Page 139 - Wish Stream Year of 2019

2019 was a year in which The Sandhurst Trust, The RMA Sandhurst charity, contin- ued to grow.
The charity continued to support leadership activities around the Academy in the form of grants for Adventurous Training, and over 600 Cadets benefitted from leadership grants to off- set the cost of their expeditions. Several of the expedition reports are elsewhere in this edition and reflect the variety of activities undertaken and countries visited. The Trust also supported a small number of UOTC and expeditions led by Trust members out in the Field Army.
91 Sandhurst medals were presented to Inter- national cadets in the week of their commis- sion. The medal, provided by the charity and presented by The Commandant, is a tangible reminder of a year at RMAS and one which sev- eral countries have given permission for their officers to wear. The Trust has also sold a further 135 medals to international alumni who commis- sioned before December 2016. Several medals were also presented by The Commandant to vis- iting senior alumni.
Vaughan Kent-Payne
HALO Trust delegates enjoy a Christmas Dinner in Old College
The charity continued to earn the majority of its income through running events at RMAS. These ranged from the high profile, such as a two-day training package for Amazon executives and a four-day package for the mine-clearing charity The HALO Trust to guided tours for a dozen people.
In total, the charity ran 234 events, the same number as 2018, but with many more high pro- file, and therefore more lucrative events. Our membership continues to grow and now stands
The Sandhurst Trust 2019 – Surging On
Commander Sandhurst Group, Brigadier James Carr-Smith, addresses International cadets from CC191
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