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Lakota Sioux of the Rosebud Reservation Romania

In March of 1998, Judy Broom was awarded the highest civilian honor bestowed by Olt County, Romania. In presenting the medallions, Legislator Ionica Marin explained that no one in Slatina's 630-year history has done more to benefit the children of the city than HUG.

In November of 1998, HUG Internationally was one of 150 recipients in the United States to be awarded the George Washington Honor Medal for the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Dallas Area Chapter. The Freedoms Foundation honors patriotism and good citizenship. Other recipients of the award have included Chief Justices William Renquist and Warren Burger, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Lech Walesa, Margaret Thatcher, and Arthur Ash.

In September of 2002, Braila County Romania was recognized as having the best orphanage system in the country. At a Press Conference in October of 2002, the director of the Department of Child Protection in Braila and the orphanage directors, credited HUG for the success of the Braila programs and orphanage system. The national Department of Child Protection has used every program HUG has implemented as the standard of care that all other countries should strive to attain.