GDI Services in Alsip Serves Children and Teens Fighting Cancer

GDI Services, a company that offers an innovative cleaning technique, best-in-class capabilities located in Alsip, IL cleaned up when they donated toys and gift cards to the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF) is an Orland Park-based, non-profit organization that provides comfort and distraction from painful treatments to children and teens diagnosed with cancer by providing a toy, gift or gift card in 49 hospitals nationwide.

GDI Services National Director of Marketing Katie Gouwens drew inspiration to help the Foundation from her sister-in-law and Treasure Chest Foundation Board Treasurer Maureen Cipolla. Katie said, “Because of Maureen’s passion for the Treasure Chest Foundation my company was excited to donate to this worthy cause.”

POTCF Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel expressed her gratitude for the generous support shown by GDI Services. “We are so blessed to have the support of GDI Services, Katie Gouwens, Maureen Cipolla and all who donated to benefit children and teens fighting cancer.”

The not-for-profit Treasure Chest Foundation now supports more than 9,300 children and teens each month who are diagnosed with cancer by providing a toy or gift card in 49 hospitals nationwide. Nowhere else in the nation does such a program exist. CEO Colleen Kisel founded the organization in 1996 after her then seven-year-old son Martin had been diagnosed with leukemia in 1993. Colleen discovered that giving her son a toy after each procedure provided a calming distraction from his pain. Martin celebrated his 23rd anniversary of remission from the disease earlier this year.

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.