Jazz90.1 and United States of America’s Mrs. New Jersey Diana Meyer are teaming up to again provide free radios to local residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The program – Rochester’s Gift of Music – will donate these radios to patients, providing immediate therapeutic relief and enhanced quality of life through music. This is the third year of the program.
Research has shown that Alzheimer’s patients can remember and sing songs even in advanced stages, long after they have stopped recognizing names and faces. Memory care homes often use music as recreation, since it brings patients pleasure. Beyond the entertainment value, there is growing evidence that listening to music can also help stimulate seemingly lost memories and even help maintain some cognitive functioning. Studies have also shown that music may reduce agitation and improve behavioral issues that are common in the middle-stages of the disease. Music provides a way to connect, even after verbal communication has become difficult.
Listeners may drop off gently used AM/FM radios (must have a 1/8” stereo headphone jack) to the Jazz90.1 studios during regular business hours (Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) now through June 20.Radios will then be cleaned, serviced and delivered to local memory care facilities. Radios should be small (portable), in working condition, and powered by 110v or battery (please also include batteries.)
You can also visit our Amazon Wish List, and purchase radios from directly from there. Jazz90.1 will then provide a letter acknowledging the donation. Anyone with questions may call the Jazz90.1 business office at 585-966-2660 or Diana Meyer at 585-406-6512.
USOA Mrs. New Jersey – Diana Meyer
Diana Meyer is a graduate of St. John Fisher University and is a Recruiter with Top Stack, a staffing agency with headquarters in Malvern, PA. She will compete at the national competition in Las Vegas, Nevada in May 2025! Diana created Unlocking Memories Through Music nearly two decades ago, in honor of her grandmother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. She has performed +450 live flute duet performances at memory care homes throughout the east coast with her mother, a flautist.