VOLUNTEER: Motherly advice inspired one woman to spawn a culture of giving. With a struggling marriage and business, Susan Finch was on the "pity pot" – and her mother was quick to tell her to get off. "She told me to go out and do something for somebody else to get through

I saw your website when researching character education for lesson plan ideas. I am a theatre educator for a professional theatre company in Manalapan, Florida, and every year I collaborate with a group of students with mental and/or physical disabilities to create an original theatre piece which is performed at the Kravis

Susan Finch and Binky Patrol honored for outstanding kindness and compassion in helping children and teens in need.  Award presented at Binky Patrol Home Group Chapter meeting. April 24, 2004, Laguna Niguel, California -- The Good Samaritan Award for the Laguna Niguel Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A trip to mom's reminds me of where we started.My mom recently died. My siblings and I sorted through her stashes of memories, treasures and oddities.  I ran across a special suitcase. May 1996 - An idea was born to help kids in need of comfort and put together a group of people who want to volunteer on their

We didn’t just warm up January we made it SIZZLE!  South-West Metro Binky Patrol volunteers along with local Girl Scout Troops, Chaska Key Club, elementary school groups, and children from various neighborhoods presented 489 blankets on Saturday to the MN Sheriff’s Association.  That’s 189 over our goal!  We didn’t just warm up

This is a reprint of an article that was published in the St. Cloud Times 02/15/04. St. Cloud is approximately 35 miles north-west of Zimmerman. Stearns County sheriff's deputies have another tool to help children deal with trauma: Binky Blankets. The blankets, which are called binkies, are made by volunteers and donated to