Whole Foods in Orland Park Donates to the Pediatric Oncology Treasure

Whole Foods in Orland Park believes in helping to ultimately support children and teens fighting cancer. The Orland Park-based Food Market donated toys and gifts to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.

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Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel said, “We feel so grateful to have the support of Whole Foods in Orland Park. Their donation will help to benefit the children and teens who endure years and years of unending cancer treatments by rewarding the kids with a toy, gift or gift card after every procedure.”

Whole Foods Culture Champion Ambassador Grace Downing said, “Instead of sending back the product to our vendors why not give it to those in need.”

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.

If you would like further information about the Treasure Chest Foundation, please contact Colleen Kisel at 1-708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the Foundation’s website at www.treasurechest.org.