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 […]

Mychal’s Learning Place Friendship Activity 2019

Walk With Sally Partners With Mychal’s Learning Place Partnering with other charities and organizations is one facet of creating the community of support that makes Walk With Sally’s programs such a success. We take pride on being able to work together with other organizations that are also focused on social impact.  So, for our first […]

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 […]

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 […]

Walk With Sally Volunteering 101

Hi, I’m Autumn – Walk With Sally’s Volunteer Manager! In celebration of National Volunteer Month, I’m sharing all the ways you can volunteer with us and stay in the know about our upcoming opportunities. We like to find the perfect volunteer opportunities for you, so we take the time to get to know you, your […]

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 […]

We Love Our Mentors

January is National Mentoring Month And we LOVE our mentors! January means something special to us at Walk With Sally, it’s a time where we can focus on the volunteers who are the cornerstone of our programs, our mentors.  These are the people who are just showing up and making an incredible impact on the […]

Scott Cohen is a Face of Sally

Faces of Sally – Scott Cohen Hi there, When I joined Walk With Sally as a mentor in 2015, I didn’t know what kind of ride I was in for.  Dylan, my mentee, lost his dad to cancer when he was 3 years old.  I could related to losing a loved one to cancer because I […]

Happenings Newsletter – November 2017

What’s Happening At Walk With Sally November 2017 Newsletter Prior to being matched, every mentor and mentee commit to at least one year with the Mentoring Program in order to facilitate a connection. Due to the incredible work and support of our program team, our mentor and mentee friendships last on average 2.25 years, higher […]

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 […]