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Enron Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Enron Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is this Saturday, May=
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12th from 10 AM - 7 PM.  Enjoy the many exciting exhibits at the museum=20
including=20
Star Wars: Magic of Myth.  Enron employees and their families can enter the=
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museum free by presenting their Enron ID Badge. =20

To visit the Star Wars: Magic of Myth exhibit, you can purchase vouchers fo=
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$10 each by calling (713) 639-7771 or you may use the vouchers previously
distributed to employees by Enron.

Do you hate to garden in the summer because everything you plant dies?  Lin=
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Gay, Director of the Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens in Humble, will=
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teach us about plants that not only survive, but thrive during the dog days=
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of Houston summers. Topics will include tropical-looking plants for sun and=
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shade, gingers, fragrant plants, and drought-tolerant plants.

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 8th, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Forum, 12th floor of 2 Allen Center

Get ready to help the Body Shop celebrate it's 15th anniversary and kick-of=
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National Health and Fitness Week.=20

Beginning Monday, May 14 and ending Friday, May 18, 2001 all Enron Employee=
s=20
are invited to work-out at the Body Shop as a complimentary guest.  Just=20
visit http://hrweb.enron.com/wellness, print and fill-out the body shop 15t=
h=20
anniversary guest form, and return it to the Body Shop prior to your first=
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workout.

The week long celebration includes a speech and autograph session with Clyd=
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Drexler, Monday, May 14, 2001, 11:30 AM-12:00 noon (spaces will be limited=
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and you must RSVP to Body.Shop@enron.com  by Friday, May 11, 2001, 3:00 PM)=
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an early morning workout with the Houston Rockets Power Dancers on, Thursda=
y,=20
May 17, 2001 starting at 6:30 AM followed by breakfast and autograph sessio=
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in the Body Shop Fuel Station at 7:30am - 8:30am; a boot camp style class l=
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by the German/American Foreign Legion and much, much more.  Visit the Body=
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Shop website for a detailed calendar of events, or for additional=20
information, please e-mail the Body Shop at Body.Shop@enron.com.

The Enron Travel Club will hold it's monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8th in=
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room EB5C2 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm.


Help people affected by arthritis. Join A Joint Walk on May 20.  =20
Thousands of greater Houstonians will join the walk to cure arthritis.  The=
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5-mile walk begins at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic and travels along Braes=20
Bayou. Call 713-529-0800 and "get in step".



Project Mom @ Friendly Haven on Saturday, May 11th.... in Honor of Mother's=
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Day!
Join Enron employees at Friendly Haven, a housing assistance program=20
supported by AFH (AIDS Foundation Houston), for a volunteer project designe=
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to celebrate Mother's Day.  Approximately 40 single mothers comprise Friend=
ly=20
Haven's residents and we would like to make the day special for both them a=
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their children. =20

Enron volunteers are needed to facilitate a children's craft activity for=
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Mother's Day presents and also serve a special brunch to all of the mothers=
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in the program.  This project can be utilized as a team building opportunit=
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for a department with 15 - 25 employees or individual volunteers may sign u=
p=20
by contacting Janice Riedel at x37507  - for more information on AFH, visit=
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http://www.aidshelp.org/programs/housing.htm.

The Contemporary Arts Museum needs volunteers to help with CAM*boree, a=20
special event for kids Sunday May 20, 5:00pm to 8:00pm.  There will be a=20
picnic dinner, music and artist-led activities.  Volunteers will help play=
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with the kids, ages 2-12.  It is so much fun and a short time commitment. =
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Volunteers get a FREE Museum membership as a thank you.  Please respond by=
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May 16 to Jennifer Milligan X35272.


Support KidSave and Help Miracles Happen. Every Summer.
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Kidsave=01,s  Summer Miracles Program enables orphanage children ages 5 to =
11 to=20
travel to the  US and Canada, live with families and attend day camp. The=
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program gives  families who may be concerned about the problems of adopting=
=20
an older child a  chance to meet, get to know and in the best-case scenario=
,=20
fall in love with a  child. The program gives prospective parents an=20
opportunity to see and evaluate  first-hand the challenges and rewards of=
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adopting an older  child.
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In 1999 and  2000 Kidsave and adoption agency partners placed 432 children =
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96 percent of  children who participated in the program. Generally, 85 to 9=
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percent of  children who participate in the program find homes easily throu=
gh=20
the program.  The remaining 10 to 15 percent require more work.
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Kidsave  believes every child deserves a family. We are committed to placin=
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all children  who participate in the Summer Miracles Program in permanent=
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families or  family-like environments.
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We are looking  for families to host children, and for others who want to=
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help us make the camp  program happen for these 250 children.   As a=20
non-profit organization, Kidsave depends on donations to raise the  money t=
o=20
bring these children here and find them families.  Please call Tonya Hoppe =
at=20
281.286.8948  or tonya@tonya.cc to get involved in Houston=01,s  Kidsave=20
program.  =20


Enron and Kidventure Camps are proud to bring you Camp Enron Summer 2001. =
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Celebrating our third year, Camp Enron  will once again be providing summer=
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camp for children, ages 5-13, of Enron employees and contractors.=20

This year, camp will be May 29-August 10.  Ten, one-week sessions will be =
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available and families may choose to attend any or all sessions.  Each camp=
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week is Monday through Friday.=20

The cost is $150 per week and includes all transportation, field trips and=
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activities.  A deposit of $50 per week is all that is needed to reserve you=
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sessions. =20

To register, log on to: http://www.kidventurecamp.com/camp_enron.htm.  =20
Spaces are limited.

Enron parents simply ride to work with  their children and check them in to=
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the Energizer room in the morning with the Camp Enron Team.  Enron Campers=
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are loaded on Coach USA Buses and transported to our nearby camp. At the en=
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of the day campers are brought back to the Energizer for parents to check=
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out. =20

It's that easy!

For more information please contact:

web site: www.kidventurecamp.com
call Kidventure: 713.960.8989
e-mail: camps@kidventurecamp.com

Have News to Share?
To post news or events in Enron In Action, please e-mail your information t=
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EIA@enron.com=20
no later than 12:00 noon the Thursday prior to the next Monday=01,s mailing=
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