Message-ID: <31730417.1075844146157.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:17:00 -0800 (PST) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 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: \Michelle_Lokay_Dec2000_June2001_2\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LOKAY-M X-FileName: mlokay.nsf Please notice the updated format. Simply click on the titles for detailed= =20 information. In conjunction with Enron Earth Day, Enron is sponsoring Trash Bash an annu= al=20 one-day event dedicated to cleaning up rivers, lakes, bays and bayous in=20 Houston and the surrounding areas, March 31st. Mike Terraso, Vice President= ,=20 Environmental Health and Safety, has endorsed this important initiative. We have committed to adopting Buffalo Bayou, a three-mile stretch running= =20 from Shepherd to Allen's Landing downtown, which has never been an official= =20 site before in the event's entire eight-year history! A planning committee= =20 is being formed and you can become a part of the leadership team that will= =20 coordinate the entire event from Sam Houston Park. Please contact Charla= =20 Reese as soon as possible via e-mail if you are interested.=20 Want to be a clean-up volunteer at Trash Bash? Click here to PRE-REGISTER:= =20 http://www.trashbash.org/html/register.html. Make sure to indicate that yo= u=20 are employed by Enron as we are about to issue a challenge to our corporate= =20 neighbors to see who has the largest team! Also, if you are interested in= =20 signing up your entire group, we can even arrange for canoes as it's the=20 perfect opportunity for a team-building activity as supplies and lunch will= =20 be provided. This is also a great time to get friends and family to be Enr= on=20 Envolved. For questions related to participating in the clean-up, please= =20 contact Jessica Nunez via e-mail.=20 Watch for a celebration of Black History in the Enron Lobby! Enjoy excitin= g=20 music, savor gastronomic delights and learn more about black history from= =20 11:30am to 1:00pm on the following dates:=20 Monday - 2/26 Smiley High School Choir Performance=20 This is It! Soul Food Tuesday - 2/27 "Having Our Say" Performed by Ensemble Theatre (EB5C2) Creole Shack Wednesday - 2/28 Mr. Thomas Lorenzo - Poet with a Jazz Ensemble=20 Fusion Cafe The Exchange Club of Sugar Land 14th Annual Spaghetti Cook-Off Friday, February 23rd, 5pm - 9pm @ Flour Daniel Bldg, Hwy 6 & 59 Tickets: Adults $10, Children (under 12) Free Benefiting Fort Bend Crime Stoppers, Fort Bend ESCAPE Center and other=20 Community Projects For tickets and information contact Don Rollins (EB2844) X39176 Howdy, pardner!!! Join us in Antioch Park on Friday, February 23rd from=20 11:30am - 1:00pm to Go Rodeo at the Big E Cafe. Lunch will be provided by= =20 Luther's and you'll be able to purchase a plate of BBQ & Fixin's for just= =20 $5! Enjoy C&W Music with Nobody's Fool and feel free to join in any=20 impromptu line dance that might be happenin'. The Aeros will be selling=20 discounted tickets on-site for Enron Night with the Aeros on Friday, March= =20 16th, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit AIDS Foundation Houston. = =20 Feel free to contact Jessica at x31918 with any comments or suggestions and= =20 don't forget to Wear Your Cowboy Gear - YEE HAW! In celebration of Black History Month we would like to invite you to a=20 special two act performance of "Having Our Say" by the Ensemble Theate= r.=20 So come by EB 5C2 at 11:30 - Noon on Tuesday, February 27th for a phenomena= l =20 performance. As a salute to Black History Month, you are invited to the First Annual=20 Barbara Jordan Memorial Speech Competition. Please join us at the=20 Alley Theatre on Monday, February 26th at 6 p.m., when six seventh grade=20 girls from Crosby Middle School, Duchesne Academy, Grantham=20 Academy, Highlands Junior High, Ryan Middle School and Spring Oaks Middle= =20 School will each deliver an amazing speech in an effort to win the first=20 place ribbon. Steve Kean will be representing Enron as one of the judges. = =20 This evening is the culmination of the Barbara Jordan Project, which=20 was created as a partnership between the Alley Theatre and Enron to celebra= te=20 Barbara Jordan's legacy and the lessons it holds for all of us. Please bri= ng=20 your family to enjoy this wonderful evening, but space is limited so act=20 quickly! To RSVP, please send an email directly to Patti Walsh. =20 The Houston Mayor's Committee is hosting a golf tournament at Memorial Park= =20 Golf Course on Friday morning, March 30, 2001. Proceeds from this event wi= ll=20 finance scholarships for disabled graduating seniors in the Greater Houston= =20 area. The cost for the tournament is $75 for an individual player. A=20 sponsorship of $2,000 will allow 8 players, a hole sponsor sign, and a=20 scholarship named in that company/group's honor. Breakfast and lunch from= =20 Beck's Prime are included in the entry fee. If you would like to play in or sponsor this event, please contact Lillian=20 Villarreal (xt. 37092) or Hector Alviar (xt 33573). The Century Challenge to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a= =20 "Countdown to Fitness" program that asks participants to=20 walk or run 100 miles in 100 days while collecting pledges from friends,=20 family members and co-workers. That breaks down to just a=20 mile a day! The Century Challenge starts March 1, 2001 and runs through Ju= ne=20 21, 2001. If you are interested in receiving more=20 information, please call Regan Sheinberg at (713) 599-1441. The Spring Fling 5K Race is about to start and they are looking for a helpi= ng=20 hand on a couple of activities =20 Date: Saturday, March 3rd=20 Benefits: The Houston Area Women's Center Time: 7:40am starting time There are three races and one non-competitive walk. The races and walk beg= in=20 on Rice Blvd. in The Village and continues around Rice University. If you= =20 are interested in helping out on activities such as registration, monitorin= g=20 race course, supplying water or being part of the after - race party. Plea= se=20 call Melissa Lloyd for further information at 713-758-3263 or go online to= =20 www.springfling5k.com to get race info. "The Friends of the Library" is about to begin their annual Book Sale, whic= h=20 benefits the Houston Public Library, will be held on Friday, March 30 -=20 Sunday April 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. There will be a= =20 tremendous selection of books, including children's book, cookbooks, and= =20 better books. =20 Many volunteers are needed to make the sale a success. Most of the shifts= =20 are 2.5 hours, with the exception of Set - up which is three (3) to four (4= )=20 hours. Tasks include: Setting up (Set up books on the booths & shelves) Sorting books=20 Keeping tables orderly Checking out shoppers The Friends of the Library will appreciate any volunteer efforts. For=20 further information or to volunteer, please call 713-247-2189 or e-mail=20 castlej@prodigy.net Enron's first Blood Drive of 2001 will be held on Thursday, February 22, fr= om=20 7am - 4 pm in EB-5C2. Call the Health Center at ext. 3-6100 to schedule an= =20 appointment. Walk-ins welcome! DID YOU KNOW that since the Blood Donor=20 Program's inception in May of 1996 Enron employees and contractors have=20 donated nearly 1,700 pints of blood? Your generosity has enabled Enron to= =20 release 877 units to assist Enron families in need. Let's continue the=20 spirit of giving! REMEMBER -- If you or a family member is in need of bloo= d=20 donations, contact the Wellness Department at ext. 3-5609 for assistance Have News to Share? To post news or events in Enron In Action, please e-mail your information t= o=20 enroninaction@enron.com=20 no later than 12:00 noon the Thursday prior to the next Monday=01,s mailing= .