Immediate Past President Johan Huibers was delighted to present a cheque to his President’s Charity Greenfingers at SARWH’s AGM on Tuesday 10th September for £15,455.
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This Year's President's Charity
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Greenfingers Charity
Johan expressed his sincerest gratitude to members and guests for their generosity over the year.
Johan and Rachael from Tamar Nurseries (pictured here with Linda Petrons from Greenfingers in the centre) also raised further funds for the charity at the nursery with staff and customers by holding an Easter Raffle and participating in the sponsored Cycle & Walk Re-Leaf Day.
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) funds the education of talented craftspeople through traditional college courses, apprenticeships or one-on-one training with masters. QEST was established to help support craftspeople of all ages and from all backgrounds, at a critical stage in their careers and thus sustain traditional British craftsmanship.
QEST was established in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Association and the 90th birthday of The Queen Mother.
In 2017 Sandringham Association sponsored an Apprentice Game Keeper, and a scholarship for a Cabinet Maker, both from the Sandringham Estate. 2020 has seen the Association sponsor Scholar Laura Winstone. Laura is a high school teacher who gained an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. She has been shortlisted for the V and A Illustration award and received a “Highly Recommended. She has also been shortlisted, one of only two from the UK, for the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition in Shanghai.