Galaxy Gala Gives Guests a First Look at Mummies of the World Exhibition

The Event: Galaxy Gala: Mummies Alive at the Museum

The Cause: Arizona Science Center

Mission: The mission of Arizona Science Center is to inspire, educate and engage curious minds through science.

Chair: Suzanne Hensing

Co-Chair: Llana Lowery

Event Honorees: G. Douglas Young and Michael A. DeBell

Presenting Sponsors: Ellie and Michael Ziegler

Lead Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Date held: February 9th, 2019

Venue: Arizona Science Center

Exhibition: Mummies of the World: The Exhibition

Dollars raised: $700,000+

Notable moment: M Culinary offered a nod to the mummy theme with pastry “wrapped” entrees and desserts shaped like a pyramid and a sarcophagus. Guests also contributed more than $53,000 to the Science Teacher Residency (STaR) Program. This is a teacher training program that provides instruction and mentoring to third through eighth-grade teachers at no cost to the teacher.

Photo Credit: Arizona Science Center