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Making Blankets for Kids Who Need a Reminder They MatterSusan Finch2026-03-31T01:03:53+00:00
SAT OCT 17 NATIONAL BINK-A-THON – DETAILS HERE

Grateful to our Platinum Sponsor MrBallen Foundation:
They focus on helping organizations that support victims of violent crimes. Learn more >

Breaking News
Celebrating Jay’s Spirit – Camp Hope Bink-A-Thon
6″ Garden Block Challenge – sew, crochet, knit, embroider, needlepoint – any block!
Binky Patrol Supports New Volunteers at Volunteer Fair – Monroe, CT
2026 6″ Heart Square Challenge Results
EP92: March 2026 Update – Tornados, Seniors, Bink-A-Thons

We need more senior communities to help us!

We’d love to visit with you about bringing Binky Patrol to your senior community. We need more volunteers to help make blankets for the children in your communities. ItT’s a great activity and gives them a great way to make a difference. We can teach anyone how to do this. Go here to learn more.

Corporate & Team Engagement

Looking for meaningful team-building activities? Binky Patrol offers unique opportunities for corporate teams to make a tangible difference. Our blanket-making events combine skill-building, team bonding, and direct community impact. Each blanket created provides comfort to children in need while strengthening your team’s connections to their community and each other.

View this any many more ideas here.

JOIN THE FUN OF OUR HEART BLOCK CHALLENGE:
Knit, crochet, sew, embroider – any needle art goes.
Learn more here.

We make blankets and give them away to children who need comfort.

It’s a reminder that they matter, they are not invisible, not forgotten, and that SOMEONE cares about them.
100% volunteer – all ages and skills are welcome!

It’s easy to change lives by volunteering one hour per month.

Find a Chapter Near You!

Greek Life + Binky Patrol

Looking for a philanthropy project that’s easy, social, and makes real impact? Greek chapters across the country are making blankets for kids in crisis. Pizza, fleece, scissors, friends—that’s it. One event can comfort dozens of kids.

Learn more about our campus initiative here.

Learn more about our campus initiative here.

We are kicking off our 30th year!

30 year anniversary kick off

Over 1 million blankets, or thereabouts, have been delivered. This could not have been possible without all of the volunteers. Some have been with us for the entire time! Recently, some of us spent the weekend together to celebrate, collaborate, and tell our stories.

Read about this visit here.

Featured Chapter News

    Celebrating Jay’s Spirit – Camp Hope Bink-A-Thon

    Binky Patrol’s Southern Connecticut wants to thank everyone who came out on Saturday, 4/11 for a Bink-A-Thon held in honor of Jay Piccirillo. Jay was a good friend of many different volunteers as well as an overall force in the city of Bridgeport, CT. One of the many charities Jay supported was the Center for Family Justice, and Binky Patrol dedicated this event in his honor as we made blankets for CFJ’s Camp Hope. We were able to make and collect over 75 blankets, or “binkies,” and sent additional fabric home so teenagers in the area could continue using their spring break to earn community service hours. Representatives from the Center for

More chapter news here.

Need community service hours?

Before you choose Binky Patrol for your community service, make sure the agency, school, etc., you have to report your hours to will accept us. If you have contacted a local chapter and they will not accept community service, please alert BP National Headquarters, and we will figure it out. sfinch@binkypatrol.org – founder . Also, we’ve been doing this for a while and have to get a bit firmer on a few things.

Learn more here.

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our favorite patterns

  • Quick tips on how we make the no-sew fleece blankets. This saves time and keeps your binkies from being ugly. The key is consistent fringe widths and depths, AND cutting off the ugly selvage on BOTH sides before anything.

  • Brooke's mom sent me an email sharing an article her daughter Brooke found to share with us. Then, I checked out the links! WOW! It's a genuinely GREAT list of patterns. I appreciate the thoughtful resources Brooke found to share with you and I wanted you to have a huge variety on this one page. I'm

featured chapters

Rania Dudum2026-04-11T20:17:46+00:00

GA – St. Marys

Gulf States
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PA – Clarks Summit

East Coast
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WI – Janesville

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WI – Sharon

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ways to help

Make Binkies

A binky is a new homemade blanket that can be sewn, knitted, crocheted, fleece-tied, or quilted. They range in size from 3 feet square up to twin bed size.

We ask that all blankets are super soft, washable, and can go through a dryer on high heat. If you want to help us by adding a Binky Patrol label in the corner, please request some from Director Donna Serra: 17209 Hunter Green Rd., Upperco, MD 21155

Learn more.

Make A Donation

Binky Patrol doesn’t have paid staff, but we support our chapters with printing, accounting, signage, marketing services and supplies to make binkies! Did you know that $50 could help a new chapter get started with brochures, labels and other goodies as they introduce themselves to their community?

Even a recurring monthly donation of $3-5 could add up and help us get more blankets to more kids!

Learn more.

Become a Binky Drop-Off Location

You don’t have to have a regular chapter. You could help by accepting blankets from local volunteers who want to help once in a while. Great way to get to know your neighbors. This is also super helpful when we have people who are fulfilling community service hours. You can verify them so we can help them with their court papers or school papers.

This could take as few as 2 hrs a month. Learn more.

Become a drop off location.

Start a Chapter

Some chapters are small – 2-3 people; some are an entire church or school. It’s up to you. Our chapter leaders, Area Coordinators, run chapters that are very small and perhaps only make 10 blankets a year. Others meet weekly and make over 1,000 per year. Tiny chapters can still change lives!

Our Area Coordinators are listed on our website with their phone and email (required) and submit quarterly reports online. There are no quotas.

Learn more.
Here are many more ideas of how you can get involved!

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Phone: 503-214-8346

Email: binky@binkypatrol.org

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