Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes company, makes commitment to Douglas County Community & Senior Center

MINDEN, Nev. – The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced that it will renew its annual support of the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.

“At Baker Hughes, we are proud of our people and the communities where we work. We are honored to be able to give back,” said Ed J. Boufarah, vice president at Bently Nevada. “We cannot overstate the importance of a strong, family-oriented community. I am delighted that Bently Nevada is here in the Carson Valley and to announce our continued support of the Community & Senior Center as it makes it possible for so many people to have a safe place to enjoy a wide range of activities.”

Baker Hughes is the parent company of Bently Nevada.

The Community & Senior Center facility offers a gymnasium, fitness center, jogging track, racquetball courts, arcade, rock climbing wall, youth programs, and sports leagues, and serves as a venue for business meetings, charity dinners, and wedding receptions. The Community & Senior Center also played an important role in 2021 as one of the local Red Cross emergency
evacuation centers during the Tamarack and Caldor Wildfires.

"The Community & Senior Center is proud to be associated with Baker Hughes,” said Scott Morgan, community services director for Douglas County. “Their generosity and commitment have made a significant impact in Douglas County. They are a leader in their industry and a shining example of corporate responsibility in our community.”

Bently Nevada originally began its support of the community center in 2015 with a donation of $50,000. Bently Nevada also provides support for the annual Minden Concert in the Park, MEFIYI, Backpack Buddies, Bunko for Breast Cancer, the Boys and Girls Club, Minden Aviation, Red Cross Northern Nevada, the UNR College of Engineering, UNR Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Rotordynamics Engineering Lab, WAVE,
the Carson Valley Chamber, the Carson Valley 20/30 Club, Austin’s House, and Tahoe Fund.

The organizations all support the community where Baker Hughes has a large operational presence and where Baker Hughes employees volunteer their time, aligning to the Baker Hughes Foundation’s goal of supporting the communities where employees live and work.

Douglas County, Nevada is home to the Bently Nevada headquarters and to more than 48,000+ residents in Minden, Gardnerville, and Lake Tahoe. Bently Nevada, founded in 1961, is an energy technology company specializing in machinery health software, hardware, and services.

It is the largest private employer in Douglas County and is wholly owned by Baker Hughes, a Fortune 200 company. Annually, Baker Hughes gives $23M in company and employee contributions globally and more than 17,000 volunteer hours. To learn more about Baker Hughes’ work in supporting its communities, visit the website https://www.bakerhughes.com/.

In the photo:

Douglas County

Mark Gardner as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
DC Community Services Foundation
DC Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
DC Senior Services and Public Transit Advisory Board
Young at Heart Senior Citizens Club
DC Community Services Department staff

Bently Nevada, Baker Hughes

Ed Boufarah
Christie Bird
Steve Sturm, PE