NA-YGN Members,

The following is a volunteer opportunity for our NA-YGN members to assist with the United Way service project this year:

SATURDAY July 16, 2011 – 9/9:30am(10am – 12noon)
• Upon arrival will be an intro to AREVA volunteers – 9/9:30am c/o BLAIR @ Asbury Care Center Activity Staff
• Via number of AREVA volunteers divide into groups accordingly to assist with – BLUE BERRY MUFFIN SOCIAL and/or MOBEL PEACH ICECREAM MILK SHAKE DELIVERY and/or Weather permitting GARDEN VISIT
• Assistance will be needed in bringing Retirement Residents to LUNCH

http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2.00&cp=35.26901497132674~-80.7626312291898&lvl=13&sty=r&rtp=pos.35.305353_-80.774259_7207%20Ibm%20Dr%2C%20Charlotte%2C%20NC_Areva%20NP_(704)%20503-0552_e_YN529x200797517~pos.35.23449900000001_-80.76039799999998_3800%20Shamrock%20Dr%2C%20Charlotte%2C%20NC%2028215-3220___e_&mode=D&rtop=0~0~0~&form=LMLTSN&encType=1

Please contact Ashley Davidson(Ashley.Davidson@areva.com)
if you plan to volunteer. If you need more information please contact Ashley Davidson (Ashley.Davidson@areva.com)
Thank you!

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Good Afternoon you awesome NA-YGNers,

The following event benefits Trips-for-Kids of Charlotte. Check out the following information and contact Justin Inman (justin.inman@areva.com) if you are interested in attending.

Join twenty kids from the Optimist Park neighborhood and McClintock Middle School this Saturday for mountain biking and a cookout lunch at Lake Norman State Park

http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/lano/main.php

Please contact Justin Inman (Justin.Inman@areva.com), if you can join us……and if you would like to car pool.

WHEN: June 11th, 8:45 AM – 2:00 PM (you could leave at lunch if needed)

WHERE: Lake Norman State Park, approximately 45 minutes from downtown Charlotte.
(Take I-77 North to exit 42, turn left onto US 21 north. Travel north on US 21 to Troutman. In Troutman, turn left on to Wagner Street (look for brown State Park signs). Turn right on State Park Road, which ends in the state park. When you enter LNSP, cross over bridge and the bike parking lot is the first parking area on the left. It is marked with a sign. Drive to the far side of the main lot and enter the smaller lower lot, where our TFKC trailer will be parked. The event contact’s cell phone number is 704-905-6249, if needed.

WHAT: We hope to be riding our first six mile loop shortly after 9 AM. We’ll follow that with a big cookout lunch in an open pavilion, followed by riding a different loop.

NON-RIDERS: If you have a significant other, friend who is not a biker but would like to enjoy the park, we would welcome lunch help!

Hope to see you Saturday!!!!!

The Trips-for-Kids of Charlotte website is: http://tripsforkidscharlotte.org/ if you would like to check it out.

Thanks and have a great day.

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As many of you may know the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) will be holding their International Conference in Charlotte, NC, combined with the NA-YGN Annual Workshop, in August of 2012. It is very exciting that this event will be taking place in our backyard, and we are hoping to have great attendance. Please save the dates of August 5th-11th, 2012. If anyone is interested in helping and getting involved with the planning of the conference please email Landon Kanner (Landon.Kanner@areva.com).

Thank you!

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Bridge Jobs!
6/14/2011 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Remember all the academic support you had in high school? If you are like me, you never would have made to where you are today without the help of parents, teachers, friends, and maybe even a private tutor or two. Now is your chance to give back and provide support to those who may not have been as fortunate.
NA-YGN is teaming up with Charlotte’s BRIDGE Jobs Program to provide academic support for high school drop outs looking for a second chance. The mission of BRIDGE is “helping high school drop outs, the unemployed and underemployed citizens of Mecklenburg County obtain and sustain long-term, career enhancing employment by providing them with career counseling and support as they complete their education.”
NA-YGN has agreed to provide math and reading tutors for BRIDGE’s adult class. Typical math topics that students need help with include: fractions, word problems, and solving basic algebraic equations (e.g. 3x +7 = 28). Reading tutors are asked to follow along as students read aloud and provide assistance as needed.
Please contact Landon Kanner (Landon.Kanner@areva.com) if you are interested in volunteering or would like more information.

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All,

On July 12th a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow Belt course will be taught in Charlotte. NA-YGN would like to sponsor (course cost and hours) 3 people who wish to attend. If you are interested in LSS and potentially being Yellow Belt certified, please let Jennifer Smith and Becky Rollins know by COB Friday, June 10, 2011. Please remember this class is first come, first served for all AREVA employees. Therefore, please respond promptly.

The following insert contains additional information, and was sent out from Corporate Communications:

“Make your job easier with Lean Six Sigma

Add value to your professional development with Lean Six Sigma (LSS). LSS is a data-driven, project-oriented methodology and set of tools that help an organization improve quality, increase consistency and eliminate waste. The training includes fundamentals which support a process-oriented organization. All classes are found on Portfolio and open to any AREVA employee.

