ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues announced today that they have teamed up with Peoples National Bank, the official bank of the St. Louis Blues, for the 2008 Blues Caravan. The Caravan will visit nine towns in Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Central Missouri in the month of August.

 The Caravan will feature a speech on the state of the team, a 15-minute question and answer session and an autograph session at each of the locations. Giveaways at each spot will include tickets, autographed items along with schedules for the upcoming season and special caravan ticket packages.

The first leg of the trip will stop in Central Missouri on August 7 in the towns of Washington and Sullivan. The Caravan will then continue in Missouri on August 8 with a stop in Salem. Blues forwards Cam Janssen and Yan Stastny will be on the first leg of the trip, along with radio play-by-play man Chris Kerber.

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The second leg of the trip will take place in Illinois with stops at various Peoples National Bank locations in Belleville on August 12 and Marion and Mt. Vernon on August 13.

The third and final leg of Caravan will be in Southeast Missouri with visits to Sikeston and Perryville on August 14 and Farmington on August 15.

Visit peoplesnationalbank.com or stlouisblues.com for updated information on the Blues Caravan, including locations, times and players at each location.

Date	Time	Location	Players
Aug. 7	12 - 2 p.m.	Chris Auffenberg Ford, LM, Jeep 5840 Hwy 100 Washington, MO	Cam Janssen Yan Stastny
Aug. 7	6 - 8 p.m.	Modern Garage, Pontiac-GMC 28 N. Church St. Sullivan, MO	Cam Janssen Yan Stastny
Aug. 8	11 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Country Mart 1204 E. Scenic Rivers Blvd Salem, MO	Cam Janssen Yan Stastny
Aug. 12	5 - 7 p.m.	Peoples National Bank 6400 West Main Street Belleville, IL	T.J. Oshie
Aug. 13	12 - 2 p.m.	Peoples National Bank 2803 17th Street Marion, IL	T.J. Oshie
Aug. 13	4 - 6 p.m.	Peoples National Bank 413 South 34th Street Mount Vernon, IL	T.J. Oshie
Aug. 14	12 - 2 p.m.	Cheers Bar and Grill 1212 Linn St. Sikeston, MO	David Perron Steve Wagner
Aug. 14	5 - 7 p.m.	Keller Motors 1795 S. Perryville Blvd. Perryville, MO	David Perron Steve Wagner
Aug. 15	12 - 2 p.m.	Warehouse BBQ 729 Sunset Dr. Farmington, MO	David Perron Steve Wagner

Blues Caravan Contact Information
KWMO FM Washington, MO – Brad Hildebrand – 636-239-6800
KTUI FM Sullivan, MO – Sam Scott – 573-468-5101
KSMO AM Salem, MO – Stan Podorski – 573-729-6117
KRHW AM Sikeston, MO – Joe Bill Davis – 573-471-2000
KBDZ FM Perryville, MO – Bob Scott – 573-547-8005
KDBB FM Farmington, MO – Larry Joseph – 573-431-1000
Mt. Vernon, Marion and Belleville – Chris Bernard – Peoples National Bank – 618-241-6586