SKOKIE, Ill., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- UMF
Corporation today announced the recipient of the company's
first annual Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award, which
acknowledges the contributions of guest room attendants (GRAs) at
hotels across the United States.
Katrina Minnis, a GRA at Hyatt
Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, is the recipient of this
year's award, which celebrates the workers who serve as the
first line of defense in ensuring a safe hotel environment.
"At Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, the safety and security of
our guests and colleagues are top priorities," said Chris Carter, director of operations, Hyatt
Regency McCormick Place. "Ms. Minnis has served as a core part of
our team throughout this challenging year. She volunteered to
return to work as the hotel remained open to support guests staying
at the hotel while they were preparing and supporting an
alternative care facility that was built at McCormick Place for
COVID-19 response. She is such a deserving recipient of this
honor."
According to the CDC, one of the top five recommendations for
preventing the spread of COVID-19 is to regularly clean and
disinfect frequently touched surfaces. And, the American Hotel and
Lodging Association's (AHLA's) Stay Safe program, launched in
response to the pandemic, is "focused on enhanced hotel cleaning
practices, safe social interactions, and workplace protocols to
meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations
presented by COVID-19." Housekeeping staff are crucial to these
initiatives.
"Hospitality housekeeping departments can be taken for granted,
but they play an essential role in keeping hotel environments
safe," said UMF CEO George Clarke.
"We are thrilled to acknowledge their invaluable contributions with
our first annual Guest Room Attendant Excellence Award. Ms. Minnis
gave her time and expertise at the onset of the pandemic to ensure
the highest levels of safety and wellbeing for all, especially
those on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, and is the
personification of GRA excellence."
Cleaning and disinfection are in the spotlight more than ever as
the world fights COVID-19. In hospitality, this has elevated the
work of housekeeping departments, which are adopting hospital-grade
infection prevention programs. GRAs such as Ms. Minnis play a
critical part in guest satisfaction and safety as the industry
copes with this new normal.
As this year's recipient, Ms. Minnis will receive an
all-expenses paid trip for two, including airfare to a location of
her choice within the 48 contiguous states, or the cash
equivalent.
About UMF Corporation
UMF Corporation is the leader in the research and
development of high-performance products, programs and training for
the infection prevention and commercial cleaning markets. Through
extensive testing, exhaustive analysis and the commitment of
significant human and financial resources, new antimicrobial
technologies have been merged with innovative product designs that
are redefining the future of clean®. http://www.perfectclean.com,
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