Be a Sponsor!

SPONSORING EMMET’S PLAYGROUND

Our son, Emmet, was a boy with great promise and passions. He loved roller coasters, skateboarding, the Simpsons, and living in Stamford. When he was 9, he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder. He fought valiantly for over 18 months, but ultimately he succumbed to his disease on September 25, 2019, one month shy of his 11th birthday.

Emmet attended Stark Elementary School and was a member of Temple Beth El in Stamford. He played on Stamford American Little League baseball teams, swam at the JCC, and spent summers at Long Ridge Day Camp and Newfield Swim Club. He was a “Stamford-ite” through and through, and he despaired being away from his beloved town while he was being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital.

To memorialize Emmet’s joy and love of Stamford, we are building a playground at Temple Beth El. We have mobilized Emmet’s friends and cousins to help us: they are advising us on playground equipment,they are running their own fundraisers, and they are helping us heal; we hope this playground will help them too. The playground will be open to all children, and it will be accessible for children with special needs.

We humbly ask for your help in building this playground. As a sponsor:

• Your name would be engraved in a memorial plaque that would be installed at the playground,
• Your name will be listed on our website www.emmetsplayground.com
• If you are a business, you will be thanked and tagged on social media sites

Your donation is completely tax deductible. Each level indicates a passion of Emmet’s:

The sponsorship levels are as follows:

Rollercoaster Level: $18,000+

Waterslide Level: $10,000+

Video Games Level: $5000+

Simpsons Level: $3600+

Blue Monkey Level: $1000+

You can donate safely online at www.emmetsplayground.com or you can send a check to Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford, CT 06902. You should make the check out to Temple Beth El (a 501c3) and write “Emmet’s Playground” in the memo. The funds will only be used for Emmet’s Playground. Please note that if you write a check, you avoid a 3% credit card fee.

Follow our progress at www.emmetsplayground.com or email us at emmetsplayground@gmail.com with any further questions. Thank you for your consideration of this project.

Lisa and Jeff Manheim