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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey
1. Individuals honored during the “Write into Action” Essay Contest
2. Individuals honored in the Essay Contest “Write into Action” Science Park High School
3. Central High School Girls Flag Football Team on their 10-0 Season
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
4. Lossie Bostic, 100th Birthday Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
5. Cathy Booker
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
6. Gladys Martinez, Mother’s Tribute Cinco de Mayo
7. General Adjunct Consul, Belén García Arcat
8. Lucia Alicia Dominguez
9. Individuals honored during the Annual Mother’s Day of Mujeres de Ayer Hoy y Siempre
10. Individuals honored during the Celebration of the Independence of Ecuador
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
11. Awilda Rodriguez, Retirement
12. Carmen Sanchez, 100th Birthday Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
13. Individuals honored for the GIRLS Academy, Inc.
14. Individuals honored during the 2026 Dr. Emily Cissy Houston Lifetime Achievement Award at the McDonald’s Gospel Fest 2026
15. Individuals honored during the McDonald’s Gospel Fest 2026 - Roars Back to Broadway “Mother’s Day Weekend”
16. Individuals honored during the City of Newark Senior Services - 2026 Unsung Hero & Heroines
17. Individuals honored during the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark - 38th Annual Evening of the Stars Gala
18. Individuals honored during the Berkeley College Newark Campus Networking Event
19. Individuals honored during the 27th Annual National Day of Prayer
20. AARP New Jersey
21. Individuals honored during the NJ Health Care Employer District 119J - Annual National Appreciation Week
22. Individuals honored during the Africana Institute Celebrating 25 Years Sankofa Royal Celebration and Dinner
23. Evelyn Fladger, 105th Birthday Celebration
24. Pastor Jerry Smith, 20th Pastoral Anniversary
25. Individuals honored during the 2026 Tikkun Olam Stars
26. Jack Robinson III
27. Individuals honored during the Secret Place of Praise Church First Annual Gala
28. Reverend Ryan M Buckland - Celebrating 5 Years of Faithful Service
29. J’s House, Mental Health Awareness
30. Newark Fire Union, Mental Health Awareness Walk
31. Individuals honored during the Citywide Revival of Newark
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva
32. Best of the Best Wilson Avenue School
33. Best of the Best Ironbound Academy
34. Best of the Best East Side High School
35. Best of the Best East Ward Elementary School
36. Best of the Best Ann Street School
37. Best of the Best Newark School of Architecture and Interior Design
38. Best of the Best South Street School
39. Best of the Best Oliver Street School
40. Best of the Best Lafayette Street School
41. Best of the Best Hawkins Street School
42. Luís Pires
43. Tony Vieira
44. Manuel Rebelo