The National Association of Professional Women Orland Park Chapter Donates to Help Children and Teens Fighting

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation was overjoyed to receive a donation of toys including two children’s laptop computers from the National Association of Professional Women Orland Park Chapter. Their donation will directly benefit children and teens fighting cancer.

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is dedicated to the enhancement, empowerment and promotion of women’s careers. The local chapters also help make a difference in their communities and the world through monthly philanthropic initiatives that raise awareness of issues and causes impacting their communities and the world.

“The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful to the National Association of Professional Women for their tremendous donation. Because of their generosity, 1000’s of children and teens served by the Foundation will become the recipient of an age appropriate gift,” said Colleen Kisel, Founder. 

The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 9,300 young cancer patients each month. Nowhere else in the nation does such a program exist. Ms. Kisel founded the organization in 1996 after her then seven-year-old son Martin had been diagnosed with leukemia in 1993. She 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 22nd anniversary of remission from the disease in 2015.

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.