From Quilt Squares to Comfort
From Quilt Squares to Comfort What started as a shipment of beautiful quilt squares from Susan Finch is quickly becoming something much bigger. Thanks to the loving hands of our Tuesday quilting group, these blocks are being transformed into quilts that will soon wrap children in comfort through Binky Patrol. A heartfelt
USPS Rate Change Affects Shipping Packages and Bulky Envelopes to Rural Chapters: What Binky Patrol Volunteers Need to Know
USPS changed how it prices lightweight packages shipped to rural ZIP Codes, and that affects Binky Patrol chapters with limited funds. Here's what changed, what didn't, and how consolidating your shipments with tools like PirateShip.com can turn this rate change into a money-saver.
Binky Patrol Celebrates 30 Years of Comforting Children in Crisis, One Handmade Blanket at a Time
Binky Patrol marks 30 years of comforting kids in crisis with nearly one million handmade blankets, plus a Bink-A-Thon backed by the MrBallen Foundation.
Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids Celebrating 30 Years of Amazing Volunteers Across the Country
Beaverton, Oregon — Susan Finch's backyard doesn't usually hold thirty people, three cakes, and a cardboard box that hasn't been opened since 1996. Last weekend, under a red patio umbrella and a stand of tall cedars, it held all three. The occasion was Binky Patrol's 30th anniversary — not the press
Twelve Years, Nearly Thirty Thousand Blankets, and the Stories That Keep Them Going
Jeanne (left) and Barb (right) Jeanne started her Connecticut Binky Patrol chapter in 2012, one town over from Newtown. Sandy Hook had just happened. She and a group of friends — knitters, crocheters, a teacher, a mom, people who wanted to do something — put out a call on Facebook for green
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
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