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Emmet's Book Drive honors Stamford boy who died of cancer

Emmet died on Sept. 25, 2019 after a battle with cancer. His mother says she believes the best way to remember her son is with purpose.

News 12 Staff

Sep 26, 2023, 8:38 PM

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A book drive was held in Stamford Tuesday in honor of a boy who died of cancer.

Emmet Manheim had a love of reading.

"He just always wished he had more books to bring home," said his mother Lisa Manheim

Emmet died on Sept. 25, 2019 after a battle with cancer. Manheim says she believes the best way to remember her son is with purpose.

"I believe that reading changes lives and Emmet did, too," said Manheim.


News 12 Connecticut's Angelica Toruno has more Emmet's Book Drive.

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