RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 1. James E. “Kaboobie” Sedgwick, Jr., Ceremonial Street Dedication Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 2. Individuals honored during the Peruvian Civic Committee of Newark 14th Annual Flag Raising, held on Friday, July 28, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 3. Mary L. Carter, on her 100th Birthday Celebration 4. St. Paul’s Methodist Church, on its 55th Anniversary, on Sunday, July 16, 2023 5. Individuals honored during the Colombian Flag Raising Ceremony, held on Friday, July 21, 2023 6. Francisco Vasquez, on his book “El Valor de las Adversidades” during the Brave and Powerful Women First Face-to-Face Conference, held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 7. Greater Essex Counseling Services, LLC, on its Grand Opening Celebration, to be held on Monday, August 14, 2023 8. Yolanda Murillo, on her 65th Birthday Celebration 9. Hector Rodriguez, on his 40th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 10. Casa Del Tabaco, on its 1st Anniversary Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 11. Betty Davis, on her 80th Birthday Celebration, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 12. Lil’ Jay and The Spiritual Boys, honored during the Black and Gold Affair Summer Sizzle, held on Saturday, July 15, 2023 13. Individuals honored during the 2023 Kairos Scholarship Awards, held on Saturday, July 22, 2023 14. Pastor Ellen E. Hagwood, on her 48th Pastoral Anniversary, on Sunda, Sunday, July 23, 2023 15. Ann Horn, on her 90th Birthday Celebration 16. Berta Perry, on her 97th Birthday Celebration 17. Individuals honored during the Lincoln Park Music Festival - Gospel in the Park, “A Celebration of Spirit”, held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023