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Arnold Stalk received a Daily Points of Light Award from the Washington, D.C. Points of light Institute and from United States President George W. Bush. Mr. Stalk has dedicated his professional career and has made a lifetime commitment to helping people in need.His first project was the design of a methadone clinic for heroin addicts on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in 1983. As a private businessman, he has consistently integrated his volunteer efforts helping community and faith based organizations as Co-Founder and past President of Christmas In April, Greater Las Vegas, a Board of Director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (Sci-Arc), Co-Founder, Valley Shelter for the homeless, Co-Founder and Executive Director, L.A. Family Housing Corp; Past Board member YMCA Northeast Neighborhood Centers past Advisory Board member of USA Africa, Hands Across America, Comic Relief, the American Red Cross, Southern Nevada Chapter, United Way of Southern Nevada, past Board member of Habitat forHumanity, past member of the Clark County School District AZAC commission, Founder of the Las Vegas MASH Village, a comprehensive homeless shelter and transitional housing center and the Fertitta Community Assistance/Crisis intervention Center. Arnold currently serves, as President of SHARE, Advisory member of the Heaven Can Wait Animal Society and assists numerous non-profit agencies. He is currently working on a disaster resistant, rapid deployment-housing prototype known as Sancta in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Haiti. Arnold has helped non-profit and faith based organizations raised over $500 million for capital campaigns and operations and remains active and committed to help those who cannot help themselves in communities on a local, national and international level.