RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver 1. Sam Adjangba 2. Eze Ceasar Ugochukwu Duruegbuso 3. Onicha Amairi Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 4. Victor “Vince” Wells, on his 99th Birthday Celebration, on Friday, April 28, 2023 5. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant, Keynote Speaker and honored during the Inaugural Community Roots Gala Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 6. 2023 Black Health Matters Spring Health Summit & Expo Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 7. Police Officer Alejandro Rosa, Jr., Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 8. Police Officer Hector Moya, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 9. Individuals honored on their retirement after 25-32 Years of public service at South Street School Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 10. Individuals honored during the Disaster Relief Efforts for Alausi, Ecuador, for the marathon held on Friday, April 28, 2023 11. Lupita Jones, Former Miss Universe National Director of Mexicana Universal USA 12. Individuals honored during the CNPE Award Ceremony and Swearing-In of Members, held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 13. Lorenzo R. Blanco, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Monday, May 8, 2023 14. Jose Luis Fernandez, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 15. Individuals honored during the Festival of Mother’s Day 2023, held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 16. Individuals honored during the C.A.D.H.U. USA and Canada, as Human Rights Issues Commissioners, held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 17. Individuals honored during the Celebration of the Mother’s Day Tribute of Mujeres de Ayer Hoy y Siempre, held on Sunday, May 21, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 18. Hargie Cotton, on her 75th Birthday Celebration 19. Individuals honored during the NJPAC’s 15th Annual Ailey Day Celebration, held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 20. 24th Annual National Day of Prayer, held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 21. Individuals honored during the State of Gospel Music 2023, held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 22. Dr. Stefanie R. Minatee, Visionary of the State of Gospel Music 2023, held on Saturday, May 6, 2023 23. Earlene Holt, on her retirement after 28 Years of public service with the City’s Municipal Court 24. Pastor Tracy Davis, on her 60th Birthday Celebration, held on Sunday, May 7, 2023 25. Individuals honored during the City’s Department of Recreational, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services, 9th Annual Unsung Heroes Ceremony 2023, held Tuesday, May 9, 2023 26. Nana Akosua Adutwuwaa, Founder, Dollar Ladies for the Red Carpet, Inauguration of the Dollar Ladies Association of NJ, held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 27. A. Curtis Farrow, a Multi-Emmy Award Winning Executive Producer (25 Years) and Director of McDonald’s Gospel Fest (40 Years), event held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 28. McDonald’s Gospel Fest, on posthumously honoring the life and legacy of Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 29. Apostle Frank Garris, on his 78th Birthday Celebration, to be held on Sunday, May 28, 2023 30. First Lieutenant Antonette Acosta, on her promotion to Captain of the U.S. Army 31. Individuals honored during the WGMA, World Gospel Music Association, 38th Annual Kick-Off Gospel Music Month Celebration, to be held on Friday, June 2, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 32. Caffe Espresso Italia 33. Celestino Valente