Connect With Joy
You love someone living with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. Let us join you on your journey.
Check out our care tips, our singalong videos, and our dementia-friendly magazine. These resources connect people with memories and emotions, and they can help you connect with your loved one.
Thursday, September 21 is NTX Giving Day!
10 am on Thursday, September 28 – Singalong Show in Grapevine, Texas.
3 pm on Tuesday, October 3 – Singalong Show at Flower Mound Senior Center
10:30 am on Friday, October 13– Singalong Show at Haltom City Senior Center.
Latest Issue of Joyful Memories Magazine: Cats
Recent Article: Forgetting Can Be a Good Thing
FREE magazine distribution in Collin and Dallas counties, courtesy of the AWARE Fund at The Dallas Foundation.
Learn how Songs & Smiles brings joy to people during the Alzheimer’s journey. Featuring interviews with co-founders Eric and Sheryl Kolb, as well as with residents and staff members at local care facilities. Hear how the organization’s interactive singalongs and dementia-friendly magazines are helping people living with dementia connect with their memories and emotions, as well as with their family and friends.
A mother and her two daughters share a moment of joy at a Songs & Smiles event.
Connect With Joy
You love someone living with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia. Let us join you on your journey.
Our resources are designed to keep you and your loved one connected.
Songs & Smiles co-founders Eric and Sheryl Kolb with Sheryl’s mom, Trish, in 2017, sharing a moment of joy during the Alzheimer’s journey. Eric and Sheryl helped care for Trish from the time of her diagnosis in 2008 until Alzheimer’s took her life in 2019.
Celebrate Life
We support caregivers and families during the Alzheimer’s journey, encouraging them to celebrate life with love and laughter. We know how hard it can be to connect with someone who has Alzheimer’s, but we also know the tremendous value of each person and every shared moment of joy.
So, we sing and we smile. We rethink how we have conversations, and we look for creative ways to connect.
READ “OUR STORY”
Keep Your Family Connected
Caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s presents unique challenges, and the journey can last for many years. Sadly, many caregivers get worn out and families often drift apart.
Everything we do is about keeping families connected during the journey. Join us in encouraging and supporting caregivers and families.
Trish, whose maiden name was Beeson, celebrated her 78th birthday in 2017 together with the other “Beeson Ladies.” From left, Trish’s grandniece Sydney, niece Stacey, grandniece Emma, sister Mary, Trish, daughter Sheryl, niece Terri, and grandniece Grace.
Mother and daughter sharing a moment of laughter during a Songs & Smiles singalong.
Media
Read the article about Songs & Smiles published by The Dallas Morning News.
Listen to Eric on The ‘D’ Word on UK Health Radio.
Listen to Eric on the Music Helps podcast.
Listen to Eric on A Season of Caring podcast.
News & Events
10 am on Thursday, September 28 – Singalong Show in Grapevine, Texas.
3 pm on Tuesday, October 3 – Singalong Show at Flower Mound Senior Center
10:30 am on Friday, October 13– Singalong Show at Haltom City Senior Center.
Recent Article: Worried About Your Memory?
Latest Issue of Joyful Memories Magazine: Cats
Latest Singalong Video: “Ain’t She Sweet”
Community Singalong in Grapevine, Texas
Singalong Videos
Magazine
Funding
- Songs & Smiles is primarily supported by generous individual donors.
- Additional program funding by grants provided by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and the AWARE Fund at The Dallas Foundation.
- 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar by Candid.
Get Involved
Care for Caregivers
Provide encouragement and support to those on the front lines.
Care Tips
Learn how to better connect with someone living with dementia.
Share Your Story
Encourage others by sharing your own story.
Volunteer
Contact us about getting involved as a volunteer.