News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
Snowden Challenge
Paul Barrington (soon to be Parent Contact) completed the gruelling Snowdon Challenge along with friends Greg Mear and Richie Heynes, to raise money for CLAPA. Paul’s daughter, Seren, was born with a cleft lip and palate.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Runs |
World Champion
Bailey Walsh was born April 2003 with a cleft lip and palate. Since the age of three, Bailey has studied a mix of Tae Kwon Do, Kick Boxing and Kung Fu and has excelled in these to a competitive level.
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Lancashire, Cheshire & Lakes Branch |
Family Day at Martin Mere Wetland Centre
On Saturday 10th August, we set off, very excitedly, to be part of the CLAPA family day at Martin Mere Wetland Centre. What an amazing day!
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
River Humber Swim
On Sunday 30th June, Malcolm Bell took part in an event that would send shivers down the spine of less courageous individuals. Malcolm and a team of equally daring swimmers (all from local businesses) swam across the River Humber as part of the Warner’s Health Humber Business Swim.
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Fundraising: Cycling |
60 Mile Bike Ride for CLAPA
When Deep Patel’s wife, Anita, suggested that he dust down his bike after 6 years and do a bike ride to get fit, Deep saw it as a perfect opportunity to raise money and awareness for CLAPA.
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Fundraising: Challenges |
60 Lengths for 60 Years
To celebrate his 60th Birthday, Stephen Prichard decided to row a length for every year he has been on the planet.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
Chirk To Llangollen Sponsored Walk
When Lorna Beeke’s sister found out that her baby would be born with a cleft lip and palate, the family pulled together to organise and participate in various fundraising activities for CLAPA.
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Fundraising: Community |
Baby Shower and Raffle Raises £2000
When Natalie Ryans and her partner Brett found out that their baby would be born with a Cleft Lip and Palate, they decided to hold a baby shower and raffle to raise money for CLAPA.
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Cleft Lip and Palate |
Disney’s The Lone Ranger and The Portayal of Cleft Lip
We’re extremely disappointed to see that Disney are once again cashing in on prejudice by giving their villain in the upcoming Lone Ranger film a very visible prosthetic cleft lip as part of his ‘look’ as an evil, sinister character. Not only is this incredibly lazy storytelling, it’s also sending a deeply harmful message that will impact the 90,000 people that were born with a cleft in the UK as well as others worldwide.
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Inauguration of the Regional Fund Grants Committee
Following on from the National Branch Meeting in March, ten members of the Regional Fund Grants Committee were elected and held their first meeting over the weekend. Here, Tony Ruel and other committee members give their perspective on the first major step towards a more unified CLAPA Community with better regional support.
