Favre honored for making wishes come true

Packers quarterback Brett Favre today was honored today by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for his work with children with life-threatening illnesses.

He was presented with the Chris Greicius Celebrity Award at a press conference at Lambeau Field.

Favre and the Packers work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin.

Since 1990, the Packers have granted more than 90 such wishes, with almost 65 children from Wisconsin and 25 other states meeting Favre. One such child, Anna Walentowski of Neenah, who met Favre three years ago, joined him at today's press conference.

Others receiving the award: the rock band My Chemical Romance, illusionist Criss Angel, VHI fashion maven Mary Alice Stephenson, film producer Ian Bryce, NASCAR Foundation executive director Sandy Marshall, the cast and crew of "Law & Order: SVU" and ESPN.

The award is named for the 7-year-old boy who in 1980 inspired a group of volunteers to fulfill his wish to be a police officer. That led to the creation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com