BINKY PATROL'S 14th ANNUAL BINK-A-THON
SCHEDULED TO CELEBRATE "MAKE A DIFFERENCE" DAY
September 24, 2009 – Beaverton, OR – Get Ready. Get Set. Sew! The Beaverton chapter of Binky Patrol's "Comforting Covers for Kids" will host its 13th annual Bink-A-Thon on Saturday, October 10, 2010 at the home of Binky Patrol founder, Susan Finch. The national event, which coincides with this year's national "Make a Difference Day," is organized to produce "as many blankets as possible in one day" for ill, abused or disadvantaged children. The local chapter is hosting it earlier in the month.
"The Bink-A-Thon offers a unique opportunity for individuals or an entire family to make a difference in the life of a child or teen," commented Susan Finch, Beaverton resident and founder of Binky Patrol. "There are stations set up for sewing, tying the blankets off with yarn or creating “no-sew” fleece binkies. You don't have to be 'a sewer' to get involved; just willing to work hard all day to comfort others."
Twelve Binky Patrol chapters throughout the nation will participate in the Bink-A-Thon, donating blankets produced during their local event to children in their hometowns (Mechanicville, NY, Crawfordsville, IN, Marysville, WA, and Villa Park, CA). Last year, 3,500 binkies found loving new homes across the country; this year, the national goal is 5,000.
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The Beaverton Bink-A-Thon will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6490 SW Elm Avenue, Beaverton. Local sponsors of the event include Matraex, LLC of Boise Idaho and New Seasons, who will help provide lunch for the participants; Hoffman California Fabrics in Mission Viejo, CA has donated all the fabric. Individuals who wish to donate funds or volunteer to sew blankets, cut fabric, or just help at the Bink-A-Thon are needed. Please contact your local chapter at Binky Patrol at 503-214-8346 or www.binkypatrol.org for more information.
Binky Patrol Comforting Covers for Kids is an all volunteer, national non-profit organization dedicated to making and giving handmade blankets to children and teens who are ill, abused, in foster care or experiencing other traumas. Since Laguna Niguel resident Susan Finch founded the group in 1996, Binky Patrol has grown to over 160 chapters nationwide and has delivered more than 310,000 binkies to children and teens in need.
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For photographs, please visit request via email: sfinch@binkypatrol.org
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