2021 Cintas S.H.I.N.E. Award Names Housekeepers Who are Key to Guest Satisfaction & Safety

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[{"type":"text","content":"\nBest Western housekeeper in California wins $5,000 cash prize\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) today announced the grand-prize winner and runners-up of the 2021 Cintas S.H.I.N.E. (Star Housekeepers In a New Era) Award.\n\nThe grand-prize winner, Miriam Rodriguez Alvarez, a housekeeper at Best Western Plus Villa Del Lago Inn in Patterson, Calif., won the $5,000 cash prize and her property will receive a comprehensive product, training and consultation package from Cintas and its business partners.\n\n“We received inspiring nominations about hardworking housekeepers from hotels across the country, many of whom were the only ones available to clean for much of the pandemic due to furloughs and layoffs,” said Nicole Beall, Cintas Senior Director – Hospitality & Gaming Enterprise. “These employees not only rose to the challenge of maintaining new standards of cleanliness, but did so with smiles on their faces and ongoing enthusiasm for their important jobs.”\n\nAccording to her manager, Miriam “has changed the housekeeping department for the better.” In her nomination, her hotel’s management also noted that Miriam strives for perfection in cleanliness, and although she is deaf, she does not allow it to be an obstacle. She always has a positive attitude and frequently goes the extra mile to communicate with, and show appreciation for, hotel guests. They noted that she helps lift employee morale and has been instrumental in upholding cleanliness for the property during the pandemic.\n\nThe Best Western Plus Villa Del Lago Inn will also receive:\n\n\n$2,500 in cleaning and hygiene products and services from Cintas\n\n\nA training and development package from the Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IEHA), a Division of ISSA, valued at $3,500\n\n\nA package from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, that includes a GBAC on-site consultation and enrollment in the GBAC Fundamentals Course 2.0, valued at $3,300\n\n\nA comprehensive product package from Rubbermaid Commercial Products, valued at more than $2,300\n\n\nThe nine runners-up, who each receive a $500 cash prize, and additional prizes for their property, are:\n\n\nAngel Alsina at Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Myers, Fla.\n\n\nCalandra Sampson at Days Hotel Flagstaff in Flagstaff, Ariz.\n\n\nCathy Ro...

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