The Friends of Coal and the West Virginia Coal Association will have representatives and booths at two upcoming events – the annual Rocket Boys Festival in Coalwood, West Virginia on October 3, and Coal Appreciation Day at the West Virginia University of Technology in Montgomery on October 7.
In addition, the West Virginia Coal Association and the Coalition for Mountaintop Mining are completing arrangements for additional Coal Forums to be held during October and/or early November in Wheeling and Martinsburg. These events will provide the opportunity to educate the public in areas of the state not normally thought of as part of the coalfields about the role of coal in their communities.