Supporting people with all cancers
Our Aim: To help make the patients and their supporters who visit the Chemotherapy suite in the Osborne Building at the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) more comfortable.
Who we are: GEMS is a charity run solely by volunteers who raise funds and offer support to patients receiving chemotherapy treatment.
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Donate
Making a donation to GEMS charity will make a huge difference to patients receiving chemotherapy at Leicester’s Hospitals
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Fundraise
The support we receive from fundraisers makes a huge difference to our charity. Here you can find out more about fundraising for GEMS.
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Volunteer
Volunteering is a great way to support GEMS and to meet new people. Here you can find out more about all the ways you can get involved.
Upcoming events
We hold Four annual fund raising events during the year
A clutter sale
Open gardens
Team golf day August 2025
Indian banquet at the Cuisine of India
All will be placed on the calendar once the dates have been confirmed
Have a scroll through our events calendar to see the great fundraising events we have coming up in the next few months.
If you are interesting in volunteering for any of our events you can find out more here.
Pride of Britain
Sally Anderson was the winner of the East Midlands Daily Mail Pride of Britain Fundraising Award 2022. Sally was overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to receive this honour!!
Current project
We are currently raising money to be able to send patients and close family away for a nights respite,
We are searching for suitable properties at the moment and more details will be published as we have secured a suitable venue
