Friends and former co-workers school nurses Halyna Nabesnyy (left) of PS 152 in Queens and Artana Jata of PS 368 in Brooklyn catch up during the dinner.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the group.

School nurses engage with one another over a meal during this year’s School Nurses Appreciation Dinner.

School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett (center) is flanked by fellow School Nurses Executive Committee members Elizabeth Riley (left) and JoAnn Ferrara.

Sitting down to share a meal are (from left) school nurses Amelie Cesaire-Benjamin of the MS of Media Law and Fine Arts in Brooklyn, Bernard Gabriel of PS 168@842 in the Bronx, and Michelle Go of PS 723@927 in the Bronx, and Department of Education diabetes nurse educator Cam Hawkins.

School Nurses Chapter Social Committee members (from left) Raheeman Frederick of PS 396@323 in Brooklyn, Claudia Richardson-Byam of Hillcrest HS in Queens and Maureen Wynter of Transit Tech HS in Brooklyn share a moment.

Leisa Germain of IS 211 in Brooklyn (center) is joined by Badrihyah Abdur-Rahman (left), a school nurse for districts, 13, 14, 15 and 16, and Jeanne Walker of MS 961 in Brooklyn.

School nurses Noelle Nightingale (right) of 721@Information Technology HS in Queens and Norma Jenkins of PS 34 in Brooklyn have been friends since they met on a nursing cruise.

Queens nurses Jacqueline Nedd (left) of the Robert E. Peary School and Nicole Vilain of PS 993@Frank Sinatra HS take time to chat.

School nurses Josephine Rodriguez (left) of PS 366 in Manhattan and Ngozi Olumese of PS 469@339 in the Bronx make a connection.