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Message-ID: <15130621.1075855492991.JavaMail.evans@thyme>
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:02:00 -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 04.23.01
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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\Discussion threads
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Enron employees are invited to celebrate the Topping-Out of Enron Center=20
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South this afternoon, Monday April 23rd at 3:45 pm in Antioch Park. You ha=
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signed the last beam........ Now watch it rise. In celebration of Arbor=
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Day, tree saplings will be handed out to all employees.
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Join us in Antioch Park on Friday, April 27th for the April Big E Cafe! =20
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Lunch will be catered by Escalantes Mexican Grille with a choice of beef,=
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chicken or veggie fajitas with trimmings, dessert and a drink for $5. Live=
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salsa music will be provided by Tropicrew, featuring Enron=01,s own Ms. Ale=
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x=20
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Villarreal as the lead singer. Non-profit organizations represented will=
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include the March of Dimes, SEARCH and the Lupus Foundation of America. Ge=
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lunch free if you're dressed "freaky"!
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Keeping with our Mind=01,s Eye Madness week, be sure to check out the Enron=
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Mind=01,
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s Eye Motorcade which will be on-site during lunch. This art car convoy wi=
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be spending the day visiting Enron-designated stops in the community to=20
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promote innovation and creativity. Want to volunteer for the convoy, call=
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Jessica at x31918 - shifts are 9:00am - 1:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm. =20
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With a view to highlight advancements in technology, new businesses at Enro=
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and the importance of being yourself, this week-long celebration will take=
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place in the Enron Building lobby during lunchtime from Tuesday, April 24th=
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through Friday, April 27th. More details to follow via e-mail and ETV!
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Monday Imagine the Future
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Tuesday Laser-Focused Business
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Wednesday The Power of Perspicuity
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Friday Freaky Friday & the Big E Cafe
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Experience the event named by the Houston Press as Houston's Best Party! =
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The festivities take place on Thursday, April 26th from 7:00pm to 11:00pm a=
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the Astrodome. The Art Car Ball boasts over 5,000 guests, rocket-fueled=20
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fashions, fantastic food, otherworldly entertainment, music, dancing and=20
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unbridled merriment where all kinds unite to respect the unexpected in=20
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space-age style. This year musical entertainment will include Carolyn=20
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Wonderland, Marcia Ball and Royal Crown Revue. Discounted tickets will be=
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available in the Enron Building lobby next Tuesday through Thursday (visit=
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the Mind's Eye Motorcade information table) for $40 each and will be $50 at=
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the door. All proceeds benefits The Orange Show Foundation programs - for=
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more information, visit www.orangeshow.org.
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Please join us for a brownbag concert on Friday, May 4 from 12:00 =01) 1:00=
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p.m.=20
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at Two Allen Center in the Forum (7th floor). Da Camera presents, =01&The =
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Ying=20
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Quartet=018 performing selected 20th Century chamber pieces.
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Also, De Camera is offering a 20% discount to Enron employees to Da Camera=
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200/01 season finale concert, =01&Celebrating Patronage=018 on Saturday, Ma=
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y 6 at=20
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The Wortham Center.
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If you are interested, please RSVP to Jessica Nunez at X31918
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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.
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WHEN: Tuesday, May 8th, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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WHERE: The Forum, 12th floor of 2 Allen Center
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Houston area singles interested in jazz, dessert and classical music can me=
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and mingle on Friday, May 4, 2001.
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The evening of entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m., with live jazz by the Blu=
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Monks at Sambuca Jazz Cafes at 909 Texas Avenue. Complimentary hors=20
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d'oeuvres and a cash bar are available at the pre-concert party.
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At 7p.m., you're off to Jones Hall across the street for dessert at the Rou=
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Bar before the Houston Symphony performance at 8 p.m.
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David Robertson, Musical America's Conductor of the Year 2000, will lead=20
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Beethoven's idyllic romp through the countryside, Symphony No. 6, Pastoral.=
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The program concludes with Prokofiev's patriotic Alexander Nevsky,=20
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originally written for the Eisenstein film of the same name, and the=20
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legendary Battle on the Ice, featuring the Houston Symphony Chorus.
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Tickets are $35 and include the pre-concert party at Sambuca, dessert at th=
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Round Bar in Jones Hall and reserved concert seating. Pre-paid reservation=
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are required and space is limited. Singles only please. Make your=20
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reservations on-line at www.houstonsymphony.org or call 713 238-1477.
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CyberAuction - March Of Dimes -- Wednesday, April 25 9:00 am to Thursday,=
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April 26 4:00 pm. For more details go to http://home.enron.com.
