Message-ID: <31639136.1075844032893.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 12:28:00 -0700 (PDT) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 09.25.00 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: \Michelle_Lokay_Dec2000_June2001_1\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LOKAY-M X-FileName: mlokay.nsf Chairman's Award Last Chance to Nominate Your Everyday Hero! Make sure someone you appreciate at work receives the recognition they deserve for their daily demonstration of our values...Respect, Integrity, Communication and Excellence. You can check out business unit nomination statistics or download a nomination form at http://home.enron.com/. You can also visit our table at the Big E Cafe this Friday. NOMINATIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 1st!!! Race for the Cure! Enron is gearing up for the Komen Race for the Cure on October 7. If you would like to participate, please contact Alice Hritz at 713-345-5543 or visit:http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm Big E Cafe! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Antioch Park this Friday, September 29th! Get lunch for $5 catered by Escalantes Mexican Grille, which includes beef, chicken or vegetarians fajitas, rice & beans, chips & salsa, churros for dessert and iced tea. Enjoy the sunshine and the music of Batacha, featuring musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, at the Big E Cafe! Listen for their sound byte on ETV! Last Chance to Join It's time again for the annual Museum of Fine Arts membership drive! Enron is subsidizing half of your membership MFA! cost. Contact Connie Castillo at 713-646-6054 or click on http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/membership.doc. Houston Cougar Discounted tickets are now available for purchase through the Signature Shop for the three remaining Houston Football Cougar home football games. Tickets come in sets of two or four tickets for only $14 per ticket. Click here for tickets or more information, or contact Greg Grissom at ext. 58741. Houston Ballet Enjoy the magnificent Houston Ballet for a fraction of the price with the great Corporate Corps Program! Membership Enroll in the one-year membership program and on the day of the performance, you can purchase up to four available seats for only $11.50 each. Contact the Houston Ballet at 713-535-3235 for more information. Financial Wellness Join Enron Federal Credit Union and the Foundation for Financial Literacy for the fourth in a series of five Financial Workshop Series Wellness Workshops. Rating Them by Risk Versus Rewards: Investments will be held on September 27, at the Doubletree - Allen Center from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://home.enron.com/efcu or e-mail your reservation to jennifer.wilson@enron.com. Star of Hope The Enron Running Club will be collecting retired t-shirts and running shoes during the month of September to benefit T-Shirt & Running the Star of Hope Mission. To make a donation, please contact Cindy Richardson at 713-853-4770 or run to Shoe Drive http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm Sunshine Kids Day It's Astroworld time again for the Sunshine Kids! Enron will be hosting more than 100 kids on Saturday, October 28 at at Astroworld Astroworld. The Sunshine Kids organization is dedicated to providing activities for children with cancer, and volunteers are needed to accompany the kids throughout the day. Please join Mark Koenig for a very rewarding and meaningful day with the Sunshine Kids. To volunteer, please call 3-6021, or join us at the Big E Cafe this Friday for more information. October is National The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Lupus Foundation is seeking walkers, volunteers, and/or contributors for the Lupus Awareness "Many Faces of Lupus Walk" on October 21. Come help raise awareness for this disease which attacks up to Month two million Americans, 90% of which are women. For more information, contact Mary Poorman at 713-853-5251. Nutcracker Market Come support the arts and shop in the process! The Houston Ballet Guild is gearing up for the 2000 Nutcracker Market and is looking for volunters to help from Tuesday, November 7 to Sunday, November 12. Volunteers can stay beyond their shifts and shop admission free. Contact Jessica at the Houston Ballet by October 1 at jbailey@houstonballet.org. Technology For All You are invited to help create educational and economic opportunities for underprivileged communities! Come volunteer at any Technology For All Workday and help prepare computers for donation. All skill levels are welcome. To find out when the next workday is, call 713-961-0012 or click on http://www.techforall.org. Help Knock Out The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is seeking walkers, team leaders and volunteers to participate in their annual Diabetes! "Walk For the Cure" scheduled for November 5. For more information, contact Cathy Phillips at 713-853-6898. 2000 American The American Heart Walk is a national event to increase awareness of walking as a heart-healthy exercise and to Heart Walk raise funds to continue the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease and stroke. The event will be held on October 14 at Sam Houston Park. If you would like to participate, please sign up now by calling Diana Barrero at 713-610-5093. Energize Houston The Energize Houston Golf Tournament, benefiting the Texas Children's Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Golf Tournament through His Grace Foundation, is scheduled for Monday, October 9th. You can help by volunteering your time to help at the tournament. If interested, please contact Jim Coffey at 713-853-5346 or Lisa Lunz at 713-853-5634. For information about playing in the tournament go to www.energizehouston.com. Blood Drive / Be part of the Enron National Blood Donor Program! Many Enron employees and their families are in need of your Platelet Drive! donations of blood and/or platelets. Please take the time to give! The Enron Blood Drive will be on September 28 from 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in EB5C2. The Enron Platelet Drive is ongoing. Call 713-853-7514 to schedule an appointment. Transportation and Enron and METRO are sponsoring a Vanpool Program through Enterprise Vanpools. The new program is subsidized Parking $50 by Enron and $35 by METRO per rider. If you are interested in vanpools, call METRO at 713-739-4981 or visit the Transportation and Parking desk on the 3rd floor of the Enron Building. More Great News! Enron will be subsidizing 100% of mass transit effective January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001! METRO has recognized Enron as the leader in the Houston-Galveston area in supporting transportation alternatives and commuter solutions for its employees!