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Message-ID: <17663597.1075855488241.JavaMail.evans@thyme>
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 10:27:00 -0700 (PDT)
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From: enron.announcements@enron.com
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To: all.houston@enron.com
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Subject: Enron In Action 05.14.01
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X-From: Enron Announcements
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X-To: All Enron Houston
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X-Folder: \Frank_Ermis_Jun2001\Notes Folders\All documents
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X-FileName: fermis.nsf
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Step outside for some fresh air, lunch & entertainment!!
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Visit the Big E Cafe this Friday and celebrate the 2001 Summer Splash !! =
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Pappas will serve burgers and trimmings to the Latin beat of The Norma=20
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Zenteno Band. A Customized 2001 PT Cruiser will be raffled by the Sunshi=
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ne=20
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Kids. Test your strength on the Sun & Ski Sports Rock Climbing Wall.
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In conjunction with National Employee Health & Fitness Week and the Body=20
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Shop's 15th Year Anniversary, the Body Shop will sponsor various activities=
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at the Big E Cafe Summer Splash. These activities include:
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? Complimentary Body and Soul Chair Massages=20
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? Koala Health Care Muscle Analysis=20
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? Blood Pressure Assessments=20
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? Information about Enron's Travel Club and activities
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The Big E Cafe is from 11:30am-1:00pm in Antioch Park and Lunch will cost $=
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so SPLASH on by and have some fun!!=20
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Houston Astros Half-Price Ticket Offer Exclusively to Enron Employees!
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The Houston Astros are excited to bring Enron employees an exclusive offer =
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watch the Astros take on the San Diego Padres at Enron Field May 21 - 23,=
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2001. Employees can purchase Upper Deck tickets for only $5 and Mezzanine=
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tickets for only $6! This half price offer is available at=20
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ticketmaster.com/jackpot/enron (http://www.ticketmaster.com/jackpot/enron/)=
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beginning on Monday, May 14th at 9 AM and ending on Monday, May 21st at 3 P=
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M.
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To take advantage of this discount offer follow these instructions
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1. Click on the link above (Please Note: The above hyperlink may not=20
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retrieve the web page if the address extends to more than one line. If this=
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should occur, please copy the full text of the address and paste it into th=
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address box in your web browser.)
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2. Scroll down to promotions & special offers
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3. Enter password baseball1 in B2B password box
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4. Enter the number of tickets in B2B ticket box
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5. Select either Upper Deck or Mezzanine in pricing & ticket locations drop=
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down menu
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6. Select delivery method
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7. Scroll down and click on =01&Look for Tickets=018 key
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Should you have any questions, please contact Astros Ticket Services at (71=
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3)=20
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259-8500.
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Star Wars: Films (May 4-25)
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See all four completed films of the legendary Star Wars saga on the big=20
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screen! The MFAH presents special editions of Episodes IV-VI and Episode I =
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the newly renovated Brown Auditorium with Dolby Digital dts sound and stadi=
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seating.
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Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope
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Directed by George Lucas
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(USA, 1977, 125 min.)
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Friday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 5, 11:00 a.m.
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Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back
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Directed by Irvin Kershner
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(USA, 1980, 120 min.)
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Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 12, 11:00 a.m.
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Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi
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Directed by Richard Marquand
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(USA, 1983, 132 min.)
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Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.
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Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace
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Directed by George Lucas
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(USA, 1999, 133 min.)
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Friday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 26, 11:00 a.m.
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Tickets go on sale at the Brown Auditorium ticket booth 30 minutes before
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show time. The ticket booth is located on the lower level of the Caroline
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Wiess Law building.
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General admission is $5. Matinee admission (show times before 5:00 p.m.) is=
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$4. Enron employees with ID receive a $1 discount. Discount passes (10=20
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admissions) are $40 for nonmembers and $35 for members. Children 5 and unde=
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are free. Films are screened in Brown Auditorium in the museum's Caroline=
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Wiess Law building, 1001 Bissonnet. Free parking is available. For more=
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information, please call 713-639-7515 or visit our website at www.mfah.org.
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Help Cure Cystic Fibrosis
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is hosting its annual Great Strides Walk on=
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Saturday, May 19 at Hermann Park. The event is the foundation=01,s major,=
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grassroots fundraising event, and $0.92 of every dollar raised in the walk=
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goes directly to furthering research into more effective treatments for the=
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disease.
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Cystic Fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the Caucasian=
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population today, affecting over 30,000 children and young adults in the=20
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United States. The current median survival age for CF patients is 31 years=
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.
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If you would like more information on participating in the walk or sponsori=
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a walker, please contact Jeff Poche at X 6-9530.
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Help people affected by arthritis. Join A Joint Walk on May 20. =20
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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
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Bayou. Call 713-529-0800 and "get in step".
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Increase Your Leadership Skills with Project Blueprint!
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Project Blueprint, a program of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, is =
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a=20
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9-week course designed to increase ethnically diverse leadership in the=20
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nonprofit sector. Participants in the training enhance their leadership an=
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management skills, which in turn allows them to give back to their communit=
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in a meaningful way. For more information or an application for Class XXI,=
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please contact Ana Eigler, Project Blueprint Coordinator, at 713-685-2711. =
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The application deadline is July 10, 2001.
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What: Impromptu, Young Professionals Symphony Network
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This is an opportunity for young professionals to socialize at Sambuca=
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Jazz cafe, one of Downtown Houston's most popular restaurants and networ=
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with other professionals in a casual setting followed by a Houston Symphon=
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concert.
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Concert: Celebrate the Houston Symphony's final performance of the seaso=
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with Music Director Designate Hans Graf.
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Hans Graf, conductor
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Leon Fleisher, piano
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Barber Medea's Dance of Vengeance
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Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12
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Strauss A Hero's Life
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When: Monday, May 21
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Where: Pre-concert party at Sambuca Jazz Cafe, 909 Texas
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concert at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana
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Time: Party, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Concert, 8PM
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Cost: $35 includes your ticket to the concert and pre-concert
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party. There will be complimentary hors'doeuvres, live jazz
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by the Blue Monks, door prizes and a cash bar.
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R.S.V.P. Please visit us on-line at www.houstonsymphony.org or call =
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713.238.1428 to make your reservations today.
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The Contemporary Arts Museum needs volunteers to help with CAM*boree, a=20
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special event for kids Sunday May 20, 5:00pm to 8:00pm. There will be a=20
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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.
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Support KidSave and Help Miracles Happen. Every Summer.
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Kidsave=01,s Summer Miracles Program enables orphaned children ages 5 to 1=
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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=
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an older child a chance to meet, get to know and in the best-case scenario=
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fall in love with a child. The program gives prospective parents an=20
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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=
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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
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non-profit organization, Kidsave depends on donations to raise the money t=
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bring these children here and find them families. Please call Tonya Hoppe =
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281.286.8948 or tonya@tonya.cc to get involved in Houston=01,s Kidsave=20
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program. =20
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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
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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
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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. The deadline to register is Monday, May 21. =20
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To register, log on to: http://www.kidventurecamp.com/camp_enron.htm. =20
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Spaces are limited.
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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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It's that easy!
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For more information please contact:
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web site: www.kidventurecamp.com
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call Kidventure: 713.960.8989
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e-mail: camps@kidventurecamp.com
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Have News to Share?
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To post news or events in Enron In Action, please e-mail your information t=
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no later than 12:00 noon the Thursday prior to the next Monday=01,s mailing=
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