Santa Monica Chapter

Sue C. Ochoa – Area Coordinator

BPSantaMonica@aol.com 

We are an all-volunteer, national, non-profit organization dedicated to making blankets and giving  them to children who are ill, abused, in shelters, hospitals and experiencing any type of trauma.
Blankets can be sewn, quilted, crocheted, knitted or tied. Easy way to make a difference – spread the word or use your talent to help comfort children and teens in need.

For more info see: www.binkypatrol.org

Please watch this video:  Binky Patrol – what we do for kids and what happens to a Binky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMGoPWs-wNo

If you are interested in joining Binky Patrol but don’t yet know how to knit or crochet, one of these websites might be helpful to you.  Or, just come to a meeting – there is always someone willing to teach! 

MEETING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, 2023

 Sara’s home

1:00-3:00pm

Vaccinated members only, please! 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We deliver binkies year-round. If you know of a shelter or other charity that needs binkies, please let us know. There are many opportunities to get involved in the Santa Monica Chapter; we have lots of ideas and can use more heads, hands and hearts to help. Please contact us to find out how you can get involved.

WISH LIST

The Binky Patrol is a very busy group of volunteers with local and national chapters who create beautiful handmade quilts, blankets and animals in order to brighten lives and bring smiles. Lucky for Partners for Pediatric Vision, the Binky Patrol has been donating these works of art to our children and families for over 10 years. During that time, the Binky Patrol has made hundreds of blankets from baby size receiving blankets to snuggly TV blankets for our teens. Children and families receive these incredible gifts of love when they are seen at our partner low vision clinics.

Recently, Judith and Jane, members of the Binky Patrol, were inspired to create interactive tactile play mats for our children with visual impairment. These play mats include tactile roads with garages for a toy car, and a mermaid themed play mat complete with velcro fish and seaweed made from fabrics that invite exploration. Significant planning and thought goes into each unique play mat. The high contrast colors and patterns and the variety of textures and fabrics are designed to encourage visual attention and tactile learning.

We are grateful to the Binky Patrol, Judith and Jane for the time and creativity that goes into crafting these gifts of love. They bring smiles and touch the hearts of all of us at Partners for Pediatric.

Jane’s adorable dolls!

MAY MEETING

NOVEMBER MEETING

OCTOBER MEETING

MAY MEETING

MARCH MEETING

OCTOBER MEETING

SEPTEMBER MEETING

Jaime, Sonja, Harold, Yiming, Sue, Jane, Sylvia, Sara	Making binkies, chemo hats, and octopus toys

AUGUST MEETING

Working on our newest project	Julie and her new circular knitting needle
This is what we’re making	Such fun!

JULY MEETING

JUNE MEETING

Our gracious hosts, Sara and Harold Lewis	Kisha teaching Cynthia to crochet

Ladies of the Santa Monica Chapter

Welcome our new friends from One Brick

Meng ~ Justina ~ Kari ~ Mary	Sara Lewis ~ Meng ~ Justina ~ Kari ~ Mary

APRIL MEETING

Jennifer and Faith Cuevo and Madison Barker, from Troop 12261, 5th graders at St. Philip the Apostle School, Pasadena	Elina and her binky

JANUARY MEETING

October meeting at Rosemary’s home

Binky Patrol and One Brick volunteers	Jaime teaching Tanya to crochet

Yiming and her amazing Binky	Yiming back home in China

Jaime and Dave on a crochet cruise!!

A big THANKS to our generous Donors

Sasha & Claire 8th graders,  St. Lucy School, Long Beach

The Center for the Partially Sighted	The Center for the Partially Sighted

Brownie Troop 2666	Brownie Troop 2666

Thanks to Cynthia Schorr	Binkies made by our own Jaime Piñeda

Delta Sigma Pi, Loyola Marymount University	Lili

Kisha, Sara, Miriam, Sally & Marlene with Jaime’s amazing Binky	Rosemary with Helen’s “crazy quilt”

Give a Day / Get a Day Disney

Making Binky’s at UCLA	Click here for more pictures

“Deputy” David Thompson helping deliver binkies

Warmth From My Heart UCLA Memory Boxes

RECIPIENTS

Ben Fatmbku ~ Partners for Pediatric Vision

Patient at The Center for the Partially Sighted	Patient and his sweet sister

	Children’s Lifesaving Foundation

Kate at Baby2Baby with Chris’s quilt	St. Anne’s  with Jane’s stuffed animal

 

Centro Medico MacArthur Park	Centro Medico MacArthur Park

 

Centro Medico Baby Shower – Anita, Maricruz, Angela	Baby2Baby

Center for the Partially Sighted	Center for the Partially Sighted	Center for the Partially Sighted

 

Anita Olaya, Centro Medico MacArthur Park	Helen (BP) Irene, Janice, Tori – Center for the Partially Sighted
Kristian Alexander – Children of the Night	Garden of Palms
Jenesse Center	Edina at Baby2Baby
St. Anne’s	St. Anne’s

To read where we have delivered binkies, please visit this article >>BINKIES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Westside Family Health Center honoring volunteerism with the D. Gene Parks, M.D. Community Volunteer Service Award.
Binky Patrol’s Santa Monica chapter was honored with the Organization Award.

 In loving memory

Diane Holland	Billy Loye	Helen Ross

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