Enron In Action 02.26.01 ,
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In conjunction with Enron Earth Day, Enron is sponsoring Trash Bash an annu=
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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=
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Environmental Health and Safety, has endorsed this important initiative.

We have committed to adopting Buffalo Bayou, a three-mile stretch running=
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from Shepherd to Allen's Landing downtown, which has never been an official=
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site before in the event's entire eight-year history!  A planning committee=
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is being formed and you can become a part of the leadership team that will=
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coordinate the entire event from Sam Houston Park.  Please contact Charla=
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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:=
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http://www.trashbash.org/html/register.html.  Make sure to indicate that yo=
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are employed by Enron as we are about to issue a challenge to our corporate=
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neighbors to see who has the largest team!  Also, if you are interested in=
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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=
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be provided.  This is also a great time to get friends and family to be Enr=
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Envolved.  For questions related to participating in the clean-up, please=
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contact Jessica Nunez via e-mail.=20

Watch for a celebration of Black History in the Enron Lobby!  Enjoy excitin=
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music, savor gastronomic delights and learn more about black history from=
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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

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=
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So come by EB 5C2 from 11:30 - Noon on Tuesday, February 27th for a=20
phenomenal  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 will each deliver an amazing=20
speech in an effort to win the first place ribbon.  Steve Kean will be=20
representing Enron as one of the judges.  This evening is the culmination
 of the Barbara Jordan Project, which was created as a partnership between=
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the Alley Theatre and Enron to celebrate Barbara Jordan's legacy and=20
the lessons it holds for all of us.  Please bring your family, free of=20
charge, to enjoy this wonderful evening, but space is limited so act=20
quickly!  To RSVP, please=20
send an email directly to Patti Walsh.
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Enron Night With the Houston Aeros!
Enron Night with the Houston Aeros is Friday, March 16th as the Aeros take =
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the Detroit Vipers at 7:30 pm. Enron employees can purchase discounted=20
tickets on-line through www.enronsigshop.com (Community Relations Tickets)=
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with a portion of the proceeds benefiting AIDS Foundation Houston. Tickets=
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are $16 each for the Lower Promenade and $11 each for Upper Promenade. So=
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join Enron and support your Houston Aeros and AIDS Foundation Houston by=20
being a part of Enron Night with the Aeros!=20

Dust-off Your Golf Clubs and Join the Enron Golf Association
Enron has a golf association, which holds twelve tournaments a year. It=01,=
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great opportunity to get some exercise and meet other golfers at Enron. Bri=
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your peers or friends you like to golf with. Check out the website at=20
http://home.enron.com:84/egc/index.htm for more information or to join. Our=
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first tournament is:
 Course: Hi Meadows Ranch
 Date: Saturday, March 3, 8 am shotgun start
 Format: Two-person best ball
For more information, contact Gary Lamphier at ext. 33345.



Hop in your X-Wing Fighter and fly on over to:
A Brown Bag Lunch Highlighting the Exhibit - Please join us on February 27t=
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at 11:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, La Salle Room B.  You'll learn about=
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this exciting exhibit, museum membership and volunteer opportunities, and t=
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events we're sponsoring in collaboration with the Museum!  RSVP via email t=
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Patti Walsh.
Get free tickets for you and a guest - You are entitled to two free voucher=
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to the exhibit!  To order them, go to www.enronsigshop.com  Although you wi=
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be asked for your company and RC number, you will NOT be charged.  This=20
information is for tracking purposes only.



Join us for a professional's happy hour on Friday, March 2, 2001, 5:30 till=
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8:30 p.m. in the Cafe Express of the museum's Audrey Jones Beck Building=20
(5601 Main Street).  Lite refreshments will be served and a Cash Bar, too! =
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Please come as you are and bring your friends, too!  Call India Mittag at=
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(713) 639-7570 for more information.


The Houston Mayor's Committee is hosting a golf tournament at Memorial Park=
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Golf Course on Friday morning, March 30, 2001.  Proceeds from this event wi=
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finance scholarships for disabled graduating seniors in the Greater Houston=
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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=
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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=
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"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=
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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=
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hand on a couple of activities:

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=
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on Rice Blvd. in The Village and continues around Rice University.   If you=
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are interested in helping out on activities such as registration, monitorin=
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race course, supplying water or being part of the after - race party.  Plea=
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call Melissa Lloyd for further information at 713-758-3263 or go online to=
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www.springfling5k.com to get race info.

"The Friends of the Library" is about to begin their annual Book Sale, whic=
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benefits the Houston Public Library.  It will be held on  Friday, March 30 =
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Sunday  April 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.  There will be a=
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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=
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are 2.5 hours, with the exception of Set - up which is three (3) to four (4=
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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

SEARCH Golf Tournament Needs Volunteers
The SEARCH Homeless Project is looking for volunteers for its annual golf=
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tournament Monday, March 5 from 9 am until 7 pm for a variety of activities=
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Help is needed for registration, silent auction, hole-witnesses for the=20
hole-in-one, take down and clean-up. For more information call SEARCH -=20
713/739-7752.


HLS&R Paint Horse Competition Needs Lunch For Kids!
Kids travel from all over to participate in the livestock show and rodeo in=
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Houston. For those participating in the paint horse competition, the Paint=
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Horse Committee is responsible for providing a healthy and convenient lunch=
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Items needed include lunch meats (turkey, ham, cheese), sandwich spreads an=
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desserts. To make arrangements, call Terry Moran by Tuesday, February 27 at=
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713-432-4678. =20

From Your Heart to Their Home=01(.Help Meals On Wheels
Meals on Wheels Program needs volunteer drivers to deliver nutritious lunch=
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to qualified elderly and disabled homebound people in our community. Meals=
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are delivered between 11am =01) 1 pm, Monday =01) Friday from the Jewish Co=
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Center, 5601 S. Braeswood. Volunteer drivers are asked to deliver meals onc=
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a week; additional days can be arranged. Your smile, your hello may be the=
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only interaction the recipient has during the day.  To make a difference,=
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call Janice Kirshner at 713-729-3200, ext. 3227.


Become a CanCare volunteer!
Cancer survivors and spouses, parents and siblings of cancer survivors are=
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needed to provide hope and one-on-one emotional support to others=20
experiencing cancer. CanCare, a non-profit cancer support network based in=
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Houston, is offering Volunteer Training in Houston Friday through Sunday,=
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March 23-25.  Friday's session begins at 7 p.m., with Saturday's from 9=20
a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sunday afternoon from 2-6 p.m.  Being understood by=20
someone who has lived with cancer can give hope for living.  Cancer patient=
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are matched with trained volunteers who have experienced the same type of=
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cancer and similar circumstances, such as disease site, treatment, gender a=
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age. =20

Consider using your own cancer experience to make a positive impact on the=
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quality of life of someone now struggling with a cancer diagnosis.  Become =
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CanCare volunteer.  For an application, pre-training interview and details=
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call CanCare's Elaine Payne, 713-461-0028. =20




Attention Met members!  The link below outlines the new Met membership=20
pricing structure effective March 1, 2001. =20

 http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/met2001.pdf

Attention Enron parents!  Please read attached message regarding upcoming=
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Enron Kids' Center events. =20

 http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/daycare01.jpg

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