A big “Thank You” to Dolores Ryan of McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2. They had a fundraising gig before Christmas and raised a total of 1,400 EURO for the Association!
Well done Dolores! The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland really appreciates your efforts.
The Association would like to extend a huge ‘Thank You’ to Frank Culleton from County Clare, who raised 1170 EURO for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland, by running  in the Dublin City Marathon on Monday, the 27th of October, 2008. Â
On behalf of Frank, we would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following;
The staff and students of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education faculty at the National University of Galway.
The staff at Colaiste Muire, Ennis, County Clare.
The staff and customers of Copper Jug and Cafe on the Green, Ennis, County Clare.
The Culleton and Butler families.
Well Done Frank!
Only 10 Euro per pack of 10 cards! (plus 1.90 Euro, store post and packaging).
Each pack includes 5 different cards, link 2 of each.
Make your cheque / postal order payable to:
Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland.
and send to:
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care of 36 Woodlands Avenue,
Dun Laoghaire,
County Dublin,
Ireland.
1 pack = 11.90 Euro.
2 packs = 23.80 Euro.
3 packs = 35.70 Euro.
Your purchase of our Christmas cards helps fund the activities of the Association and equally important, raises awareness of cleft and the work of the Association.
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We are now making available our posts as podcasts, courtesy of the Odiogo service. So now you can LISTEN rather than read, should you like!
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We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to the following:
IMPORTANT! If you have been involved in the women’s mini-marathon fundraising effort and not received back an acknowledgement for funds lodged, please contact Anne by e-mail. Â
The ongoing activities of the Association are always in need of funding. You can help by making a small contribution also – remember, your donation, no matter how small, goes a long way.
Hi All in Munster, thumb if there was a gathering in Limerick in the near future would you be interested in travelling there to meet up with other parents? If so will let us know by e-mail to info@cleft.ie, or by reply to this post.
Rgds George
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Venue: Banker’s Club, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 8.
The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9th September, at 8.15pm.
(see map below for location).
Congratulations to our Cathaoirleach, Georgina Wade, for appearing in the Irish Times health supplement, HEALTHplus, today, Tuesday, 26 August. George was in conversation with journalist Fiona Tyrrell  for the column, On the Couch.
To the question “What do you regard as the top three problems facing Ireland’s health system?”, George replied:-
Making the patient the centre of the system, getting the vision for primary care implemented faster and finally combating bureaucratic inertia and bungling – next month, children will start school unable to talk properly because they have not had the speech language therapy they need, while this month we hear that students who have spent the last three years of their lives studying to become speech language therapists cannot get jobs.
SEE http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2008/0826/1219622688306.html for the full interview.
Children and teens are this week either starting school, heading back to school, or moving to a new school after the summer break. For some this can be a trying time, for others an exciting time, and that is just the parents we are talking about! But it can also be that way for the children, and a range of emotions can be experienced by one and all, not just the child born with a cleft. So what words of wisdom can we share with you as you send your child off to school for the new term, maybe even their first?
 We are planning an AGM combined with Information talks for November this year – the AGM is usually held in a Dublin city centre location midweek (evening, c.8pm).
This year we would like your views on whether a Thursday evening or Saturday afternoon would be most suitable. Let us know by e-mail (info@cleft.ie) or by commenting on this http://www.ourhealthissues.com/product/viagra/ post.
We haven’t invited speakers yet but our suggested topics are
“Growing up with a Cleft – Dental Care”
“Growing up with a Cleft – Pyschological Considerations”
Please let us know what suits you best … we would like the talk this year to reach the widest audience …
Kind regards,
Georgina Wade
