Message-ID: <21272785.1075860408515.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:00:00 -0800 (PST) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 03.26.01 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Enron Announcements X-To: All Enron Houston X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Mary_Hain_Aug2000_Jul2001\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Hain-M X-FileName: mary-hain.nsf Watch for the "Trash Totem" in Antioch Park - March 26th - 30th What's that 20ft. thing out in Antioch Park? It's our Trash Totem=20 constructed from items found in Buffalo Bayou over the past two weeks...=20 compliments of your storm drain! This piece of art was created specificall= y=20 for display at the upcoming 104 KRBE / Enron Earth Day Festival to educate= =20 Houston about trash that starts in storm drains ultimately ends up in the= =20 Gulf of Mexico. =20 Designed by EEEs' own Sonia Garcia, the Trash Totem is co-sponsored by the= =20 Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety Department along with Employee= =20 Involvement & Events. Take a moment to check it out... and think about it!= =20 Watch for the Trash Bash sign-up booth during lunch Thursday and Friday - s= ee=20 the volunteer section for details. Make Everyday Earth Day! Discounted tickets to 104 KRBE / Enron Earth Day are available for Enron=20 employees to purchase for $16 (regular price =3D $20) on-line through the= =20 Signature Shop at www.enronsigshop.com now until Wednesday, April 4. Conce= rt=20 information is available at www.104krbe.com. Check out volunteer=20 opportunities in the Volunteer Section below! Big E Cafe on Friday, March 30th! Join in on the Star Wars mania during lunch at the March Big E Cafe in=20 Antioch Park from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM on Friday, March 30th. Enjoy a $5= =20 lunch from James Coney Island which includes Death Star Dogs, Boba Fett=20 Burgers, or Vader Veggieburgers, dessert and a drink. =20 The Museum of Fine Arts will be present to share information and provide=20 details about the MFA Star Wars Exhibit sponsored by Enron. Watch for=20 special appearances by Chewbacca and Darth Vader! Door prizes will includ= e=20 the Star Wars Trilogy box set (VHS or DVD) and Star Wars Trivia games. Com= e=20 from a galaxy far, far away dressed as your favorite Star Wars character an= d=20 get lunch for free!=20 Jeff Skilling is the featured speaker at the Downtown Houston Association's= =20 Emerging Leaders' annual Vision Lunch being held on Thursday, March 29, 200= 1=20 at the Downtown Hyatt Regency. The lunch attracted approximately 180 peopl= e=20 last year when Greg Brenneman, COO, of Continental Airlines spoke. This ye= ar=20 we would like to have an even better turnout for our own Jeff Skilling. =20 Registration is from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM, followed by the program from 12 P= M=20 - 1:15 PM. Tickets are $25 for Downtown Houston Association members and $35 for=20 non-members. To attend or if you have any questions, please call the=20 Downtown Houston Association at 713-658-8938. Give us your best shot and join Cliff Baxter to help raise funds for Junior= =20 Achievement by participating in the Birdies for Charity Putting Contest in= =20 the Enron Lobby on Tuesday, April 3, from 11 a.m. =01) 1 p.m. Watch for spe= cial=20 appearances by Jeff Skilling, Greg Whalley and others! Donate $5 and you= =20 will have three chances to sink a putt and be entered to win some great gol= f=20 prizes!=20 This group of young professionals is a fun, energetic group of young=20 professionals in their twenties and thirties working hard to increase the= =20 awareness of DePelchin Children's Center among young adults in Houston. Th= e=20 organization hosts social gatherings, helping with various volunteer projec= ts=20 and raising funds for DePelchin Children's Center. Please call (713) 802-76= 48=20 or go to www.depelchin.org/young.html to learn how you can become a member.= =20 As a member of Young Friends, you will: receive free admission to social functions have the opportunity to volunteer for fun projects that benefit children wh= o=20 are served by DePelchin Children's Center be able to serve on Young Friends' committees receive the Directory of Members as well as DePelchin's quarterly newslette= r,=20 Todayhave the satisfaction of supporting one of Houston's most=20 well-established charitable organizations. receive networking opportunities with other young professionals=20 2001 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Corporate Partners Spring Reception, Apri= l=20 3! Be a part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 2001 Corporate Partners Sprin= g=20 Reception on Tuesday, April 3 at Law building of the MFA. Enjoy great food= =20 donated by ARIES Restaurant and The Redwood Grill, free drinks, cool art, a= nd=20 good friends. To attend or with questions call (713) 639-7585. Monday, April 9th Pecan Grove Country Club $125 a player (includes green fees, cart, lunch, dinner & 2 drink tickets) For registration call Donna Clement at (281) 240-8181 WalkAmerica, taking place April 29, is the March of Dimes biggest=20 fund-raiser. Money raised from the WalkAmerica supports pioneering research= =20 and innovative programs that save babies born prematurely or with birth=20 defects. Since its beginning in 1970, WalkAmerica has raised more than $1= =20 billion to help give babies a fighting chance. Every dollar raised will be matched by Enron. You can read more about the March of Dimes at www.modimes.org. For more information, please contact Kimberly Nelson (ext. 33580) or Gina= =20 Taylor (ext. 37681). Old mobile phones don't just fade away, they retire to drawers and shelves= =20 across the country -- by some estimates, Americans have taken more than 200= =20 million of these phones out of service. Now is the time to give them anothe= r=20 chance! =20 By bringing your old phones, bag phones, batteries, adapters, charging unit= s=20 and other cell phone-related items, you