​We recognise that a cancer diagnosis can turn someone's world upside down. Side effects from symptoms, medication and treatment can be severe, making even the simplest moments feel overwhelming.
The Treatment Bag Charity is dedicated to brightening the journey of cancer patients by delivering thoughtfully curated gift bags that offer comfort and bring moments of joy during challenging times.
The Treatment Bag Charity carefully research all of their products to select the most effective items for individuals with ongoing illnesses.
Gifted Smile has partnered with The Treatment Bag Charity to help with their good work and extend their reach to the North.
You can buy a gift bag for a loved one or friend, ensuring it’s filled with uplifting items tailored to their needs. The cost of the bag includes a small donation rather than profit. Funds from these donations then means a smaller Hug in a Bag (affectionately known as a handbag!) can be given free of charge to patients undergoing treatment in hospital.
Hug in a Bag.
Funds raised by Gifted Smile directly helps those patients that qualify by providing 'hand-bags' in two Yorkshire hospitals. These thoughtful gestures remind recipients they are cared for, especially if loved ones are not nearby.
While our wish is that Gifted Smile could help provide a free bag to every person diagnosed with cancer, this simply isn’t possible.
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With your support, together, we can ensure that those most in need receive a bag in some manner - whether gifted to a family member or friend or donated using funds raised. It costs approximately £5000 to supply each hospital with bags annually.
Join us in making a difference - donate today or purchase a gift bag for someone you care about.
Ways to Help
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Buy a Hug Bag to Give or Send
You can support someone affected by cancer by purchasing a Hug Bag from The Treatment Bag Charity for a friend or loved one who is out of our reach, for a suggested donation plus postage.
You can choose to have the bag sent to you so you can deliver it personally, or The Treatment Bag Charity will send it directly to your chosen recipient.
Any money raised from the sale of these bags goes straight into providing hospital Hand-Bags.
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Donate Towards Hospital 'Hand Bags'
Your donation goes straight to supporting the gifting of a Hand Bag (provided by The Treatment Bag Charity) to someone who is receiving hospital care. You will not receive the products - they will be packed straight into the bags by volunteers and handed out in our partner hospitals. Donations via this site all go towards providing these bags in Yorkshire.
These bags have a RRP value of £45, but each one costs The Treatment Bag Charity £25 to provide.