RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by Council President Donald M. Payne, Jr. 1. Essex County Soccer Team Sponsored by Council Member Ras J. Baraka 2. Students graduating from the International Youth Corps-New Jersey Youth Corps on Thursday, September 22, 2011 Sponsored by Council Member Mildred C. Crump 3. Grand Worthy Matron Daphne P. Roberts 4. Grand Worthy Patron W. Spencer Person 5. Johnny Lee Bivins, IV 6. Individuals being recoginzed at the Annual Literacy Recognition Dinner at Bethany Baptist Church on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7. Vivian P. Brown, Teacher and Educator Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 8. Maria Caridad Hernandez 9. Employees of Essex County College for their many years of service Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 10. Honorable Dr. David Azaro, Councilman-at-Large, City of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 11. Children performing during the Puerto Rican Banquet 12. Honorable Maximo A. Corcino, General Counsel of the Dominican Republic 13. Georgina DeJesus, President, 8th Annual Dominican Parade and Cultural Festival 14. Coronel Francisco Lopez Abmonte, Metropolitan Authority, Dominican Republic and the Honorable Leop Corporan, Minister of State, Domincan Republic. 15. Reverend Angel Fuentes, Community Servant 30 years of service. 16. Honorable Dr. Ruben Azaro, Councilman-at-Large, City of Arecibo, Puerto Rico 17. Genara Reyes, Organizer Secretary, Dominican Parade 18. Residents from Lajas and Guayamilla, Puerto Rico for welcoming Baseball Players from Newark, New Jersey 19. Thomas Bullock 20. El Senor de los Milagros, Patron of Peru 21. Joel Veras, Performer and Singer Sponsored by Council Member Darrin S. Sharif 22. Residents of Villa Victoria Senior Complex for their birthday's