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The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is delighted to announce that its ninth family fun day will be held on Saturday, 22nd June. This year we are returning to Causey Farm, which offers outdoor activities. It is located between Trim and Navan, Co. Meath. Continue reading
A charity night fundraiser is being held in aid of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland in St. Maur’s GAA Club, Rush, County Dublin, on Friday the 5th April. Doors open at 8.30pm. There will be both a live band (The Hitmen) and a DJ present.
For tickets please contact either
Eoin Boyle on 086 8599273, or
Colm Leonard on 086 8092581
Tickets cost €10, and this is a ticket-only event.
Re. Marathon, marathon-relay, half marathon and 6 mile run on 5th May 2013 in and around Limerick city.
If participants could fundraise on behalf of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland your efforts can go a long way towards assisting
(1) the funding, purchase, installation and fit out of the children’s and adolescents’ waiting room in the National Maxillofacial Centre in St James’s Hospital in Dublin, and
(2) the provision of maternity packs and emergency bottle supplies.
We would be most grateful for your efforts towards raising funds for these worthy causes!
You can email me, Anne Gilsenan (Treasurer), at clapai.treasurer@gmail.com, and  I will get back in touch with you to organise t-shirts and sponsorship cards etc.
The death has occurred of Professor John Scott of the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College, Dublin. Professor Scott contributed greatly throughout his distinguished career towards efforts to identify the cause(s) of orofacial clefts and neural tube defects (NTDs).
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Professor Scott.
The genetics and biochemistry of orofacial clefts was a particular area of interest of Professor Scott’s. As part of an international collaborative research team, Professor Scott, together with other Irish researchers, provided data for a set of Irish affected families that confirmed previously unidentified genes associated with cleft lip in children. The results of the study were published in the leading international science journal, Nature Genetics, in May 2010. The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland was instrumental in the gathering of the large sample base that made this research possible.
The funeral mass will be held at 11.30am on Wednesday 2nd January, in the Carmelite Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Full details, including a wonderful tribute by his daughter Rachel, available on rip.ie.
May he rest in peace.
Notice is hereby given of the 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland, sick to be held on Tuesday, there 4th December, at 8.00pm, Â at Bewleys Hotel, Newlands Cross, Dublin. The AGM will be followed by an informal get together of parents and carers.
The “Rathangan Runners†who participated in the 2012 Women’s Mini Marathon in order to raise much needed funds on behalf of the Association. Many thanks to Anne O’Brien and her fellow runners (including her son Joe, and seen here in front) for their unending support. (click image to see a larger version.)
Let us also add a big congratulations to Michael Sutton who recently completed the Liverpool Tunnel run with all sponsorship going to our Association. Well done Michael and thank you!!!
Location: Kippure Estate, Wicklow, near Blessington (20 mins from M50/Tallaght junction).
Our 8th Family Day promises to be another action-packed occasion. Kippure Estate Adventure will be running activities for all ages. For children there are bouncy castles, bouncy slide, face painting, balloon animals and a play area. For older children and adventurous ‘grown ups’ there is archery, climbing with helmets and harnesses, abseiling and a treasure hunt. In an estate of 240 acres, there are plenty of walks too.
We must have final numbers by Wednesday 6th June. Forward family details to info@cleft.ie (family name, address, contact number / email, names of those attending, children’s ages, special needs, transport help).Alternatively, download booking form as follows:
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Registration from 9.30 to 10.00am. There is a tuck shop on site selling tea and coffee. As before, bring your own picnic.
We are asking for a donation of €20 per family to help cover costs (payable on the day). We are also looking for prizes for our raffle.
Please pass on the details to families you know who may not be on our mailing list. Georgina
If you would like one of our Parent Information Packs please contact Sinéad Nà Allúin at 086 8438474 or email nialluin@cleft.ie
The Spring 2012 Newsletter is now available and can be downloaded below.
Included in this issue:-Â Anniversary Concert – How it all began – St. James’s New Challenge – March is Cake Sale Month! – Fundraising.
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10 Euro per pack of 10 cards (includes postage), vialis 40mg
or
20 Euro per pack of 25 cards (includes postage).
These striking cards not only help raise funds for CLAPAI but also promote awareness of Cleft Lip and Palate.
Order enquiries: email info@cleft.ie or phone 087 1319803
Payment can be made by cheque, symptoms bank draft or postal order (payable to “Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland”) and sent to:
Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland.
C/o 36 Woodlands Avenue,
Dun Laoghaire,
County Dublin,
Ireland
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