FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 13, 2003                                          Contact: DARE Officer Bob Darlington

                                                                                                  (314) 872-0946 x 2768

DARE Celebrity RETRO BILL to Visit Creve Coeur and Town & Country

CREVE COEUR – The star of “The DARE Safety Tips Video Starring RETRO BILL” will attend several DARE assemblies and graduations in mid-January. Named an “official safety buddy” by Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Bill Russ, AKA Retro Bill, gives presentations and stars in videos aimed at teaching kids how to stay healthy and safe.

Wednesday, January 15

8:15 a.m.        Rossman School DARE graduation

                        12660 Conway

10:15 a.m.      Combined assembly w/ Chaminade and Pillar at Chaminade

                        425 S. Lindbergh

12:50 p.m.      St. Monica all school assembly

                        12132 Olive

  2:15 p.m.      Spoede all school assembly

                        425 N. Spoede

 7 p.m.           Graduation of Bellerive, St. Monica, and Our Lady of the Pillar Missouri Baptist College – One College Park Drive

Thursday, January 16

10 a.m.           Bellerive all school assembly

                        666 Rue de Fleur

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