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Ways to Help
Make Binkies
Binkies can be sewn, knitted, crocheted, or quilted. The only requirement is that they are at least 3' square, soft, washable -- all pins removed! and that they come from the heart. We have no set patterns because we have volunteers working with all skill levels and styles. We wouldn't want to hinder your creativity. We have a few patterns downloadable on the site.
If you have Binkies that you want to donate, please check our Chapters section to find the Area Coordinator closest to you!
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Make A Donation
Easiest way yet -- especially if time is short for you is to write a tax deductible check to Binky Patrol Inc. We also accept MasterCard and Visa. Since we are a 501c3 corporation, this is completely tax deductible. It costs Binky Patrol $50 to set up a new chapter with information packets, start up materials, etc. Each chapter makes an average of 360 binkies per year. Some chapters make as many as 1,200! That's a lot of children we are helping. more
Start A Local Chapter
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 chapters start from scratch with new friends they meet as a result of asking for help in their local papers. For more information, please contact director, Susan Staebell at blasst@sbcglobal.netmore
Help Deliver Binkies
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 agencies. This volunteer stays in touch with specific people at these facilities and keeps track of how many binkies go where and when. Contact your local chapter to see if they need your help. Get Your Company Involved
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 falls under the philanthropy umbrella. Ask your company, or if you own a company, contact us on how you can get involved helping the children and teens in the area where your company is. This article will share a list of companies already helping Binky Patrol. Some have been on board since we began in 1996. Here's a Matching Gift Co. Listmore
Be A Resource Provider
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, Susan Finch at sfinch@binkypatrol.org or contact a local chapter to help the binky volunteers in your area.Help Kids and Teens Make Binkies
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 and teens just like them in local area shelters and hospitals. Help With Promotional Items
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 have any upcoming jobs -- especially print jobs for stickers and brochures, let us work with your artist/printer to see how you can help Binky Patrol at no added expense depending on your layout. For more information, please contact Publicity Director, Carolyn Berndt at cberndt@sbcglobal.netmore
Track Down Treasures
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 computers and printers and some of our shelters ask us to find clothing, kitchen items and bedding. For more information, please contact founder, Susan Finch at sfinch@binkypatrol.orgDonating yarn, donating fabric, donating batting
Susan FinchOur chapters all have different wish lists. Look at the dropdown menu on our site which is a list of the current local chapters. These are our only official chapters. Usually they will be happy to help you out if you are donating yarn, quilt batting, cotton, fleece, or flannel fabric.
PLEASE find the chapter near you. They can all give you a donation receipt for your donation of clean materials from smoke free homes.
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Banner Ad Space Available on Binkypatrol.org
Susan FinchWant to reach a targeted audience? Consider donating $100 - $300 to Binky Patrol for the year and have your ad on the home page either at the top or in the right column of all inside pages. The money will be used for events, batting, Girl Scout patches and more.
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How to Make a Binky and What to do When You Are Done.
Susan Finch This article is in answer to a many emails from people who say they want to help make blankets, but don't know how to donate them, where to send them, etc. Please read this article to get these answers.more
Team Building Events That Actually Build Teams
Susan Finch
Time to plan your next team building event. Oh goodie!
You’ve done the ropes courses in the trees, firewalking, mystery nights, carnivals, escape rooms, scavenger hunts, shark tank, memory wall, but how much time did your team actually spend asking each other non-scripted questions?
How many ideas were floated around without prompts? Read this article for some new ideas.
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Community Service in Detroit Nets 90 Hours!
Susan Finch
Shannon Horne loving her new calling - making binkies!
What started out as an assignment to complete 90 hours of community service has become a therapeutic calling for Shannon. We are so grateful she found us!
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In defense of escapism in entertainment.
Susan Finch
We all could use a break from our day to day intimate realities, coupled with the scary hopeless world on the news that we truly can do nothing about.
