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U.S. Teams Elite Junior Synchronized Figure Skating Team Wins the Gold
U.S. Teams Elite Junior Synchronized Figure Skating Team Wins the Gold for Kids with Cancer
Members of the U.S. Teams Elite Synchronized Figure Skating team are used to striving for the gold, so it came as no surprise when they managed to do just that on behalf of the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF). The team recently hosted a holiday toy drive and collected toys and gifts to benefit children and teens fighting cancer.
The U. S. Teams Elite program is synchronized skating that combines the grace of ballet, the elegance of ice dancing, and the thrill of split-second maneuvers. Each team skates as one unit, executing intricate patterns with speed and precision.
Treasure Chest Foundation Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel described the enormous impact the toy drive will have on the organization. “These skilled skaters scored the gold for the Treasure Chest Foundation. I want the girls to know what a significant impact their toy and gift card donations will have on the children and teens fighting cancer. Their generosity and compassion will help put smiles on the faces of children and teens each month who are battling childhood cancer,” said Colleen.
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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 2022.
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.
