Thank You, Mentor!
As Mentor Appreciation Month is upon us, we have to say thank you to our Mentors. There are so many ways to thank someone who helps you through dark times and loves you unconditionally. While the only way to truly repay them is a lifelong friendship, let us count the ways you can show your […]
Meet Christobal
Meet Cristobal Cristobal is just like Dylan, who we told you about a few days ago, he is a young boy going through the holidays dealing with the early stages of seeing his dad deal with the impact of being recently diagnosed with cancer. But Cristobal doesn’t have a mentor yet. He doesn’t have someone […]
Meet Scotty & Dylan
Dylan lost his dad to cancer when he was 3 years old. At 9 years old, he was matched with Scotty through the Walk With Sally mentoring program. These two have now been friends for nearly 2 years. Here’s what Dylan’s mom, Jenny, has to say about his time in the Walk With Sally program: […]
Building Friendships + Gingerbread Houses
This last Sunday, we spent the afternoon surrounded by icing, gingerbread, and so many treats it’s hard to keep track (sugar-rushes are okay during the holidays, right?). Santa made a guest appearance, along with mentors, mentees, mentors-in-waiting, and mentees who have yet to meet their match. Constructing a Gingerbread House is similar to constructing […]
Give a Little Bit
In spirit of #givingtuesday, we wanted to highlight some great places to donate your clothes and used goodies as you prepare for the holiday season. We always love when donors ask if we could use some of their gently used items, and sometimes we can. Other times, we recommend to check out the following: […]
Why Men Mentor
We had a great time at our Friendship Activity as we paddle boarded, bounce house-ed, and enjoyed some pizza. In between paddles, hops and bites; we asked some of our male mentors why they enjoyed being a part of Walk With Sally. Here was their feedback: We currently need Male Mentors across the LA Map. If you know […]
Adventure + Zen
Paddle boards, bounce-house waterslides, art, and meditation. Sounds like the ideal day, no? Our last Friendship Activity hosted at the Bay Club Redondo Beach was an absolute perfect balance, the yin and yang of how we should live our lives. The ocean has always signified that balance of joy, calm, adventure, fear, conquest, […]
Not just a mentor, but a friend for life
A third of all Walk With Sally friendships involve kids with a loved one affected by breast cancer. This is a story about one of those friendships. Back in 2012, Georgina was battling breast cancer. With all the uncertainties of her prognosis, she knew this for certain: her daughter, Samantha, would always – always […]
Time To Open Up: Lizette & Naivy’s Story
Sometimes, the steady presence of a friend in our lives makes us feel grounded and secure. Some people call that your “rock.” Lizette Carlos is slowly becoming that rock for her Walk With Sally mentee, Naivy Vargas. The two were paired together eight months ago, and Lizette has been there for 13-year-old Naivy as her […]
Few Words And A Lot To Say: Bob & Nathan’s Story
Bob and Nathan rarely do the same thing together twice. If this month is mini go-kart racing, next month is flying drones. The only exception is action movies. Nathan’s mom, Claudia Stock, says her 13-year-old son and Bob Oh, his Walk With Sally mentor, do “boy things” together. “It helps me out because I know […]
