Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Donates to Kids with Cancer

The Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation (POTCF) of Orland Park was overjoyed to receive an enormous donation of $25,000 from M&M Custard, LLC dba Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers located in Overland Park, KS. The Orland Park-based non-profit foundation provides comfort and distraction from painful treatments to children and teens diagnosed with cancer.

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is an American fast-casual restaurant chain based in Wichita, Kansas.

NRO Marketing Manager Kevin Cruz said, “The Treasure Chest Foundation is near and dear to our heart because of the relationship Freddy’s has with children in our communities. Freddy’s likes to play an intricate role to show support to our neighbors through donations, fundraising nights and events.”

Treasure Chest Foundation CEO and Founder Colleen Kisel said, “We are so grateful that Freddy’s chose to donate to our cause. Freddy’s generous donation will help us accomplish the important work we need to get done in our nation by supporting thousands of children and teens who endure years and years of unending cancer treatments.”

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 30th 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 1-708-687-TOYS (8697) or visit the Foundation’s website at www.treasurechest.org.

Photo caption: Freddy’s Vice President of Operations Christie Glaeser (third from left) along with a few of the Treasure Chest Foundation board of directors, volunteers and staff display the $25,000 donation at the Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers restaurant located in Orland Park. This donation will help support thousands of children and teens who endure years and years of unending cancer treatments by rewarding the little ones with a toy, gift or gift card after every procedure.