Island Lake DLG Foundation Delivers Smiles to Kids Fighting Cancer

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF) recently received a donation of toys thanks to the thoughtfulness and generosity of the DLG Foundation.

DLG Foundation’s mission is to keep Jason’s unconditional love and beautiful spirit alive through simple acts of kindness.

The DLG Foundation held a bingo and pizza night event at Aurelio’s Pizza in Crete, IL. The attendees were asked to bring a toy or gift card and de la Garza donated the treasures to the POTCF for the seventh year. “Jay was a big kid- he still loved video games and comic books and cartoons- even as an adult. He had such a beautiful child-like spirit which made everyone just fall in love with him. He would be so happy to know we are bringing smiles to these kiddos in his name,” said Jason’s wife, Allison, Founder of the DLG Foundation.

POTCF Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel is especially grateful to the DLG Foundation for their support. “Thanks to the overwhelming success of their event, this year will be happier for the brave children and teens who benefit from our services across the nation,” said an appreciative Ms. Kisel.

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 30th 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.