Message-ID: <8433487.1075855476077.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:07:00 -0800 (PST) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 11.06.00 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Enron Announcements X-To: All Enron Houston X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Frank_Ermis_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Ermis-F X-FileName: fermis.nsf Holiday Shopping Support The Rise School of Houston while you do your holiday shopping! Participating stores in the Center at for Rise School! Post Oak, 5000 Westheimer (across from the Galleria), are donating a percentage of their sales on Saturday, November 18 to The Rise School. No cards to buy, all you need to do is shop! Stores include BB1 Classic, Iloff Jewelers, Nature's Way Day Spa and Salon, Sport Clips All Star Haircuts and more - look for posters in participating stores. For more information about Rise, check out www.riseschool.com. Houston Symphony Enjoy the 4th Annual Singles Bash with the Houston Symphony on Monday, November 20 from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Singles Mixer! at Sambuca Jazz Cafe! This pre-concert party offers complimentary hors d'oeuvres, live jazz quartet Blue Monks, door prizes and more, and is a prelude to the Houston Symphony concert at 8:00 p.m. featuring the legendary violinist Midori! Tickets are $35 and include the mixer and concert ticket, and pre-paid reservations are required. Don't miss out on this fun mixer - call 713-238-1477. Classical Music Subscribe to the 2000-2001 Houston Symphony Casual Classics season, where hosts and artists provide the audience Happy Hours! with muscial examples and insights into the world of music before each spectacular performance. Enjoy pre-concert Happy Hours featuring the Blue Monks jazz quartet as well as select opportunities to mingle backstage with guest artists if you purchase the ticket package. To find out more about program dates and highlights, visit www.houstonsymphony.org or call 713-224-7575 to subscribe. Nutcracker Come shop and support the talented Houston Ballet! The Houston Ballet Guild's 20th Annual Nutcracker Market will Market be held at the Astrohall Novemeber 9-12. Merchants from around the country will showcase row after row of gifts for your early holiday shopping, so beat the crowd and join in on the Early Bird Power Shopping on Saturday, November 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $25 dollars each and parking is complimentary. For ticket information call 713-535-3231 or email nutcrackermarket@houstonballet.org. Chinese Paintings Are you an art lover? Come to the Continental Center I Gallery (Continental Building, 1600 Smith, 2nd floor) and enjoy Show Chengyi Li, an artist from China, and his selection of personal works of Chinese art. The exhibit will run from October 30 to December 1. Enron employees receive a 10% discount on the artist's works. For more information, contact Maggie Li at ext. 56011 or click here for a preview! Flood Relief in Massive floods in recent weeks have devastated much of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and as much help as possible Vietnam is needed to help the millions of victims driven out by the natural disaster. Thousands of people have died and the main food source, rice, has been destroyed. Homes and crops are not expected to recover until well after next year. Food, water, and shelter are all in extremely short supply. Every bit of help can make a huge difference! For information on how to support this important cause, contact Thu Pham Arnold at ext. 55125. Donations to the flood relief can be made to: VCSA Flood Relief Vietnamese Culture & Science Association P.O. Box 741301 Houston, TX 77247 Enron will match your generous contribution dollar for dollar. See http://home.enron.com/cr/envolved/ Museum of Fine Arts You are invited to the Museum of Fine Arts Corporate Partner Holiday Party on December 12 from 7:00 p.m. Holiday Party to 9:00 p.m, but volunteers are needed to help with fun and exciting preparations! The party is free for all corporate partner company employees and their families. In addition to face-painting, escorting guests, and numerous activities on the night of the party, fun volunteer opportunities include: Invitation Stuffing Activity - November 9 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Craft Preparation Activity - November 14 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Contact India Kerr-Perkinson at 713-639-7570 for more information and or click here to print out the volunteer form. Enron Kids Holiday Come participate with Enron Kids, a program that helps provide books and equipment for schools in need. Sponsor a Fun student or team up with co-workers or your department to provide a bag full of holiday cheer to an HISD Burrus Elementary student! A shopping committee can shop for you if your schedule does not give you the time. Sign-ups are: November 14, 16, 17: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Enron Building lobby November 15: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in 3AC 601 November 15: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Jefferson Bldg. Ground Floor Conference Room Gift drop-offs will be on December 4-8, and the holiday party for Enron Kids will be at Burrus Elementary on Thursday, December 14, with transportation available to sponsors. For more information, contact Geneva Davis at ext. 35517 or Leslie Campbell at ext. 35983. Mammograms M.D. Anderson will be here November 13-17 to administer mammograms. Call 713-745-4000 to Available schedule an appointment. Cost is $15 for employees, spouses, retirees and EDS; $16 if donating to The Rose (an organization that provides free mammograms for low-income women); $75 for contractors. The 2nd Annual Enron Dog Day Afternoon 'Howloween Party' hosted over 100 lovable canines and raised approximately $2,500 for organizations such as Great Beginnings, Golden Retreiver Rescue, Harris County Animal Control, and Canines In Action!