Creating A Future Filled With Hope: Liam’s Story
Liam was just a young teenager when he found out about his mom’s breast cancer diagnosis and he found himself continuing to listen to the voice in his head reassuring him that she would be fine, listening to that voice giving him hope. In June of 2017, he was matched with Brian and the hope […]
Walk With Sally Fall 2019 News & Events
Fall 2019 News & Updates Finding The Fun in Friendship Activities Since we last connected, Walk With Sally has been busy creating an incredible community of support around all of our families impacted by cancer. During July, Rock & Brews hosted their second activity of the year where mentors and mentees could come together for a […]
Speaking about Cancer within a New Mentoring Relationship
At Walk With Sally, each mentoring relationship begins with a Match Day—an introduction of mentor to mentee in the child’s home. The art of making new friends is often an awkward adventure. The first-time we meet someone can be an unchoreographed dance of fumbling over words and general uncertainty. This is only magnified when the […]
Walk With Sally & Rock and Brews Redondo Beach Friendship Activity 2019
Walk With Sally & Rock and Brews Redondo Beach Friendship Activity 2019 In partnership with Rock & Brews Redondo Beach, WWS provided some spring fun for our community. Why Partner with Rock & Brews? “Why not,” says Rock and Brews GM, Walter. It is so important for Walk With Sally to connect and create partnerships […]
Walk With Sally 6th Annual Surf Day Friendship Activity 2019
Walk With Sally 6th Annual Surf Day Friendship Activity 2019 Partnership and volunteers create community at Walk With Sally Friendship Activity. Walk With Sally brings ocean healing and surfing to mentors, mentees and families in partnership with the Jimmy Miller Foundation, and with the support of FTK Social Club, to build community! Photos by @jolugarphotography […]
Bryan & Alrick: Connected by Breast Cancer
Bryan & Alrick’s Friendship: Connected by Breast Cancer Alrick watched his mother battle breast cancer while in his late 20s, and then went on to watch her lose another battle with cancer nearly a decade later. When he saw a report about Walk With Sally on Spectrum News, he immediately knew this was a way […]
Walk With Sally Adventure Plex Friendship Activity 2019
Adventure Plex Community Activity – May 2019 Walk With Sally hosted another successful friendship activity of 2019. Beach Cities Health District hosted us at their AdventurePlex Facility in Manhattan Beach. If you are from the South Bay you might be all too familiar with AdventurePlex, but for many of our mentees this was their first […]
White Light White Night Lifetime Friendship Award Honorees 2018
Congratulations to our Lifetime Friendship Award Honorees We are so thrilled to be presenting our 6th Annual Lifetime Friendship Award to a husband and wife team, Jillian and Scott with their respective mentees, Betaneya and Ronnie! Jillian & Betaneya’s Friendship Jillian joined Walk With Sally on October 1, 2011 and has been a committed member […]
This Year’s Fred’s Future Scholarship!
Fred’s Future Scholarship Walk With Sally’s mission is to provide support for children whose family member has cancer. Not only do we achieve this through our mentoring program that provides these children with immediate support needed to handle the trauma that cancer can often cause, but also through Fred’s Future Scholarship. As these children grow […]
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 […]
