Bently Nevada employees adopt 11 Carson City, Douglas County families for Christmas
Dozens of Bently Nevada employees helped deliver Christmas to 11 Douglas County and Carson City families this week. The families were selected by the Ron Wood Family Resource Center based on their economic and social circumstances.
They included a single grandfather caring for two grandchildren and four nieces and nephews, a single mom with four children living in a motel, a family who lost their home in the Paradise Fire, a single mother escaping abuse, and seven others in similar circumstances.
Bently Nevada Leaders of Tomorrow, an employee group, organized the drive to collect gifts and gift cards for the families in late November. Leaders and employees from Manufacturing, Aramark, Engineering, Communications, Marketing, and Finance generously contributed 181 gifts and more than $1000 in gift cards. The gift cards will help pay for Christmas dinner, insuring that every member of the families has both gifts and a Christmas meal.
B-LoT President and Lead Electrical Engineer Keyvan Johnson was moved by the experience. He commented, "We make a living by the income we get, but life is made by what we give." Aramark Manager Mick Holub said, "This is what Christmas is all about."
Gifts included bicycles, clothing, games, toys, books, art supplies, makeup, shoes to get to work, and even diapers. Some employees went out of their way to solicit additional contributions from fellow employees to fulfill dream gift requests made by a few children.
Employees wrapped all of the presents and tagged each one to be sure every child gets their designated gifts. Employees delivered the gifts this week to the Ron Wood Center for distribution to the families before Christmas.
The Adopt a Family program this year nearly doubled last year’s generosity, when Bently Nevada supported six families in need.
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