The production of the WV FOC License Plate is becoming more realistic as the days progress. In a meeting with DMV on Thursday, the staff was briefed in the procedures of obtaining and producing the plate and applications for obtaining the plate will be forthcoming within the next couple of weeks. Watch your e-mail for further information.
FOC SPOKESMEN ON THE MOVE
Former Mountaineer Football Coach Don Nehlen will visit with ICG Eastern’s families during their Annual Outing on Saturday near Summersville. Last week, Coach Nehlen and Coach Pruett also participated in George Washington High School’s annual football fundraising dinner in Charleston and they will tape the upcoming version of our television interview program, The Coal Seam, on Tuesday. They will also assist in the production of radio ads promoting the industry and the upcoming Friends of Coal Bowl. Those ads will begin immediately running on MetroNews’ statewide radio network.
OUTREACH EFFORTS CONTINUE
The West Virginia Coal Association and the Friends of Coal continued its outreach efforts this past week with a day at the West Virginia State Fair. Located next door to the West Virginia Building, the tent was staffed throughout the day on Friday, August 20 and saw a great deal of foot traffic. Visitors were provided license plates, stickers, information about the mining process and its role in the West Virginia economy and saw displays about surface mining, post-mine land use and the process of restoring the land. More than 200 people signed a petition to support coal mining in our state as new members of the Friends of Coal.
FOC HOSTS ANNUAL “PAINT THE CAPITOL CITY GREEN”
The Friends of Coal once again sponsored the Marshall University “Paint the Capitol City Green” event in Charleston on August 18. The event featured new Head Coach Doc Holliday and his 2010 edition of the Thundering Herd football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
More than 500 people attended the event at the Embassy Suites Hotel. West Virginia Association Senior Vice President Chris Hamilton spoke to the crowd and presented Holliday, Athletic Director Mike Hamrick and Marshall University President Steven Kopp with commemorative plaques for the upcoming Friends of Coal Bowl matchup September 10, between Holliday’s Herd and his former team, the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
Giving Hearts
The holiday season will be soon be upon us and the Ladies Auxiliary would like to take the opportunity to provide gifts to twenty (20) Raleigh County families in need.