Puzzles To Remember: Springbok Puzzles Donates Springbok PuzzlesToRemember for Alzheimer's Patients to 11 Adult Day Care Centers

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.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Springbok Puzzles Donates Springbok PuzzlesToRemember for Alzheimer's Patients to 11 Adult Day Care Centers

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Last week, Springbok Puzzles, at their own expense, shipped their specialized Alzheimer’s puzzles to eleven additional Adult Day Care Centers.

These puzzles continue to receive outstanding reviews from Alzheimer’s caregivers and Alzheimer’s facilities. They provide a sense of calm, well-being, and accomplishment that stays well beyond the puzzle making session.

The holiday season is approaching. There are several Springbok PuzzlesToRemember that would make wonderful gifts for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease. Below are a few examples. Click here to order any of these puzzles.

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.