day long.”

Marizol Rizol (center), the Humanitarian Award recipient, is flanked by UFT President Michael Mulgrew and UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter Chairperson Priscilla Castro.

Shirley Cumberbatch (right) and Natasha Honore, paraprofessionals at PS 181 in Brooklyn, collect their wellness bags from the resource fair. The bags were full of self-care-themed goodies.

Chapter Chairperson Castro (back row, second from right) and Marie Ridore, a Manhattan award honoree, smile for the camera and display their paraprofessional pride with educators from Ridore’s table.

Colorful balloons and decor bring appropriate cheer to the registration tables at the Hilton.

Brooklyn honoree Anika Branch dances with Michael Santos, the District 75 Manhattan borough advocate for the UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter, who is all decked out for the occasion.

Enjoying some pampering at the wellness fair are paraprofessionals Shearry Young of Frederick Douglass Academy in Brooklyn and Luis Olivo of PS 38 in Manhattan.

James Tyrone Burris, aka Petawane, a District 75 paraprofessional and singer, treats the crowd to a performance after the awards ceremony.

Theresa Marzigliano, a paraprofessional at PS 101 in Brooklyn, donning Mickey Mouse ears.

Snapping a selfie after a workshop titled “From Bodegas to Broadway: Poetic Voices from the Five Boroughs” are (from left) paraprofessionals Maely Araujo of PS 50 in Queens, Izabel Alves of PS 152 in the Bronx and Alfida Morel of PS 28 in Manhattan.