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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.

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.


Posted by Max Wallack at 8:58 PM

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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