Orland Park Dynamic Duo Constructs and Paints Treasure Chest

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation was awarded one large, decorated treasure chest thanks to the tireless woodworking skills and artistic skills of Orland Park couple Gordon McGregor and Lorelei Jones. The husband and wife team constructed and painted a new treasure chest.

Gordon McGregor, a master woodworker, hand-crafted the large treasure chest, installed the wheels, handles and soft hinges. This is Gordon's second constructed treasure chest for the Treasure Chest Foundation. Lorelei Jones generously donated her artistic skills to skillfully paint the newly constructed Treasure Chest to match Akron Children's Hospital jungle-themed oncology clinic. Akron Children's Hospital will receive the new treasure chest on November 19, 2020, during the launch of the 62nd Treasure Chest program. The jungle-themed chest will help brighten up each patient's visit.

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel acknowledged the importance of Gordon and Lorelei's donation. "The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful to Gordon McGregor and Lorelei Jones for their hard work and generosity. Their gift is very much appreciated and will help deliver joy for years to come to young patients fighting cancer at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio."

The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 14,400 young cancer patients in 60 cancer treatment centers in 20 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 27th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of 2020.

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.