Message-ID: <1121365.1075844073815.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:02:00 -0700 (PDT) From: enron.announcements@enron.com To: all.houston@enron.com Subject: Enron In Action 10.02.00 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 Country Music Want the chance to meet Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, John Anderson, and others? Interfaith CarePartners, Concert a Houston-based volunteer organization that services senior citizens with AIDS, Alzheimers, cancer, etc., is hosting the "Classic Texas: Willie Nelson and BBQ" event at the Woodlands Pavilion on October 8. Tickets are $250 per person and include the concert (which starts at 1:00pm), and a chance to meet some of your favorite country western stars plus BBQ and drinks from 6:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. in a special VIP tent. This is a great opportunity to entertain customers or just enjoy the music. Dress is Texas casual! Contact 713-682-5995 for more information, tickets are limited! Meet the Rockets Come meet the Houston Rockets and Comets! Learn more about the New Arena and what it means for Houston. and Comets! The event will be from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on October 2 and will include Autographs, Live Music, Sports Memorabilia, Refreshments and more. Tickets are only $35 per person. Call 713-426-2228 for more infomation. Junior Achievement Bring your lunch and join us on Thursday, October 12 in EB552 at 11:30 a.m. to learn more about how you can become Brown Bag Lunch a Junior Achievement volunteer. As a volunteer, you are an important role model who can guide students on how to achieve personal and professional success. Please RSVP via email to Jessica Nunez by October 10. Theatre Under Come enjoy the totally hip holiday presentation of "The Wiz", winner of seven Tony Awards and an adaptation of the Under the Stars! classic "The Wizard of Oz". This private performance is available to TUTS' corporate friends on December 2 at 8:00 p.m. for $25 per person. Catering services and Santa Claus appearances can be made available to parties as well. For more information, contact David Greiss at 713-558-2600 for a wonderful holiday treat! S.N.A.P. Pickle The Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (S.N.A.P) is bringing The New Pickle Circus to the Aerial Theater on October 7 at 2:30 pm. Come enjoy this animal-free circus and marvel at performers who incorporate aerial acrobatics and laugh-out-loud antics with a riot of colors, jazz music and interactive fun for kids and adults. For tickets or information, call Ticketmaster or click on www.ticketmaster.com. Open House for Knowledge Beginnings, Enron's back-up child care provider located on 777 Clay Street, is hosting an Open House Childcare on Friday, October 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Stop by and check out the new facilities or engage in fun activities with your child such as photo sessions, fingerprint ID's, face painting, etc. Please call Lorraine Gibbs, center director, at 713-759-1915 for more information. Houston Cougar Discounted tickets are now available for purchase through the Signature Shop for the TWO 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 and 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 When you enroll in the one-year membership program, you can purchase up to four available seats on the day of each performance for only $11.50 each. Contact the Houston Ballet at 713-535-3235 for more information. Carnival Hands Join Rob Walls, Enron's Managing Director & Deputy General Counsel, as a volunteer at the Brookwood Community's Needed 15th Anniversary Celebration on November 4! The Brookwood Community is a non-profit, educational, residential work facility for adultswith functional disabilities. Volunteers are needed to help the staff with games, food booths, karaoke and face painting, as well as event set-up and tear down. If you're interested, contact Sylvia Patton at 281-375-2100 or click on www.brookwoodcommunity.org. Sunshine Kids Day Join Mark Koenig, Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, for a very rewarding and meaningful day with at Astroworld the Sunshine Kids! Enron is proud to host more than 100 children on Saturday, October 28 at Astroworld. Sunshine Kids is dedicated to providing activities for children with cancer and volunteers are needed for companionship throughout the day. To volunteer, contact Joannie Williamson at ext. 36021. Junior Junior Achievement (J.A.) is seeking volunteers to be role models and teachers for kindergarten through 12th grade Achievement students. Join more than 6,000 volunteers from hundreds of Houston companies who have made a difference for these students. For more information contact Katherine Cheng at 713-682-4500 or click on www.jahouston.org. Fall Bayou City The Fall Bayou City Arts Festival is just around the corner on October 14 and 15. S.N.A.P is looking for Arts Festival! 200 volunteers to help pour beer, wine, and sodas at the event, and also needs a few volunteers to tell attendees about S.N.A.P. Assignments only last for two hours. For more information, contact Patrica Roberson at 713-862-3863. 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 ext. 35251. 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 ext. 36898. 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 9. You can help by volunteering your time to help at the tournament. If interested, please contact Jim Coffey at ext. 35346 or Lisa Lunz at ext. 35634. For information about playing in the tournament, go to www.energizehouston.com. Rescheduled The Cholesterol Screening has been rescheduled for October 3 and 4. Scheduled appointments will occur Screening at the same time on the new dates. To confirm or reschedule, contact the Health Center at ext. 36100. Cost (payable by check only): $10 for Enron employees; $16 for contractors. Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue - Houston Galleria - is offering Enron employees and contractors a special discount during the Discounts week of October 2-8. For business wardrobe purchases, the following discounts will apply: 15% Pay with cash, check, or third-party credit card 20% Pay with existing Saks account card 25% Open a new Saks account the day of your purchases To receive the discount, simply show your Enron business card or I.D. at the time of purchase. Contact Georgia Fogo at ext. 35609 for more information. The Marriot donates unused food every night to End Hunger, a charity service benefitting Houston's homeless community.