“Play on 2 Kick Cancer” Soccer Group of Addison are Helping Children and Teens Fighting Cancer

In the spirit of giving, “Play on 2 Kick Cancer” group of Addison are helping children and teens fighting cancer. The group recently sponsored a toy and gift card drive to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. When the last gift card was donated, the players donated more than 100 toys and $630 in gift cards.

When asked what motivated such a successful event to benefit the Treasure Chest Foundation, Kim Roy said, “Our son Oliver benefitted from the Treasure Chest Foundation. We are now in our 2nd year of hosting toy drives. Hopefully we will build awareness across the soccer community. Currently we have three clubs participating, Chicago TOP Soccer, Team Elmhurst, and Addison United.”

POTCF Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel said, “We feel so blessed to have the support of the Roy family and all of their friends. Today the Roy family has given back to the Treasure Chest Foundation, and for that we are extremely grateful.”

The not-for-profit Treasure Chest Foundation now supports more than 10,000 children and teens each month who are diagnosed with cancer by providing a toy or gift card in 50 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.

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(Pictured L-R): Members of the Play on 2 Kick Cancer team Omar Gomez, Joanne DeAngelo, Collin Rice, William Czeck, Karsten Roy, Jake Danhouser, Organizer Shawn Danhouser, Kevin O’Connor, Kim Roy and Oliver Roy display some of the donated toys. Oliver Roy benefitted from the services provided by the Treasure Chest Foundation.