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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
1. John Hope Bryant
2. Individuals Honored During the South Ward Easter Celebrations
3. Ernestine Bembry Retirement Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
4. Individuals Honored During the Newark Vocational High School End of Year Culinary Banquet Luncheon
5. Individuals Honored During the Newark Vocational High School End of Year Hospitality and Tourism Banquet Luncheon
6. Individuals Honored During the HLES 30 Years of Service
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
7. Mario Garcia
8. Sergeant Carlos L. Quintana
9. Sergeant Mark Rocha
10. Individuals Honored During the Annual Mother’s Day Festival, Ecuadorian and Latino Entrepreneurs of Newark, New Jersey
11. Individuals Honored During the 11th Annual Mother’s Day Tribute from Mujeres de Ayer Hoy y Siempre
12. Benavente Family Street Dedication
13. Individuals Honored During the International Mother’s Day Organized by the Hispanic Commission of the City of Newark
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
14. Christine C. Gilfillan, Co-Chair of the MCJ Amelior Foundation and Member of the Women@NJPAC Board of Trustees
15. Miss Verna Gray, Founder, Executive Director and Principal, The Gray Charter School, Retirement Celebration
16. Individuals Honored During the Unsung Hero’s Event
17. St. John’s Baptist Church, 116th Church Anniversary
18. Individuals Honored During the McDonald’s Gospel Fest 2025-Women Who Worship “Mother’s Day Weekend on Broadway”
19. Individuals Honored During the 27th Annual Albert Shanker Award Dinner
20. Individuals Honored During the Essex County College Wolverines Athletics, Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
21. Individuals Honored During the University High School Phoenix P.E.A.R.L.S. Presents “Girls on Fire”, a Celebration of Women and Mothers
22. Individuals Honored During the Art Ball 2025
23. Individuals Honored During the KIPP New Jersey’s Be the Change Celebration
24. Individuals Honored During the Youth Spirit Club Incorporation Fundraising Gala/Inauguration Service
25. Individuals Honored During the Akbar Pray Foundation for Change First Annual Spring Gala and Fundraiser Black Tie Affair “A Night of Class Elegance and Sophistication with Akbar Pray”
26. Carolyn Benton, 90th Birthday Celebration
27. Reverend Kisha Cohen, Pastoral Installation
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva
28. Andre Resendes
29. Ruben Godinho
30. Goncalo Teixeira
31. Diogo Valente
32. Chef Gil Fernandes
33. Claudia da Silva Mataloto
34. Bernardo Correa
35. Best of the Best East Side High School
36. Best of the Best Ann Street School
37. Best of the Best Lafayette Street School