ADVISORY/Searching for the Family of Songwriter Red Sovine: Perdue Truckers Prepare to Celebrate the 20Th Anniversary of Operation Teddy Bear.

News/Assignment/Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Dec. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002

Can you help us find this country performer's kin?

    WHAT: For 20 years the truck drivers of Perdue Farms Incorporated
        have gathered each December to fulfill the spirit of the Red
        Sovine recording "Teddy Bear" by taking residents of the Holly
        Center on rides in their rigs. The event serves to kick off
        the Christmas holidays for the residents and staff of the
        Holly Center (a State of Maryland residential facility for
        people with mental and physical disabilities) and the Perdue
        drivers.

    WHY: The program, started by two Perdue Safety Associates in 1982,
        began with a handful of trucks and drivers. This year's event
        will include more than 35 trucks. With their rigs decorated in
        the holiday spirit, the drivers take the residents on an
        11-mile loop around Salisbury, Maryland and compete for the
        honor of "Best Dressed Rig."

        While Mr. Sovine has passed away, Perdue wants to remember him
        on the 20th anniversary of the program he inspired. The
        company is searching for the family of Red Sovine, the author
        of "Teddy Bear". The drivers hope to have members of the
        family attend the event and ride in one of the rigs to help
        celebrate the milestone anniversary of the program.

        If  you have information about how to reach the Sovine family,
        please email us at "[e-mail]"

    WHEN: Mark your calendar for the event - Saturday, December 7,
        2002
        8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    WHERE: The Holly Center, Route 12, Salisbury, Maryland