When Emily Bhatnagar was nineteen, her father was diagnosed with cancer. However, facing such a 1 situation, her response was a little 2 than you might expect. To 3 her father, she decided to start a book drive project called For Love and Buttercup, 4 books for kids with cancer in his name.
"It was very much an overnight idea," she explains. "I posted a message on an app called Nextdoor asking my neighbours for used book 5 . I was only expecting a few here and there, but the result was truly 6 and it was just the push I needed to co-exist with my grief rather than letting it 7 me.
"It was 8 painful to watch my dad go through cancer, but the book drive allowed me to develop a newfound sense of 9 combined with an even greater sense of compassion (同情) to 10 others. I wanted to help kids. They've always held a soft spot in my heart."
Using money she 11 from working at her parents' bread shop, Emily has bought many books out of her own pocket. 12 , she receives donations through her online wishlist (愿望清单).
Emily and her older brother spent a whole summer driving around town, loading boxes of books into their car. "It was such a privilege knowing people have carried these books all their lives through generations, and they wanted to 13 it to my cause (事业)."
The project has seen huge 14 , with For Love and Buttercup donating over 15,000 books and being 15 by well-known media like The Washington Post and Forbes.
