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Get to know Hoffman California Fabrics a 27 year Binky Patrol Sponsor!

 

We are back to making binkies!

Check your local chapter from the drop down list above. We lost a lot of chapters during COVID but are starting to get more going again!
 No chapter near you, consider starting one with a friend or two and delivering your binkies locally. Learn more here >

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Upcoming Events From Our Chapters:

 
06-20 Binky Patrol's Anniversary

Scouts can easily make blankets for Binky Patrol.  Binky Patrol is a great idea for Service Unit projects, troop projects and for Gold, Silver and Eagle awards.

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Recent Headlines

350 hours needed - he DID IT and will keep going!

Jared's deliveryWhen you are given 350 community service hours in Winter, you need options fast. Jared found Binky Patrol and brought his big heart, sharp scissors, and willingness to get this done!

Read more about his story.

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Melissa in the Morning Welcomes CT Binky Patrol

Southern Connecticut's Binky Patrol Chapter provides blankets to critically ill and traumatized children in the greater Bridgeport area and beyond.more

Quick-to-make Fleece Blanket Instructions!

Easy instructions for making fleece blankets.

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Easy Strip Pieced Blanket

This is our signature binky for events. Easy to cut, easy to sew. We typically cut 8 - 10 six inch strips and sew them together for a top. Then we cut a back larger. Putting batting in between to match the top and create a frame around the top.. Great fast beginner pattern.

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Need Community Service Hours? We've got you covered!

Kids, teens, adults find themselves needing community service hours from time to time.  This can be for school, a service organization, referral by a local judge - it doesn't matter. We look at it as an opportunity to expose an unlikely volunteer to Binky Patrol, and show them how easy it can be to make a difference AND meet community service requirements.

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Binkies in a Heatwave

Barb Susi Botsko is the Monroe/Trumbull CT chapter’s mvp when it comes to supporting and promoting Binky Patrol.

No way their chapter was letting a heatwave get in the way of their making and delivering binkies locally!

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Frogs or Fish - it didn't matter to this boy.

We had a special request recently from a mom of this cute little boy.

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Stacey Bryant Has Found a New Kentucky Organization to Help

one of Stacey Bryant's squishy crocheted binkies she made.When community service becomes an act of love.

Weyside Christian Mission in Lousville, KY is so happy Stacey had community service hours assigned! She is going to continue to make binkies for them.

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Bink-A-Thon Collaborative Skills Commitment & Perseverance - Sonya's Story

When I walked in, the setting was a gym that was filled with people running around and things all over the floors. I was filtered through a line and given a name tag, then sent to the back of the gym to begin cutting fabric and stuffing for the blankets.

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What's a BINKY?

What the job of a binky is - to bring comfort.
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Team Building Events That Actually Build Teams

Fleece blankets are fun and easy.Time to plan your next team building event. Oh goodie!

 

You’ve done the ropes courses in the trees, firewalking, mystery nights, carnivals, escape rooms, scavenger hunts, shark tank, memory wall, but how much time did your team actually spend asking each other non-scripted questions?

 

How many ideas were floated around without prompts? Read this article for some new ideas.

 

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Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Helps Comfort Local Farmworkers

Yarn from Michael's made by Nancy Cabrera's team at Warm Up AmericaA roadtrip to Washington led to a lot of families receiving blankets.

Michael's Distribution Center in WA, emailed BPHQ saying they had a lot of yarn to donation. Pam Head and BP Founder, Susan Finch, took the opportunity for a road trip to cram Susan's 4 Runner with gorgeous yarn.

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Bink-A-Thon How-To Do List: Have your own event

Learn how easy it can be to have a Bink-A-Thon.  We have it all planned out with ideas based on 22 years' experience.  It's fun and can be easy with a team!

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Beaverton High School Students Making a Difference

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Who makes them? Who receives them? How can I help?

 

Watch this 36 minute video panel discussion about how to start a chapter, our history, how you can easily join us. We discussed resources for chapters, why we are not in other countries and one question: why haven't I heard about Binky Patrol before? 

 

We spend the time talking to existing chapter leaders, and a new one to get both sides of this story of what it takes to start and run a chapter. Hear some stories from Binky Patrol's beginnings - Oprah, Family Circle, St. John Knits, Disney and more!

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