Please come out and support the friends of Walker at Pizzeria Unos in Harvard Square on May 20th! This is advance notice, but you need to bring a coupon with you to support Walker, so we wanted to make the coupon available!

Pizzeria Unos benefit
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
All day
22 John F Kennedy St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 492-3625

Walker will receive a donation of 15-20% of all food and drink sales, if you present this coupon!

Hope to see you there!

Please come out and support the friends of Walker at the Flatbread Company, this Tuesday!

Flatbread Company Benefit Night
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
5 PM to 9:00 PM
213 Burlington Road (corner of Network Drive)
Bedford, MA
www.flatbreadcompany.com

Walker will receive a donation of $3.50 from every large, and $1.75 from every small flatbread sold during this special evening. Dine-in or take-out!

Hope to see you there!

Our 3 on 3 basketball tournament is just around the corner!

We invite you to participate in Friends of Walker’s Fifth Annual B-ball Bonanza; a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to benefit Walker. The event will take place on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 1- 4 p.m. at Basketball City in downtown Boston. An after-party at the Greatest Bar immediately follows the tournament. The fee for non-tournament participants is $5 per person and includes free appetizers, and entrance to our door prize raffle. Please click here for more information on benefits and how to register.

Also check out our flyer for the event!

Please join “Friends of Walker” for Happy Hour at Blu Restaurant and Bar.

Thursday, January 28, 2010
5:30 to 9:00 PM
$10 cover
Featuring the music of guitarist Patrick DeCoste
Free food- Door Prizes- Raffle
All proceeds benefit Walker

Blu @ The Sports Club/LA is located at 4 Avery street, Boston MA, 02111. (617) 375-8550.
Please enter The Sports Club/LA entrance on Avery Street. Mention to the doorman that you are heading to Blu, and take the elevator to the 4th floor.

Validated parking is available for $5 for 3 hours. The lot is located on Boylston Street, right after the intersection of Boylston and Tremont on the left. If parking in the parking garage, enter the elevator to the Lobby (the button will say The Sports Club/LA) Exit the elevator and proceed through the door ahead to enter the street level lobby. Mention to the doorman that you are heading to Blu, and take those elevators to the 4th floor.

www.blurestaurant.com

http://www.thesportsclubla.com/site/

Walker’s network of facilities and professionals provides state-of-the-art special education and world-class mental health services to children and adolescents, ages 3 to 22, in multidisciplinary programs at The Walker School, Beacon High School, and Walker Partnerships. And a wide range of Walker support and outreach services extend these specialized therapeutic environments beyond our classrooms into family homes,
public schools, and community settings.

To learn more please visit www.walkerschool.org

Below are some photos, courtesy of Philip W. Miller, Jr., from the event last night. Thanks to everyone who came out!

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Saturday, March 14, 2009

WalkerYPG is hosting our 4th Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! The event will take place on Saturday, March 14, from 1-4 p.m. at Basketball City in Downtown Boston. 

Each player will receive a complimentary t-shirt, automatic entry to our raffle, participation in the tournament, and an invitation to the Bell in Hand after-party with free food! Prizes will be awarded to first and second place teams. This year’s champion team will receive FIVE tickets to the Friday, April 10th CELTICS game vs. Miami!

 

The registration fee prior to February 16th is $35 per person; and after February 16th $45 per person. All registrations and payment are due by Monday, March 2, 2009. At least three players must register and pay in full in order to officially register a team, and additional players may be added there after. You may register up to five players per team.

If you are not interested in playing, we welcome you to come cheer on your favorite team and attend the Bell in Hand after-party! Wristbands are $5 and will allow access to the after-party, free food, and entry to our raffle.

All proceeds will benefit Walker (a non-profit organization based in Needham, Massachusetts, that provides a range of services to 3- to 22-year-old emotionally, behaviorally, and learning disabled students and their families).

2009 WYPG Basketball Registration form

Please join us at The Flatbread Company on Tuesday, February 3rd. Bring your colleagues, family and friends, and enjoy a great dinner for a great cause! The Flatbread Company will donate $3.50 for every large flatbread and
$1.75 for each small flatbread sold throughout the evening (this includes take-out!).

Reservations are not required and all
flatbread proceeds will directly benefit Walker.
The Flatbread Company  is located at:
213 Burlington Road (corner of Network Drive)
Bedford, MA
781-275-8200
http://www.flatbreadcompany.com

Please join the Walker Young Professionals Group as we kick off summer aboard the Majestic Princess on Friday, June 20, 2008. The cruise along Boston Harbor is from 8-10:30 p.m. and includes open bar offering premium liquor, beer, wine and soft drinks, delicious appetizers and hors doeuvre service, along with great music and dancing! We will also be holding a special raffle at the event.

WYPG Boat Cruise

Purchase your tickets by May 30th and pay only $60 per person. After May 30th tickets are $65 before the event and $75 at the door.

All proceeds will benefit Walker, a network of facilities and professionals that provides world-class mental health services, state-of-the-art special education, expert professional training and consultation, and child welfare advocacy. Our location in Needham, Massachusetts, provides a range of services to 3- to 13 year-old emotionally, behaviorally, and learning disabled students and their families. We hope you will join us for what promises to be a fabulous night getting to know the Walker Young Professionals Group and raising much needed funds for Walker!

To Purchase Tickets
Please mail a check (payable to Walker) to:
Walker
c/o WYPG
1968 Central Ave
Needham, MA 02492
Call Nicole at: 781-292-2160
MC, Visa, Discover, Amex and cash accepted as well.

The third annual Walker Young Professionals Group 3 on three basketball tournament is coming right up!

Saturday, March 1st
1pm-4pm
Basketball City (near TD Banknorth Boston)

The tournament will also feature a three point contest and other competitions. Immmediately after the tournament, the afterparty starts at Faneuil Hall’s Bell in Hand. We’ll have free appetizers, a free raffle, and the entire second floor to ourselves.

Registration is just $30 per person before January 31st, and $40 per person afterwards. The registration deadline is February 25th. To register, send the attached BBall Registration form to

Nicole Darrell
781-292-2160
ndarrell@walkerschool.org

BBall flyer

BBall Registration

BBall after party registration

Thank you to everyone who joined us for dinner at Tasca Spanish Tapas Restaurant in Brighton, Mass. on November 5, 2007. More than 80 friends of Walker joined us for an evening of great food and fun, with every dollar spent on food by our guests donated directly to support Walker programs and services–for a total of $1400.