# New events fundraising officer at Epilepsy Action

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/01/17/new-events-fundraising-officer-epilepsy-action/
- Published: 2006-01-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Rachel Casey has been appointed events fundraising officer at Epilepsy Action, which
has around 18,000 members.
Rachel joins Epilepsy Action’s Fundraising Department
from a public relations background at Northern Profile PR & Marketing, which involved
overseeing events and product launches as well as media relations.

Rachel’s key responsibilities in her new role involve promoting and organising Epilepsy
Action’s fundraising events.

Events that she will manage range from the ‘Inca Trail Challenge’ in Peru to the‘
Everest Base Camp Trek’. Rachel’s upcoming projects include recruiting people to
run the 2006 Flora London Marathon and preparing for the ‘Out in the Open’ sponsored
walks, which take place as part of National Epilepsy Week in May.

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