News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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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.
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Volunteering Stories |
Spotlight On: Happy Faces Hampshire
Happy Faces Hampshire was launched in Spring 2013
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Fundraising Stories |
Superhero Competition Takes Off in Awareness Week
My name is Sarah Thomas and I work as a General Dental Practitioner on the Isle of Anglesey. For the Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness week this year, myself and my colleagues decided to do something proactive to promote the cause and the condition.
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Parent Stories | Volunteering Stories |
My Parent Contact
"When I talked to Mel I didn't know [my daughter]. I didn't know how resilient she would prove to be and how much strength her smile would give me. I needed to feel that I could do this - and that is exactly what Mel made me believe."
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Fundraising: Challenges |
Three Peaks, One Day
Melissa Chandler was born with a cleft palate, and to show her appreciation for all the support she and her family have received over the years, she’s decided to test the limits of her endurance and take on the 3 Peaks Challenge!
