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Chairman's Award Last Chance to Nominate Your Everyday Hero!  Make sure 
someone you appreciate at work receives the recognition 
 they deserve for their daily demonstration of our values...Respect, 
Integrity, Communication and Excellence.  You can 
 check out business unit nomination statistics or download a nomination form 
at http://home.enron.com/.  You can  
 also visit our table at the Big E Cafe this Friday.  NOMINATIONS CLOSE 
OCTOBER 1st!!!

Race for the Cure!  Enron is gearing up for the Komen Race for the Cure on 
October 7.  If you would like to participate, please contact 
 Alice Hritz at 713-345-5543 or visit:http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm 

Big E Cafe! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Antioch Park this Friday, 
September 29th!  Get lunch for $5 catered by 
 Escalantes Mexican Grille, which includes beef, chicken or vegetarians 
fajitas, rice & beans, chips & salsa, churros
 for dessert and iced tea.  Enjoy the sunshine and the music of Batacha, 
featuring musicians from Cuba, Puerto Rico,
 and the Dominican Republic, at the Big E Cafe!  Listen for their sound byte 
on ETV!

Last Chance to Join It's time again for the annual Museum of Fine Arts 
membership drive!  Enron is subsidizing half of your membership  
MFA! cost.  Contact Connie Castillo at 713-646-6054 or click on 
http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/membership.doc.

Houston Cougar  Discounted tickets are now available for purchase through the 
Signature Shop for the three remaining Houston
Football Cougar home football games.  Tickets come in sets of two or four 
tickets for only $14 per ticket.  
 Click here for tickets or more information, or contact Greg Grissom at ext. 
58741.

Houston Ballet Enjoy the magnificent Houston Ballet for a fraction of the 
price with the great Corporate Corps Program!   
Membership Enroll in the one-year membership program and on the day of the 
performance, you can purchase up to four   
 available seats for only $11.50 each.  Contact the Houston Ballet at 
713-535-3235 for more information.

Financial Wellness Join Enron Federal Credit Union and the Foundation for 
Financial Literacy for the fourth in a series of five Financial 
Workshop Series Wellness Workshops. Rating Them by Risk Versus Rewards: 
Investments will be held on September 27, at the
 Doubletree - Allen Center from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  For more 
information, visit http://home.enron.com/efcu 
 or e-mail your reservation to jennifer.wilson@enron.com. 

Star of Hope   The Enron Running Club will be collecting retired t-shirts and 
running shoes during the month of September to benefit 
T-Shirt & Running  the Star of Hope Mission.  To make a donation, please 
contact Cindy Richardson at 713-853-4770 or run to
Shoe Drive http://home.enron.com:84/erc/index.htm 

 

Sunshine Kids Day It's Astroworld time again for the Sunshine Kids!  Enron 
will be hosting more than 100 kids on Saturday, October 28 at 
at Astroworld Astroworld.  The Sunshine Kids organization is dedicated to 
providing activities for children with cancer, and volunteers
 are needed to accompany the kids throughout the day.  Please join Mark 
Koenig for a very rewarding and meaningful day
 with the Sunshine Kids.  To volunteer, please call 3-6021, or join us at the 
Big E Cafe this Friday for more information.

October is National   The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Lupus Foundation is 
seeking walkers, volunteers, and/or contributors for the 
Lupus Awareness  "Many Faces of Lupus Walk" on October 21.  Come help raise 
awareness for this disease which attacks up to  
Month two million Americans, 90% of which are women.  For more information, 
contact Mary Poorman at 713-853-5251.

Nutcracker Market Come support the arts and shop in the process!  The Houston 
Ballet Guild is gearing up for the 2000 Nutcracker Market 
 and is looking for volunters to help from Tuesday, November 7 to Sunday, 
November 12.  Volunteers can stay beyond 
 their shifts and shop admission free.  Contact Jessica at the Houston Ballet 
by October 1 at jbailey@houstonballet.org.

Technology For All You are invited to help create educational and economic 
opportunities for underprivileged communities!  Come volunteer 
 at any Technology For All Workday and help prepare computers for donation.  
All skill levels are welcome.  To find out 
 when the next workday is, call 713-961-0012 or click on 
http://www.techforall.org.  

Help Knock Out The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is seeking walkers, team 
leaders and volunteers to participate in their annual 
Diabetes! "Walk For the Cure" scheduled for November 5.  For more 
information, contact Cathy Phillips at 713-853-6898.  
 
2000 American  The American Heart Walk is a national event to increase 
awareness of walking as a heart-healthy exercise and to 
Heart Walk raise funds to continue the American Heart Association's fight 
against heart disease and stroke.  The event will be 
 held on October 14 at Sam Houston Park.  If you would like to participate, 
please sign up now by calling Diana Barrero
 at 713-610-5093.   

Energize Houston The Energize Houston Golf Tournament, benefiting the Texas 
Children's Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit 
Golf Tournament through His Grace Foundation, is scheduled for Monday, 
October 9th.  You can help by volunteering your time to 
 help at the tournament.  If interested, please contact Jim Coffey at 
713-853-5346 or Lisa Lunz at 713-853-5634.  For 
 information about playing in the tournament go to www.energizehouston.com.

 

Blood Drive / Be part of the Enron National Blood Donor Program!  Many Enron 
employees and their families are in need of your 
Platelet Drive! donations of blood and/or platelets.  Please take the time to 
give!  The Enron Blood Drive will be on September 28 from 
 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in EB5C2.  The Enron Platelet Drive is ongoing. Call 
713-853-7514 to schedule an appointment. 

Transportation and Enron and METRO are sponsoring a Vanpool Program through 
Enterprise Vanpools.  The new program is subsidized
Parking $50 by Enron and $35 by METRO per rider.  If you are interested in 
vanpools, call METRO at 713-739-4981 or visit
 the Transportation and Parking desk on the 3rd floor of the Enron Building.  

More Great News! Enron will be subsidizing 100% of mass transit effective 
January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001!


METRO has recognized Enron as the leader in the Houston-Galveston area in 
supporting transportation alternatives and 
commuter solutions for its employees!