Our Fundraising Events

There are a range of events throughout the year that help us raise vital funds for the hospice. Whether you attend a St Benedict’s-organised event, take part in awareness campaigns or raise/donate funds via an event like the Great North Run, there are many ways to support the hospice.

Here are our upcoming events.

A-Z of Fundraising Ideas

If you want to get involved with supporting St Benedict’s Hospice, but you can’t figure out what to do, take a look at our A-Z of Fundraising ideas for inspiration!

Find a Fundraising Idea Perfect for You!

Past Events

Sunflower Summer Fair 2025

An incredible £4,071 was raised at our St Benedict’s Sunflower Summer Fair!🌻

With the help of volunteers, stall holders, community heroes, trustees and local businesses, we were able to put on our most successful summer fair event to date! Thank you to everyone that attended on Saturday 5th of July and supported by spending those pennies and pounds all in aid of our Hospice.

With special appearances from The Ladies Music Makers Choir, The Seaburn Retros and Gary Bennett, the Hospice was filled with music and community spirit. We can’t thank #TeamBenedict enough for your support on this event.

Do you have any photos or feedback from the Sunflower Summer Fair event? We would love to hear from you! Send The Fundraising Team a message on fundraising@stbenedicts.co.uk.

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Go Yellow Day 18th July 2025

The 18th of July was Go Yellow day! Community groups and businesses across Sunderland wore yellow and collected donations to spread awareness and support for St Benedict’s Hospice.

Thank you to Breeze Dental – Chester Road, The Wild Bunch and Julie Henderson (Gentoo), Ryhope Infant School Academy, Lucy Locket Land and all of our supporters across Sunderland. Penshaw Monument was also illuminated yellow in support for our Hospice!

So far, over £300 has been raised for Go Yellow Day!

💛 #GoYellow 💛

Dedication Tree 2024

Thank you to everyone that came and made a donation and dedication in The Bridges in November. Together, we raised a total of £7,418 for St Benedict’s Hospice! 💜⭐

This amount will help us fund vital care now and into the future. Thank you again #TeamBenedict

Thank you also, to all of our wonderful volunteers that made it possible to run this 2 week long event #Superstars ⭐⭐⭐