January 30, 2001 Colleen Graham of Watertown looks over a “binky” — a handmade blanket that will be distributed to where ever a child experiencing illness, abuse or trauma needs one. (Photo by Brent Zell)The common single

"Through my work I have come into contact with an extraordinary young lady, Kathy Perry. Kathy works in the accounting department at our dealership, and she lives a life that overflows with caring and genuine concern for

September 29, 1997 They sneak silently in the night, carrying bags into homes and churches. They try to hook young and old, female and male, into their habit. They're the Binky Patrol. Their business is blankets for

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

You'd be surprised to know what we can make good use of. Some chapters are looking for outside sheds to store fabric and supplies, stationary and office supplies rarely go to waste. Sewing machines, embroidery machines, working

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

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

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,

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

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