Tagged with:Fundraising Stories
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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.
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Koren’s Marathon for CLAPA
Koren decided to support CLAPA after seeing the difference our support made to her friend's family when their son Teddy was born with a cleft. We caught up with her to hear about her incredible fundraising efforts.
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Rob’s Marathon for CLAPA
Over the years, Rob and his wife have received support from CLAPA throughout their son's cleft journey. Rob decided he wanted to give something back and planned to run the Edinburgh marathon this year. After this was postponed due to Coronavirus, he was undeterred! He organised his very own challenge, running the Isle of Wight marathon route with some friends and helpers, and has managed to raise a remarkable £1,000 for CLAPA!
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Laura and Mark’s Cycle for CLAPA
Laura and Mark wanted to do something for their godsons, Isaac and Jacob, who were both born with a cleft. The couple decided to put their leisurely lockdown bike rides to the test with a huge 362km cycle ride challenge, raising an incredible £3,045 for CLAPA in the process! We caught up with them to say a huge thank you and to find out more.
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Clare’s Story
After Clare's daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence and a cleft palate, Clare turned to the CLAPA website for information and support. Her family have recently raised an incredible £448 for CLAPA with a socially distanced cake sale!
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Laura and the Deeside Ladies Circle
The Deeside Ladies Circle recently made an amazing donation of £750 to CLAPA! We caught up with one of the group’s members, Laura, to find out more about the circle and why they chose to support CLAPA.
