Mine Safety Technology Consortium will be sponsoring a Coal Appreciation Day at Bridgemont Community and Technical College on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, from 12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.

We are proud to be partnering with Create West Virginia who will be sponsoring our “tailgate” luncheon prepared by Amelia’s Catering. The following vendors and exhibitors will also be attending and will be displayed on the vacant lot:

The West Virginia Coal Association
The Logan County Coal Vendors Association
Jack McVey’s Lifepod Rescue Shelter
Tom Weeks’ The Miner’s Helper
John Mandeville’s The Mole
InSet Systems
MiningConnection.com

The event will kick-off with lunch on the grounds at noon. The day will wrap up with a series of presentations in the auditorium from 2:00 to 3:30. The future of coal mining in West Virginia will be discussed by the following speakers:

Jeff Woods, West Virginia Coalfield Community Development Office
Chris Hamilton, The West Virginia Coal Association
Jay Breeding, InSet Systems
Jack McVey, Lifepod International, LLC

We appreciate your support and look forward to your involvement as we hope to further educate the public about the important effects of coal mining.

For more information about Coal Appreciation Day activities, contact:

Dennis Jarvis, II
Director
Mine Safety Technology Consortium
dennis@wvmstc.org
304.981.6220