Puzzles To Remember: June 2011

Puzzles To Remember

PUZZLES TO REMEMBER is a youth led 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through jigsaw puzzles, cognitive engagement, and social connection. Led by Executive Director Hailey Richman, Puzzles To Remember has distributed more than 236,000 puzzles valued at over $2 million to more than 5,000 memory care communities, nursing homes, veterans facilities, senior centers, and other organizations across all 50 states and 16 countries. Our programs have benefited more than one million people while diverting approximately 148 tons of puzzles from landfills through donation and reuse. Puzzles To Remember also promotes intergenerational connection through Puzzle Time, which brings young people together with individuals living with dementia for shared puzzle solving, conversation, and companionship. Our mission is to provide engaging and purposeful activities that promote connection, participation, and joy while enhancing the quality of life of those affected by dementia. Donate Puzzles If you have puzzles you would like to donate, please contact us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com. We will help identify a location where your puzzles can benefit individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Donation acknowledgment letters are available upon request.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Springbok PuzzlesToRemember for Alzheimer’s Patients

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

An additional 14 Alzheimer’s facilities will be receiving Springbok PuzzlesToRemember this week.

These facilities have specialized units specifically for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. They are each being sent a 12 piece puzzle and a 36 piece puzzle. These puzzles have the overall size of 18” by 23.5”, so the pieces are large and easy to grasp. The colors are bright, and the images are meant to be memory provoking.

I hope these puzzles give their residents many pleasant hours. To see other puzzles or to order puzzles click here.

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University Academy. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

25 Alzheimer’s Facilities Supplied with Springbok PuzzlesToRemember

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

This week, in a joint venture between Springbok Puzzles and PuzzlesToRemember, an additional 25 facilities across the nation were supplied with 12 and 36 piece puzzles developed to specifically meet the needs of Alzheimer’s patients. Photos of some of these puzzles are below:

I continue to receive enthusiastic feedback about how helpful these puzzles are.

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University Academy. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Membership in the American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

I am proud to share with my readers that I have been given an honorary membership in the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. I am extremely honored to be a member of this organization.

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University Academy. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Donate Your Jigsaw Puzzles For Alzheimer's Patients

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Lately, I have been hearing from many people who say they have stacks of jigsaw puzzles that they are no longer using. These puzzles could be helping many people with Early Cognitive Impairment and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

What I have been doing is finding facilities in each person’s area where they can bring their jigsaw puzzles. I also send each person a donation letter which lists how many puzzles they are donating, and they are able to take the value of these puzzles as a tax donation.

Everyone wins!

If you have jigsaw puzzles to donate, please email me at PuzzlesToRemember@gmail.com.

Max Wallack is a student at Boston University Academy. His great grandmother, Gertrude, suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Max is the founder of PUZZLES TO REMEMBER. PTR is a project that provides puzzles to nursing homes and veterans institutions that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.