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RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING
Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump
1. Masjid Al-Haqq celebrating over twenty-five (25) years of community services on Saturday, July 15, 2017
2. Archbishop Carl Bean, Mr. Larry Lyons, Mr. Perris Straughter, Ms. Tamara Fleming and Rutgers University-Newark Queer Oral History Project, honorees of the 2017 Newark Proud Awards held on Friday, July 14, 2017
3. Ms. Awilda Rivera, on her exceptional service to the City of Newark and WBGO
4. Mr. David “Davido” Adeleke, African Recording Artist and Philanthropist on
his visit to the City’s Office of International Affairs and Diaspora Affairs on Thursday, July 20, 2017
5. Mr. Rayshine Harris
Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador
6. Mr. Manuel Domingues
7. Mr. Jose Catarino
8. “Ecuador Day” celebrating the Ecuadorian-American community’s cultural, economic, and political enrichment of the City
Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James
9. Newark Explorers for their time and dedication in placing flags on the graves of fallen Veterans on Memorial Day with Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152 on Monday, June 26, 2017
10. Lil’ Jay and the Spiritual Boys celebrating their anniversary and Stellar Award nomination at Providence Baptist Church on Saturday, July 15, 2017
11. Union Chapel AME Church celebrating their 100th Year Anniversary to be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017
Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.
12. Dr. Marie Foley
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
13. Trike Master Social Club for their Annual Celebration on their Bike Blessing held on Sunday, July 16, 2017
14. “Colombia Independence Day” celebrating 207 Years of Independence held on Sunday, July 16, 2017
15. Mr. Jaime Alberto Acosta Carvajal, Consul General of Colombia during the “Colombia Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony” held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017
16. Ms. Claudia Usma of Colombia during the “Colombia Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony”