Over the years, CLEFT has had incredible support from people taking part in fundraising events to raise money for our projects. Here are the stories of some our incredible fundraisers.
Five runners took part in this year's BMW Berlin marathon and we are really proud of how they all did - their commitment to representing CLEFT in the event was wonderful to see. Read more
Three participants took part in our challenge to swim 33km in 33 days. Well done Chloe, Tracy and Kellie-Marie (not forgetting Alfred) - you're all amazing! Read more
Ashley is one of our Student Ambassadors at Birmingham City University. Last year, she climbed Snowden to fundraise for CLEFT. This year, she tackled Scafell Pike and raised the flag for us at the summit. This is Ashley's account of her trip in her own words. Read more
Clare and Richard are cleft surgeons. Both have been involved with the charity for a number of years and have just completed a 5km swim in under 1.5 hours in the open water - whilst fundraising for CLEFT of course! What an achievement! Read more
A wonderful tribute to Michael Sommerlad was made this autumn. Read more
Nick climbed Snowdon on 29th September 2022 to raise funds for CLEFT. He has been fortunate enough to experience and benefit from the excellent surgical cleft care in the UK . Read more
Our fantastic student team from Bristol University took part in the Great Bristol Half Marathon on 25th September 2022. Also participating was a team from the Speech and Language Research Unit and some individual runners, all taking part for the great atmosphere and enjoying the experience of being part of this large event. Read more
Our wonderful group of CLEFT runners took part in the Great North Run on 11th September 2022. A very good turn out with 10 runners raising funds for our charity. Read more
CLEFT trustee, David Sainsbury, and his brother Andrew, are preparing for a new challenge: to swim 18km across the length of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. We asked David a few questions about this impressive challenge so read here to see what he says... Read more
Students Ashley and Olivia, along with Jamie and Sam, climbed Snowden at the beginning of June and this is their story of their climb. The Birmingham City Uni student fundraising page has been a real success story thanks to the enterprising fundraising efforts of the whole team. Read more
Izzy is in year 9 at Warminster School and was invited to take part in a project called the FPQ. The objective of the project is to write an essay or create a product on any subject and present it at the end of the school year. Izzy's plan to make and sell candles for CLEFT has been a huge success and over £600 was raised. Read more
Manchester medical student, Lily, held an art exhibition in Manchester just before Christmas. All the proceeds from the sales of the artwork was donated to CLEFT. It was a packed event and raised a great sum of money! Read more
In Harriet's own words, read here why she chose the unusual fundraising activity of walking a mile blindfolded for CLEFT. Read more
Our wonderful group of CLEFT runners took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2021. Some of our runners were racing; others were just happy to take part and soak up the atmosphere (whilst raising money for CLEFT, of course!) - but everyone completed the 21km (13.1 miles). Read more
One of CLEFT's amazing supporters, James, ran the 2021 London Marathon for CLEFT in 3 hours 31 minutes and raised thousands in the process. Read more
What started off as a simple wardrobe clear-out ended up being an amazing fundraising success thanks to Gwyneth and Alice's effort and generosity. Read more
“Pole pole”. These were the words drilled into our heads during the seven days we spent soldiering on in pursuit of the snow-capped peak. Read more
A group of 12 adventurers, aged between 12 and 58 years old, left London in October 2019 for the challenge of a lifetime – to climb Mount Kilimajaro in Tanzania. Everyone had spent a year planning, training and fundraising for it and were ready for the challenges that lay ahead. CLEFT trustee and Kilimanjaro climber, Tracy Morris, tells us her story.... Read more
CLEFT supporter, Jane, held a fabulous barn dance to raise funds for her Kilimanjaro climb. The evening's entertainment included hair cutting and two old ladies! Read more
An inspiring story about Dayalan and how he overcame severe injuries to run every year for CLEFT. Read more
7 year old Ellis treks 12 miles for CLEFT raising a wonderful £168. Read more
8 year old Willow completed a 2,000m swim in just 1 hour and 15 minutes and raised a staggering £12,856.90 for CLEFT! Read more