Puzzles To Remember: Girl Scout Earns Bronze Medal From Volunteering for Kid Caregivers

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.

Friday, March 18, 2022

Girl Scout Earns Bronze Medal From Volunteering for Kid Caregivers

Our Executive Director, Hailey Richman, is also the Founder and Director of Kid Caregivers, a 501c3 nonprofit organization with two missions: to provide intergenerational PUZZLE TIME programs pairing students and seniors for an hour of jigsaw puzzle solving, and support to youth members who are caregivers. Callie distributed 156 care packages with jigsaw puzzles to residents in a nursing home! The next step will be PUZZLE TIME with the Girl Scouts and dementia patients. Thank you Callie!