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📚 300+ free and open access off the shelf themed CST activities pages 

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Here is an easy to access list of CST activities pages ...

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YouTube Video Channel - www.youtube.com/@simondementia
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  • Musical Movies Memory Quiz. YouTube

  • Animal Similies & Proverbs. YouTube

  • Proverbs. YouTube

  • About Me – person centred assessment for dementia care. YouTube

  • Memory Box short. YouTube

  • M&Ms Reminiscence Game. YouTube

  • CST Friendship Group 8 – Music Icons. YouTube

  • CST Friendship Group 4 – Hollywood Icons (Actresses). YouTube

  • Memory Quiz – Money Makes The World Go Round. YouTube

  • Memory Quiz – Ireland & St Patrick’s Day. YouTube

  • Birds Eye View Landmarks Quiz. YouTube

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Assessment
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🧐 'About Me' Person-centred Assessment

📝 Snapshot Assessment âœī¸ 2023 Update

đŸ“Ļ How To Create A Memory Box

 
 
Four Seasons
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🌷 Celebrating The Arrival Of Spring
🍁 Celebrating The Arrival Of Autumn
â€‹â„ī¸ Celebrating The Arrival Of Winter
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Six Nations
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đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ˇķ Ŧķ ŗķ ŋ Wonderful Wales 'St David's Day' - 1 March
🇮đŸ‡Ē Celebrating Ireland on 'St Patrick's Day' - 17 March
đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ Ĩķ Žķ §ķ ŋ Celebrating England on 'St George's Day' - 23 April​

đŸ‡Ģ🇷 Vive La France ('Bastille Day' - 14 July)

đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ŗķ Ŗķ ´ķ ŋ 'Celebrating Scotland on 'St Andrew's Day' - 30 November

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Other Countries & Places
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🌍 Emojis Countries Quiz

🐨 'Australia Day' - 26 January

đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ "Celebrating The Far East" on New Year - 29 January

đŸĻ… Bird's Eye View Landmarks Quiz đŸ—Ŋ 2024 update​

đŸžī¸ River Deep, Mountain High

🏰 Cathedrals & Castles

🏴‍â˜ ī¸ Celebrating Cornwall on 🏴‍â˜ ī¸ 'Saint Piran's Day' - 5 March

đŸ‡Ē🇸 Celebrating Spain on 'Paella Day' - 27 March

🇲đŸ‡Ŋ 'National Piñata Day' (Mexico) - 18 April
🍏 'Somerset Day' - 11 May & 'Devon Day' - 4 June
đŸ‡ē🇸 Celebrating America on 'Independence Day' - 4 July
💮 'Yorkshire Day' - 1 August
🇮🇹 Celebrating Italy on 'World Pasta Day' - 25 October
đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ Ĩķ Žķ §ķ ŋ 'Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner'
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Local
 

đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ˇķ Ŧķ ŗķ ŋ How Cardiff Are You? 

â›ąī¸ The Beautiful Vale Of Glamorgan

🏰 The Sites & Delights Of Cardiff City

 
 
Calendar Days

 

🔔 Welcoming 2025 🔔 "Happy New Year!"

đŸĨē Gone But Not Forgotten 2024 💔

💰 Money Makes The World Go Round - Euro Day - 1 January​

💙 Blue Monday - 2nd Monday of January

🐨 'Australia Day' - 26 January

đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ "Celebrating The Far East" on New Year - 29 January

🌹 Valentine's Day - 14 February

đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ˇķ Ŧķ ŗķ ŋ Wonderful Wales 'St David's Day' - 1 March

