Mt. Greenwood Man Electrifies the Treasure Chest Foundation

Mount Greenwood man Dan Ritchie, a retired Reliable Fire and Security employee is giving back to children and teens fighting cancer by replacing two exit signs with a pair of emergency lights, one exit sign and two emergency lights throughout the Treasure Chest Foundation warehouse. Reliable Fire and Security in Alsip donated the lights and signs.

“Volunteers like Dan Ritchie are the lifeblood of our Foundation.” said a thankful Colleen Kisel, Founder and CEO of the Treasure Chest Foundation. “Dan generously donated hours to install the emergency signs and lighting. Not only does Dan package toys week after week he helps maintain our building too. His contributions over the years have been incredible.”

Dan Ritchie recognizes the importance of the task, with Dan saying, “Always happy to do a good deed for someone else.”

The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 16,100 young cancer patients in 66 cancer treatment centers in 21 states across the nation and in the District of Columbia. Nowhere else in the nation does such a program exist. Colleen Kisel founded the organization in 1996 after her then seven-year-old son Martin had been diagnosed with leukemia in 1993. Ms. Kisel discovered that giving her son a toy after each procedure provided a calming distraction from his pain, noting that when children are diagnosed with cancer their world soon becomes filled with doctors, nurses, chemotherapy drugs, surgeries and seemingly endless painful procedures. Martin celebrated his 29th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of this year.

If you would like further information about the Treasure Chest Foundation, please contact Colleen Kisel at 1-708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the Foundation’s website at www.treasurechest.org.