It's our 42nd birthday! Open for stories from the cleft community and chances for all ages to make their voices heard.
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This month, we're celebrating CLAPA's 42nd birthday. Whether you've been around since the very beginning or just recently discovered CLAPA, we want to say a big thank you for being part of this incredible community.
We couldn't do what we do without your support, and we are ever grateful for every single person who donates or fundraises to keep our vital services going. Thank you for believing in a better future for people born with a cleft in the UK, and for helping us make it happen!
In This Newsletter:
Join the Council: An exciting opportunity for 9-17 year-olds
Volunteers' Week 2021: Celebrating your stories
Vacancy: Trustee with Fundraising Experience to join our Board
#TeamCLAPA: Fundraising stories from the CLAPA Community
CLAPA Voices: Add your voice and make a difference
#ShareASmile, Challenges, and Q&A Catch-Up
Exciting opportunity! Join our Children and Young People's Council
Our Children and Young People's Council is looking for new members.
The Council meet online each month to help CLAPA do everything we can to support young people born with a cleft in the UK. It's a brilliant opportunity for young people to make a difference, meet others with similar experiences, and make friends.
We recruit members from all backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, sexualities and religions – everyone is welcome. If you are 9 - 17 years old and were born with a cleft, we'd love to hear from you! Applications close on the 2nd of July, so find out more by clicking below.
Celebrating our amazing volunteers
The start of June marked Volunteer's Week 2021, and we want to again say a huge thank you to all our volunteers.
Whether they're helping to run our events, giving personalised support to those most in need, taking part in research, or sitting on our Trustee Board, our volunteers are the beating heart behind everything we do. In 2020, they gave a phenomenal 523 hours of their time to CLAPA, supporting us, and you, through the most difficult time in our history.
Head to our Instagram or Facebook pages and scroll back to read some of our lovely volunteers' stories!
Vacancy: Trustee with Professional Fundraising Experience
CLAPA's Trustee Board is made up of passionate volunteers from the cleft community who use their expertise to direct how the charity is managed and run. We're looking for someone with professional fundraising experience to join our Board at this exciting time to add their insight to our team.
#TeamCLAPA stories
Bernard's One Million Step Challenge
Bernard took on a 'one million steps' challenge in support of our work, and has raised nearly £1,400!
He said, "My inspiration is my beautiful grandson, Finn, who will be undergoing his first surgery within the next two months." Thank you, Bernard!
41 Challenges for 41 Years of CLAPA
Gillan & Alice completed a double marathon on Saturday as part of their '41 challenges' started last year during CLAPA's (and Gillian's!) 41st birthday. Gillan and daughter Layla were both born with a cleft lip & palate. They've raised an incredible £1300, with more challenges to come!
Sarah's Walk for CLAPA
Sarah raised £165 for CLAPA with a 15k walk!⠀
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She chose CLAPA because her daughter was born with a cleft palate and Sarah remembers receiving support, including a Welcome Pack, from CLAPA when her daughter was little. Thank you, Sarah!
Inspired by Bernard and Sarah? Whatever your hobbies or skills, there are so many ways you can support our work!
Head to our website for idea inspiration, or contact our friendly fundraising team at fundraising@clapa.com to start your fundraising journey today.
CLAPA Voices
The voice of the cleft community is the foundation of everything we do at CLAPA. From developing new services to shaping our messaging, we want people affected by cleft to be involved every step of the way. CLAPA Voices is your chance to be heard.⠀
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Sign up today to be the first to hear about opportunities throughout the year for you to feed into our work, as well as take part in research projects. You can pick the ones that interest you and fit around your schedule, so this is a brilliantly flexible way to get involved!⠀
Share Your Smile
Thank you to everyone who has shared stories and photos as part of our #ShareASmile series!
Would you like to keep these posts going? Wherever you are on your cleft journey and whatever you'd like to share, we'd love to hear from you.
Find Your Challenge
With summer here, it's the season for challenge events! Whether you prefer marathons or 10k races, there's a challenge event to suit you.
Head to our website to explore upcoming challenges!
Treatment Experiences Q & A
Just over a week ago, our Adult Services Manager, Kenny, went onto Facebook live to discuss the findings of some new important research into treatment experiences in adults born with a cleft. In case you missed it, catch up by clicking below!
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