EASTER SEALS OF GREATER WATERBURY, CT BUYS
SERVICEMASTER CLEAN FRANCHISE TO EMPLOY DISABLED WORKERS
MEMPHIS, Tenn.(May 14, 2008) – Easter Seals of Greater Waterbury, CT has decided to join forces with ServiceMaster Clean to deliver professional janitorial services to its customers. Since 1958, Easter Seals has provided services that help disabled persons gain greater independence. The primary services of Easter Seals include developmental, vocational and educational services, benefitting over 5,400 people annually throughout the greater Waterbury and northern Connecticut areas. Clients of Easter Seals have long been serving the janitorial needs of local companies, counting over 83 businesses as customers. But now, backed by over 60 years of professional cleaning expertise through ServiceMaster Clean, