HDL Gives Science Museum Largest Corporate Gift
The Science Museum of Virginia and Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. (HDL, Inc.) jointly announced the largest corporate gift in the Museum’s history, marking the beginning of a key transformation. The $2.2 million gift from HDL, Inc., a rapidly growing advanced testing laboratory based in Richmond, which has a service program to help patients better understand and manage chronic diseases, will fund the development of a major new exhibit gallery called, Improving Grounds.
“The new exhibit sponsored by Health Diagnostic Laboratory will showcase the science of physical and mental self-improvement on a competitive scale,” said Tonya Mallory, co-founder, president, and CEO of HDL, Inc. Health Diagnostic Laboratory’s Improving Grounds is the first project of a recently completed Exhibit Master Plan that serves as the blueprint for dynamic new exhibit projects for the coming years.
The Science Museum will design the new exhibit to highlight behavior and choices cast in the light of optimism and empowerment, while lifespan issues will be explored against a backdrop of shared human experience. “Science and innovation are key to the advanced testing and wellness initiatives offered by Health Diagnostic Laboratory,” said Russ Warnick, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at HDL, Inc. “Our lab focuses on saving lives through evidenced-based medicine and early intervention, so it’s fitting that we partner with the Science Museum to emphasize ways in which we can all measure – and improve – our health at any age.”
HDL, Inc., which serves as a Premier Partner of the Museum, will also direct a portion of its gift to support the creation of an original, interactive media piece and accompanying curriculum for Virginia schools that will encourage wellness and self-improvement.
