Funding

Skanda Vale’s temples attract some 90,000 pilgrims a year from all over the UK, Europe and Asia, and it is their generosity that accounts for over 75% of the Hospice’s funding. Almost all the pilgrims donate without expecting to ever benefit from the use of the hospice facility. Their inspiration to give is motivated by their personal experience of love and care that they receive whilst staying at the Skanda Vale Monastery. They see the hospice as a continuation of the monastic community’s work and as such are eager to support it, though most have never even seen the hospice buildings. We are funded entirely by voluntary donations and have no NHS grant or government sponsorship. Our funding source generates a substantial and, most importantly, a sustainable income for the Hospice. Since the appeal started we’ve raised an impressive £800,000 – on top of our ongoing running costs. Wonderful generosity from groups like the Freemasons of Peterwell lodge, St. Thomas Methodist church and the Cellan and Llechryd coffee morning group demonstrates the strength of support we receive from our local community. We raise funds throughout the year with activities such as street collections, prize draws, car boot sales, market stalls and the extremely popular sponsored walk and annual fete. These are great opportunities for the monks, nuns, patients and members of the general public to get together and share the warmth and friendliness of the hospice community