RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver 1. Dior Fall, President and Founder of 1000 Shades of Women and Goodwill Ambassador for International Human Rights 2. Marie Madeleine Aboui 3. Nasseneba Toure Diane 4. Eric B., universally recognized Hip-Hop DJ/MC Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 5. Edna Reid, on her 93rd Birthday Celebration, on Friday, March 23, 20235. 6. Individuals honored during their Birthday Celebration in Honor of the Golden Women/Men Event, at Newark Symphony Hall, held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 7. Individuals honored during the Newark Bronze Shields Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance, held on Saturday, March 18, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 8. Individuals honored during the 47th Annual Hispanic Law Enforcement Society of Essex County Scholarship Dinner Dance, held on Friday, March 17, 2023 9. Individuals honored during the UNIDAS EN UNA SOLA VOZ, First Annual Tribute to International Women Event, held on Friday, March 31, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 10. Jhon Torres Guarnizo, Ambassador of Ecuadorian Culture, honored during the 13th Annual Tribute to the International Women Event, held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 11. Individuals honored during the Women’s Day Celebration, at Berkeley College, held on Saturday, March 18, 2023 12. Father Robinson Gonzalez Herrera, Outstanding Award 13. Beauty and Styling Communities of New Jersey, Outstanding Award 14. Sean E. Small, acknowledged on his retirement after twenty-eight (28) years of public service in the City’s Department of Water and Sewer Utilities and Department of Public Safety, Fire Division Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 15. Gabriella Grace Irene, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Friday, March 17, 2023 16. Frankie Valli, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023 17. Felix Padilla, Sr., Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 18. Individuals honored during the CORESSWC - 6TH Annual Recognition and Appreciation Awards Ceremony Gala “A Dance with my Princess, held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 19. Theresa Clara Slade Cavaness, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 20. Pastor Steffie and First Lady Harriet Bartley, on their 21st Pastoral Anniversary, at New Hope Memorial Baptist Church, the Hope Church, held on Sunday, March 19, 2023 21. Pastor R. David Keith, on the 1st Church Anniversary, at Resurrection Church, held on Sunday, March 26, 2023 22. Reverend Dr. Hallie Richardson, Jr., on his 1st Pastoral Anniversary, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, held on Sunday, March 26, 2023 23. Dr. Mamie Carr, on her 80th Birthday Celebration, to be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 24. Assemblywoman, Cleopatra Tucker, on her 80th Birthday Celebration, to be held on Friday, April 14, 2023 25. Reverend John H. Baker, Executive Pastor and Reverend Lula A. Baker, Pastor, on their 10th Church and Pastoral Anniversary Celebration, at Cross and Crown Christian Center, to be held on Sunday, April 16, 2023 26. Individuals honored during the New Hope Association Inc. Pastor’s Appreciation Luncheon - Celebrating the Pastors of New Hope Association with twenty-five (25) years or more of Christian service, to be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 27. Deputy Chief, Kevin Schneider, “Send Off”, Police Officer, acknowledged on his retirement after forty-two (42) years of public service to the City’s Department of Public Safety, Police Division 28. Commemoration of the 55th Anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to New Jersey Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 29. Individuals honored during the 38th “Queijo da Serra” Gala