Our nonprofit partner: the Alzheimer’s Association of MN/ND
Help us fight Alzheimer’s
Every 65 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and there are 5.8M people in the U.S. living with the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association is there to make sure no one goes through this disease alone. The Alzheimer’s Association MN/ND Chapter provides programs and support including free family consultations, a 24/7 Helpline staffed in 200 languages, community education programs and support groups for caregivers and those with the disease.
As the largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research, it funded 540 research projects in 30 countries this year alone.
Contributions from donors help sustain programs and services and advocacy efforts. Events such as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Longest Day, and Piece Prize provide funds for operations.
Our Puzzling Partner: Springbok Puzzles
Love Completes the Puzzle.
From its early days in 1963, Springbok Puzzles created family memories and traditions. That’s 57 years of making a world-famous name for themselves as the oldest and most cherished puzzle brand today.
As one of the only jigsaw manufacturers to own patented puzzle dies, its products are always original. No two puzzles or pieces are ever alike.
In 2008, Springbok partnered with The Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to create a special line. Puzzles to Remember jigsaws are designed with 36, 60, or 100 large pieces to easily grasp and handle for those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. The simple activity encourages mental and physical dexterity.
Puzzles pair well with: Joel Gott Wines
A California darling that knows how to match quality to price.
Since our start in 1996, we have selected the best fruit from growing regions in California, Oregon and Washington which we blend to create more balanced, clean, complex, and elegant wines. We are geared towards continuing to give our customers expressive and food-friendly wines at great prices. We hope you enjoy and will let us know what you think!
More Cacao, Less Sugar, Better Taste
Verse Chocolate
"Tastes good" and "good for you" don't typically appear together in the description of a recipe, until Verse chocolate developed a new formula utilizing less sugar, allowing more room for antioxidant rich cacao.
Smooth from start to finish, Verse Original dark chocolate builds to a state of creamy, flavorful perfection, without the excess sugar. Verse is Dark Done Better.
For those who just love: Completing the Puzzle
The “Netflix” of Puzzles.
Completing the puzzle brings the pastime of puzzling into the future by providing customers with surprise puzzles, without leaving their home, for less than the cost of a new puzzle. Members fill out a puzzle preference survey and receive a surprise puzzle, return bag and label that ships from their mailbox. Members can solve an unlimited amount of puzzles per month, limited only on how fast they can solve each puzzle and shipping times.
Punny Puzzle Products and More!
The Puzzle Republic
The Puzzle Republic is an ever-growing network of free puzzle trading posts started in 2020 by husband and wife, Jessica & Luke, with a mission to spread the joy of puzzling. They now have almost a hundred puzzle libraries located across the globe. Since then they have noticed that, while there are hundreds of puzzle companies, hardly any of them sell products other than jigsaw puzzles. So The Puzzle Republic launched a new shop on their website that features tons of different puzzle-themed merchandise. Their shop has everything from clothing and hats, to drink ware and gift wrap, plus much more. Check them out now at www.thepuzzlerepublic.com to find out more about their free puzzle libraries and to get some puzzle swag for yourself!
The best laptop bag is no bag at all.
The Laptop Strap
At last, a handle for your slippery laptop: The Laptop Strap is a sticker that pulls its weight. Peel, stick, and go. Poet Todd Boss invented it at his kitchen table, and consumers have embraced its elegance and simplicity. Compatible with most sleeves, cases, and skins, it’s a patented device management tool that makes your laptop as nimble as you are
All it’s cracked to be!
Thomasina’s Cashew Brittle
Thomasina’s Cashew Brittle is based in Minneapolis, MN and is a family-owned business started by sisters, Thomasina and Leslie. Starting out in church basements, school craft fairs, and years on a private front yard OUTSIDE the MN State Fair, they made their way INSIDE and were recognized as one of the “Best New Foods” by the Star Tribune! The company’s mission is to simply make the best brittle, the way their grandparents did with simple, all-natural, quality ingredients, patience and love. That’s why each batch of light buttery, melt-in-your-mouth brittle, is always all-natural, preservative free and naturally wheat-free!