will support Enron's effort to=20 benefit the Houston chapter of CARE. CARE is one of the world's largest=20 international relief and development organizations with funds going directl= y=20 to develop sustainable agricultural and economic systems, including medical= =20 and educational programs in Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the=20 Caribbean. =20 All collected cell phones will be recycled back into use or disposed of in = an=20 environmentally responsible manner and your will receive a acknowledgement= =20 letter from CARE for this donation. Watch for the collection tables during= =20 lunch on Thursday (3/29) and Friday (3/30). This is an employee-driven=20 initiative lead by Gavin Dillingham (x55961) in the Corporate Environmental= ,=20 Health & Safety group. Enron is going head to head with American General Corporation and=20 PriceWaterhouseCoopers to see who has the Most Employees participating in= =20 this year's Trash Bash on Saturday, March 31st - registration begins at 8 A= M!! In addition, five randomly-selected Enron employees who participate will ea= ch=20 receive two free tickets to the 104 KRBE Enron Earth Day Festival! All=20 volunteers will also receive a free tee-shirt, free lunch and the opportuni= ty=20 to win fabulous door prizes including a $225 gift certificate to West U=20 Schwinn! Please contact Jessica Nunez or Jennifer Milligan via e-mail to= =20 reserve your slot on the Enron Team and help us clean-up Buffalo Bayou! Ca= n=20 you CANOE?? Let her know when you sign up! =20 Support TEAM ENRON and Jeff Skilling by participating in the MS150 from=20 Houston to Austin on April 21st and April 22nd. All-purpose volunteers are= =20 needed to handle various logistical duties including serving meals to the= =20 Team, playing music, directing riders to the Enron Tent, setting-up and=20 tearing-down, making massage appointments... to name just a few! Can't commit to the whole weekend? Participate where you can! Main sites= =20 include Bellville (Saturday lunch), LaGrange (overnight stop), Bastrop=20 (Sunday lunch) and Austin (the FINISH LINE!). While everyone will be=20 responsible for their own transportation & lodging, our volunteers are=20 welcome to camp out with the Team in the Enron Tent in LaGrange. You may= =20 also investigate the possibility of staying at lodging establishments in th= e=20 area. All volunteers will receive a free Enron Cycling Club tee-shirt, free meals= =20 and a priceless experience. Feel free to bring along your friends and fami= ly=20 to volunteer, too! Take this opportunity to be a hero for our riders who= =20 take on this cycling adventure to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis= =20 Society supporting the Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and Corpus=20 Christi areas. Please contact Heather Choate via e-mail or at x33278 for= =20 more information!=20 Please contact Charla Reese at x35202 if you are a member of a band that=20 would interested in playing at an Enron employee event. On Saturday, April 7th, volunteers are needed to work the KRBE Kid's Zone a= nd=20 the Ultimate Enron Solar-Powered Anti-Haze Maze at the 104 KRBE / Enron Ear= th=20 Day Festival. As a volunteer, you'll receive a free special-edition=20 volunteer tee-shirt, one (1) free ticket to the concert and free lunch!!! = A=20 brief orientation will take place in the Energizer on Tuesday, March 27th a= t=20 3:00pm. =20 Please call Jessica Nunez at ext. 31918 to reserve your slot! Spaulding for Children's Spring Family Picnic will be held on March 31 from= =20 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Regal Ranch. We are looking for volunteers to donate = an=20 hour or so in every area from check in to games to photography. Attendees= =20 will include Spaulding for Children's foster and adoptive families, people= =20 who are thinking about becoming foster or adoptive parents and community=20 supporters like you! =20 Enron has supported Spaulding for Children for several years through the=20 United Way and through direct gifts, thanks in great part to the advocacy o= f=20 Elizabeth Labanowski. SFC is committed to its mission of placing abused an= d=20 neglected children with permanent adoptive families and providing on-going= =20 support to families after adoption. If you are interested in learning more= =20 about Spaulding for Children's FREE adoption programs, visit their web site= =20 at www.spauldingforchildren.org or call 713-681-6991. If you would like to= =20 volunteer at the Family Picnic, email your preference of activity and time = to=20 Kirsten Joel kjoel@spauldingforchildren.org. =20 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 15TH ANNUAL HOUSTON HOOP-IT-UP MAY 5-6! The best way to get yourself jump-started for a full year of Hoops. Become= a=20 part of this jammin=01,hoops scene with over 1,200 teams & 4,800 players. = Join=20 us at Greenspoint Mall for a basketball-crazed atmosphere. Games and speci= al=20 events being played simultaneously on 110 courts so the basketballs will be= =20 flying HOOP-IT-UP is where you play for FUN. EVENT BENEFITS THE =01&ESCAPE= =20 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER=018 SATURDAY =01) MAY 5TH 8:00 =01) 6:00 PM SUNDAY =01) MAY 6TH 8:00 =01) 5:00 PM For more information please call =01&Hoop-It-Up Hotline=018: 713-521-4535 o= r E-Mail: Hoopitup@Texas.Net=20 Weight Watchers "At Work" is gearing up for another session. Cost is $164= =20 for 15 weeks ($143 for Weight Watchers "Lifetime Members"). There are 30= =20 spaces remaining and they will be filled on a first-come, first-served=20 basis. Reserve your space by e-mailing georgia.fogo@enron.com. Classes ar= e=20 held every Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. beginning April 4. E-mail confirmations= =20 for class participants will begin on Monday, April 2. =20 Have News to Share? To post news or events in Enron In Action, please e-mail your information t= o=20 EIA@enron.com=20 no later than 12:00 noon the Thursday prior to the next Monday=01,s mailing= .