RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Mr. James J. Williams on his 85th Birthday Celebration held at Zion Holy Church on Friday, February 24, 2017 2. Mr. Joseph Makhandal Champagne, Esq., Keynote Speaker for the City of Newark, Africa Commission Black History Month Celebration held on Friday, February 24, 2017 3. Ms. Barbara King for her service to the City of Newark and efforts in organizing the City of Newark, Africa Commission Black History Month Celebration held on Friday, February 24, 2017 Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 4. Grand Marshal, Reverend Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B., Deputy Grand Marshal, Elizabeth “Betty” Sheehan Teevan, the Largey Family and General Chairman, Michael D. Byrne during the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 5. Teron Blue, a 7 year-old, for collecting money to help Veteran members of the Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152 to rebuild their Elizabeth Avenue Building Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 6. The “Dominican Independence Day Celebration” on their 173rd Anniversary held on Monday, February 27, 2017