Emily Bhatnagar donates books to children's hospitals

Emily Bhatnagar, 21, started a book drive after her father was diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer in 2019. Through her nonprofit, For Love & Buttercup, she has donated over 25,000 books to children's hospitals. Initially, Emily collected books door-to-door and later created an Amazon wishlist for donations. The books are sent to her family's bakery in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where they are stored alongside food. Despite her father's cancer returning, Emily finds healing through her work. She believes that connecting with children in hospitals has helped her cope with her own mental health struggles.