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Nathan’s Story
My name is Nathan; I’m 26 years old and was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Growing up, I received over 30 surgeries; this meant sometimes having multiple surgeries a year.
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Eva’s Story
In February 2021, we headed off for our 20-week scan. We were so happy to be told we were expecting another girl, but a lot of silence soon followed, and the sonographer said, “I suspect little one may have a cleft lip.”
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#FundraisingFriday: Jenni and Izzy’s Story
Jenni and her daughter Izzy raised £448.27 for CLAPA through her Just Giving page and offline donations. Izzy held ‘cake Fridays’ where staff at work donated and sold tasty treats, and they also took part in the Weston-super-Mare Half Marathon.
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#FundraisingFriday: Dan’s Fundraising Story
Dan and his wife Sophie decided to fundraise for CLAPA after seeing the difference our support made to them when their son Ethan was born with a cleft palate. We caught up with Dan to hear about their lovely fundraising efforts.
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#FundraisingFriday: Linzi’s Fundraising Story
A big thank you to Linzi Harvey for raising over £5,000 for CLAPA! Linzi shares why fundraising for CLAPA means so much to her
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Ashleigh, Brad and Arthur’s Story
From diagnosis to lip repair surgery and raising £2,500 for CLAPA, Ashleigh reflects on Arthur's cleft journey so far and hopes for a world where more people are cleft aware.
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Michelle’s Story
Michelle was born with a cleft lip and palate and sees donating to CLAPA as a legacy she’ll leave behind for others with similar experiences. We caught up with her to hear more about her journey and her reasons for supporting our work.
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Lucy, Keira and Lily’s Presentation for CLAPA
Lucy, Keira and Lily recently secured an incredible £3,000 grant for CLAPA after delivering a winning presentation for the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). Here, they tell us how their presentation went, and why they chose CLAPA!
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Rebecca, Darren and Mason’s story
Throughout their son's cleft journey so far, Rebecca and Darren have received support from CLAPA, as well as healthcare professionals and their family and friends. They wanted to give back and recently set up a Facebook Fundraiser to support our work, raising a phenomenal £1035! Here’s their story.
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Sophy’s Taskmaster For CLAPA
Inspired by her favourite TV show, 'Taskmaster', Sophy decided to get her friends and family involved with CLAPA by organising a very fun and creative fundraiser! We caught up with her to find out how it all went.