Central EnglandNews
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Fundraising: Corporate | Staff Blog |
CLAPA’s Crowning Glory
Today, we officially launched a new charity partnership with the global company, Crown Worldwide Group. This partnership means that we are Crown’s exclusive Charity of The Year and whilst some people may think it’s just about raising money this partnership is about so much more and here is how it came about.
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Fundraising: Corporate |
CLAPA Crowned in Style
Today CLAPA is very proud to launch a very special corporate partnership with Crown Worldwide. Crown Worldwide, specialists in global logistics for the relocations, world mobility, records management and fine art industries, are located in some 60 countries and operate from 265 branches. Our partnership is with Crown’s UK and Ireland team and is a result of the company’s dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Approximately 450 staff members voted to make CLAPA their Charity of the Year.
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Calling All Experienced Specialist Cleft Nurses
Ever wondered what it might be like to work abroad, even for a brief period? Here’s your chance… A small project is being funded in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, by the British Embassy. It’s aim is to teach a range of local healthcare professionals (and therefore parents) appropriate feeding techniques for babies with unrepaired cleft lip and palates.
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Staff Blog |
CLAPA across the country
Claire gives us an update on what's going on in the regions across the UK without a country coordinator now that Chris has moved on.
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Adult Stories | Appearance |
Can’t take my eyes off you
OK, so let’s be honest, being stared at isn’t great and when someone stares, it is, above all, an invasion of privacy.
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Staff Blog |
Claire E in the Community
Happy Faces group launches, residential weekends, Parent Contact volunteer refresher training and Branch meetings. It’s been a busy month! I am lucky to work with lots of committed and dedicated volunteers in the region, who have been busy reaching new families, supporting residential weekends and attending training days.
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Videos |
Two Sides: A Cleft Story – Casting Begins
Are you interested in acting? Fancy getting involved in @iqnetworkuk's project Two Sides: A Cleft Story? Casting has started for a group of talented young girls and adults to play the role of Emily in the upcoming production. Find out more about the role and how to apply below! You can find out more about the project at http://bit.ly/2ci8FZz
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Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday: Danielle’s Hair
We are saying a HUGE THANK YOU to 9 year old Danielle who is donating her hair to Little Princess Trust AND simultaneously raising money for CLAPA & Birmingham Women's Hospital! She has raised an incredible £226.25 so far! (inc. gift aid).
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Volunteering Stories |
Dave and Kathy’s Residential Blog!!
Below is a blog from two volunteers who supported one of our residential weekends this July. We both volunteered to help out with the Residential Weekend at Kingswood in July. Kathy had done one before I was a “newbie”.
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Staff Blog |
CLAPA from the Outside
Hi! I'm CLAPA's new Communications Assistant, new in two sense, firstly Communications Assistant is a new position for CLAPA, as far as I know I'm the first in CLAPA's long history (we turned 37 this year) and secondly I've only been here for maybe 3 months!