🐴 'World Horse Day' - 1 March 

đŸĨ§ ‘British Pie Week’ - 4-10 March

🏴‍â˜ ī¸ Celebrating Cornwall on 🏴‍â˜ ī¸ 'Saint Piran's Day' - 5 March

📚 'World Book Day' - 7 March 

🙋‍â™€ī¸ 'International Women's Day' - 8 March

đŸĻ‹ National Learn About Butterflies Day' - 14 March 

🇮đŸ‡Ē Celebrating Ireland on 'St Patrick's Day' - 17 March

😍 'International Day Of Happiness' - 20 March

đŸ—Ŗī¸ 'World Poetry Day' - 21 March

🌈 'International Day Of Colour & Light' - 21 March

đŸ‡Ē🇸 Celebrating Spain on 'Paella Day' - 27 March

đŸ§ĸ 'Wear A Hat Day' - 28 March

🎹 'World Piano Day' - 28 March 

đŸ‘ĩ 'Mothering Sunday' - 30 March

🧚 'April Fool's Day' - 1 April 

đŸŖ Happy Easter

đŸŠģ 'World Health Day' - 7 April

🚀 'International Day Of Human Space Flight' - 12 April

🤡 'World Circus Day' - 16 April

🇲đŸ‡Ŋ 'National Piñata Day' (Mexico) - 18 April

đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ Ĩķ Žķ §ķ ŋ Celebrating England on 'St George's Day' - 23 April

đŸĻ¸‍â™€ī¸ 'National Superhero Day' - 28 April

💃đŸģ 'Strictly Come Dancing' Final - 16 December or 'International Dance Day' - 29 April

đŸĒ 'National Gardening Week' - 30 April-5 May

đŸšļ‍â™‚ī¸ May Is 'National Walking Month'

đŸĻŠ 'World Migratory Bird Day' - 10 May

đŸ‡ĒđŸ‡ē 'Eurovision Song Contest' đŸ‡ĒđŸ‡ē Malmo - 11 May

🍏 'Somerset Day' - 11 May & 'Devon Day' - 4 June

🍸 'World Cocktail Day' - 13 May

🏠 'International Day Of The Family' - 15 May

🧑‍đŸŗ 'World Baking Day' - 17 May

🐝 'World Bee Day' - 20 May

🔴 M&Ms Reminiscence Game - 'International Being You Day' - 22 May​

🚗 'National Road Trip Day' - 23 May

đŸ‘ĻđŸģ 'National Brothers Day' - 24 May

👩đŸģ‍đŸĻ° 'World Redhead Day' - 26 May

😀 'National Smile Day' - 31 May

đŸ‘ļ 'International Children's Day' - 1 June

🚴đŸģ‍â™€ī¸ 'Global Running Day' 🏃‍â™‚ī¸ 1 June & 'World Bicycle Day' 🚲 3 June

🌍 'UN World Environment Day' - 5 June

🌊 'World Oceans Day' - 8 June

🐤 'Donald Duck Day' - 9 June

đŸŒļī¸ National Herbs & Spices Day - 10 June

đŸē A Pub Quiz for 'National Pub Day' - 15 June

🧔đŸģ‍â™‚ī¸ Happy 'Father's Day' - 19 June

🎸 'World Music Day' - 21 June

🌞 'Midsummer's Day' - 21 June

âœī¸ 'World Writing Day' - 23 June

🍏 Global Beatles Day - 25 June

đŸŗī¸‍🌈 'World Pride Day' - 28 June

đŸ‡ē🇸 Celebrating America on 'Independence Day' - 4 July

đŸĢ 'World Chocolate Day' - 7 July

đŸ‡Ģ🇷 Vive La France ('Bastille Day') - 14 July
â˜”ī¸ 'St Swithun's Day' - 15 July
🤠 'National Day Of The Cowboy' - 23 July
🤝 'International Day Of Friendship' - 30 July
💮 'Yorkshire Day' - 1 August
🚂 'The Greatest Gathering' (Railways')​ - 1-3 August
🐈‍âŦ› 'International Cats Day' - 8 August
💇đŸģ‍â™‚ī¸ 'National Sideburns Day' - 11 August
đŸ•ē 'Elvis Week' - 9-17 August
🧘🏾‍â™‚ī¸ 'World Relaxation Day' - 15 August
📸 'World Photography Day' - 19 August
👨‍🎤 'World Fashion Day' - 21 August

đŸļ 'International Dog Day' - 26 August

🎀 'National Bow Tie Day' - 28 August

â›ąī¸ 'World Beach Day' - 1 September

đŸŋ Movies Quiz PART 1 - 'National Cinema Day' - 2 Sept

🧔đŸŊ Happy 'World Beard Day' - 3 September 

đŸ•Šī¸ 'International Day Of Peace' - 21 September

âœˆī¸ 'World Tourism Day' - 27 September

👴đŸŊ October is 'Black History Month'

👴đŸŧ 'International Day Of Older People' - 1 October 🍃

đŸĨ˜ Celebrating India in 'National Curry Week' - 3-9 October

😃 'World Smile Day' Faces Picture Quiz - 7 October​

😎 'World Smile Day' - Comedy Clips - 7 October

🌏 'International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples' - 11 October