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WalkAmerica, taking place April 29, is the March of Dimes biggest=20
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fund-raiser. Money raised from the WalkAmerica supports pioneering research=
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and innovative programs that save babies born prematurely or with birth=20
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defects. Since its beginning in 1970, WalkAmerica has raised more than $1=
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billion to help give babies a fighting chance.
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Every dollar raised will be matched by Enron.
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You can read more about the March of Dimes at www.modimes.org.
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For more information, please contact Kimberly Nelson (ext. 33580) or Gina=
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Taylor (ext. 37681).
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We need volunteers to allow a student to be their =01&shadow=018 for an aft=
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ernoon! =20
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These students can assist you with copying, filing and general clerical tas=
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ks=20
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and would appreciate the opportunity to watch you work!! LUNCH WITH YOUR=20
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STUDENT AT THE BIG E CAF_ WILL BE PROVIDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Keystone Club is a national program of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. =
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Keystone Clubs are chartered, small group leadership development clubs for=
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young people who are members of local Boys & Girls Clubs and are aged 14-18=
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Keystoners elect officers, choose their own activities and plan and impleme=
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community service projects.
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One of the special programs offered to Keystoners under the Education and=
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Career Objective is the Career Experience Program. A small group of Keysto=
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Club members will visit Enron, where they will shadow career professionals =
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the work environment. Enron will host a group of 25 Keystoners on Friday,=
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April 27th from approximately 11:30-4. =20
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If you are interested in helping the Boys & Girls Clubs of America by hosti=
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a Keystoner on April 27th, please contact Jennifer Milligan at X35272.
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The Enron Mind's Eye Motorcade is an art car convoy sponsored by Enron. It=
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will visit Enron-designated stops in the community including our adopted=20
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schools, non-profit organizations and medical center facilities dedicated t=
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treating children. Enron employees are needed to accompany the convoy and=
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interact with the community by communicating the importance of innovation. =
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When registering, please designate your time preference. Available times=
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include 9:00am to 1:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm - thank you for your=20
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participation!
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Volunteers Needed! Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at the George R. Brown=20
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Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A. from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to assist=
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with the Texas Scholars Senior Recognition Ceremony/Luncheon.
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This ceremony recognizes over 4,000 high school seniors who met the program=
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requirements for graduation from high school. During the ceremony,=20
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volunteers are needed to place the Texas Scholars medallions around the nec=
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of HISD students.
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Please contact Jennifer Milligan at X35272 if you are interested.
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ChildBuilders, Houston's Advocates for Mental Health in Children, is hosti=
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a special lunch time event in honor of Children's Mental Health Awareness=
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Week at Hermann Square, featuring actors performing vignettes on issues and=
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parenting. Zydeco music, free soft drinks and deserts will also be=20
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available. =20
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Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and are needed to publicize the even=
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t,=20
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fill balloons, set-up tables and chairs, serve drinks and deserts, and to=
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assist with clean-up. To sign up for these jobs, please email your name,=
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phone number, and email address to Dottie Bates at dsquareb@msn.com or call=
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(713) 932-8440.
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The Enron Running Club is looking for 75+ volunteers to assist at the Speci=
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Olympics Summer Track & Field Meet being held April 28 - 29. There are man=
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volunteer opportunities including timers, award escorts, assisting at water=
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tables, cheering on athletes and more! We are looking for employees,=20
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families and friends that can contribute a few hours or who are willing to=
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spend the day benefiting a great cause. Please contact Cindy Richardson,=
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x3-4770 or Kelly Lombardi, x3-8491 for more information or run to: =20
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http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.html
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 15TH ANNUAL HOUSTON HOOP-IT-UP MAY 5-6!
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The best way to get yourself jump-started for a full year of Hoops. Become=
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part of this jammin=01,hoops scene with over 1,200 teams & 4,800 players. =
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Join=20
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us at Greenspoint Mall for a basketball-crazed atmosphere. Games and speci=
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events being played simultaneously on 110 courts so the basketballs will be=
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flying HOOP-IT-UP is where you play for FUN. EVENT BENEFITS THE =01&ESCAPE=
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER=018
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SATURDAY =01) MAY 5TH 8:00 =01) 6:00 PM
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SUNDAY =01) MAY 6TH 8:00 =01) 5:00 PM
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For more information please call =01&Hoop-It-Up Hotline=018: 713-521-4535 o=
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E-Mail: Hoopitup@Texas.Net=20
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Double click on the icon below to learn more about the new Enron Kids'=20
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Center. =20
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http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/e_kids_announce423.pdf
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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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