Mayor Bryan Baptiste announced the week of Sept. 12-19 is International Housekeepers Week. The proclamation was made in commemoration of the work done by the housekeeping staffs at resorts worldwide. On hand were Stan Tokunaga of the Aston Po‘ipu, Cindy
Mayor Bryan Baptiste announced the week of Sept. 12-19 is International Housekeepers Week.
The proclamation was made in commemoration of the work done by the housekeeping staffs at resorts worldwide.
On hand were Stan Tokunaga of the Aston Po‘ipu, Cindy Bandmann, of the Islander on the Beach, mayor Baptiste, Donna King of the Kaua‘i Marriott Beach Club and Resort, Millicent Agena of the Aston Resorts, and Laurie Arrisgado of the Embassy Po‘ipu.
The International Executive Housekeepers Association is a professional and educational organization for individuals involved in or directly affiliated with facilities management and allied professions.
The IEHA has about 4,000 members throughout the public sector.
Check out http://www.ieha.org for more information about the organization.
According to Beth B. Risinger, IEHA CEO and executive director, International Housekeepers Week started in 1981, when Oneita Dease requested that Doug Slingerland come up with an idea to recognize the “doers” in the housekeeping field.
A national letter-writing campaign with the theme “Have You Hugged Your Housekeeper Today?” got underway. An article appeared in the December 1981 issue of Executive Housekeeping Today to explain the results of the 1981 National Housekeepers Week, and the material was displayed during the following Congress in St. Louis, Mo., in 1982.
In July 1996, the celebration became international and was changed to International Housekeepers Week.
