South East EnglandNews
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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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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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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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 |
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."
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Cleft Palate | Parent Stories | Your Stories |
Emily’s Story
"We were delighted to discover we were expecting our second child in the summer of 2011. I had a fairly straightforward pregnancy and normal scans throughout. Our daughter Isabelle was born on 21st April 2012 at 00.52AM, coming quite unexpectedly on her due date. Her birth was very fast and when they handed her to me I couldn't believe how tiny she was at 5lb 9oz.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
Trekkers Conquer Annapurna Circuit
Jay and Lisa-Marie Bush took up the challenge of an unguided trek of the Nepalese Annapurna Circuit during October-November 2012 after Lisa-Marie's cousin Lesley had a child with a cleft.
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Fundraising Stories |
Carol £5,000 Cheque
Dr Gerrard very kindly donated a portion of the royalties from his book to CLAPA in aid of our work.
