Sydney Mascari decorates a t-shirt during the William’s Be Yourself Challenge thank-you event on October 5.

2nd Place Winner—WBYC Camp; Judge’s comments: “We appreciate the mobile camp experience, with just the right amount of Trail over Tail! A huge sentimental favorite.”

WBYC Brightens The Night for William's birthday

Brighten The Night

Carlisle sixth-grader Nico Procopio received the “Be Yourself” award during the William Be Yourself Challenge volunteer appreciation event on Friday, October 27.

William Wolfgang Shaw's family and friends found a way to remember him and work with children to teach them about loss and resilience.

WBYC kids selling luminaries for Brighten the Night

Running for love: Why WBYC kids ran the Falmouth Road Race

A charity team of 22 will run the Falmouth Road Race to fundraise for a fledgling nonprofit formed in his name: the “William Be Yourself Challenge” (WBYC).

Members of William’s Be Yourself Challenge prepare for the Falmouth Road Race including (left to right) Susie and Kai Shaw, Cameron and Amy Smack, Bridget and Caroline Ferrari, Reid Purwin and Stephanie Koch, and Katie and Colin Terry

Dr. Nancy Rappaport is the first in William's Be Yourself Challenge speaker series.

At the Parkour Challenge in June, many of William’s school friends wrote notes on hearts and put them on the Spalding fence.

Brightening the Night

Beloved role model who loved cooking, music, math and sports