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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: DEI Center of Excellence
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
Teen Takeover
Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 11 am - 3 pm PDT
The Youth Ambassador Program members take over at the Discovery Center! Join them, as they host tours of the galleries, run waterbar tastings, and learn more about why they are involved in the Youth Ambassador Program and how you can make a difference in causes you care about.
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Discovery Center
Hope Away from Home: An Evening with Emi Mahmoud
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Discovery Center invites you to spend an inspirational evening with Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud—Sudanese-American slam poet, humanitarian and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Emi brings a message of hope, solidarity, and compassion for refugees everywhere.
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Discovery Center
Tour & Staff Chat: The cultural experiences at the Gates Foundation
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 2 - 3 pm PST
Tour the galleries for 30 minutes with a Discovery Center guide and then chat with a featured staff member at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation about their area of focus.
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Discovery Center
World Polio Day: #MakePolioHistory
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PDT
Join us for World Polio Day at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center for a lively event moderated by Penny Legate, former anchor for KIRO TV. We will hear from Ananda Bandyopadhyay, Deputy Director, Polio Program Strategy Team, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Denny Wilford, Polio Survivor, and Ezra Teshome, Polio Plus Chair, Rotary International on progress to eradicate…
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Discovery Center
Educator Exclusive: Sanitation for all… 🚽
Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 5 - 7 pm PST
Educators: Join us for an evening event exclusively for you and your colleagues all about poo, toilets, sanitation systems, and water at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Come explore our new exhibition "A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation," chat with educators from organizations across the region, and have…
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Discovery Center
World Toilet Day
Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 11 am - 3 pm PST
Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center to celebrate World Toilet Day Every year the United Nations raises awareness about the essential role toilets play in our daily lives.
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Discovery Center
Giving Marketplace: Holiday Gifts That Give Back
Friday, December 6, 2024 - Saturday, December 7, 2024
10 AM - 5 PM | Find unique gifts from dozens of vendors, with the proceeds supporting immigrants and refugees, women and girls, global health, education, the environment, and much more.