RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Individuals honored during the Newark NAACP Freedom Fund Gala 2. Individuals honored during the Local Initiative Support Corporation/LISC Newark New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards 3. Individuals honored during the Africa 400 Years.org 1619-2019 Commemorative Gala and Awards Dinner 4. Ms. Julia Bennett, on her 91st Birthday Celebration 5. Honorable Morris A. Momo, on his 67th Birthday Celebration 6. Councilwoman Quilla E. Talmadge 7. Mrs. Adline Robinson Deas, on her 100th Birthday Celebration 8. Derwin D. Winston Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 9. Sport Newark Benfica Club on their 50th Anniversary 10. Amandio Pito, honored during the 93rd Anniversary of Sport Maritimo Murtoense Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 11. Individuals honored for their contribution to Gospel Music 12. Ethel Bethea, on her 110th Birthday Celebration and honored at the 105th Newark Branch of NAACP Freedom Fund Gala as the First Female Vice President of the Newark Branch of the NAACP Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 13. Jeanne Fortin and Terri Seuss 14. Cheryle Murphy-Johnson and Charity Baxter Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 15. Individuals honored for their contribution to the residents of Newark and the Peruvian community 16. Individuals honored during the celebration of 199 Years of Independence of Loja, Ecuador and the 28 Years Celebration of the Opening of the “Centro Social-Loja-Ecuador” 17. Wilfredo Caraballo, newly appointed to the Corporate Board of Clara Maass Medical Center RWJBarnabas Health 18. Honorable Ab Eduardo Llerena, Councilman of Alausi, Ecuador and Honorable Ing. Rodrigo Rea, Mayor of Alausi, Ecuador Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 19. Veterans honored for their achievements, service and dedication to our nation during the Help USA Organization Celebration 20. Individuals honored of the 2019 Roberto Clemente Beisbol League of Newark 21. Reverend Jorge E. Acosta-Pena, Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and Immaculate Conception Church, on his service and dedication to the Newark community and on celebrating his 50th Birthday