Volunteer Opportunities

The Houston community is well known for assisting neighbors in need, and Enron is no exception. There are numerous opportunities over the next week to help rebuild our community in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison.

Four Enron sponsored activities will take place during business hours this week. Enron is also holding a donation drive and a blood drive. There are many agencies that need volunteers at different times throughout the week, and we have listed these opportunities, as well. If you are interested in helping out these groups, please call the individual contact phone number listed for each project.

Thank you for volunteering your time to help the Houston community during this time of great need. Please feel free to send this information to other friends and family who may be interested.

Enron Sponsored Volunteer Opportunities
Please call or e-mail Jennifer Milligan at 713-853-5272 if you have questions or want to sign up for one of these projects.

1. Prepare lunches for families in need
Join Enron in partnership with Prudential to pack lunches for families in the Fifth Ward.
Bring one or more of the items below (in bulk) to the table on the Plaza Java side of the Enron Building lobby on June 12 or June 13th.

Designated Donation Items for lunch bags:

? Vienna sausages or Starkist tuna Salad Pack.
? Peanut butter or cheese cracker pack.
? 100% juice drink.
? Canned diced fruit or flavored applesauce.
? Non-refrigerated pudding cup made with skimmed milk.
? Plastic spoon.
? Napkin.

Volunteers are needed for packing/assembly in the Energizer from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13. Our goal is to fill 3000 lunch bags. Call Jennifer Milligan, or just drop by the Energizer, to help stuff bags.

2. Scheduled for Wednesday, June 13:
Bealle Village, a Neighborhood Services program, is a 20 unit senior living apartment complex. They are also in need of volunteers to assist in cleaning, pulling carpets, etc. The Enron Shuttle will depart for this project at 1:15 p.m on Wednesday from Andrews St., and will return at 4:00 p.m. Call Jennifer Milligan to sign up.

3. Scheduled for Thursday, June 14:
Familytime Foundation has a shelter for battered women and their children. This shelter was flooded and they are in need of volunteers to assist with cleaning, disinfecting, and pulling carpets. This facility is in the Humble area and transportation will also be provided. The Enron Shuttle will depart for this project at 9 a.m. on Thursday from Andrews St., and will return at 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Call Jennifer Milligan to sign up.

4. Scheduled for Friday, June 15:
Help Second Baptist Church assist with the repair of damaged homes in northeast Houston. Volunteers are needed to help pull out flooded appliances and furniture and work on repair/replacement projects. The Enron Shuttle will transport two shifts of volunteers on Friday - from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for those participating in the morning shift. Please call Jennifer Milligan to sign up.

** The three projects listed above are in need of cleaning products such as buckets, mops, brooms, towels, rags, paper towels, and any household cleaners. Please bring any of these products to the volunteer project or deliver them to EB 1636A. Additionally, make sure to wear jeans and Enron Envolved t-shirts. We will provide Enron Envolved T-shirts for those of you who do not already have one.**

Donations Needed for Agencies Across the City
Please drop off donations at the Info Zone on the Plaza Java side of the Enron Building lobby from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 13 through Friday, June 15.

Items needed:
toiletries
paper products
blankets
pillows
non-perishable food
pet food
formula
diapers
cribs
bedding (baby and adult)
bug repellant
clothing: socks, undergarments, large size shoes
cleaning supplies

Blood Drive
MD Anderson's mobile blood unit will be parked on Andrews St. in front of the Enron Building on Thursday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The mobile unit team will take three donors every 15 minutes during the drive. Walk-in donors will be accepted, but appointments are preferred. Please call or e-mail Georgia Fogo (x. 3-5609) to schedule an appointment.

Citywide Volunteer Opportunities
Sign-up information and contact numbers are listed for each individual project. Many of these can use volunteers this weekend, as well as throughout the week.

San Jacinto Baptist Church, corner of Flint and Muscatang (off of I-10 East, exit Mercury - stay on the feeder road and turn right on Flint): Volunteers are needed to help run the shelter from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. - tough hours to fill! Please call Heather Hughes at Second Baptist Church to get more information - 713-465-3408.

Associated Catholic Charities, 2900 Louisiana: Ten apartments in the Serenity House Program were flooded. These apartments, used by out-of-town patients being treated at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, need to be repaired. Anyone able to help clean the apartments this week should call Nydia Cortez at 713-305-3411.

Salvation Army, 27732 Cherrybrook Lane, Pasadena: This office needs volunteers who can process clients or work in the kitchen. They also need donations of toiletries, paper products, blankets, pillows, food and diapers. Call 713-378-0020 or just show up to help.

Houston Humane Society, 14799 Almeda: Volunteers are also needed to help repair the permanent shelter. Contact Christy Check at 713-433-6421 or pr@houston.humane.org

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Pasadena: This shelter for women and children has had significant roof and water damage. Volunteers are needed to help with repairs. Call 713-472-0753.

Jewish Community Center and Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston: Need assistance delivering Meals on Wheels. For more information, call Interfaith Ministries at 713-522-3955 and the JCC at 713-729-3200.

American Red Cross: Bilingual volunteers in Spanish needed to answer the Hotline from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Volunteers must be able to commit to full shift. Contact Ercel Albert. 713-526-9720

Salvation Army: Volunteers are needed immediately to help set up the warehouse, sort and arrange donated items. All volunteers should contact Jan Porter, Volunteer Coordinator. 713-752-0677, Ext. 316

AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse): volunteers needed to move storage file boxes and go through 100 - 200 boxes to spread out for drying. Contact Jennifer Holmes. 713-224-9911

Chicano Family Center on Wayside: volunteers needed to help clean outside their building. Call 713-926-2601.

Houston Food Bank: Volunteers are needed to help sort food for the American Red Cross and Salvation Army Food Shelters. Call Carol Gooden at 713-547-8609.