Seasonal & Holidays
Evergreen Senior Living Toy Drive to Help Kids with Cancer
Members of the Orland Park Evergreen Senior Living staff display some of the toys collected during their toy drive to benefit children.
The employees and residents at Evergreen Senior Center in Orland Park came through in the spirit of the holiday season when they collected 100’s of toys for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF) in Orland Park.
The employees hosted a holiday party and toy drive to help children and teens fighting cancer. When the festive occasion had concluded, the party had accumulated more than 100 toys.
Evergreen Senior Living is committed to providing service delivery which promotes and embraces the individuality and independence of those they faithfully serve. The happiness and satisfaction of the seniors is their primary focus. Each Evergreen Senior Living team member brings an elevated level of dedication and compassion to their positions.
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Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel said, “We are extremely grateful to the staff and the entire Evergreen Senior Living family. It is amazing to receive such a tremendous donation, especially during our important holiday toy drive season.”
The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 13,000 young cancer patients enduring upwards of 20,000 clinic visits each month in 19 states across the nation. 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 24th anniversary of remission from the disease earlier this year.
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If you would like further information about the Treasure Chest Foundation, please contact Colleen Kisel at 708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the Foundation’s web site at www.treasurechest.org.
(Pictured): Members of the Orland Park Evergreen Senior Living staff display some of the toys collected during their holiday toy to benefit children and teens with cancer.
