Crown Technology in Alsip is a Crowning Glory for Children

In the spirit of giving, Crown Technology in Alsip is helping children and teens fighting cancer. The group sponsored a holiday toy drive that extended into March 2021 to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. Due to the coronavirus, 80% of the employees are working from home but that did not stop the employees from donating. When the last toy was collected a van load of toys and $285 in gift cards was donated. The Crown Technology employees are the crowning glory of this successful toy drive.

Crown Technology is part of the Scientific Research and Development Services Industry. When asked about the motivation behind the toy drive, Crown Technology Administration employee Jamie McCracken said, “I think the Treasure Chest Foundation is a great organization. We have no excuse not to donate if we have been fortunate.” Crown Engineer Mariam Vanderhyde chimed in by saying, “I feel lucky to be working during the pandemic and I wanted to give back.”

POTCF Founder and CEO Colleen Kisel said, “The Treasure Chest Foundation is especially grateful to Crown Technology employees for their enormous donation of toys and gift cards. We are blessed to have their support, especially during this pandemic.”

The POTCF is a unique organization whose services impact more than 14,600 young cancer patients in 62 cancer treatment centers in 20 states across the nation and 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 27th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of 2020.

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 website at www.treasurechest.org.