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=20 information. In conjunction with Enron Earth Day, Enron is sponsoring Trash Bash an annu= al=20 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= ,=20 Environmental Health and Safety, has endorsed this important initiative. We have committed to adopting Buffalo Bayou, a three-mile stretch running= =20 from Shepherd to Allen's Landing downtown, which has never been an official= =20 site before in the event's entire eight-year history! A planning committee= =20 is being formed and you can become a part of the leadership team that will= =20 coordinate the entire event from Sam Houston Park. Please contact Charla= =20 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:= =20 http://www.trashbash.org/html/register.html. Make sure to indicate that yo= u=20 are employed by Enron as we are about to issue a challenge to our corporate= =20 neighbors to see who has the largest team! Also, if you are interested in= =20 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= =20 be provided. This is also a great time to get friends and family to be Enr= on=20 Envolved. For questions related to participating in the clean-up, please= =20 contact Jessica Nunez via e-mail.=20 Watch for a celebration of Black History in the Enron Lobby! Enjoy excitin= g=20 music, savor gastronomic delights and learn more about black history from= =20 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= r.=20 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= =20 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. =20 Enron Night With the Houston Aeros! Enron Night with the Houston Aeros is Friday, March 16th as the Aeros take = on=20 the Detroit Vipers at 7:30 pm. Enron employees can purchase discounted=20 tickets on-line through www.enronsigshop.com (Community Relations Tickets)= =20 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting AIDS Foundation Houston. Tickets= =20 are $16 each for the Lower Promenade and $11 each for Upper Promenade. So= =20 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,= s a=20 great opportunity to get some exercise and meet other golfers at Enron. Bri= ng=20 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= =20 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= h=20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, La Salle Room B. You'll learn about= =20 this exciting exhibit, museum membership and volunteer opportunities, and t= he=20 events we're sponsoring in collaboration with the Museum! RSVP via email t= o=20 Patti Walsh. Get free tickets for you and a guest - You are entitled to two free voucher= s=20 to the exhibit! To order them, go to www.enronsigshop.com Although you wi= ll=20 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= =20 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! = =20 Please come as you are and bring your friends, too! Call India Mittag at= =20 (713) 639-7570 for more information. The Houston Mayor's Committee is hosting a golf tournament at Memorial Park= =20 Golf Course on Friday morning, March 30, 2001. Proceeds from this event wi= ll=20 finance scholarships for disabled graduating seniors in the Greater Houston= =20 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= =20 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= =20 "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= ne=20 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= ng=20 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= in=20 on Rice Blvd. in The Village and continues around Rice University. If you= =20 are interested in helping out on activities such as registration, monitorin= g=20 race course, supplying water or being part of the after - race party. Plea= se=20 call Melissa Lloyd for further information at 713-758-3263 or go online to= =20 www.springfling5k.com to get race info. "The Friends of the Library" is about to begin their annual Book Sale, whic= h=20 benefits the Houston Public Library. It will be held on Friday, March 30 = -=20 Sunday April 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. There will be a= =20 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= =20 are 2.5 hours, with the exception of Set - up which is three (3) to four (4= )=20 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= =20 tournament Monday, March 5 from 9 am until 7 pm for a variety of activities= .=20 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= =20 Houston. For those participating in the paint horse competition, the Paint= =20 Horse Committee is responsible for providing a healthy and convenient lunch= .=20 Items needed include lunch meats (turkey, ham, cheese), sandwich spreads an= d=20 desserts. To make arrangements, call Terry Moran by Tuesday, February 27 at= =20 713-432-4678. =20 From Your Heart to Their Home=01(.Help Meals On Wheels Meals on Wheels Program needs volunteer drivers to deliver nutritious lunch= es=20 to qualified elderly and disabled homebound people in our community. Meals= =20 are delivered between 11am =01) 1 pm, Monday =01) Friday from the Jewish Co= mmunity=20 Center, 5601 S. Braeswood. Volunteer drivers are asked to deliver meals onc= e=20 a week; additional days can be arranged. Your smile, your hello may be the= =20 only interaction the recipient has during the day. To make a difference,= =20 call Janice Kirshner at 713-729-3200, ext. 3227. Become a CanCare volunteer! Cancer survivors and spouses, parents and siblings of cancer survivors are= =20 needed to provide hope and one-on-one emotional support to others=20 experiencing cancer. CanCare, a non-profit cancer support network based in= =20 Houston, is offering Volunteer Training in Houston Friday through Sunday,= =20 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= s=20 are matched with trained volunteers who have experienced the same type of= =20 cancer and similar circumstances, such as disease site, treatment, gender a= nd=20 age. =20 Consider using your own cancer experience to make a positive impact on the= =20 quality of life of someone now struggling with a cancer diagnosis. Become = a=20 CanCare volunteer. For an application, pre-training interview and details= =20 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= =20 Enron Kids' Center events. =20 http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/daycare01.jpg Have News to Share? To post news or events in Enron In Action, please e-mail your information t= o=20 enroninaction@enron.com=20 no later than 12:00 noon the Thursday prior to the next Monday=01,s mailing= .
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