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On Saturday, June 9, Tropical Storm Allison left Houston in chaos dumping=
=20 more than 20 inches of rain and flooding the city in a matter of hours. As = of=20 Sunday night, 17 people had died in the storm and many others are still=20 missing. One of those who perished in the fatal flood was one of our=20 employees, a summer intern in ETS and student at Texas A & M University, Ch= ad=20 Garren. Our condolences go out to his family and co-workers. At this time,= =20 Enron Community Relations and Aggies@Enron <mailto:Aggies@Enron< are planni= ng=20 to establish a scholarship fund in his memory. More information on the fun= d=20 will be forthcoming. Enron has made a corporate contribution of $500,000 to the American Red Cro= ss=20 to aid in the victim relief effort. Enron employees are encouraged to donat= e=20 to relief efforts and to take advantage of our Matching Gift Program to=20 double the impact of your individual donation. Enron will match your=20 contribution dollar for dollar and your donation will not be counted agains= t=20 your $15,000 annual limit. Although Enron is supporting the American Red Cross, please feel free to ma= ke=20 your donation to the non-profit organization of your choice that is offerin= g=20 aid to flood victims (they must provide proof of their 501c 3 status). Plea= se=20 send your check to EB1635a before Friday, June 15, and we will send it, alo= ng=20 with a matching check to the appropriate agency. On the memo line of your= =20 check, please make sure to write "Houston Flood Relief." =20 We know that many Enron employees have been severely impacted by this=20 devastating flood. Enron cares about you and your family and would like to= =20 make sure that your immediate needs are being met. If you have been displac= ed=20 because of the flood, please contact the Community Relations hotline at ext= .=20 37181 for assistance. Also, if you would like to help your co-workers who= =20 have been displaced, an account has been set up at the Enron Federal Credit= =20 Union to accept donations. Please bring/send your contribution to the Enron= =20 Federal Credit Union and make your checks out to Employee Flood Relief . There are many agencies in Houston in need of volunteer assistance. If you= =20 would like to volunteer, please e-mail your name and extension to=20 communityrelations@enron.com <mailto:communityrelations@enron.com<. Please= =20 note if you are willing to lead a project. Again, our hearts go out to Chad=01,s family and to all of you who have bee= n=20 impacted by this tragedy. Please continue to watch your e-mail for more=20 information.
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