đŸ’ŋ 'National Album Day' - 14 October

🍝 'World Food Day' - 16 October

🧑‍đŸŗ 'International Chef's Day' - 20 October

🇮🇹 Celebrating Italy on 'World Pasta Day' - 25 October

🎃 Happy 'Halloween' - 31 October

đŸĒ„ "Abracadabra" 🐰 'World Magic Day' - 31 October

đŸĨ¸ "Movember"

đŸ”Ĩ 'Bonfire Night' - 5 November 

đŸĨ€ 'Remembrance Sunday' - 10 November

🧑‍đŸŗ Final 'Great British Bake Off 2022' - 15 November 

🧸 'Children In Need' - 17 November

đŸĻƒ Celebrating 'Thanksgiving' - 23 November

đŸŽ—ī¸ 'Giving Tuesday' - 29 November

đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ŗķ Ŗķ ´ķ ŋ Celebrating Scotland on 'St Andrew's Day' - 30 November

🎄 'Christmas Jumper Day' - 7 December

💃đŸģ 'Strictly Come Dancing' Final - 16 December or 'International Dance Day' - 29 April

💔 Gone But Not Forgotten 2023

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Games
 

đŸĻ National Treasures Game

👃 Making A Reminiscence Smells Box

​🧑‍đŸ’ģ Best Apps For CST Practice

🔴 M&Ms Reminiscence Game - 'International Being You Day' - 22 May

​🔤 'Tell Me'; The grand vintage quiz game

​đŸ’Ŧ 'New Years Reflections'

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Guest Blogs
 

🤠 Hats On 

đŸĻ Cardboard Beaks

🇮🇹 Guest Blog - Some Activities For An Italian Themed Day

đŸŽ–ī¸ Guest Blog - 'Captain Tom 100 Quiz' & Answers

👃 Fragrances - Guest Blog

 
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Reminiscence
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📚 School Days; "The best days of our lives"

​🎲 Best Game Ever

⏰ Key Events of the 20th Century Quiz

💡 "I remember that!" - Out & About

đŸ“ē "I remember that!" - At Home

đŸ‘ĻđŸģ Things We Used To Do & Say As Kids

đŸ’Ĩ Are You A Baby Boomer?

đŸŒŧ The Swinging 60s

🛒 Let's Go Shopping

🏡 "Home Sweet Home" 1970s & 80s Reminiscence

👨‍🎤 Celebrating The 1970s - "The ME Decade"

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Sensory Approaches
 

đŸŒģ Part 1. Sensory Gardens

 
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Special Occasions
 

🤴 King Charles 111 Coronation - 6 May 2023

đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 Rest In Peace Your Majesty

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Quizzes - Animals
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đŸĻŠ Animals & Their Homes

🙈 Animal Similies & Proverbs

🌎 World Quiz - National Animals

đŸĻ˜ Famous Animals Quiz

đŸĻĄ Wildlife Of The British Isles

đŸŧ Going To The Zoo

đŸ’Ŧ 'Catchphrase' Round 1. Animals

đŸĻ ANIMALS - Collective Nouns

🔍 Find the Hidden Animals

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Quizzes - Christmas
 

🎅 Christmas 'Radio Times' Quiz

🎭 Pantomimes & Fairy Tales

🎄 'Christmas Jumper Day' - 7 December

🎅 "We wish you a Merry Christmas"

đŸ‘ŧ Christmas Songs Quiz

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Quizzes - Colours
 

🍀 The Green Green Grass Of Home

🍆 Purple Things Quiz

🍁 Golden Brown

🍋 Oranges & Lemons

đŸĻŠ Pretty In Pink

đŸŧ Black & White

 
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Quizzes - Food
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🍷 Cheese & Wine

🍔 National Food Quiz

🍌 Fruit, Nut & Veg Quiz

🍟 Potato Quiz

đŸĨ– "Bready Steady Go" Quiz đŸĨ

đŸŗ As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs

🍰 Reminiscence - "Piece Of Cake!"

đŸĒ Reminiscence - "That takes the biscuit!"

đŸĢ Reminiscence - Chocolate "Helps you work, rest and play"

🍭 Reminiscence - "Like a kid in a sweet shop!"

