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Puzzles To Remember

PUZZLES TO REMEMBER is a 501(c)3 organization that provides puzzles to nursing homes, veterans facilities, and other facilities that care for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Puzzles To Remember was founded in 2008 by Max Wallack, who recognized the calming effect of puzzles and many other benefits on people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Max graduated from Boston University, Summa Cum Laude, in 2015, and from Harvard Medical School in 2020.

Beginning in 2020, Hailey Richman is the Executive Director of PuzzlesToRemember. Since 2011, Hailey has been distributing puzzles to nursing facilities around the globe. Hailey also spends time doing the puzzles with nursing home residents. She always brightens their days.  Hailey is also the founder of KidCaregivers.com, where she provides advice for children dealing with dementia in their family members. Hailey has begun a program called PuzzleTime which involves volunteer students going to nursing facilities and doing puzzles with their residents. Max serves as a mentor to the KidCaregivers program.

If you have puzzles that you would like to donate, please contact us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com and we will find a location near you where you can bring your puzzles. We can also provide you with a donation letter so that you can claim the value of your puzzles as a tax deduction.

To see a short video from WCVB Ch. 5 "BOSTON STRONG" about Max's efforts on behalf of Alzheimer's patients, click here.

To see a short video about Hailey's Puzzle Time Program, click here.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Dreyer’s Donates $250 to provide puzzles to Alzheimer’s Patients

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember


This week PuzzlesToRemember received a $250 donation from Dreyer’s. The money was used to ship out the puzzles that were collected by Philips Corporation. About 12 Alzheimer’s facilities are receiving boxes of puzzles for their patients to enjoy.

This is the meaning of microphilanthropy: each person/company doing just some small thing within their capabilities builds to make the world a much better place.

Here is a photo of someone enjoying her life just a little more because of Dreyer’s and Philips:


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.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Philips Healthcare Donates 148 Puzzles

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember



Philips Healthcare in Andover MA has taken on collecting puzzles for PuzzlesToRemember as an important project. Yesterday, they donated 148 puzzles. They have also publicized the cause on their internal website, and employees from many departments have been contributing.

In January, I will have the opportunity to visit their company and give a presentation about PuzzlesToRemember and, possibly, about some of the Alzheimer’s research I am doing at Boston Medical Center. The Philips employees have decided to continue collecting puzzles, showing their commitment to help patients who can benefit from this activity.

Below is a photo of the puzzles Philips Corporation donated yesterday. Even the soccer ball can be useful as tossing a ball around the room is often used as a physical therapy exercise for Alzheimer’s patients.


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.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Empire State Building Celebrates Alzheimer’s Month

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Here is a beautiful photo of the Empire State Building lit up in purple to celebrate National Alzheimer’s Month. In the words of a three-year-old whose grandmother has Alzheimer’s:

"All the people who forget, like grandma, are being remembered by the people who are able to remember!"


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.

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PUZZLES TO REMEMBER was founded in 2008 by Max Wallack, in memory of his great-grandmother, Gertrude Finkelstein, who died of Alzheimer's disease in 2007.
Puzzles To Remember is registered in Massachusetts as a public charity. Contributions are welcome, and are tax deductible under sec. 501(c.)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

For more information, write to us at Puzzles2Remember@gmail.com