Mariah received the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Wish Icon Award at their seventh annual ceremony in 2006. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to recognize such prominent members of our community for their involvement in supporting wish fulfillment for children and their families,” said Kelli Seely, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. “It is particularly exciting to honor Mariah Carey with the Wish Icon award for her extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements throughout her career, those we are honoring tonight have brightened the lives of many children and the family members who love them.”