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Quizzes - Music
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🎤 Disco Fever

​🎧 Name That Tune - Food Songs

đŸ’ŋ True Colours Music Quiz

đŸĨ€ 'VE DAY' Music Quiz

đŸŽģ 'Classic FM' "Hall Of Fame 2025"​

đŸŽŦ Bumper Musical Movies Quiz

🐘 Animal Songs

👨‍🎤 Glam Rock

🌹 'Our Song' - 'Valentine's Day'

đŸ“ē Best Ever Children's TV & Movie Songs

​😆 Best Ever Comedy Songs

â˜€ī¸ Name That Tune 🌞 Summer Songs

đŸŽ™ī¸ Voiceovers Quiz

đŸŽĩ Name That Tune 🎧 Place Names

â€‹đŸ‘¯ "Name That Tune" 📀 Best Ever Duets

đŸ“ē Name That Tune - TV Shows

​🎹 Best Instrumental Hits Ever

​🎅 Bumper Christmas Music Quiz

​đŸ’ŋ Name That Tune

🎸 Pop Quiz

😎 'Summer of Love', 1967

🛜 The UK's most-streamed songs of 1952 to 2022 revealed

đŸ—Ŋ Songs About Places

🎤 Classic Duets

🎭 Musicals Quiz

đŸ‘ļ Junior Choice - Top 45 Songs

đŸŽŦ 'Classic FM' 50 Best Film Scores Of All Time

🌎 World Music

đŸ’ŋ Music Was My First Love

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Quizzes - Nature
 

🌹 Flower Power Quiz

🌱 Leaves & Trees

đŸļ Baby Animals Quiz

🐙 Name The (Mostly) Sea Creatures Quiz

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Quizzes - Sports

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🎾 Anyone For Tennis?

đŸĨ‡ Going For Gold

🏉 'Six Nations Rugby Tournament' đŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ˇķ Ŧķ ŗķ ŋ🇮đŸ‡ĒđŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ ŗķ Ŗķ ´ķ ŋđŸ´ķ §ķ ĸķ Ĩķ Žķ §ķ ŋđŸ‡Ģ🇷🇮🇹

âšŊī¸ Football 'The Beautiful Game'

â›ˇī¸ Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

 
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Quizzes - TV & Movies
 

😱 Movies - Thrillers 

😹 TV Sitcoms Quiz

đŸŋ Guess The Musical Movie

🤭 The Best of British Comedy

​đŸ“ē Radio Times Centenary TV Quiz

đŸŽĨ Movie Name Game

​đŸ’Ŧ TV Catchphrases Quiz

😹 Best Ever Comedy Quiz

đŸ“ē UK TV Picture Quiz

đŸ“ē American TV Picture Quiz

đŸŽĨ Bumper Quiz for 'BBC 100th Anniversary' - 18 October 2022

đŸŽ¯ TV Game Shows Quiz

đŸ“ē Classic TV Theme Recognition Quiz - Part 2

đŸ“ē Classic TV Theme Recognition Quiz - Part 1

đŸ˜Ŧ Thrillers

đŸŽĻ Movies Quick Quiz - Part 2

đŸŽĻ Name The Movie - Quick Video Clips Quiz

đŸ¤Ŗ Best British TV Sitcoms Quiz

đŸŋ ‘Saturday Night At The Movies’ Film Quotes Quiz

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Quizzes - Transport

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âœˆī¸ Aircraft Quiz
âš“ī¸ Ship Ahoy!
🚖 Cars Quiz
🚂 'The Greatest Gathering' (Railways')​ - 1-3 August
👷 Great Feats Of Construction
đŸ›ŗī¸ Trains And Boats And Planes. Oh And Automobiles!
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Other Quizzes 

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đŸŠē What's Up Doc?

đŸĨ‡ 'Record Breakers' 70th Anniversary

🚀 Space; The Final Frontier (Sci Fi)​

🎡 All The Fun Of The Fair

đŸĻ„ Mythical Creatures Quiz

📍 Famous Addresses Quiz

​🎱 Lucky Numbers Quiz

👑 Kings & Queens Quiz

đŸ‘ĻđŸģ Child Stars Quiz

🎭 The Great Pretender

🐈‍âŦ› Cats & Dogs

đŸĻ¸ Heroes & Villains

â¤ī¸ Star Crossed Lovers

​đŸ’Ŧ Acronyms & Abbreviations

🤑 How Much?