Enough with the heavy political noise to incite us to join the peace corp and march on DC, throw bottles through windows, commit social media upheaval. Enough epic, award-worthy movies showering our off-time imaginations with brutal examples of hate, inhumane behaviors, and reality-based destruction set in real time with relatable soldiers, civilians and other innocents.
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No crafty? Can you read aloud or play an instrument?
Susan Finch
Reading aloud goes nicely with binkies
Binkies bring a lot of comfort, but so do VISITS from loving people. Reading familiar stories, or happy stories aloud can bring smiles and a respite from the current situation.
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Kindergartners in Fairfield CT Making Binkies!
Jeanne Malgioglio
St Thomas Aquinas School in Fairfield, CT
The blankets were made perfectly and a cute little note was attached to each one. You could tell that great care went into the choice of fabrics, as many were all different themes including Star Wars, donuts, snowboarders, and cozy plaid.
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One Chapter's Success Story
Rhonda Green, AC 12 Years.
I joined in June of 2002 and most of the members are original members when Sheri Adelman started the Calabasas Chapter in the Summer of 2001.
(photo is Rhonda Green, aka "Binky Kit Princess")
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Add Binky Patrol Content to Your Website
Susan Finch
Click to see the options of ways to easily bring in RSS feeds from our site, customize content to bring into your site, etc. https://binkypatrol.org/forms.cfm?id=87
Our website has the ability to create custom feeds of headlines, events, ads, content that you can easily add to your website by copying the code from the fields below. It will include a title, headlines that link to a new window to our site. LEARN MORE BY CLICKING THIS LINK >
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Area Coordinators Past and Present Making Binkies
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We want to know where you Binky online!
Susan FinchWe want to hear from all of you with your fabulous online sites, postings of how you make a difference through sewing, knitting, crocheting - even if you are not in Binky Patrol.
Please, Area Coordinators, login and make a comment in this article with your link, information, twitter, blog, etc. so everyone can read where you talk about Binky Patrol online and if you want, include your regular meeting information: location, dates, time, contact email.
Anyone else, please shoot me an email if you have any posts for Binky Patrol to share your good works!
UCLA students make blankets
Sue Ochoamore
Binky Patrol is Seeking Not-Necessarily-Crafty Volunteers
Susan Finchmore
Support to Your Favorite Cause through the iGive toolbar
Susan Finch iGive is a great site that allows you to shop online, just like always AND ensure a donation is made to your favorite charity based on your purchases. They now have a toolbar you can add to your browser to make it REALLY easy. Choose Binky Patrol or ANY of your favorite charities in their database to ensure your search and purchase discounts are donated to your charity.more
A selection of books from amazon.com that can help earn BP money and save you time shopping.
Susan Finch We've started to experiment with an affilliate program on Amazon.com to post some books we recommend and help BP earn money that can benefit all chapters. This is a great gift idea for someone in your chapter, for a scouting troop library of projects, etc.more
Interested in a display ad on our website?
Susan Finch Binky Patrol offersbanner ads for at the chapter and corporate level. If you are interested, please read on...more
No Sewing Necessary -- just a truck! One man's way of volunteering!
Roland Berndt Girl Scout Drop Off Day brought us many blessings. It enabled us to provide the gift of a binky to over 1200 children. But the binkies has to get from here to there somehow and then to another place before they got to the recipients. Roland Berndt is our Publicity Director, Carolyn Berndts's sweet husband. Please read his tale of an afternoon of volunteering for Binky Patrol. Roland has a great sense of humor and story telling. He is such a great husband and father -- read his funny take on volunteering and you'll see why we all love him.more
Helping Kids Cope
Susan Roush Susan spent Thursday evening with a Girl Scout Service Unit in Huntington Beach, CA telling them about the efforts of Binky Patrol for the victims, families and rescue workers in the East. Many troops with be joining Binky Patrol this year, not only for this immediate need, but for the continued need for binkies to comfort children and teens.more
Any Age Can Make A Difference
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Add Binky Content to Your Site or Blog
Team Building Event Ideas
Interested in Starting a Chapter?
How to make a binky and get it delivered
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