The Friends of Coal staffed booths at the Hatfield-McCoy Festival in Williamson Saturday, June 12 and also attended the Freedom Festival Picnic at Chief Logan State Park, sponsored by the West Virginia Coalfields Tea Party on the same day. Both events were plagued by rain, but turnout was excellent nonetheless. The Friends of Coal joined the Citizens for Coal at both events.
The Friends of Coal and Citizens for Coal also joined together to staff a booth at the Boone County Coal Festival this week. Outreach at the Coal Festival included getting Friends of Coal signage posted in businesses throughout the town and providing yard signs, stickers and license plates to the folks who attended the event.
WVCA President Bill Raney spoke to the Wells Fargo Federal Black Lung Seminar in Charleston on June 15 and several Association members met with First Congressional District candidates, Mike Oliverio and David McKinley in Morgantown on June 16.
In addition, representatives of the Association met with Gov. Manchin this week regarding the Obama Administration’s continuing assault on eastern and Appalachian coal states.