The Annual Tampa Bink-a-thon was a huge success this year.  We topped lastyear's total and completed 80 Binkies!The Pilot Club of Ybor City sponsored the food and was our main contributoras far as hands (and always lots of heart)!  Marne's mother-in-law and Auntcame up from Naples to join in as well.There were

Last year's total surpassed I was hoping for 50 blankets. Last year we hit 81, but I thought it was a fluke. WRONG!  The volunteers in Quincy, IL really worked on this one.  We had somewhere between 10 and 20 volunteers at the Bink-A-Thon at any one time, but many more helped out.  Quite a few

Our Bink-a-Thon was absolutely wonderful. We had 37 volunteers, a clown and a delivery of flowers. These ladies worked their hearts our, breaking only for a very short lunch time, plenty of food was donated by local restaurants. Most of the tops used were the ones made by the local nursing home

 We had a great time at our Bink-A-Thon!  I feel like we got a lot accomplished.  We made 35 Binkies and have 2 more that are almost done and a few extra tops.  We had about 30 people off and on throughout the day. Part of the gang displaying some binkies. Our professional

Lifestyles - Johnson City Press 6/17/02  Kathie Williams with some of the quilts she has made (Staff Photo by Eddie LeSueur)A binky can make all the difference to a sick or sad child needing comfort. For those unsure of what a “binky” is, Kathie Williams provides a translation: It’s a homemade blanket