Puzzles To Remember: Thank You AXA-Equitable!

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, April 3, 2012

Thank You AXA-Equitable!

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

I am very honored to be chosen one of ten National AXA Achievement Scholars. I find myself in the company of some students who have done extraordinary things. You can read about these outstanding students here:

http://www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/achievement-scholarship-winners-photos.html

I would also like to share a video that I made at the request of AXA-Equitable.

http://youtu.be/1bLQ0ij_70Y

It is a wonderful thing that companies like AXA-Equitable rewards students for not only excelling academically, but also for their commitment to give back to society.

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.