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April 30, 2010 Alan Jackson show in W.Va. to aid miners' families Alan Jackson show in W.Va. to aid miners' familiesPOSTED: April 29, 2010 CHARLESTON (AP) - Country music legend Alan Jackson will donate the profits from a performance in West Virginia to the families of the 29 men killed in the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine.  Jackson will perform May 22 at the Charleston Civic Center, where ticket prices have been slashed to $20 for portions of the arena to encourage attendance, his publicist said Thursday in a news release. Many vendors and suppliers have also cut their fees in a show of support for the families of the miners who died April 5 at the mine in Montcoal. Two other men were injured in the nation's worst coal mining disaster in 40 years. Proceeds will go to the Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund, administered by the West Virginia Council of Churches. The Rev. Dennis Sparks, executive director of the council, said he is thrilled that an entertainer who writes and sings about the working man is coming to the aid of the miners' families. Jackson, a native of Newnan, Ga., has won 16 Country Music Association awards and was named Entertainer of the Year three times. His latest album is "Freight Train." "This is a very wonderful donation from Alan and, on behalf of our state, I'm honored for our miners, their families and the rescue workers," said Gov. Joe Manchin. "Alan is a world-famous entertainer who has never forgotten his small-town roots and the importance of family." … (Thank you AP for this story) Contact: Dennis D. Sparks Executive Director West Virginia Council of Churches 2207 Washington Street East Charleston, WV 25311 304-344-3141 |
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