The Cleft Lip and Palate Association also known as CLAPA is a charity registered in England and is the only UK-wide voluntary organisation specifically helping those with, and affected by, cleft lip and palate. The Charity Commission is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities (and hence to some extent most churches) in England and Wales. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... // Legal definitions A charity is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Look up cleft lip and palate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

CLAPA was established in 1979 as a partnership between health professionals and parents of children with cleft lip and palate. It provides support for new parents, for people with the condition and their families, from infancy through to adulthood. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product, or service – otherwise known as spam. ... Look up cleft lip and palate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

There are 27 CLAPA branches (all run by volunteers) throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, each providing support to families affected by cleft lip and/or palate. The branches are run by people who have themselves benefited from the organisation, often working in partnership with local health professionals.

Aims

The main aims of CLAPA are:

• To organise local parent-to-parent support through its nation-wide network of branches
• To run a specialist service for parents and health professionals seeking help feeding babies with clefts
• To develop support for children and adolescents affected by clefts at school and in social settings through such activities as confidence-building camps
• To encourage and support research into causes and treatment of cleft lip and palate
• To represent the interests of patients and parents, influencing policy on future treatment of cleft lip and palate
• To conduct educational seminars for health professionals and the general public
• to raise funds in the community for equipment, literature and services
• To publish and distribute a range of information leaflets to increase public awareness of the condition
• To support projects in countries where cleft treatment is limited or unavailable

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BAFTAs controversy

At BAFTA Television Awards at the London Palladium Theatre in London on 20 May 2007, when presenting Ricky Gervais with the award for best comedy performance Joan Rivers made a joke referring to the statuette as a "Jew with a harelip". CLAPA Chief Executive Gareth Davies wrote directly to BAFTA to express his "serious disappointment" at the incident and he said that "many people found the old-fashioned term "harelip" highly offensive and that "making the condition the subject of a cheap joke was simply hurtful" The 2007 British Academy Television Awards will be held on Sunday May 20 at the London Palladium Theatre in London. ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. ... Ricky Dene Gervais (IPA: ; born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. ... Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. ... Charlie Chaplin Statue A statue is a sculpture depicting a specific entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. ... Chief Executive may refer to: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Chief Executive of Macau Chief Executive Officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Rivers said that she was extremely sorry for any offence caused as this had certainly not been her intention. Amanda Berry, BAFTA Chief Executive, stated that the Academy would "never set out to offend nor make fun of anyone". The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

On their website CLAPA said it was pleased to receive the apologies but is aware that too many people are still ill-informed about what cleft lip and palate is and what it is not. They added that this ignorance can often feed into prejudice and the media and those in the public eye have a key role in helping us de-stigmatise the condition. Look up cleft lip and palate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Patron

Carol Vorderman is the current patron of CLAPA. She got involved with the charity because her older brother, Anton, was born with a cleft lip and palate. He had treatment at Alder Hay Hospital in Merseyside and life was not always easy for him or his family. He is the first to acknowledge that it was his family that carried him through all the difficult times and he is now a successful businessman based in Holland. He retains strong links with his home town, Prestatyn, in North Wales, and last year was the guest of honour at a ball put on by CLAPA Merseyside. Carl Vorderman MBE (born 24 December 1950 Bedford [1]) is a Welsh television personality best known for being a long-standing co-presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... This article is about a region in the Netherlands. ... , Prestatyn is a seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ...

Board of trustees

The governing body of CLAPA is a board of trustees who are volunteers. The board is a mix of people affected by cleft lip and/or palate (with a cleft or parent of a child with a cleft) and health professionals involved in the care of people born with cleft lip and palate. Trustees are selected on the basis of what skills they can bring to the charity and vacancies are advertised in the national press. A governing body is a corporate form of management. ... The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. ... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product, or service – otherwise known as spam. ...

Current trustees

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External links

• CLAPA website