Brandy
Miller
Minerva Area Coordinator
510 W. Lincolnway
Minerva, OH 44657
330-868-6477
[email protected]
Betty Jones
Alliance Area Coordinator
3029 Westville Lake Rd.
Beloit, OH 44609
330-525-0196
[email protected]
National Headquarters
PO Box 1468
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
949-499-2465
www.binkypatrol.org
[email protected]
Fed. Tax ID# 33-072-23960 |
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On May 21st I had the
pleasure of having a delicious dinner with the Homeworth Lions Club. After dinner, I
had the opportunity to speak with the memebers of the club about Binky Patrol.
As a gift, the club presented us with a beautiful Lions Club letter
opener and a 2000 - 2001 Lions Pin. The Lions club is very interested in our cause and we
look forward to a continuing relationship with it's members.
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Playtex Attorneys
Contact Binky Patrol Requesting Our Name Be Changed
Written by Susan Roush,
Founder of Binky Patrol
How do we battle such a large corporation for our simple, loving organization?
Please DO NOT contact Playtex about this matter.
It could easily worsen the situation. Let us try to get a handle on this.
We will keep you all updated on this page. Again, please DO NOT contact Playtex at this point.
Your ideas are welcomed and appreciated. Email them to [email protected].
Last week, I went to our PO Box and received a letter from Playtex's attorneys.
I was in tears at the Post Office. People asked what was wrong - Laguna Beach
is a small town with a big heart - and I told them that the Playtex attorneys wanted
us to stop using the name BINKY. There was shock and compassion. How could anyone
confuse the two? How could a company that cares about people and the environment be
worried that these knitters, crocheters and quilters would tarnish the brand name for
nipples? Specifically, Binky Pacifiers.
Our organization was named after a homeless man in Laguna with the nickname 'binky' because
he walked around with a blanket around his head. He is a very sweet man and one of our
biggest fans. I was touched by how gentle he was and when I set out to start this organization,
his face came to mind and his nickname. His real name is Shandor. He is one of Binky Patrol's
unexepected Angels.
We DO NOT want to change our name. There is no need for that. We are looking for constructive
suggestions to help us with this matter. I know emotions run deep. This is the 5th draft of
this article -- had to tone it down a bit.
To read the letter from Playtex's Attorney's click here.
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I wanted to give a special thank you to all of the wonderful and supportive people in our
community for your continued support and dedication to the children in our community.
Thanks to your dedication our local chapter has delivered 237 binkies
to children in need.
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I wanted to apologize for not publishing a newsletter last month. Due to personal
reasons I was very preoccupied. So lets just say I was on vacation last month. :o)
I also have included the National Headquarters quarterly newsletter in this month's issue.
I wanted to give everyone a chance to see what a difference our organization makes in
children's lives across the country.
I also wanted to say thank you to those who have continued to support our chapter by
subscribing to our mailed newsletter for $12 a year. An extra issue will be added to your
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Thank you for
caring!
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