EP89: Renewed Purpose: Seniors Bring Joy to Children Through Blankets
When Cheryl Bean's friend mentioned her mother was moving into a senior community, she saw an opportunity that would change everything. What started as helping one resident who loved to sew has grown into a beautiful movement across Texas retirement communities. In this heartwarming episode, Susan sits down with Cheryl Bean, Area
Volunteer Recruitment Strategies: Celebrate Your Milestones
Use Your Milestones (Everyone Has Them) We're celebrating 30 years of Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids this year. Carolyn Berndt has hosted our big anniversary parties since we started - she did our 10th, our 20th, last summer she did a spontaneous gathering for South Orange County. This time we're going
Volunteer Recruitment Strategies: Map it On Google
Stop Guessing Where to Expand: Map It We partnered with the Mr. Ballen Foundation a while back, and they support a lot of organizations that serve kids in crisis. Same kids we serve. Made sense. But then Rania had this smart idea: what if we mapped where all their partner organizations are and compared it to where we have chapters?
Monroe, CT MLK Bink-A-Thon – 2026
Volunteers in Connecticut did not let the recent shake of the snow globe stop them last weekend. Over 50 kids, teens, and adults came to Nichols United Methodist Church on Monday for the MLK Bink-A-Thon. 89 binkies were made in 3 hours, plus 38 hats were collected. Half the binkies were
6″ Heart Block Challenge – sew, crochet, knit, embroider, needlepoint – any block!
February Block Challenge for 2026 - It's all about the LOVE! Many people write to tell me they wish there was a way to connect the volunteers across the country without waiting to respond to a tragic disaster - something happy. We decided that we will start
Volunteer Recruitment Strategies: Senior Care Facilities
The Most Overlooked Volunteers: Seniors This one makes me a little emotional because it's about basic human dignity. Seniors in care facilities still have skills. They still have value. They still want to contribute. But too often they're just sitting around waiting for bingo night because nobody thinks to ask them to
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