Seasonal & Holidays
Elves Do Exist at the Treasure Chest Foundation
Ever wonder what Santa's elves do as soon as Christmas is over?
Ever wonder what Santa’s elves do as soon as Christmas is over? This rare look behind the scenes proves that no matter what time of year it is, the hard work necessary to comfort brave young cancer patients never stops. Thanks to your overwhelming response to our annual Holiday Toy Drive, some members of the Chicago Nomads Ski Club recently joined in on the festivities of labeling, sorting and packing toys at the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.
The Chicago Nomads Ski Club is a Chicago-area nonprofit skiing, snowboarding and social club established in 1961. The club is composed of 200 members dedicated to offering the most economical and hassle-free ski/snowboarding trips for its members during the winter along with a year-round schedule of activities.
POTCF Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel said, “We feel so blessed to have the support of the Chicago Nomads Ski Club. We are especially grateful to have the ongoing help of Rick Larson who not only delivers toys to hospitals month after month but also was involved in picking up holiday toy drives. Rick Larsen is a silent hero in the lives of the children and teens the Treasure Chest Foundation serves.”
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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 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.
