Event Details

Join us on May 2nd, 2026, as we make a Return to The Derby at our 16th Annual Lifting the Silence Gala to support Community Brain Injury Services' programs and services!

About the Event

Lifting the Silence, The Derby Party

Saturday, May 2nd; 6:30p-10p

The Rotunda of the Science Museum of Virginia **OUR BRAND NEW LOCATION**

Tickets: $125/person

Lifting the Silence is an elegant evening drawing over 150 sponsors, supporters, friends, and special guests- including advocates and community and business leaders
Enjoy music, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and an open bar
This year's theme: A Return to The Derby! Back by popular demand- we're headed back to the Kentucky Derby for the second year in a row. Join us for the main race of the Kentucky Derby- and enjoy Derby themed food, drinks, and games. Come dressed in your seersucker suits, big hats and win prizes in one of our theme contests!
Silent and Live Auctions, raffles and games, and so much more!

About Community Brain Injury Services

Experiencing a brain injury is a life-altering event that impacts the individual, the caregiver, and the entire community supporting the individual. The individuals we support are navigating the resulting lifelong disability they have as a result of their brain injury. Community Brain Injury Services (CBIS) helps brain injury survivors build back independence by helping individuals set up needed supports to live independently safely, reengage with their community, return to competitive employment, and offer supports within a supportive network of peers.

CBIS is best known for our Clubhouse-model vocational rehabilitation programs, The Mill House in Richmond, and The Denbigh House, in Newport News, that offer an array of vocational supports and services and help individuals work on the socioemotional, cognitive, and behavioral changes following a brain injury. CBIS Case Management programs provides individuals the support to live in the community as independently as possible with needed supports to ensure health, safety, and accessibility for each individual. This is highly individualized and looks different for each person. Case Managers work with the survivor to and their treatment team to put into place the appropriate resources and supports.

Our Sponsors

We owe so much to our wonderful sponsors!

Donate an Item

Have the perfect item for our auction? Absolutely every donation allows us to better help survivors of brain injury in our community! Please reach out to Claire Yarbrough, Deputy Director at 804-386-0925 or claire@communitybraininjury.org if you have an item that you would like to donate for the auction!