Jeffrey LaMorte Salon is a Cut Above for Supporting Kids with Cancer

Jeffrey LaMorte Salon in Orland Park is a cut above when it comes to supporting children and teens fighting cancer. The salon hosted a Ladies Night Out event at Coaches Corner in Orland Park. The event included hairstyles, hair sparkles, raffle baskets and games along with drink and food specials. 150 participants were asked to donate to help the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF), a non-profit Orland Park-based organization which provides toys, gifts and gift cards to brave young cancer patients.

When the last attendee’s hair was styled, Jeffrey LaMorte Salon and Day Spa raised $1,200 for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. The donation will directly benefit children and teens fighting cancer. Salon Manager Morgan Camodeca explained why the salon wanted to help the Treasure Chest Foundation. “Jeffrey LaMorte Salon has been involved with raising money for the Treasure Chest Foundation. Also, my mom Maureen Cipolla is the Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Treasure Chest Foundation and we wanted to help kids fighting cancer.”

Fellow hair stylist and Ladies Night Out coordinator Reilly Mullins said, “When we were planning this event, we all agreed we wanted to help kids fighting cancer. My mom is also a bartender at Coaches.”

Treasure Chest Foundation Founder Colleen Kisel expressed her profound gratitude for the successful Ladies Night Out event that ultimately brought in $1,200. “Jeffrey LaMorte Salon and Day Spa formulated this wonderful idea to help support children and teens fighting cancer. Their gift will help us put a smile on the faces of kids going through cancer treatment in our community and across the nation,” Colleen said.

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.