About Right Hemisphere Designs
Co-Owners Devan Parrott (left) and Summer Ibarra (right) have spent the past 15 years working in the field of brain injury research and clinical care. Helping individuals and families affected by life altering injuries often extends beyond a 40-hour work week, and it has become a passion of theirs to bring awareness and support for this population. Creating jewelry and works of art has become an outlet for both of them and has culminated in an opportunity to give to the brain injury community in new ways. Right Hemisphere Designs was created as an opportunity to raise funds for non-profit organizations dedicated to brain injury rehabilitation and community support and awareness.
Brain Injury is often called an invisible disability or silent epidemic because it can’t be detected or seen as easily as other illnesses or ailments (for example, a broken bone). However, brain injuries can be devastating and can lead to consequences that can impact survivors physically, mentally, and emotionally over the course of several years. Essentially, the brain is responsible for everything the body needs to function properly! Similarly, individuals who are diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases and / or who experience other types of traumatic health events share some of the very same consequences and impacts on their daily function. Increasing community awareness, support, and access to resources for brain injury and other neurologic disabilities is paramount to Right Hemisphere Designs and therefore, 100% of the profits from all sales are donated to non-profit organizations dedicated these causes.
Our motto, Making Headway, is a reflection of our clinical and research experience over the years in which we have witnessed first-hand the amazing resilience of individuals and families when faced with devastating life changes. Making Headway is making progress and advancing despite difficult circumstances and obstacles. Recovery from brain injury and other neurological and traumatic health conditions is often marked with ups and downs and survivors and caregivers often face unforeseen struggles and obstacles sometimes over the course of many months and years. During these times, it is important to celebrate the positives gains no matter how big or small!
Where does your money go?
The following non-profit organizations benefit from purchases at Right Hemisphere Designs
Brain Injury Association of Indiana (BIAI)
Brain Injury Association of Indiana (BIAI) is the first charter chapter of the national Brain Injury Association of America. BIAI is a nonprofit service organization made up of individuals with brain injuries, family members, friends, and professionals who work with people who have sustained some sort of brain injury. Together they support and advocate for persons with brain injury and their families throughout the state of Indiana by responding to their challenges and representing their concerns through legislative efforts and active support of programs created for their needs. BIAI also serves the brain injury community by working to secure and develop community based services, encouraging research, establishing support groups and providing access to pertinent information and resources. They educate the public and increase statewide awareness of brain injury as a serious disability with lifelong consequences through the development and distribution of informational materials, news, and notices of conferences, symposia and other meetings.
Visit the BIAI website at www.biaindiana.org for links to information about brain injury, publications and fact sheets on common aspects of brain injury, research opportunities and other ways to get involved and support the Brain Injury Association of Indiana and this silent epidemic.
*** Please Note: Other non-profit organizations will be added within the next several months
RHD helps support Make-A-Wish through annual
Wiffleball Fundraiser
Each year, Journey Lutheran Ministries in Fishers, Indiana comes together with the community to love and support a local family from Make-A-Wish. The day is filled with fun and competition, double elimination games, a raffle and auction, and the feeling that comes with making a difference.
For the past 5 years, RHD co-owners have participated in the Wiffleball Tournament and for the first time, this year RHD was pleased to offer additional support through in-person sale of products. 100% of profits from items sold during the event were donated to the fundraiser,
totaling over
$475.00!!
A big “Thank You” to all that purchased items and helped to support a little girl’s wish to visit Walt Disney World!
You may also donate directly to the cause by clicking below