Alzheimer’s Disease Center Receives Donation from Build-a-Bear Huggable Hero

Boston University Academy sophomore Max Wallack, 13, of Natick, Mass., a recently named 2009 Build-A-Bear Huggable Hero, donated his $2,500 award to the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Established in 1996, the Alzheimer’s Disease Center conducts cutting-edge research and strives to enhance clinical care for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families. Wallack is the founder of PuzzlesToRemember (www.PuzzlesToRemember.org) which collects puzzles and donates them to facilities that care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. During the past 18 months he has collected over 2000 puzzles and distributed them, personally, to more than 85 facilities across five states plus Toronto.

From left to right: Robert Stern, Ph.D., co-director of BUSM’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Karen Antman, MD, dean of BUSM and provost of Boston University Medical Campus, Neil Kowall, MD, BUSM professor of neurology and pathology, Max Wallack, Boston University Academy sophomore, James Berkman, head of Boston University Academy, Ben Wolozin, MD, Ph.D., BUSM professor of pharmacology and neurology. — From left to right: Robert Stern, Ph.D., co-director of BUSM’s Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program, Karen Antman, MD, dean of BUSM and provost of Boston University Medical Campus, Neil Kowall, MD, director of the BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Max Wallack, Boston University Academy sophomore, James Berkman, head of Boston University Academy, Ben Wolozin, MD, Ph.D., BUSM professor of pharmacology and neurology.