Fourth Annual Cups 4 Cancer Lemonade Stand to Benefit Children

Orland Park IL

08 July, 2021

12:06 PM

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WHAT: Orland Park boy Austin Bielski will hold his Fourth Annual "Cups 4 Cancer" Lemonade Stand to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation on Tuesday, July 20th and Wednesday, July 21st, 2021. All proceeds raised will directly benefit children and teens fighting cancer. WHO: Attendees will have a chance to quench their thirst and purchase some tasty lemonade. WHEN: Tuesday, July 20th and Wednesday, July 21st from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: 12056 West Lake View Drive in Orland Park. WHY: During the past three years, Austin has raised more than $3,000 to benefit children and teens fighting cancer. 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. CONTACT: If you would like further information about the Treasure Chest Foundation, please contact Colleen Kisel at 708-687-TOYS (8697).