Mentor of the Year 2019
Walk With Sally’s 2019 Mentor of the Year Award We at Walk With Sally are beyond privileged to call this woman a member of our community. She is an incredible mentor and has given back in a number of other ways beyond just that, this is why we felt she had to be honored as […]
Don’t Miss This Bucket List Item
Once In A Lifetime Opportunity! Ride The Goodyear Blimp With 6 Friends Support a Friendship for $5,000 and enjoy a ride through the L.A. skies on the Goodyear Blimp. Take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you and up to 6 friends (7 people total) to take a ride on one of two dates: Sunday, […]
Support Through Community: Maureen & Izzy
A Friendship Story – Maureen & Izzy Maureen’s friendship with Izzy is a true testament to the Walk With Sally mission. Izzy joined the program when she was just ten years old. Her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and, at the time, she was in remission. Although Maureen and Izzy originally had complete […]
Walk With Sally News – By The Numbers
Walk With Sally Updates & News So far this year, we are crushing it! Our Program Team set out with the goal of matching 4 new friendships each month in 2018, and thus far have matched on average 5 new friendships each month! No big deal, but so far for May we’ve matched Alex + […]
In Honor of #ThankYourMentor Day
What does a Friendship mean to a child? On January 11th, “I Am A Mentor” Day, our 2018 Mentors of the Year Marlo and Brian shared a bit about their experience being a mentor. In honor of #ThankYourMentor Day, we asked their mentees, Kristina and Liam, to share what their Friendships mean to them! Kristina’s […]
Faces of Sally – Jeric & Avery’s Friendship
Faces of Sally – Jeric & Avery’s Friendship I lost my mom to cancer three years ago. It was a challenging experience. That’s why when I heard about Walk With Sally, I knew I wanted to be there for a child who had experienced that kind of loss. Ten-year-old Avery also lost a loved one […]
Pizza & Pumpkins Bonus Activity – California Pizza Kitchen
What Is A Bonus Activity? Through Walk With Sally’s activity events, mentors, mentees, and families impacted by cancer have the opportunity to grow their sense of community. To supplement our quarterly Friendship Activities, we also extend 1-2 opportunities per month we call Bonus Activities! These provide not only a sense of community, but also access for […]
Friendship Bowl 2018 – Save The Date
Mark Your Calendar! The 11th Annual Friendship Bowl will be outta this world! Join us for our annual Friendship Fundraiser to support more mentorships for children impacted by cancer. The Friendship Bowl is about fundraising for friendships! Every day, there are children in this community that are forced to watch a loved one battle or succumb […]
A Lifetime of Friendship: Chris and Patrick’s Story
Chris lost his father to pancreatic cancer at the age of 27, and in the aftermath felt like he was going through grief alone, with no support system. After hearing about Walk With Sally, he immediately signed up to be a mentor. Chris felt like it would be a great opportunity to help alleviate sadness […]
Creating Opportunities: Claudia & Camila’s Story
Claudia was 6 years old when her mom lost a 4 year battle with cancer. She remembers that life wasn’t the same as other kids her age. Her father was so busy trying to take care of her mother, Claudia never learned to swim or ride a bike. The family never even took a summer […]
