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CENTER NEWS - THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 OFF THE TOP

OFF THE TOP

Chat adult-to-adult with
Bill Nye the Science Guy
at Hutch Kids talk May 6

Bill Nye, TV's famous "Science Guy," will lead off the Hutch Kids Child Care Center's spring lecture series, with a presentation on "Inspiring Children to Enjoy Science" on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, in Pelton Auditorium at South Lake Union.

The series, "Families and Science in the '90s," has two other parts: Pacific Science Center staff present "Sharing Science with Children" on June 3; and Dr. Mark Hertle, program coordinator for the Science Education Partnership, and other scientists and educators present "Turning Childhood Curiosity into Lifelong

 

Bill Nye
Scientific Pursuits" on June 17. The sessions are open to the public and run from 4 to 6 p.m. Series tickets are $25. Per-session tickets are $10. Proceeds benefit Hutch Kids Child Care. Advance tickets can be purchased by calling Juanita Watt at Ext. 5983. Seating is limited; advance purchase is advised. Coffee and informal conversation will be available after each program.

WBBA board picks Lane,
WABR taps VanderWood

Karen Lane, senior vice president for Development and Community Relations, and Jerry VanderWood, director of Community Relations, have been named to leadership positions within professional organizations. Lane was re-elected to the board of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association. She chairs the association's external affairs committee, responsible for state government relations and outreach activities. Lane served as association president in 1995. VanderWood was elected treasurer and president-elect of the Washington Association for Biomedical Research, a non-profit consortium that fosters understanding of the benefits of biomedical research and the humane use of animals in research.

Changed your plans for a night out?
Don't let unused tickets go to waste!

The Center is always in need of tickets to sporting and cultural events for patient families staying in the Seattle area. If you have tickets to donate (contributions are tax-deductible), contact Anne Vedella, director of the Center's Volunteer Services Program, at Ext. 4529.


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