28/09/2026
⭐️ What a night at our 20th Anniversary Ball on 24th September 2026 ⭐️
Our 20th Anniversary Ball wasn’t just a celebration — it was a reminder of why Silverlining exists. Every smile, every conversation, every moment of connection reflected the heart of our charity.
Because we know recovery doesn’t finish when rehabilitation finishes. Silverlining grew from one simple question:
“What happens now?”
We believed the answer had to include restoring a sense of purpose, friendship, creativity, achievement, laughter, and above all hope.
Twenty years later, that belief has become an extraordinary community — our Silverliners 💛
Today, Silverliners paint, write, make music, exercise, row, travel, learn, volunteer, educate future healthcare professionals, and support one another through some of life’s hardest moments.
And perhaps one of the most powerful measures of our impact is something incredibly simple: since the start of our anniversary year, Silverliners shared more than 23,000 messages of friendship, encouragement, support, and hope.
23,000 moments of someone saying:
* I’m here
* I understand
* Keep going
* You are not alone
That is the power of Silverlining.
Silverlining has been built by many hands and many hearts:
* Our extraordinary regional leaders
* Our dedicated team
* Our trustees and volunteers
* Our patrons, partners, funders, and supporters
* The families who have trusted us
* And above all, our Silverliners. You have taught us more about courage, humour, resilience, friendship, and humanity than we could ever have taught you.
You have shown us something profound:
Sometimes we can hold hope for ourselves, sometimes we can’t.
And in those moments, somebody else can hold it for us — until we are strong enough to carry it again. That is Shared Hope.
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are also looking forward. Our new website and Silverlining App will help us take this remarkable community further — reaching people who may be sitting at home right now wondering whether anyone understands what they are going through.
Please download the app, explore our new website, share them, and help us reach the next person who needs to hear:
“You don’t have to do this alone.”
Twenty years ago, our four values were ideas:
💛 Kindness
🎨 Creativity
🌟 Opportunity
🤝 Shared Hope
Silverliners: you will always be the beating heart of this charity.
Here’s to the friendships we have made, the lives that have touched ours, the hope we have carried for one another — and all the adventures, possibilities, and silverlinings still waiting to be discovered.
No one should face brain injury alone.
Kindness Changes Everything.
With heartfelt gratitude for the past 20 years
Dr Sherrie Baehr
Founder of The Silverlining Brain Injury Charity