đŸ—Ŗī¸ Guess The Proverbs

đŸ˜ļ Guess The Word 

â­ī¸ Icons of 20th Century

📙 Book Lovers Quiz

🌔 The Sun & The Moon & The Stars 

🌹 The Lighter Side Of Politics

🧑‍đŸŗ Just The Job

🧐 Who said it?

🌞 Days Of The Week

đŸĒĒ Real Names Quiz

​đŸ’Ŧ Things We Used To Say

​🤖 Robots & Computers

​🌓 The Sky At Night

👮 Watching The Detectives

​🍏 Guess The Logo Quiz

💋 It Started With A Kiss

đŸŒ¤ī¸ Weather đŸŒĻī¸ Celebrating 170 years of the Met Office

🍸 Guess The Adverts

đŸ’Ŧ Idioms & Rhymes

​⏰ Time After Time

🙄 Dingbats

📅 Counting the days

â€‹â¤ī¸ Hopeless Romantic Quiz

đŸ‘¯ Dynamic Duos Quiz

đŸ‘¯ Matching Pairs

⁇ True Or False - Part 2

đŸĨŗ "It's Party Time"

​💂‍â™‚ī¸ Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz

đŸ’Ĩ Comic Strip Characters Quiz

đŸ‘Ŧ Famous Duos

🧸 Bear Quiz

đŸ—Ŋ Statues Quiz

đŸ’Ŧ My First, My Last & Everything

đŸī¸ 'Wild Isles' Quiz

😎 Sunglasses Quiz

🧐 More Or Less?

đŸ“ģ Radio Times Covers Quiz

🤔 The Name Game

🧑‍🎨 Great Works Of Art Quiz

🧑‍🎨 Historical Figures Quiz

❓ "I don't believe it!" True or False Quiz

🙈 Muppets & Puppets

🍀 Very Superstitious

👷‍â™€ī¸ Jobs For The Boys (And Girls)

🌈 'Catchphrase' Round 2. Weather

😈 Angels & Demons

đŸ‘ĩ Old Wive's Tales; Fact Or Fiction?

đŸŽ–ī¸ Trophies & Medals

👂 Sound Bingo

🤔 Acronyms Quiz

đŸ‘ī¸ Optical Illusions

✚ Associations

4ī¸âƒŖ All The Fours Quiz

đŸ‘ē Have A (Masked) Ball!

🤓 "Here's Looking At You Kid!" - Famous Spectacles Wearers

😇 "I Am The Greatest" (Authors, Artists, Explorers, Scientists & Sporting Heroes)

👀 "Me And My Shadow" - Pairs

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Famous Mothers, Fathers & Children

👨‍đŸĻ° "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"

📖 Proverbs

🏴‍â˜ ī¸ Flags

🧑‍đŸĻ˛ Then And Now Picture Quiz

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Mastermind
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🏄 A Tribute To Brian Wilson ('The Beach Boys')

đŸ”ī¸ Happy 60th Birthday to 'The Sound Of Music'

đŸ•ē 'Elvis Week' - 9-17 August

🙋‍â™€ī¸ God Speed Olivia Newton-John

💃đŸģ Kate Bush - Record Breaker

🍏 Global Beatles Day - 25 June

đŸ‘Ŋ Dr Who Quiz

🎤 ABBA Quiz

đŸ•ĩī¸‍â™€ī¸ "No Time To Die" - James Bond Music & Picture Quiz

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About Me

 

Simon O’Donovan MBE is a retired Consultant Nurse who worked in NHS Wales for most of his adult life, supporting people with dementia, their care partners and support staff through managing, developing and improving services to benefit this group. 

 

The main aim of his websites are to share experience and resources freely, so others can dip in and out and use some or all of the free and open access materials provided in their own CST practice. Thus facilitating and supporting the provision of uplifting and enjoyable sessions that optimise people with dementia's quality of life.

This site is not owned by or affiliated to any organisation. It is a personal unpaid commitment with no intention whatsoever of profit-making. However, costs for web package, domain page & YouTube & Spotify subscriptions can be supported via a www.buymeacoffee.com/simondementia donation. 

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Please note that some images are copied from the public domain under the 'fair use copyright' principle, in that they will only be used for educational purposes with disability groups and not be used for profit.

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