RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Reverend Dr. Lester W. Taylor, Jr., Senior Pastor of Community Baptist Church in Englewood, New Jersey, on his Installation Services as Convention President at the General Baptist Convention held at The Tabernacle Baptist Church on Saturday, December 3, 2016 2. Individuals during the Burkina Faso Flag Raising Ceremony, a French speaking country located in West Africa and recognized for their diligent humanitarian work in their respective communities in Newark City Hall on Friday, December 9, 2016 3. Individuals during the 2nd Annual Got Vizion Pastor’s Ball on Monday, December 12, 2016 4. The Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Mayor of the City of Newark, New Jersey at the 2nd Annual Got Vizion Pastor’s Ball on Monday, December 12, 2016 5. Reverend Dr. George A. Blackwell, on his 65th Surprise Birthday Celebration at Good Neighbor Baptist Church on Saturday, December 10, 2016 6. Ms. Lila Merritt, longtime Newark Municipal Council Senior Fashion Show Committee Member on her outstanding community service Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 7. Gee Perez for participation in the making of the Mural in the 4th Ironbound Multicultural Festival and Art Exhibit at Newark City Hall from Tuesday, December 13, 2016 to Friday, January 13, 2017 8. Antonio Rendeiro for participation in the 4th Ironbound Multicultural Festival and Art Exhibit at Newark City Hall from Tuesday, December 13, 2016 to Friday, January 13, 2017 9. Amado Mora for participation as a Coordinator of the Mural in the 4th Ironbound Multicultural Festival and Art Exhibit at Newark City Hall from Tuesday, December 13, 2016 to Friday, January 13, 2017 Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 10. Emmet Guyton and Archie Callahan in celebration of Guyton-Callahan Day held at Guyton-Callahan Post 152 on Sunday, December 4, 2016 11. The Volunteer Coaches of the Weequahic High School Football Team on their undefeated record and winning the 2016 State Championship at Kean University on Saturday, December 3, 2016 12. The players of the Weequahic High School Football Team on their undefeated record and winning the 2016 State Championship at Kean University on Saturday, December 3, 2016 13. The Head Coach and Assistant Coaches of the Weequahic High School Football Team on their undefeated record and winning the 2016 State Championship at Kean University on Saturday, December 3, 2016 Sponsored by Council Member Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins 14. Mrs. Allison James, Founder of Girls: Live, Love, Laugh, Inc., at Hayes West Center of Hope on Saturday, December 10, 2016 15. Mr. Bobby Koontz for winning two (2) Gold Medals and one (1) Bronze Medal with the Brick City Master Swim Club at the JFK Recreation Center in Newark, New Jersey Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 16. Individuals during the “2016 Mapeye Cultural and Music Festival of Newark, New Jersey Awards” at El Paraiso Bar, 453 Orange Street, Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, December 11, 2016