Wheaton Woman Helps Kids with Cancer

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation recently received toys, gifts and $100 in gift cards to benefit children fighting cancer thanks to the tireless work of Dian Schulz. Dian hosted her annual holiday party and asked each guest to bring a new unwrapped toy, gift or gift card to benefit children undergoing cancer treatments.

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel expressed her appreciation, saying, “The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful for this enormous donation. Thanks to the generosity of long-time supporter Dian Schulz children fighting cancer will continue to be rewarded with a toy, gift or gift card for their bravery.”

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.