Puzzles To Remember: 5 New Alzheimer's Puzzles Created by Springbok

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, January 8, 2013

5 New Alzheimer's Puzzles Created by Springbok

By Max Wallack Puzzles to Remember

Springbok has created 5 new puzzles in their Springbok PuzzlesToRemember line. These are specialized puzzles for Alzheimer's patients. Here is what Springbok says about each puzzle in this series:

"This puzzle is from the specially created line of Springbok Puzzles: Puzzles to Remember. Designed for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease, the extra large pieces allow for easy gripping and minimize the frustration caused by regular-sized pieces. The artwork is chosen for its beauty, and is a sharp contrast to other puzzles with a similar piece count designed for children. Many customers value these puzzles for not only the aforementioned reasons, but also as a source of comfort, joy and as a way to connect with a loved one."

Here are images of the new puzzles. Clicking HERE should bring you to the Springbok site where they can be ordered:

All of these puzzles are 36 large sized pieces, with the exception of Coral Carnival, which is now available in 12 extra large sized pieces, as well as the 36 piece size.

Springbok has also donated 400 of these puzzles to PuzzlesToRemember. This puzzles will be sent to Alzheimer's facilities, Adult Day Care centers, and Memory Cafes.

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Max Wallack is a student at Boston University and a Research Intern in the Molecular Psychiatry and Aging Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine. 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.