RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Mr. Raymond Wright, Senior Systems Analyst, on his retirement after twenty-seven (27) years of public service with the City of Newark’s Department of Administration 2. Individuals honored during the Delaney Hall Reentry Services Program Day, held on Friday, August 2, 2019 3. Irene Daniels honored during the 18th Annual Mitchell Scholarship Awards, held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 4. Pastor Elder Donald Boughton and First Lady Victoria Boughton, on their 10th Pastoral Anniversary at New Light Holy Church, to be held on Saturday, August 24, 2019 5. Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Re-Dedication Service to be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019 Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 6. Individuals during the 25th Anniversary of the Pennington Court Family Day Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 7. Taquan Williams, honored for his contributions to the LGBTQ Commission Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 8. Bishop Rachel C. Brown, Pastor of Gates of Heaven Mid-Day Prayer Chapel, on her 92nd Birthday Celebration 9. Ms. Myrtle Simmons Green, on her 100th Birthday Celebration, held on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10. The Honorable Donald Bradley, on his 85th Birthday Celebration, held on Saturday, July 20, 2019 11. Ms. Mabel Elmore, on her retirement from the YMCA of Newark 12. Pastor Ellen E. Hagwood, on her 42nd Pastoral Anniversary at First New Born Baptist Church, held on Sunday, July 28, 2019 13. Le’Andria Johnson, Gospel Artist, honored during the 14th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival 14. Pastor Bertrand M. Bailey, Jr., honored for his participation in “Praise in the Park”, held on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 through Friday, August 2, 2019 14. Rev. T. Durr, on his 44th Pastoral Anniversary at Gospel Cathedral Baptist Church, to be held on Sunday, August 11, 2019 Sponsored by Council Member LaMonica R. McIver 15. The 2019 Afro Beats Festival, “A Celebration of African Art, Music, Food and Culture”, held on Saturday, July 13, 2019 16. 14th Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, held on Friday, July 26, 2019 through Saturday, August 3, 2019 17. Rochelle Fleming, Music Artist Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 18. Members of the Bolivian Residents of New Jersey on the 16th Anniversary of the Inauguration of their Center 19. Individuals honored during the 198th Anniversary of the Peruvian Independence Day Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 20. Puerto Rican Pioneers of Newark, New Jersey on receiving a Special Recognition Award from the Puerto Rican Day Parade of Newark, Inc. 21. Individuals honored during the Newark Community Health Centers, Inc., 2019 National Health Center Week, held on Sunday, August 4, 2019 through Saturday, August 10, 2019 22. Omar Navarro, St. Lucy’s Church Administrator