GEMS Charity, June 2022

27th June 2022 | Charity, What's On

GEMS Charity would like to thank Paul Ward of Kibworth Carpets. He and his family gave a kind donation of £719.01 in memory of Claire Ward. The online donations for which have yet to be received. This is a great amount, which goes to show how much loved Claire was.

Paul has asked for a plaque in memory of Claire to be placed on one of the chairs on the balcony we have refurbished, which of course we will organise. He told GEMS “After spending time in the LRI chemotherapy suite in the Osborne Building, Claire saw the difference GEMS had made to the environment and she thought a lot of the charity and the work they do.”

The donation will also go towards our current project of refurbishing the treatment area and converting a balcony into an inside space to extend the current treatment area. This will allow more patients to receive their treatment and make them more comfortable. We pass on our sincere condolences to Paul and his family, and thank them once again for thinking of GEMS.

Platinum Jubilee

GEMS would like to thank Jeff Pearce, Derek Ward, Sam Sheilds and the numerous volunteers who helped on the 3-day Platinum Jubilee event that was held at the Railway. The weather started off well and just about held out for the three days. We had lots of different things going on with various stalls for people to purchase goods from. On our GEMS stall alone, we took just over £800, which is fantastic.

We also had a vintage Kirby and West milk float from Classic Milk Floats for people to look around and reminisce about times gone by.

Jack Harling from Smeeton Westerby had been growing his hair and beard since January so it could all be shaved off in the pub with all donations going to GEMS.

For all of us that are involved day-to-day with GEMS it was really humbling to see so many people willing to give up their holiday time to help us raise much needed funds. We will let you know the total amount raised in the next edition of the Chronicle.

Upcoming events

We still have more events. Smeeton Westerby Open Gardens on Sunday 3 July 11-5pm in memory of Kelvin Capell who loved his plants; enjoy a number of gardens, some with refreshments (cake donations will be very welcome please). Craft stall and a bite to eat at The Kings Head. Car parking will be on Saddington Road, LE8 0QS.

Have a day out for just £5pp.

GEMS Race Day Evening at Leicester Racecourse on Wednesday 27 July. Tickets are on sale now – VIP experience in marquee in the centre of the racecourse £100pp. Turnstile tickets £10pp.

GEMS Golf Day at Market Harborough Golf Club on Friday 12 August – teams of four £180.

Please ring or email us for more details about all of the events. We would love to see you there.

If you would like to hold your own fundraising event, or can donate or help in any way at all, we would love to hear from you. Just call Andy or Sally 0116 279 3814 or email us here

Andy and Sally Anderson