Cleft Lip & Palate Association

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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |

A Page-turning Fundraiser: 700 Books in 30 Days.

21 May 2024

Chelsea and son, Leo, have pledged to take part in The 700 Challenge, reading 700 books over the month of June.

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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Skydives | Your Stories |

Daredevil to take on skydive for CLAPA this May

20 May 2024

Stacey was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. After her son was also born with a cleft, she was inspired to fundraise and raise awareness for CLAPA by skydiving on Saturday 25th May.

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Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week 2024: Thank You!

12 May 2024

May 4th-12th 2024 was Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week - look back with us on a week of awareness-raising, myth-busting and story-sharing!

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Adult Stories | Appearance | Your Stories |

Lucia’s Story: Share A Smile

10 May 2024

Lucia is an adult who was born with a cleft lip and palate. She shared her story about the challenges she's overcome.

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Children & Young People's Council | Children & Young People's Stories | Young People | Your Stories |

“Throughout my life, I have attended many hospital appointments, and so far, I have had four operations. I have struggled to find people to talk to who know what I am going through and how to help. This can cause me to feel isolated, as I don’t know whether other people feel the same as I do, however with CLAPA I know that there is always someone to talk to who has been through what I have.”

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Cora and Warren showing medals in blue running vests

Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Runs |

Couple Complete First Marathon For CLAPA

2 May 2024

On Sunday 13th April, Warren George and Cora Lavesini-George ran the Rotterdam Marathon for Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) after their eldest daughter was born with a cleft palate.

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Parent Stories | Your Stories |

Kaitlynn and Wyllow’s Story: Share A Smile

29 Apr 2024

Wyllow was born with cleft lip and palate. Her mum, Kaitlynn, shares their story with CLAPA.

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Woman tandem skydiving in blue t-shirt for CLAPA charity.

Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Skydives |

13,000ft Of Fundraising: Charity Skydive Raises £600 for CLAPA

26 Apr 2024

Fern Armitage marked her 30th birthday in style, by jumping 13,000ft from a plane raising over £600 for Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) and launching their Jump for July campaign.

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Fundraising: Trusts & Foundations | Press Release | Updates from CLAPA |

Smile Train and CLAPA Join Forces to Strengthen Cleft Care in the UK

25 Apr 2024

25 April 2024: Smile Train, the world's leading cleft charity, and the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA), the UK’s national charity helping people with a cleft, announce new support to expand cleft care services across the United Kingdom, enabling further provision towards cleft awareness, education, and networking programmes.

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