“The Third Annual Star City Sweetness event gives people the opportunity to try desserts from local eateries while supporting Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia. For $10, people can get a pass to try a dessert from about 12 vendors. Brain Injury Services of SWVA is a non-profit that helps survivors of such injuries with resources and recovery efforts. The event takes place …

Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia, started in 2000 by a New River Valley couple that lost their son to traumatic brain injury, provides clients with the resources they need while in recovery. The Roanoke-based organization, which covers much of Southwestern Virginia and now extends into the Lynchburg, Martinsville and Danville areas, doesn’t provide those services itself but makes sure …