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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. Dr. Max Wallack founded Puzzles To Remember in 2008, and continues to act as an advisor and mentor. Hailey Richman is the Executive Director of PuzzlesToRemember. Since 2011, Hailey has been distributing puzzles to nursing facilities around the globe. Hailey is also the founder of KidCaregivers.com, where she provides advice for children dealing with dementia in their family members. Hailey has begun an international program called PuzzleTime which involves pairing youth members with people with Alzheimer's for an hour of shared jigsaw puzzle solving. Dr. Max Wallack 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.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Springbok PuzzlesToRemember for Alzheimer’s Patients

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

An additional 14 Alzheimer’s facilities will be receiving Springbok PuzzlesToRemember this week.

These facilities have specialized units specifically for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. They are each being sent a 12 piece puzzle and a 36 piece puzzle. These puzzles have the overall size of 18” by 23.5”, so the pieces are large and easy to grasp. The colors are bright, and the images are meant to be memory provoking.




I hope these puzzles give their residents many pleasant hours. To see other puzzles or to order puzzles click here.
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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Saturday, June 11, 2011

25 Alzheimer’s Facilities Supplied with Springbok PuzzlesToRemember

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

This week, in a joint venture between Springbok Puzzles and PuzzlesToRemember, an additional 25 facilities across the nation were supplied with 12 and 36 piece puzzles developed to specifically meet the needs of Alzheimer’s patients. Photos of some of these puzzles are below:




I continue to receive enthusiastic feedback about how helpful these puzzles are.
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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Friday, June 10, 2011

Membership in the American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

I am proud to share with my readers that I have been given an honorary membership in the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. I am extremely honored to be a member of this organization.


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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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Donate Your Jigsaw Puzzles For Alzheimer's Patients

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By Max Wallack
Puzzles to Remember

Lately, I have been hearing from many people who say they have stacks of jigsaw puzzles that they are no longer using. These puzzles could be helping many people with Early Cognitive Impairment and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

What I have been doing is finding facilities in each person’s area where they can bring their jigsaw puzzles. I also send each person a donation letter which lists how many puzzles they are donating, and they are able to take the value of these puzzles as a tax donation.

Everyone wins!

If you have jigsaw puzzles to donate, please email me at PuzzlesToRemember@gmail.com.

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