RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary 2. Unified International Association 3. Mr. Kazeem Bello 4. Mr. Linwood Ogelesby on his retirement as the Executive Director of the Newark Arts Council 5. Apostle Ernest Leonard 6. Mrs. Amelita B. McDowell, Grand Worthy Matron, Oziel Grand Chapter 7. Mr. Andrew Burroughs, Grand Worthy Patron, Oziel Grand Chapter 8. Sister Sarah Davis, Full Gospel Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. 9. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine 125th Anniversary 10. The Massey Insurance Agency, “Celebrating Forty Years in Business” 11. Mrs. Christian D. Asirifi on her retirement from Saint Michael’s Hospital after 18 years of dedicated service 12. High Park Gardens Cooperative Corporation 50th Anniversary 13. Ms. Floreen Kim Richardson on her retirement after thirty-three years of service with the Newark Public Schools System 14. Dr. Akin Awofolaju 15. Ms. Wilma J. Grey, Retired Director, The Newark Public Library 16. Ms. Alma Beatty 17. Ms. Dottie Peoples 18. Healthy Homes and Lead Awareness Walk, October 21, 2015 19. Brown’s Chapel Church, 54th Anniversary and 15th Pastoral Anniversary 20. Deacon Ethus Barnes 70th Birthday Gala Celebration 21. Congregational Baptist Church celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Pastor Linwood McNeil 22. Liberian Christian Fellowship Church 31st Anniversary on Saturday, November 21, 2015 23. Alex V. Koshy, retiring after twenty-one years of service to the City of Newark, Department of Water and Sewer Utilities, Division of Water Supply 24. Pastor Gerald Lydell Dickson on the 20th Pastoral Anniversary of Beulah Bible Cathedral Church 25. Ms. Gloria A. McCathern 80th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, December 12, 2015 26. Ms. Margaret A. Roberts, Senior Planning Aide/Administrative Aide, Department of Economic and Housing Development, Office of Planning, Zoning and Sustainability 27. The Honorable Thomas P. Giblin, New Jersey State Assemblyman, former Essex County Freeholder, President of Local 68 Operating Engineers and New Jersey Democratic Party Leader Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 28. Associacao Cultural do Minho de Toronto 29. Mario Santos 30. Maria Figueroa 31. Hnos. Mino Naranjo, Ecuadorian Singers Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 32. Individuals during the Employee Recognition Reception to be held at Essex County College on Thursday, October 22, 2015 33. Gremary Colon and Denise Ortiz 34. The newly appointed Board Members of the Hispanic Law Enforcement Headquarters on Thursday, December 17, 2015 Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 35. Willie B. Holman 36. Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Bowman (Retired), Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, Junior Vice Commander and Canteen Chairman 37. Mr. Leo Clarke, (U.S. Army Veteran), Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, Canteen Chairman Assistant and Executive Board Member 38. Ms. Racquell D. Murray, Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, President of the Lady Auxiliary 39. Mr. Michael Jackson (USN Reserve), Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, Commander 40. Ms. Callie May Atkins, Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, Auxiliary President (2005-2007), Essex County Auxiliary President (2013-2015) 41. Mr. Donnie Harper, The New Jersey Mass Choir (Founder) 42. Ms. Dionne Warwick Sponsored by Council Member Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins 43. Mr. Perris Straughter, MPA, AICP, PP, Supervisor Planner, Department of Economic and Housing Development 44. Members of the Pop Warner Central Ward Titans Football Team winning both the Eastern Region Championship and Pop Warner Championship 45. Ms. Shaquannah “Quannie” Floyd, FloydLittle’s Double Dutch, LLP 46. Ms. Laila “Lay” Little, FloydLittle’s Double Dutch, LLP 47. Ms. Kelly Rowland, Recording Artist, Actress and Television Personality 48. Mrs. Ethel Christmas, 98th birthday celebration (born October 27, 1917), longtime Newark Central Ward resident (76 years) and Saint James A.M.E. Church Member 49. Ms. Tasha Smith and Ms. Sidra Smith 50. Agape Christian Ministries Worship Center, Inc., (ACMWC) 1st Anniversary 51. Ms. Vesta Godwin Clark, Executive Director, St. James Social Services Corporation 52. Mr. D. Channsin Berry 53. Mr. Melvin Sykes, noted Newark Real Estate Professional Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 54. Pastor Leslie C. Davis 55. Houston Stevens, longtime Newark Community Activist and District Leader 56. The New Jersey League for Nursing, “Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Excellence (1915-2015)” Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 57. Reverend Jose Morales, Inglesia Christiana Emanuel, Inc., 27 years of Excellent Pastoral Service 58. Robert Liles, Youth Activist 59. Michael Bakari Jordan, noted Newark raised actor Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 60. Mr. Howard Jonas, Chairman, IDT Corporation Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Re-Dedication of the Building 61. Pastor Pablo Pizarro, “Pastor Appreciation Day” on Sunday, October 25, 2015 62. Jose Diaz, famous local Newark Cuatro Guitarist Musician and Che Maldonado, famous local Newark Cuatro Guitarist Musician 63. “Spain Week Celebration” Flag Raising Ceremony in the City of Newark, New Jersey 64. Mr. Joseph Del Grosso 65. Casa Israel Senior Center 11th Annual Anniversary 66. The Honorable Robert Torricelli, former U.S. Senator for New Jersey 67. Three Dignitaries from Ecuador that are visiting the City of Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, October 30, 2015 68. A group of musicians 69. CADHU-LAITCO Human Rights Foundation 70. Ecuadominican Sports Bar 71. Visiting musicians from Ecuador 72. Ecuadominican Restaurant and Bar “Grand Opening” 73. “Listen to the Cries of the Children” Organization 74. Individuals from Ecuador to the City of Newark, New Jersey 75. Individuals during the 24th Anniversary of Centro Loja of New Jersey at their Annual Independence Day Celebration 76. Rosa Fortuna-Reid on her retirement celebration after 39 years of service with the Newark Housing Authority 77. Individuals on their graduation from Dental School (Odontology) from the Dominican Republic 78. Ms. Maysa Washington, President and Ms. DaVonne Sally, Vice President of the International Double Dutch League, Incorporated 79. Calixto Laboy, Fiscal Analyst, Newark City Clerk’s Office, on his retirement from the City of Newark after 28 years of meritorious service Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 80. Branch Brook Alliance, RPM Development and Mr. Rich Damon 81. Individuals being honored by the Hispanic American Foundation of Newark, New Jersey 82. Candido Arroyo 83. Mrs. Esther Person on her 106th birthday celebration on Friday, September 25, 2015 84. Mr. Sergio Perez, Organizer and President of the “United Honduran Leaders of New Jersey” and the City of Newark’s first Honduran Flag Raising Ceremony 85. “The Newark Borinquen Lions Club” celebrating their 35th Anniversary and Installation of New Officers Ceremony 86. Mr. Jimmy Gonzalez, Newark born and raised 87. Ms. Alicia Manso in celebration of her 100th birthday on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation, located at 300 Broadway, Newark, New Jersey .