Chefs Raise Money For Restaurants For Relief- Katrina

August 29, 2006 will mark the one year anniversary, when one of the most devastating disasters occurred in this country- Katrina! We all know her name and that day will never be forgotten, especially from a native New Orleanian like myself. A famed group of chefs and restaurant patrons are going the extra "MILE" to make a donation. Your help in mentioning this will ultimately help others who need it most. Thank you so much.


Of the forty five chefs and restaurant professionals who rode for Share Our Strength (Organization to help end childhood hunger in America) annual CHEFS ON BIKES in May 2006, 10 Chefs, restaurateurs and food enthusiasts are taking it one step further... a lot further! 10 guys take the high road on their motorcycles to go 1,600 miles from Washington, D.C. to South Dakota.



August 2-11, 2006 on a PLEDGE DRIVE RIDE to 66th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the largest in America.



DISTRICT HOGS are joining with Share Our Strength to help raise additional funds, in advance, for the national effort, "Restaurants for Relief 2" on August 29, 2006. (Restaurants across the nation will join together to raise money for the recovery of the Gulf Coast region, for more details www.strength.org ) The District Hogs' pledge kicks off August 1 and it ends with their return to D.C., August 12. Minimum pledge is 10 cents and we encourage up to $1.00 pledge per mile. The distance from D.C. to Sturgis is 1,600 miles. Each chef and other bikers will have sign up sheets at the restaurants or businesses for anyone to pledge dollars to the cause. All proceeds will go to Share Our Strength, Restaurants for Relief 2.

BIKERS: Mike Barch, healthcare programs executive; RJ Cooper, Chef de Cuisine of Vidalia Restaurant; Steve Greenwald, major wine collector and member of La Chaine des Rotisseurs; David Guas, Executive Pastry Chef of Acadiana, DC Coast, Ceiba, TenPenh; Fred Knight, Entrex, Inc.- advisor in assessing capital; Robert McGowin- Executive Chef at The Old Ebbitt Grille; Maurice Moorgat, Network engineer also the mechanic of the group; Cliff Wharton, Chef de Cuisine of TenPenh; Robert Wiedmaier, Executive Chef and owner of Marcel's restaurant; and David Wizenberg, Co-owner of Passion Food Hospitality.