In Case You Missed It | Program August 2022

August 3, 2022 Surf Day Walk With Sally partners with the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation to host 120 attendees including families, mentors, volunteers, Walk With Sally program staff, and Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation staff for its annual day at the beach. Children filled with anticipation watch surfing videos all week to prepare. The day opens […]

In Case You Missed It | Program February 2022

March 2, 2022 Written by: Jen Tomo, Program Coordinator at Walk With Sally Mentor Roundtable Walk With Sally hosts a quarterly Mentor Roundtable where are mentors come together to discuss the challenges in their friendship, gain insight and advice from one another and reconnect. The first Mentor Roundtable of 2022 was led by Walk With […]

In Case You Missed It: Friendship Activities November 2021

December 1, 2021 Written by: Jen Tomo, Program Coordinator at Walk With Sally Create the Change In honor of Veterans Day, Walk With Sally partnered with Project Giving Kids and Village for Vets to create thank you cards and hygiene kits for homeless veterans. Village for Vets fills critical gaps in key services for homeless […]

Walk With Sally Gets an Exciting Tour with the Redondo Beach Police and Fire Departments

November 8, 2021 Written by: Jen Tomo, Program Coordinator at Walk With Sally   Redondo Beach Police Station and Fire Department   The Redondo Beach Police Department graciously invited the Walk With Sally mentees and mentors to their police station for an incredible tour that included informative and interactive demonstrations including a motorcycle demonstration, drone […]

Social Community For A Great Cause

Written by: MacKenzie Paschen, WWS Social Club Member Published by: Melissa Ostrowski Let’s Get Social! Are you feeling disconnected lately, or maybe detached from your community? Walk With Sally Social Club could be the bright light you’ve been looking for. Get back out there and support your community! Volunteering with Walk With Sally Social Club […]

How To Make An Impact On Your Community

Written by: MacKenzie Paschen, WWS Social Club Member Published by: Melissa Ostrowski The Right Community – Walk With Sally Social Club As a young, professional living in the South Bay and throughout Los Angeles, finding a community to impact can be difficult. Finding one that is like minded and looking to give back, even more […]

Hope for the Holidays

Hope for the Holidays – Adopt A Family Program The holidays are a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate. No matter what holiday you celebrate, this time of year certainly has a magical feeling. For many families though the holidays can be an especially difficult and challenging time. Walk With Sally […]

Walk With Sally Summer Internships

Walk With Sally staff and interns at the El Segundo Los Angeles office in Summer 2019

This past Summer, Walk With Sally welcomed 5 new interns into our office. These interns worked with our program, development, and special events teams to learn different aspects of working within a nonprofit organization. Program Internship Kelly, one of our program interns, is going into her Senior year at Loyola Marymount University, majoring in Psychology. […]

What An Honor – Palos Verdes 2017 Nonprofit of the Year Award

What an Honor! Thanks to your support and the tireless dedication of our volunteers and mentors, we recently found out that the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has chosen Walk With Sally as the Nonprofit Organization of the Year! Each year we strive to help more children and their families deal with the impact […]

Beacon of Light Award Honoree

Suzanne Sharer and Bob McDaniel South Bay Automation   The Beacon of Light Award honors a business or individuals who show exemplary dedication and commitment throughout the year to Walk With Sally’s programs and services to support children and families impacted by cancer. We are proud to honor local South Bay power team Suzanne Sharer […]