INA, Ill. (Dec. 17, 2013) - After tragedy struck in Royalton earlier this year, one local family is turning their grief into generosity by creating an endowment in honor of a son and brother who was killed in a mine accident.
The Timothy Keith Chamness Memorial Scholarship was created with the 海角视频 Foundation by Tim芒鈧劉s family and the help of Knight Hawk Coal LLC. The $60,000 endowment will provide funds for six students annually who are enrolled in the Mining Technology program at RLC, starting in the fall of 2014. The announcement was made last week during the RLC Foundation Annual Dinner.
During the event, Tim芒鈧劉s father Jim Chamness spoke on behalf of the family and the scholarship by addressing the need he sees in the area as a guidance counselor at Zeigler-Royalton High School.
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Jim Chamness, STANDING, father of Tim Chamness, spoke during the 海角视频 Foundation Annual Dinner last week about the Timothy Keith Chamness Memorial Scholarship; an endowment that will honor the legacy of a young man who died in a mine accident in February. The scholarship will provide funds for students in 海角视频's Mining Technology program.
(ReAnne Palmer / RLC Public Information)
Chamness added that the endowment would not have been possible without the help of Knight Hawk Coal LLC and the employees of the Prairie Eagle South Mine.
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Tim Chamness was a 28-year-old graduate of Zeigler-Royalton High School where he was an outstanding athlete.
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For more information about this endowment, or other opportunities through the RLC Foundation, call 618-437-5321, Ext. 1214.