I got this email the other day from the Ceiba mailing list about a second Po' Boy Power event.

Following the success of its initial event, a second "Po' Boy Power!" fundraiser has been scheduled with the support of the Washington DC chapters of Les Dames d'Escoffier and Slow Foods International. This event will be held  November 1, 2005 , All Saints' Day, a religious holiday widely celebrated in New Orleans. Po' boys will be sold for donations of $25 and up at  Acadiana  (a Louisiana style restaurant under the helm of Executive Chef Jeff Tunks), located at  901 New York Avenue, NW , in Washington DC. Sandwiches will be sold from  11:30 am-2:30 pm . The po' boys will be assembled by female chefs from the DC area paired with politicians and other local personalities with ties to Louisiana. The first Louisiana dignitaries to come on board were The Honorable Lindy Boggs, Congressman Charlie Melancon, and former Congressman Robert Livingston. Donations from this event will be used to limit the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana farmers, harvesters, fishermen, and seafood purveyors. All funds raised will be distributed directly to affected farmers through Slow Food International's Terra Madre Program. Can the women top the $27,000 the group of male chefs raised in September? So far, we can look forward to the talents and efforts of Laurie Weber Alleman (The Swiss Bakery), Susan Callahan (Synergy Arts), Ann Cashion (Cashion's Eat Place and Johnny's Half Shell), Gillian Clark (Colorado Kitchen), Patrice Dionot (L'academie de Cuisine), Ruth Gresser (Pizzeria Paradiso), Carla Hall (Alchemy Caterers), Kate Jansen (Willow Restaurant), Haidar Karoum (Asia Nora), Janis McLean (Red Dog Cafe), Bridget Meagher (Alexander's in Charlottesville), Joan Nathan (cookbook author/writer), Nona Nielsen-Parker (Stone Mill Bakery, Cafe & Catering), and Anna Saint John (Catering by Anna Saint John).

The first "Po' Boy Power!" fundraiser was held at Acadiana restaurant in Washington DC on Monday, September 12, 2005 and raised more than $27,000 for the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation.