Herald Tribune - News CoastEnveloped by fear and desperation, Samantha Lieberman fled a violent boyfriend and sought refuge at Sarasota's Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center. Her son, Michael, was only 2 weeks old. Enveloped by fear [read the story]
We are regularly asked if "Am I too young to help?" Our answer is always NO!We have volunteers as young as three who help draw on squares that are made into binkies. We have children who are [read the story]
Binkies -- according to our brigade of foster moms, need to be at least 36" square, preferably 36" plus up to twin bed size. They can be sewn, knitted, crocheted, quilted. If they are "tied off" with [read the story]
Couldn't resist the headline.For those of you who are interested in participating in this year's Bink-A-Thon and want to get more involved....Here is a link for Area Coordinators, Binky Mentors and gung-ho volunteers!http://usaweekend.com/diffday/index_preday.html More information will be [read the story]
A chapter is from 2 - 200+ volunteers. Your chapter will make binkies and deliver them to the children and teens in need by you. Some chapters are with family members, friends, churches, brownie troops, schools. Many [read the story]
You may be surprised at how difficult finding the time to do this can be for our blanket crafters and binksters. We have specific volunteers that help their local chapter delivering binkies to shelters, hospitals and foster [read the story]
Companies like BMC Software, Commpro, WalMart, Verizon, 3M, Ingram Micro, etc. have programs where they match volunteer hours with dollars for specific charities. Some of these same companies even provide space for company chapters to start. It [read the story]
Binky Patrol has needs to keep moving forward. Some of the needs include: batting, yarn, soft fabric, notions, promotional materials, labels for binkies, postage, printing. For more information, or if you have other ideas, please e-mail founder, [read the story]
Many schools, scout troops and service organizations are looking for fun projects that also contribute to those in the community. Some schools have held "Bink-A-Thon's" for a day where each student helps to make blankets for children [read the story]
Some companies and individuals already order items like hats, shirts, banners, buttons, labels, brochures -- If there is room on your print job -- we can squeeze Binky Jobs into just about any size space! If you [read the story]