RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Elizabeth Sutton, Alpha Fit Club Ribbon Cutting 2. Maria V. Manangao, Birthday Celebration 3. Diwali Committee Festival 4. Individuals honored during the Annual Dominican Day Parade 5. Fortress of Solitude Comic Book Store, Grand Re-Opening 6. Manuela Josefa "Fefita" Taveras Cabrera, “Fefita La Grande”, Dominican Parade from Essex County 7. Blanca Vargas 8. Individuals honored during the Mujeres Valiosas y de Poder Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 9. Dr. Cornel West Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 10. KS Engineers, P.C., 35th Anniversary 11. Safwan Khan 12. Chaplain Abdias Artiles 13. Innocent Ujah Idibia 14. Violet Williams, 75th Birhday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Donna Jackson 15. Individuals honored during the Hear my Cries, Men Against Violence, “Men Take Action” Luncheon Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 16. Valerie L. Shelly, Retirement 17. Ms. Dalphine Allen, 65th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 18. Individuals honored during the F.A.M.E. Foundation Inc.’s 101 and Acting Workshop Series Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 19. Mr. Tod’s Pies, Ribbon-Cutting and One-Year Anniversary Celebration 20. Pastor Dr. Gerald L. Dickson, 31st Pastoral Anniversary 21. Individuals honored during the Hidden Treasures Royal Met Gala 22. Individuals honored during the 33rd Annual Leaders and Legends Recognition and Scholarship Dinner 23. Individuals honored during the Clergy Appreciation Brunch, Celebrating National Clergy Month 24. National Diaper Bank Network 25. Pastor Keith Oden, Consecration to the Sacred Office of Bishop 26. Elder Judith Anyanaso 27. Overseer Eric M. Walker, 15th Pastoral Anniversary 28. Individuals honored during the Second Annual Diwali Festival 29. Executive Women of New Jersey 30. Bishop Rudy V. and Lady Linda L. Carlton, Retirement Black Tie Gala 31. Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 73rd Church Anniversary 32. Bishop-Elect Daryl Alexander, Sacred Service of Episcopal 33. Pastor Rakeem S. Thomas, 15th Pastoral Anniversary 34. Yolanda’s Love 35. Individuals honored during the Nigerian Independence Day Celebration, Dinner and Awards Night, “New Beginning” 36. Individuals honored during the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Incorporated, Delta Pi Chapter, 39th Annual Kathleen Williams Citation Awards 37. Posthumously Derrick “Ace” Mungin Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 38. José Joaquim Paço 39. Renato Sérgio Tenedório Martins 40. Chuen C. Eng-Ferrell, Retirement