[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO TONY TIMM

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Tony Timm for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the award-
winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Tony Timm serves as the executive director for the largest shelter 
facility in the State, Central Iowa Shelter & Services. In addition to 
his day-to-day role of managing the organization, Tony recently 
accomplished a $15 million campaign to open a new facility that will 
help expand the cause of addressing homelessness in central Iowa. The 
new facility, which opened in September, consists of more than two 
hundred beds; includes emergency, transitional, and permanent housing 
options; and features an on-site health clinic, food pantry, clothing 
closet, classroom, and a resource center for homeless veterans and 
other veterans in need of assistance. Outside of CISS, Mr. Timm has 
been the president of the Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce, 
appointed to the Iowa Council of Homelessness by Governor Branstad, a 
board member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Downtown 
Community Alliance, and was the recipient of the 2012 Social Czar 
designation from the Des Moines Social Club. Raised in Tipton, Iowa, 
Tony now resides in the Des Moines area with his wife Channon and their 
two children, Charlie and Sophia. In all facets of his life, Tony is an 
example of hard work and service that our State can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Tony 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Timm for utilizing his talents to better both 
his community and the great State of Iowa. I invite my colleagues in 
the House to join me in congratulating Tony on receiving this esteemed 
designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great work, 
and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class continued 
success.

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