February 21, 2000—Most everybody in this world needs to really wrap themselves up in something to feel complete. Some immerse themselves in their jobs, while others find their calling and comfort in family or a charitable cause. [read the story]
May 22, 2000 Susan Finch wraps kids in need with binkies of their own. (Courtesy Binky Patrol) Alicia thought she’d been forgotten on her birthday. The sick teen-ager was in a Rhode Island hospital, and her working parents [read the story]
June 1, 2000 - The Orange County Register A SQUARE WORLD: 120 squares make up this quilt done for a school class.EUGENE GARCIA//The Orange County RegisterBREA -- Drew Hallet, 11, didn't know where Tasmania was. And Zaneta [read the story]
Thursday, June 15, 2000 News from Laguna Beach in the Los Angeles Times Security Blankets Binky Patrol, a Volunteer Group Based in Laguna Beach, Provides Comforting Covers By LYNN O'DELL, Special to The Times A binky, as [read the story]
Comforting Hearts by Carolyn Dilday Carolyn Dilday has created, "Comforting Hearts". This is an original quilt design inspired by the Piecemarkers pattern block of the month, February 1992, "Julie's Heart." A modified version of this pattern was [read the story]
Sunday, August 20, 2000LONG BEACH When asked how many hours a week she spends on Binky Patrol, Dottie Blan shrugs her shoulders, looks to the heavens, and, with a small mischievous grin, says, "I just don't know." [read the story]
Aug. 15, 2000 - Times - Inland Valley Local Chapter of National nonprofit group, with support of Levitz Furniture stores, reaches out to needy families with blankets, clothing. With the help of local volunteers and donations from a [read the story]
August 23, 2000 Karigon School Bink-a-Thon on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Georgette Galvin, BP volunteer, quilts a quilt from blocks drawn by the children.Saratoga Springs-- Kids find security in blankets sewn by volunteers Dayle Gruder of [read the story]
Orange County Register - October 29, 2000 CHARITY: The Binky Patrol seamstresses are among those lending a hand. Ladies, start your sewing machines. The Binky Patrol was out in force Saturday at the Laguna Beach Retirement Community. [read the story]