Binky Patrol
Binky Patrol started in 1996 in Laguna Beach, CA, when founder Susan Finch had recieved a fabrioc donation for a local battered womans shelter. From Binky Patrol's initial 5 volunteers, Binky Patrol has grow to over 194 chapters, and 20,000 volunteers and growing.
Binky Patrol is devoted to reaching out to needy children, including HIV-positive, drug-addicted, neglected, abused, or children experiencing trauma in any way. Binky Patrol volunteers bring a caring, loving touch by creating and delivering handmade blankets, "binkies", to enrich the children's lives and to meet their most basic needs of warmth, security and comfort.
Binky Patrol's unique way of touching a child's life includes many mediums. To reach them, "binkies" are distributed through hospitals, shelters, and social service agencies. "Binkies" are to be given as gifts and are not recycled in the agencies.