Kinross Round Mountain Donates to Tonopah Pre-K Program

The wheels on the bus of a Tonopah early childhood education program will go round-and-round with a new staff member thanks to a generous donation from Kinross Gold’s Round Mountain Mine.

The Tonopah Classroom on Wheels (COW) Program provides year-round educational opportunities for Pre-K aged children. Students learn alongside their peers four days a week during the school year and develop a love of reading and learning in a mobile classroom painted on the outside to resemble a cow. When Kinross Round Mountain discovered the program was in need of a new teaching assistant, the mine stepped in to help cover the costs of the position.

“Round Mountain Gold has a long history of supporting education initiatives in our communities,” said Round Mountain President and General Manager Dave Hendriks, “We are pleased to present this donation to the Tonopah COW Bus and to a community that is of great importance to our employees and our operation.”

The COW Program is offered nation-wide and abroad, but its importance is magnified in rural communities that often don’t have access to a wide variety of educational programs.

Denise Carver, HR Manager at Kinross stated, “Having lived and raised my family in rural Nevada for over thirty years, I understand firsthand the importance of educational programs, such as the COW Bus, for the youth in our communities. We are thrilled that this donation will positively impact the lives of many families in Tonopah.”

Click here for more information about the Classroom on Wheels Program. Visit www.kinross.com to learn more about Kinross Gold.