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Acclaimed Author and Screenwriter, Marc Palmieri, to Deliver Keynote Address at 37th Annual Chocolate Ball.
March 6, 2023

EPI Summer Night features Blue Sky Brothers at Three Heads Brewery
June 23, 2022

EPI Month-Long Campaign Replaces Annual Chocolate Ball
January 14, 2022

EPI Raises Starting Wage for Direct Care Staff to $15 per Hour.
May 28, 2021

35th Annual Chocolate Ball Comes to the Small Screen on May 10, 2021
March 22, 2021

Epilepsy-Pralid Inc. Announces Rebrand To Empowering Poeple’s Independence (EPI)
January 29, 2021

EPI In the News

Interview with Marc Palmieri
WXXI News, April 17, 2023

Dialogue on Disability – The impact of self-direction services
WXXI News, January 10, 2023

EPI Hosts Hybrid Fitness Challenge for Epilepsy Awareness
WHEC News10 NBC, October 2, 2022

CNY Neighbors Join Together To Raise Awareness for Epilepsy
WSTM WSTQ WTVHCNY Central, October 1, 2022

EPI’s One in 26 Challenge
Fox News, September 30, 2022

One in 26 Challenge Seeks to Raise Awareness About Epilepsy
WSTM WSTQ WTVH CNY Central, September 28, 2022

Empowering People’s Independence Raising Epilepsy Awareness
WSYR TV, September 12, 2022

EPI Summer Night event shares TBI stories of success, hope and determination
Spectrum News, June 28, 2022

EPI Summer Night
WARM 101.3, June 23, 2022

Chocolate Ball Replaced with Month-Long Fundraiser
News10 NBC, January 19,2022

EPI launches month-long mini campaign
Fox Rochester, January 9, 2022

35th Annual Chocolate Ball to help children and adults with epilepsy
13WHAM ABC, May 10, 2021

How to enjoy Rochester’s EPI Chocolate Ball from home
Spectrum News, April 20, 2021

13WHAM to air 35th Anniversary Chocolate Ball
Fox Rochester, April 20,2021

Helping individuals with disabilities get COVID-19 vaccines
WXXI, March 5, 2021

EPI helps employees overcome hesitancy to get COVID-19 Vaccine Fox Rochester, February 19, 2021