Puzzles To Remember: February 2017

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 is now a student at Harvard Medical School.

Since 2011, Puzzles To Remember’s Associate Director, Hailey Richman, now age 12, has been helping distribute 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 Advisor to the KidCaregivers program.

If you have puzzles that you would like to donate, please contact us at PuzzlesToRemember@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.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

70,000 Puzzles Distributed to Nursing Facilities, Alzheimer's units, and Assisted Care Facilities

By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

PuzzlesToRemember has now distributed over 70,000 puzzles.

Many young people have helped in this distribution. Most extraordinary, though, has been Hailey Richman's donation of time and efforts to help find the right homes for donated puzzles.

These puzzles have gone to Alzheimer's Units, Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, Memory Cafes, and other similar organizations.

Many seniors will be able to spend their time engaged in helpful, calming activities.

Max Wallack graduated from Boston University and worked as a Research Intern in the Molecular Psychiatry and Aging Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University School of Medicine. He is currently a student at Harvard Medical School. 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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