Message-ID: <13898491.1075860436483.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 10:01:00 -0700 (PDT) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 05.07.01 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\Notes inbox X-Origin: Hain-M X-FileName: mary-hain.nsf Enron Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Enron Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is this Saturday, May= =20 12th from 10 AM - 7 PM. Enjoy the many exciting exhibits at the museum=20 including=20 Star Wars: Magic of Myth. Enron employees and their families can enter the= =20 museum free by presenting their Enron ID Badge. =20 To visit the Star Wars: Magic of Myth exhibit, you can purchase vouchers fo= r=20 $10 each by calling (713) 639-7771 or you may use the vouchers previously distributed to employees by Enron. Do you hate to garden in the summer because everything you plant dies? Lin= da=20 Gay, Director of the Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens in Humble, will= =20 teach us about plants that not only survive, but thrive during the dog days= =20 of Houston summers. Topics will include tropical-looking plants for sun and= =20 shade, gingers, fragrant plants, and drought-tolerant plants. WHEN: Tuesday, May 8th, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WHERE: The Forum, 12th floor of 2 Allen Center Get ready to help the Body Shop celebrate it's 15th anniversary and kick-of= f=20 National Health and Fitness Week.=20 Beginning Monday, May 14 and ending Friday, May 18, 2001 all Enron Employee= s=20 are invited to work-out at the Body Shop as a complimentary guest. Just=20 visit http://hrweb.enron.com/wellness, print and fill-out the body shop 15t= h=20 anniversary guest form, and return it to the Body Shop prior to your first= =20 workout. The week long celebration includes a speech and autograph session with Clyd= e=20 Drexler, Monday, May 14, 2001, 11:30 AM-12:00 noon (spaces will be limited= =20 and you must RSVP to Body.Shop@enron.com by Friday, May 11, 2001, 3:00 PM)= ;=20 an early morning workout with the Houston Rockets Power Dancers on, Thursda= y,=20 May 17, 2001 starting at 6:30 AM followed by breakfast and autograph sessio= n=20 in the Body Shop Fuel Station at 7:30am - 8:30am; a boot camp style class l= ed=20 by the German/American Foreign Legion and much, much more. Visit the Body= =20 Shop website for a detailed calendar of events, or for additional=20 information, please e-mail the Body Shop at Body.Shop@enron.com. The Enron Travel Club will hold it's monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8th in= =20 room EB5C2 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Help people affected by arthritis. Join A Joint Walk on May 20. =20 Thousands of greater Houstonians will join the walk to cure arthritis. The= =20 5-mile walk begins at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and travels along Braes=20 Bayou. Call 713-529-0800 and "get in step". Project Mom @ Friendly Haven on Saturday, May 11th.... in Honor of Mother's= =20 Day! Join Enron employees at Friendly Haven, a housing assistance program=20 supported by AFH (AIDS Foundation Houston), for a volunteer project designe= d=20 to celebrate Mother's Day. Approximately 40 single mothers comprise Friend= ly=20 Haven's residents and we would like to make the day special for both them a= nd=20 their children. =20 Enron volunteers are needed to facilitate a children's craft activity for= =20 Mother's Day presents and also serve a special brunch to all of the mothers= =20 in the program. This project can be utilized as a team building opportunit= y=20 for a department with 15 - 25 employees or individual volunteers may sign u= p=20 by contacting Janice Riedel at x37507 - for more information on AFH, visit= =20 http://www.aidshelp.org/programs/housing.htm. The Contemporary Arts Museum needs volunteers to help with CAM*boree, a=20 special event for kids Sunday May 20, 5:00pm to 8:00pm. There will be a=20 picnic dinner, music and artist-led activities. Volunteers will help play= =20 with the kids, ages 2-12. It is so much fun and a short time commitment. = =20 Volunteers get a FREE Museum membership as a thank you. Please respond by= =20 May 16 to Jennifer Milligan X35272. Support KidSave and Help Miracles Happen. Every Summer. =20 Kidsave=01,s Summer Miracles Program enables orphanage children ages 5 to = 11 to=20 travel to the US and Canada, live with families and attend day camp. The= =20 program gives families who may be concerned about the problems of adopting= =20 an older child a chance to meet, get to know and in the best-case scenario= ,=20 fall in love with a child. The program gives prospective parents an=20 opportunity to see and evaluate first-hand the challenges and rewards of= =20 adopting an older child. =20 In 1999 and 2000 Kidsave and adoption agency partners placed 432 children = -=20 96 percent of children who participated in the program. Generally, 85 to 9= 0=20 percent of children who participate in the program find homes easily throu= gh=20 the program. The remaining 10 to 15 percent require more work. =20 Kidsave believes every child deserves a family. We are committed to placin= g=20 all children who participate in the Summer Miracles Program in permanent= =20 families or family-like environments. =20 We are looking for families to host children, and for others who want to= =20 help us make the camp program happen for these 250 children. As a=20 non-profit organization, Kidsave depends on donations to raise the money t= o=20 bring these children here and find them families. Please call Tonya Hoppe = at=20 281.286.8948 or tonya@tonya.cc to get involved in Houston=01,s Kidsave=20 program. =20 Enron and Kidventure Camps are proud to bring you Camp Enron Summer 2001. = =20 Celebrating our third year, Camp Enron will once again be providing summer= =20 camp for children, ages 5-13, of Enron employees and contractors.=20 This year, camp will be May 29-August 10. Ten, one-week sessions will be = =20 available and families may choose to attend any or all sessions. Each camp= =20 week is Monday through Friday.=20 The cost is $150 per week and includes all transportation, field trips and= =20 activities. A deposit of $50 per week is all that is needed to reserve you= r=20 sessions. =20 To register, log on to: http://www.kidventurecamp.com/camp_enron.htm. =20 Spaces are limited. Enron parents simply ride to work with their children and check them in to= =20 the Energizer room in the morning with the Camp Enron Team. Enron Campers= =20 are loaded on Coach USA Buses and transported to our nearby camp. At the en= d=20 of the day campers are brought back to the Energizer for parents to check= =20 out. =20 It's that easy! For more information please contact: web site: www.kidventurecamp.com call Kidventure: 713.960.8989 e-mail: camps@kidventurecamp.com 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= .