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                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO DANIEL SKINKIS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Daniel Skinkis for 
more than two decades of volunteer work in Southern Nevada.
  Daniel Skinkis has founded several outreach programs over the past 22 
years and speaks publicly each week at homeless shelters to help 
addicted and disenfranchised members of society turn their lives 
around. From 1988 to 1993, Mr. Skinkis ran a private fellowship in 
Henderson, NV, for young people with addictions, called Witness 
Outreach. In addition, Mr. Skinkis started Desert Homeless Outreach 
over 20 years ago as a place where homeless people talk about issues 
they face and work toward resolving them. Most recently, these efforts 
to assist the homeless community have earned Mr. Skinkis the 
prestigious Jefferson Award bestowed by the American Institute for 
Public Service.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Daniel Skinkis for his admirable 
work with the community in an effort to enrich the lives of 
disenfranchised and impoverished people. I wish him the best in his 
future efforts.

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