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SPECIAL FAVOR AND AWARDS
Jane gave an impacting speech to 4000 high school students of our long-time friend, Mr. Yang, who has helped us so very often. She challenged the students to make daily changes in their lives that would ultimately change everyone around them. Smiles, kindness, helpfulness should become priorities in their lives. They needed to set daily goals as well as long- term goals that would lead them to become happy and successful. The leaders and teachers said they too were deeply touched and inspired to change.

ALL LEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT HAVE DEFINITELY
RECOGNIZED SANCS WORK

Jane continues to make efforts to maintain good public affairs and relationships with all officials of the government, which greatly enhances our work and helps in solving problems as they arise. As the first recipient of the Shang Du Friendship Award, she has been asked several times to give speeches at the Zhengzhou's special day of recognizing all their foreign friends who are helping in building Zhengzhou City. Behind her are some of the city officials

Jane was the sole foreign expert who was invited to give a speech at the twenty- year anniversary of the Provincial Public Security for their opening the doors for foreigners to do business in Henan. A formal dinner and a lovely performance followed this meeting.
ADDITIONAL FAVOR WITH THE MEDIA

Jane was invited to be a guest on a talk show called Henan and the World. The topic of discussion was education. China and America's strengths and weaknesses were contrasted to focus on areas China might consider improving in her own educational system. Jane has been in education since 1965 and has taught in China since 1994.

SHANG DU FRIENDSHIP AWARD

Zhengzhou City with a population of almost 6 million people held their first Friendship Award Ceremony. Jane was among the ten chosen recipients. This was a very important award and was celebrated over a period of three days. Shown here is Mayor Wang Wen chao presenting the award. All the major newspapers and television focused on our work among the orphans and all the high ranking leaders as well as leaders from the central government made a special effort to show their respect to Jane for her sacrifice and great work.

CHINA'S NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP AWARD was granted to Jane Marcum in the Great Hall Of the People in Beijing China by the vice premier Qian Qi chen, followed by photos with many of China's leaders including premier Zhu Rong ji. Please click for the details for this extraordinary recognition.

For the past three successive years Jane has been invited to sit at the provincial leader's table to celebrate their Chinese National Holiday. Here she is shown with the governor of Henan province, Mr. Li Cheng yu
OUR SANCS HOUSE OF MERCY WAS REGISTERED AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL
 
SANCS HOUSE OF MERCY is now registered at the Provincial Level of the Chinese Government - Our number - 410000001 - signifies we are the very first foreign operated orphanage to be completely registered and the officials told us that we are even NO. 1 in all of China. It was not an easy undertaking and has been in the works for about a year but with the help of many others and endless labor, it has been achieved. This is truly a great miracle because at this time there are no set rules or procedures on how to deal with this kind of thing. Other organizations in other places have tried and failed because the
government just simply had no previous example and knew no way to deal with it.
The previous governor of Henan province, the current vice premier Mr. Li Ke qiang congradulates Jane for SANCS good work.

PHOTOGRAPH WINS FIRST PLACE FROM AMONG 5000 ENTRIES

On National Day, 1996 a news reporter had taken a photo of Jane's entering the home laden with gifts and hugging one of the children. He entered the photograph in a national contest for photographers and journalist from around the country. From the 5000 entries, it took first place. It was displayed among the leading 500 winners in the Zhengzhou Museum with the mayor and governor there to open the ceremonies.

Wu Chen mei in 1998 wrote an essay entitled "Regrets" which was published in a book. The story was partly her true story about how her grandpa didn't buy his medicine so he could have enough money to send her to school but then he died. Several months later, Wu Chen mei was invited to a very special award presentation on Children's Day in Zhengzhou where she was acclaimed as one of the few leading students in all of Zhengzhou (an area with a population of about 3 million people). At the presentation she gave a powerful speech of thanksgiving.

OUTSTANDING MOTHER AWARD

On May 10, 1998 Jane was presented by the Zhengzhou City government with an award which is only occasionally given and certainly never to a foreigner. This award was for being an Outstanding Mother.

THE FIRST YELLOW RIVER FRIENDSHIP AWARD

In December 2000 Jane was awarded the first Yellow River Friendship Award from among 6000 foreign experts in the province of Henan.This award is extremely significant in China. Only eight experts received this award.

PROFESSORSHIP FROM ZHENGZHOU INSTITUTE OF LIGHT INDUSTRY

In May 2001 the president of Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry presented an Honorary Professorship to Jane.