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Center honors Audrey Iszard

Executive Vice President Audrey E. Iszard of the union’s Retirees Association received kudos recently from a prominent Queens adult center for her tireless advocacy on behalf of working people and seniors.

The Robert Couche Adult Center honored Iszard April 3 at its 35th anniversary dinner-dance. Center leaders praised Iszard for her many years of volunteer work and helping others, noting that her motto is, “Let the work I do speak for me.”

At the ceremony, Iszard was accompanied by her daughter Vanda Seward and supporters from the union and community groups she works with.

As an honoree, Iszard was added to the Queens Registry of Distinguished Citizens, which recognizes volunteerism, and she was invited to join the Friends of Senior Citizens, which raises funds to help senior citizens.

“I was very touched by the people from the union who supported me for the award,” Iszard said. “For more than three decades, the Robert Couche Adult Center has been doing important work for seniors, and I am happy to be part of its extended family.”

The other honorees included Dominic Carter, host of NY1’s “Inside City Hall,” Jacqueline Grace Boyce, the 29th Assembly District Democratic leader, and Christy Bryant, who works for the center’s homebound meal program.