Celebrating Thirty Years of Binky Patrol, Thirty Years of Choosing to Help
June 2026 — Thirty years ago, a handful of volunteers in Southern California started making handmade blankets for children in crisis. No budget. No office. Just fabric, a sewing machine, and the belief that a child who has lost everything, is ill, abused, or scared should at least have something soft to
Every Square Tells a Story – Introducing Comforting in Color
A child drew a beach scene. Yellow sun in the corner, blue sky filled in stroke by stroke, birds in a V across the horizon, the ocean meeting a sandy shore. She held the square flat with one hand while she colored with the other, completely absorbed. When she peeled it
20 Years in Beaverton
It was emotional when our founder, Susan Finch, moved her family to Oregon. Not only did she leave behind her family, she left behind her best friends she made in Binky Patrol. Beaverton has been welcoming and she quickly found out it was the perfect place to move Binky HQ. Memorial Weekend
Clark Summit, PA’s first Bink-A-Thon!
Dear Volunteers, Donors, and Friends, There are no right words to say it, but I am completely overwhelmed in the best possible way after our very first Bink-a-Thon. Because of all of you, we created 82 blankets (yes, 82!!!) What started as me looking into a volunteer opportunity turned into creating a local chapter of the
Making Blankets for Emotional Comfort in Clarks Summit, PA
There is a Bink-A-Thon in Clarks Summit, PA this Saturday, 4/25! AC Pamela Scandale was featured in an article published in The Abington Journal. "Area coordinator Pamela Scandale started the Lackawanna County chapter of the Binky Patrol. She has been crocheting blankets since age 12 and wanted to donate them. She looked
Monthly Sewing Club Beaverton
We started a small sewing group at Holy Trinity - where our annual Bink-a-Thon is. It's been about 10 months. It's a steady group of between 5-10. This month, due to play practice (Sound of Music), we were in the science room. Anyone is welcome. We bring machines, projects, pinning problems, and
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