Making Blankets for Kids Who Need a Reminder They Matter2024-10-08T22:58:45+00:00

We make blankets and give them away to children who are in need of comfort.

It’s a reminder that they matter, they are not invisible, not forgotten, and that SOMEONE cares about them.
100% volunteer – all ages and skills are welcome!

It’s easy to change lives by volunteering one hour per month.

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  • Camp Kesem – Yale and UCONN

    Sometimes even the littlest caregivers need to have the chance to be children. That is where this amazing national nonprofit, Kesem, helps. You will find Kesem on college campuses, and the student volunteers provide support and fun activities for children impacted by a parent's cancer diagnosis. Each summer, many of the chapters provide an all-expenses-paid summer sleep-away camp experience for the kids so they can be kids for a week. The Monroe/Trumbull CT chapter found out about Kesem, and they provided fleece binkies for all the campers at Camp Kesem Yale and Camp Kesem UCONN. A total of 200 children received the binkies on opening day. One counselor thanked us by saying, [read the story]

Need community service hours?

Before you choose Binky Patrol for your community service, make sure the agency, school, etc., you have to report your hours to will accept us. If you have contacted a local chapter and they will not accept community service, please alert BP National Headquarters, and we will figure it out. sfinch@binkypatrol.org – founder . Also, we’ve been doing this for a while and have to get a bit firmer on a few things.

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  • Dear Potential Volunteer, Binky Patrol is looking for volunteers to make blankets out of fleece. You do not need to sew anything! All you need is some fleece fabric, a pair of scissors and a little bit of time. ALL FABRIC - BEFORE YOU CUT FRINGE - CUT OFF THE SELVEDGE. They cannot be accepted [read the story]

  • From Area Coordiantor, Ernalee Munday in Washington: I like to machine applique quilts for kids.  My hands are not strong enough to hand applique anymore, so here is how I do it. I find cute pictures or applique patterns online or in quilt pattern catalog books, etc.  I copy them in my printer and enlarge [read the story]

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