Tinley Park Man Delivers Smiles of Joy to Children with Cancer

Danny Wright of Tinley Park believes in supporting children and teens fighting cancer. Danny delivers toys and gift cards to local hospitals to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation.

When asked about his motivation for delivering the toys and gift cards Danny Wright humbly said, “I just deliver the toys. There really are no thanks needed. I thank the Treasure Chest Foundation and the donors for all that they do for the kids fighting cancer.”

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel said, “We are happy to see Danny back in the saddle after a year-long absence due to the pandemic. We are blessed to have Danny in our corner.”

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 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 28th anniversary of remission from the disease in March of this year.

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.