June 30 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt Day 1)/ Lynchburg / LSS-000015
July 12 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt Day 1)/ Charlotte / Course LSS-000015
July 13 – LSS Basic Tools (Yellow Belt Day 2) / Charlotte / Course LSS-000016 (Prerequisite LSS-000015)

Both LSS-000015 and LSS-000016 are required for Yellow Belt certification. Additional information about LSS classes is available in Portfolio. If you do not have access to Portfolio, please e-mail Lauren Varah with your registration information for any LSS course.

Looking for more? Green Belt certification requires two weeks of training as well as the completion of two Green Belt projects. Green Belt training has been scheduled for July 25-29 and September 12-16 in Charlotte. Potential candidates must submit approved LSS project charters with the LSS Coordinator in their BU no later than July 5. For more information, please contact your LSS Coordinator or Lauren Varah.”

Thank you!

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Good Morning NA-YGN Members,

The deadline for the co-ed outdoor volleyball league has been extended through June 1st. Games will begin June 16th and will be played on Thursday nights at Renaissance park, 6-8pm, on the sand courts. Each team will play 7 regular season games with 1-2 weeks of playoffs. The cost will be minimal, depending on interest.

Please email Ashley Davidson (Ashley.Davidson@areva.com) if you are interested!

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Hello All,

AREVA-Charlotte NA-YGN will be having a join social event with other NA-YGN chapters in the Charlotte area at a Charlotte Knights Baseball Game.

When: Friday – June 17, 2011
Time: 7:15 pm
Where: Charlotte Knights Baseball Stadium, 2280 Deerfield Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Cost: Lower Level Reserved Ticket – $11.00 (guests allowed)

We will be tailgating prior to the game with the other NA-YGN chapters and having a possible pregame all you can eat picnic of hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork bbq, pasta salad, potato chips, watermelon, and soft drinks ($14.00 cost on top of the ticket price). NA-YGN will be covering a portion of the costs depending on interest. This event will be a great opportunity to mingle with other NA-YGN chapters and meet other folks in the industry in Charlotte.

If you are interested please send Francesco Viola (Francesco.Viola@areva.com) an email letting him know if you would like to attend and if you would be interested in the pregame picnic. This email is to see how many tickets we will need to purchase and gauge interest for the pregame picnic. Please note in the email if you will be bringing a guest.

More information will be sent out with final cost and payment due date.

Thank you,

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t494

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Good Afternoon Members – it’s a fresh, new week!

NA-YGN is teaming up with Bellefonte Christmas Charities and sponsoring a donation collection for the victims in the Bellefonte area of Alabama. In support of our employees and colleagues at Bellefonte, we are asking the employees in the AREVA offices for donations to send along with those sponsored by NA-YGN. Beginning today, May 23, and ending Friday, May 27, donation bins will be set up at our first floor entrance doors and at the first floor elevators. Essential items such as toiletries, miscellaneous health and cleaning supplies, diapers (all sizes), baby formula, and other small (nonperishable) household items will be collected during this time.

Please consider helping with this effort. Although the tornado occurred last month there is still a real need for help. The damage in Alabama is still visible, trees are down everywhere, and the cleanup effort has barely made a dent.

We appreciate anything you can do to help and also would appreciate it if you would spread the word so we can make this a HUGE effort!

See information below that was sent out through Corporate Communications.

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Hello NA-YGN Members,

Our Charlotte NA-YGN Chapter has been recognized by the national NA-YGN organization as the Best Chapter for the Carolinas Region for our outstanding achievements in 2010. We would like to extend a huge thank you to the 2010 Committee for being a large part of the reason we won this award, and a special thank you to Eric and Jenn, for all the hard work and effort they put into leading our chapter! We would also like to thank our members, because, without you, we would not have such a great chapter. Thank you for all of the hours you have devoted to being a member of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear! You have certainly made AREVA-Charlotte proud!

Additionally, for their exceptional work with the Civic Involvement Project and www.cleanenergyinsight.org, Mike Bloom and Carrington Dillon were awarded with the Future Award to honor their devotion to nuclear advocacy across the nation, and Eric Danner won the Excellence Award for his outstanding leadership and countless achievements while serving as the chair of the Charlotte NA-YGN Chapter.

Congratulations to all of you on these achievements and for being such an amazing group of people!

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Good Morning NA-YGN Members,

Summer is just around the corner and it is time for co-ed outdoor volleyball! Games will begin June 16th and will be played on Thursday nights at Renaissance park, 6-8pm, on the sand courts. Each team will play 7 regular season games with 1-2 weeks of playoffs. The cost will be minimal, depending on interest.

Please email Ashley Davidson (Ashley.Davidson@areva.com) by May 27st if you are interested in playing. Guests are welcome to play so please include their name in the email!

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