Message-ID: <16605513.1075844071173.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 15:00:00 -0700 (PDT) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 09.11.00 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\Discussion threads X-Origin: LOKAY-M X-FileName: mlokay.nsf PAINTERS NEEDED FOR THE DAY OF CARING ON SEPTEMBER 15!!! TO VOLUNTEER CONTACT CHARLA REESE AT 713-853-5202 Chairman's Award Nominate Your Hero Today! If you know someone who deserves to be honored for their practices of Respect, Integrity, Communication and Excellence, click here http://home.enron.com/. Nominations are open now through October 1. 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. Shoe Drive Spotlight on The Houston Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association invites you to attend Spotlight on Alzheimer's Research, Alzheimer's September 19 from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m., in EB49C1. William Theis, Vice-President, Medical and Scientific Affairs for the Research Alzheimer's Association USA will present the latest research from around the world. Bring your friends and family to learn all of the exciting news! Breakfast will be served. Please RSVP to Adriana Wynn at 713-345-5176. "Rumpelstiltskin" The Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts & Community Enrichment invites you to enjoy their first children's concert, "Rumpelstiltskin," featuring the Marionette Playhouse Puppeteer at 11:00 a.m. on September 16 in Northwest Houston. Attendance is free! For more information, call 281-440-4850. 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. 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. To volunteer for the walk, contact Rachel Feldt at 713-345-7629. Computer Instructors The Salvation Army William Booth Gardens is an apartment community for low-income senior citizens looking Needed! for computer-literate volunteers to teach their resident families computer skills. This would be a short-term commitment of 4-6 weeks, 2-3 times per week. All skill levels are welcome! If you are interested, please contact Charlaine Reynolds at 713-692-5209. Bellaire Fall Join the Enron Running Club on Saturday, September 23 at the Bellaire Fall Fever 5K Fun Run and Kid's 1-Mile Fever 5K Race benefiting Bellaire School Student Scholarships. If you are interested in running or volunteering, please contact Cindy Richardson at 713-853-4770. For more information, run to http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm Race for the Cure! Enron is gearing up for the Komen Race for the Cure on October 7. Join a panel of Enron women whose lives have been touched by breast cancer for a Brown Bag Lunch on September 14 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the EB50M Dining Room. These celebrated women would like to share their experiences so that you can protect yourself and loved ones against the disease. If you would like to participate in the race or attend the lunch, please contact Alice Hritz at 713-345-5543. 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 regarding playing in the tournament go to http://www.energizehouston.com. College Fund / Do you need exercise or want to meet Olympic Champion Carl Lewis? If so, you will enjoy participating in this UNCF Walk-A-Thon year's College Fund/UNCF Walk-A-Thon scheduled for September 23 at Sam Houston Park. The Enron team has placed a challenge to our employees and their families and friends to recruit 300 walkers and raise $30,000. Please contact Leonard Daily at 713-853-7217 or Alice Johnson at 713-853-6951 to volunteer or request more information. Blood Drive! Be part of the Enron National Blood Donor Program! Many Enron employees and their families are in need of your donations. 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. Call 713-853-7514 to schedule an appointment. Cholesterol Don't delay! Sign up now to learn about your total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL/total ratio and more! The Screening screening will be held on September 19 & 20 from 7:00-11:00 a.m. For best results, you should not eat for 10 hours before screening (with the exception of water and black coffee). Call the Enron Health Center at 713-853-6100 to schedule an appointment. Ceridian Check out what LifeWorks can offer if you are thinking about...buying a home, volunteering, continuing your education, LifeWorksc planning a family, retiring, etc. Call LifeWorks at 800-635-0606 or visit LifeWorks on-line at: http://www.lifeworks.com/login/login.cfm?uid=enron&password=2000. Enron donated $10,000 to the "Houston Heat Relief Team" to help low-income residents receive air conditioning during the intense Summer heat.