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: […]
Gratitude and Thanksgiving – A Weeklong Challenge
Besides the traffic, LA seems a little bit happier these days. Thanksgiving and gratitude are at the forefront of our minds. Families are traveling from all over to share some hugs, laughs, and the last piece pie (or arm wrestle for it). By taking a step back to realize all the good things that […]
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 […]
Transformative Love: This is Amy & Chloe’s Story
When Amy Dorr recently attended 8-year-old Chloe’s talent show, something happened that she never thought would happen. “Chloe voluntarily walked up to me and gave me a big hug. And she said, ‘Thank you for coming.’” That was a monumental gesture for Chloe, considering where her relationship with Amy, her Walk With Sally mentor, started […]
Lifetime Friendship Award 2016
This year we are honoring Danielle Aiello and her mentee, Samantha with the Lifetime Friendship Award. So we asked Danielle to tell us about her story, here’s what she had to say… I first learned about Walk with Sally about 7 years ago from a good friend of mine, Wimberly whose husband Randy was old […]
All Aboard Walk With Sally’s Friendship Activity
Walk With Sally strives to bring FUN to our friendships and families in our mentoring program. We do this be providing quarterly friendship activities and bonus activities throughout the year. On February 27th we took 50 mentors, mentees and family members to he Aquarium of the Pacific followed by Whale Watching. The highlights were the African […]
