News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Research |
International Clinical Trials Day
Did you know that the first clinical trial was carried out by James Lind in 1747?
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South Wales Branch | Volunteering Stories |
Spotlight On: South Wales Branch
Each of us had a passion to become more involved in CLAPA and give something back to the charity that had helped us and our children so much. We were all members of the Facebook page and had become friends at that point. Thanks to Claire Cunniffe we attended a volunteer induction day in October 2012.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Community |
Young Fundraiser Smashes Target!
Will Helstrip (9) was stunned when he reached his £150 target, then saw donations rocket to almost £1,000!
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Fundraising Stories |
Fiddlers’ Fundraising Tops £3,000!
My name is Amy Corfield and I am 22 years old. It may not be obvious now but I was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. I have had many operations throughout my life but I have always managed to stay smiling.
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Fundraising: Corporate |
CLAPA Benefits From Corporate Fundraising
Members of staff from Santander Consumer were thrilled to present cheques to the four charities that had been selected by them as the recipients of fundraising during 2012
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Runs |
250 Miles to Home
My name is Chris, when my brother was born he had a cleft palate that was unfortunately missed and not diagnosed. He grew up will speech problems and because of it was subject to bullying in school. When he was 5 it was finally noticed after years of trying that he had a cleft palate.
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Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Cycling |
Cambridge Psychologist Rides from Paris to Nice
James Kiff, a Speciailst Clinical Psychologist from the East of England Cleft Service, has planned an ambitious cycle ride from Paris to Nice in France to raise money for CLAPA.
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Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Cycling |
Straumann Go The Extra Mile For CLAPA!
Straumann UK like a challenge, so to prove it they have committed themselves to raising a significant amount of money for charity by organising a bike ride from their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland to their UK offices in Crawley, West Sussex - a mere 600 miles in six days!
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CLAPA’s Branch Strategy
On Saturday 16th March, CLAPA staff and Trustees held a meeting with representatives from the active Branches to announce some exciting new projects in the works, as well as a change to the way the Branch funds are held and managed.
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Fathers | Parent Stories | Your Stories |
The Hancock’s story
"The operator told us that our baby had a cleft lip and that this maybe associated with some syndromes that may mean that the baby may not survive. The whole thing was handled rather badly. We left the hospital in a state of shock and little information."
