Captain James Philippson Trust Fund

		Captain James “Jim” Philippson was killed in action in Afghanistan on 11th June 2006. Jim was part of a rapid reaction unit called out from Forward Operating Base Robinson to rescue an injured comrade whose patrol had been ambushed and was under sustained and heavy attack in Sangin. Before reaching their comrades the rapid reaction unit was also ambushed and it was during this attack that Jim sadly lost his life.	The Captain James Philippson Trust Fund and website has been set up by Jim’s friends and family to try to give some value and benefit to the tragedy that we have all experienced. Funds raised in the name of the Trust will go to a variety of beneficiaries and charities that we feel Jim would have supported. The board of trustees welcome any recommendations or requests for donations to specific charities or causes and a decision will be made by the board bearing in mind “what Jim would want”.
	All donations will be posted on the “beneficiaries” page of this website.
	IAN FLANNERY'S SIT-UP CHALLENGE Captain Ian Flannery's New Year's resolution was to get his abs sorted out before his end of tour in Afghanistan. T o make the best start possible on New Year's Day he attempted to complete two and a half hours of non-stop sit-ups. His motivation to reach this goal is to raise money for the Captain James Philippson Trust Fund in memory of his fallen friend. Having completed four months in Afghanistan as an Operations Officer with an intelligence unit, Ian has been working hard on his fitness and strength training in the forces Gym, but had been looking for a challenge to follow up his partcipation in the Marathon des Sables in April 2012. Ian had managed a best of 3000 continuous sit-ups so far and had completed 1000 weighted sit-ups (with a 15kg plate on his chest), but had to go further for this challenge.
Ian has now completed the challenge and reports the following "I'd like to thank everyone that has supported my sit-up challenge, helping me to raise £5,554 for Jim's Trust. I've been home from Afghanistan for a few weeks now and my Wife was quite pleased with the affect that the event and training had had on my body. Unfortunately my routine has been a little less focused on 'phys' and now revolves around Peppa Pig and preparing the house for Daughter number two, so the abs are fading. I've had a lot of feedback about the event from friends and family since returning from Afghanistan and it seems I've inspired some of them to do more fitness activities - my friend Major Bob Campbell has even launched his own charity event for the duration of his Afghan tour (http://www.justgiving.com/Robert-Campbell4). A lot of people have asked me what my next event will be for the Trust, but neither of my previous efforts have been planned or really well thought out and I don't have anything else in mind as yet - I'm hoping for inspiration to hit me!" Click here to see how he got on in more detail