News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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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!
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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.
