US Men's Clay Court Championships Downtown Exhibition Event - Today at 12 
PM!!!

Today at 12 PM, downtown Houston is hosting a exhibition tennis event on 
Texas Avenue in front of Bayou Place featuring Jan-Michael Gambill in honor 
of the 
US Men's Clay Court Championships being held at Westside Tennis Club this 
week.  The event is free and will last approximately 45 minutes.  

Please join us for a brownbag concert on Friday, May 4 from 12:00 ) 1:00 p.m. 
at Two Allen Center in the Forum (7th floor).  Da Camera presents, &The Ying 
Quartet8 performing selected 20th Century chamber pieces.

Also, De Camera is offering a 20% discount to Enron employees to Da Camera,s 
200/01 season finale concert, &Celebrating Patronage8 on Saturday, May 6 at 
The Wortham Center.

If you are interested, please RSVP to Jessica Nunez at X31918

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

Houston area singles interested in jazz, dessert and classical music can meet 
and mingle on Friday, May 4, 2001.

The evening of entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m., with live jazz by the Blue  
Monks at Sambuca Jazz Cafes at 909 Texas Avenue.  Complimentary hors 
d'oeuvres and a cash bar are available at the pre-concert party.

At 7p.m., you're off to Jones Hall across the street for dessert at the Round 
Bar before the Houston Symphony performance at 8 p.m.

David Robertson, Musical America's Conductor of the Year 2000, will lead 
Beethoven's idyllic romp through the countryside, Symphony No. 6, Pastoral.  
The  program concludes with Prokofiev's patriotic Alexander Nevsky, 
originally written for the Eisenstein film of the same name, and the 
legendary Battle on the Ice, featuring the Houston Symphony Chorus.

Tickets are $35 and include the pre-concert party at Sambuca, dessert at the 
Round Bar in Jones Hall and reserved concert seating.  Pre-paid reservations 
are required and space is limited.  Singles only please.  Make your 
reservations on-line at www.houstonsymphony.org or call 713 238-1477.


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

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

ChildBuilders, Houston's Advocates for Mental Health in Children,  is hosting 
a special lunch time event on Tuesday, May 8th from 11 AM - 2 PM, in honor of 
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week at Hermann Square, featuring actors 
performing vignettes on issues and parenting.  Zydeco music, free soft drinks 
and deserts will also be available.  

Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and are needed to publicize the event, 
fill balloons, set-up tables and chairs, serve drinks and deserts, and to 
assist with clean-up.  To sign up for these jobs, please open and read the 
attachment for more specific job descriptions and email the sign-up sheet 
with your name, phone number, and email address to Dottie Bates at 
dsquareb@msn.com or call (713) 932-8440.

http://home.enron.com:84/messaging/signup.doc


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 15TH  ANNUAL HOUSTON HOOP-IT-UP MAY 5-6!

The best way to get yourself jump-started for a full year of Hoops.  Become a 
part of this jammin,hoops scene with over 1,200 teams & 4,800 players.  Join 
us at Greenspoint Mall for a basketball-crazed atmosphere.  Games and special 
events being played simultaneously on 110 courts so the basketballs will be 
flying HOOP-IT-UP is where you play for FUN.  EVENT BENEFITS THE &ESCAPE 
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER8

SATURDAY )  MAY 5TH 8:00 ) 6:00 PM
SUNDAY )  MAY 6TH 8:00 ) 5:00 PM

For more information please call &Hoop-It-Up Hotline8: 713-521-4535 or
E-Mail: Hoopitup@Texas.Net 



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