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Brett Favre Honored With Make-A-Wish Foundation Award
posted 12/06/2007
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America recently announced eight winners of this year's Chris Greicius Celebrity Awards, honoring top celebrities and organizations who embrace the Foundation's mission and granted remarkable wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.
The recipients are:
• Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre
• Sports media company ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
• The cast and crew of the NBC TV series "Law & Order: SVU"
• Recording artists My Chemical Romance
• Mystifier Criss Angel
• Celebrity Stylist, Creative Director and VH1 Fashion Authority Mary Alice Stephenson
• Film producer Ian Bryce
• NASCAR Foundation Executive Director Sandy Marshall
"Each of these winners was a true standout, even among the many generous celebrities who help create magical experiences for the kids who wish to meet them," said David Williams, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America president and chief executive officer. "Their time is a gift that can't be replicated, and each celebrity wish creates enduring, moving memories for wish kids at a time when they need inspiration while facing a life-threatening medical condition."
The Chris Greicius Celebrity Awards are named in honor of the 7-year-old boy whose 1980 wish to be a police officer inspired a group of caring volunteers to fulfill his dream and later create the Foundation, now the largest wish-granting organization in the world.
Make-A-Wish® chapters nominated celebrities who went "above and beyond" during the past year to grant amazing wishes to the wish kids who wanted to meet them. The Foundation's Celebrity and National Sports Program staff chose the Chris Greicius Celebrity Award winners from those nominations.
The Celebrity and National Sports Program facilitates many of the wishes of children who ask to meet their favorite TV or movie star, musician, athlete or other entertainment personality. During fiscal year 2007 (ending Aug. 30), the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfilled 794 celebrity or national sports wishes, 6 percent of the 13,000 total wishes granted. The overall total represents the most wishes granted by the Foundation in a fiscal year since it was founded in 1980.
Many chapters manage the relationships of celebrities in their territory. For example, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin partners directly with the Green Bay Packers organization to make Packers wishes a reality.
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 67 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 153,000 wishes in the U.S. since inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Wisconsin grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Since the Wisconsin chapter was founded in 1984, more than 3,100 families statewide can attest to the power of a wish. The Foundation celebrated its 3,000th wish in July 2007 as Samantha's wish for a home movie theater came true. Last year, the chapter granted a record-breaking 268 wishes. Currently, nearly 200 Wisconsin children are in the process of having their special wishes granted. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin or to learn how you can make a difference, please call 800.236.WISH or visit www.wisconsin.wish.org. |
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