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This year's event raised over $73,000, which will be used to provide clean water systems to communities in need.

On November 28, Danaher's One Site in Mexico was officially opened. The Dental platform and other OpCo's, will now share the 18th floor of a brand-new building in the southern part of Mexico City. Associates from Nobel Biocare, KaVo Kerr, Ormco, Videojet, Laetus, Esko, and SCIEX gathered for the opening and to hear Sergio Brown, LATAM Danaher President, speak about the importance of this project for Danaher, the country and the region.

Danaher joined the city of Dubai in a challenge to get active for 30 minutes every day for 30 days. From Weekend Carnivals to citywide events, the community joined in to help make Dubai the most active city in the world with the goal to get people of all ages and fitness levels to make a healthy habit for life. Danaher associates from several OpCo's not only participated in getting active, but also used the event as an opportunity to give back to the community. Participants raised funds for the Al Jalila Foundation to provide life-saving treatment, fund cutting edge research and offer hope to countless children.

There is a shift occurring in the dental industry. Each year, the percentage of female dentists and dental students increases significantly. This leads to strategic questions asked among ourselves and our dental company competitors: What impact will this trend have on the future practice of dentistry? While this question is deliberated, it is clear that a field dominated by women and the next generation of dental professionals will be very different than today's status quo.

Active Step, Active Kid is a program aimed to promote the healthy life of associates by walking to raise funds for the 3rd Adream Center in China. Each participant set the goal of walking at least 5,000 steps per day which is tracked through a digital platform. In total, 8,031 Danaher associates, friends and family joined and donated more than 47,687 times each day. Associates walked a total of 568,616,400 steps and successfully raised RMB 184,075.24 toward the Adream Center.