Robert Kendal Salon & Day Spa in Palos Heights a Cut Above

Customers of Robert Kendal Salon & Day Spa, a full service salon located in Palos Heights are a cut above when it comes to supporting children and teens fighting cancer.

The salon received generous donations from their clientele of $5 gift cards and hats during a fundraising drive named “Kaps and Cards for Kids” thanks to Salon Stylist Karyn Garren and Salon owners Bob and Darlene Wigboldy. The salon raised more than 50 hats, bandanas and $85 in gift cards for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. Stylist Karyn Garren said, “How could you not support such a great cause, these kids need something to protect their beautiful heads.”

Robert Kendal Salon & Day Spa’s commitment to quality and service ensure their clients a great value. With years of experience and continued education, the dedicated staff is ready to serve any beauty needs.

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel expressed her profound gratitude for the hats. “The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful to Robert Kendal Salon & Day Spa Owners Bob and Darlene Wigboldy, Stylist Karyn Garren and all the customers that donated,” Ms. Kisel said, “Many of the children and teens served by the Foundation face the side effects of chemotherapy hair loss during their cancer treatments, they love the hats.”

The not-for-profit Treasure Chest Foundation now supports more than 9,300 children and teens each month who are diagnosed with cancer by providing a toy or gift card in 49 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 POTCF, please contact Colleen Kisel at 708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the web site at www.treasurechest.org.