Celebrating Military Appreciation Month with Breezy!
Name: Breezy Mentee Name: Emily Who is your Sally? My Mom and dad are both my Sallys. They were a young 50 and 52 when they died with six different cancer between them. I was 22 when my dad died; 23 when my mom died. I had only been out of college and in the […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles Walk With Sally’s Latest Friendship Activity – May 13th It was a gorgeous day on May 13th for 32 attendees at our latest Friendship Activity hiking in Baldwin Hills. The theme behind this activity was “Overcoming Obstacles,” not just the hike itself, but we also learned that for several mentees, this wasn’t the […]
Celebrating Mothers Day and Mentoring with Lexi!
WWS Staff: “Who is your Sally?” Lexi: My Sally is my mom, Karen “KC” Opper J WWS Staff: “How do you get through difficult holidays like birthdays? mothers day? Without your mother?” Lexi: When dealing with loss, I think we expect that days like these can be the hardest. And some times, […]
The Impact of Friendship: Scott & Ronnie
The Impact of Friendship -Scott & Ronnie, matched 11/24/14 Fast forward to this past weekend, Ronnie WON his first race and Scott, his mentor, was there to cheer him on! To support more friendships making an impact like Scott & Ronnie’s please consider joining Friends of Sally. Friends of Sally is a community of committed Walk […]
What’s Art Got To Do With It?
What’s Art Got To Do With It? We’re more than just a mentoring program. On Saturday, March 25th five matches (5 mentors and 5 mentees) completed the first of four 2017 sessions for our Heart to Home Program. The group sessions, lead by Drica Lobo, utilize art to further cultivate sharing and to strengthen the […]
Costume: Simple, Fun, Cheap DIY
Who doesn’t love a good costume party? We are so excited to see you at our Friendship Bowl on March 11th! The only thing that’s tough is figuring out what it is you want to be! Have no fear, here are some suggestions for costumes using cheap items that you may have laying around […]
Mentor Spotlight: Josh, D-Day + Mac-N-Cheese
It’s no secret we love our Mentors. They’re absolutely incredible. Josh (mentor) was matched with Joey (mentee) 8/27/16. They have done some incredible things together and we love seeing these two at Friendship Activities. Especially when Joey decides to show up in World War II paraphernalia to our Bay Club Day. It was quite the […]
Mentor Mixer Vibes
We had a great time honoring all of our Mentors at our Annual Mentor Mixer. Thank you for coming out and making the night truly magical and special. Just like each and every one of you. We love you. You can always look at our YouTube Account to see videos of some of our latest […]
THANK YOU MENTORS!
At this year’s Mentor Mixer we took a moment to honor two extraordinary mentors. The first was Jenna Wigman, who is moving away after being matched with Kristina for nearly 6 years. We will miss her smile, enthusiasm and dedication! We also honored our Mentor of the Year, Amy Dorr. Amy has not only been a […]
Words of Wisdom
On Tuesday, we said thank you to some of our superstar mentors. I was in the audience, chatting with different mentors, and listening to the speeches and words of wisdom while trying to stifle some sentimental tears. A particularly juicy moment for me was listening to Amy’s words of wisdom to Mentors who are just […]
