Message-ID: <11784446.1075844071852.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:01:00 -0700 (PDT) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 09.18.00 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 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. Houston Cougar Discounted tickets are now available to purchase throught the Signature Shop for Enron employees to the three Football remaining Houston 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 please contact Greg Grissom at ext. 58741 with any questions. Houston Ballet Enjoy the magnificent Houston Ballet for a fraction of the price with a 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 of the seats available for only $11.50 each. Contact the Houston Ballet at 713-535-3235 for more information. Fine Arts Lovers! It's time again for the annual Museum of Fine Arts membership drive! Enron is subsidizing half of your membership costs, so contact Connie Castillo at 713-646-6054 or click on http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/membership.doc. 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 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. 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 looking for volunters 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. To volunteer for the walk, contact Laura Schwartz at 713-853-4535. Race for the Cure! Enron is gearing up for the Komen Race for the Cure on October 7. Remember to have your registration forms turned in to Mary LeBeau in EB 3363 by September 19. Awareness tables will also be set up in the lobby on Sept. 20 and 27 with information on this important event. If you would like to participate, please contact Alice Hritz at 713-345-5543 or visit: http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm 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. Several Enron executives, along with more than 400 employees, gave Depelchin Children's Center a facelift on Friday, September 15 during the United Way Day of Caring. Enron employees worked on projects such as painting, landscaping, building fences, cleaning, children's activities, and creating vibrant murals. Thank you Enron employees for making a difference. Excellent work!