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.

  • Donate

    Making a donation to GEMS charity will make a huge difference to patients receiving chemotherapy at Leicester’s Hospitals

  • Fundraise

    The support we receive from fundraisers makes a huge difference to our charity. Here you can find out more about fundraising for GEMS.

  • 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 2024

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

Chemotherapy Treatment Suite Extension and Refurbishment

We are currently raising money to extend and refurbish the Chemotherapy Suite at Leicester Royal Infirmary to enable patients to receive their treatment much faster.