Court-Ordered Hours Change Lives
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” — Muhammad Ali You’ve heard it on the news and in the classroom; “get out there and help your community.” But sometimes, “getting
Helping Comfort Uvalde – we need your help too.
Opening Facebook I saw one mom whose 10 year old couldn't articlate what he was feeling. She asked over and over "what's wrong?" Tears flowed and he asked for paper. He wrote down that what he saw
EP3 Tips for Rotating Boards Guest: Nina Hambleton
People volunteer for different reasons. After doing this for more than 25 years, Susan Finch has seen a lot of motivators. One is the need make their mark to be seen, heard, to feel important. That can
EP2 It is OK to say No to free fabric.
When we start a non-profit, we are usually pretty open to ANY help, any donations. Sometimes the cost of free can be higher than you'd expect. When we started, we were approached by several fabric companies wanting
EP1 How 501c3 Binky Patrol grew from 1 volunteer to 1500 in 30 days!
Hear about a spontaneous non-profit grew to a nationwide organization from three people who were there 26 years ago. Miriam talks about walking the streets – of Laguna Beach, and Lisa talks about the streets of Skid
Melissa in the Morning Welcomes CT Binky Patrol
Southern Connecticut's Binky Patrol Chapter provides blankets to critically ill and traumatized children in the greater Bridgeport area and beyond.
Knotty Rabbits
Fold, tie, and fasten a square of material and—presto!—a cuddly toy. MATERIALS: 18-inch square of lightweight flannel or a large cotton bandanna Rubber bands STEP 1: Fold the 18-inch square of lightweight flannel or large cotton bandanna
Binkies in a Heatwave
Barb Susi Botsko is the Monroe/Trumbull CT chapter’s mvp when it comes to supporting and promoting Binky Patrol. No way their chapter was letting a heatwave get in the way of their making and delivering binkies locally!
McKinney Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Recipient 2020: Travis Correiveau
TRAVIS CORRIVEAU: McKinney North High School. College: S.M.U. Or U.T.D., to study Biochemistry to become a pediatric neurologist doctor. North Interact President, Art Club, Academic UIL in calculator, science, math, number sense, and computer science, Gifted and
Frogs or Fish – it didn’t matter to this boy.
We had a special request recently from a mom of this cute little boy. He got to feel the binky love by using his sister’s binky. She still needed its magic and wanted her blue frog Binky