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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.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

PuzzleTime Spreads to 14 States and 7 Countries

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by Max Wallack
PuzzlesToRemember

PuzzleTime is a program begun by PuzzlesToRemember and KidCaregivers.  In addition to supplying a dementia facility with donated Springbok PuzzlesToRemember, teens are paired up with each facility.  Usually monthly or bimonthly, these teens visit dementia facilities, bringing these puzzles with them.  They spend a few hours at the facility, interacting with the residents and helping them do the puzzles. The students receive community service credits for their efforts.

Both the students and the residents find the experience to be very rewarding, and both groups always look forward to the next session.  Below is a photo of a group of students showing up for PuzzleTime at Azalea Gardens, a dementia care facility in Tallahassee Florida.


The PuzzleTime Program is now in the following states:  Oregon, Florida, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Alabama, South Dakota, Texas, Montana, California, Maryland, New York, Colorado, Kansas, and New Jersey.

There are also chapters in Trinidad, South Africa, Jamaica, China, Brazil, Canada, and Russia. 

If you know of any students that would like to participate or begin new chapters of this program, please either contact me at PuzzlesToRemember@gmail.com  or Hailey Richman at kidcaregivers@gmail.com.


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Saturday, March 16, 2019

PuzzleTime in Delaware

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by Max Wallack
     Hailey Richman

Residents at the Lodge Lane Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility in Wilmington, DE, recently enjoyed an afternoon of doing puzzles with young people.  The puzzles used were the Springbok PuzzlesToRemember, puzzles made specifically to meet the needs of those with dementia.



  

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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Colorado Global Ambassadors

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Max Wallack, PuzzlesToRemember 
Hailey Richman, PuzzlesToRemember 

Welcome Parker and Lilly! They did an awesome job introducing the Kid Caregivers Puzzle Time Program to the state of Colorado! They had a great time with the residents, and made such a difference in so many lives!

What a wonderful use of the Springbok PuzzlesToRemember!

If you know students who would like to volunteer, or if you know about a facility that would like PUZZLE TIME, please email kidcaregivers@gmail.com

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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