Seniors of Seton Gives to Children and Teens Fighting Cancer

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation was overjoyed to receive a large donation of toys, $70 in gift cards and $140 recently from the Seniors of Seton otherwise known as S. O. S. located at Saint Elizabeth Seton Church in Orland Hills. Seniors of Seton is a lively and fun group of over 200 seniors that focus on informational topics, entertaining games, fitness, socializing, special events and off-site tours. The member’s donation will directly benefit children and teens fighting cancer.

When asked what motivated the group to give to the Treasure Chest Foundation, Special Projects Coordinator Donna Kujawa said, “I liked what I read about the Treasure Chest Foundation and I liked the Founder’s story. We are happy to support a worthy cause.”

Treasure Chest Foundation Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel is grateful to receive the donation. Colleen said, “We feel so blessed and honored to have the support of the Seniors of Seton organization. The donation will help support children and teens who endure years and years of unending cancer treatments.”

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 29th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of 2022.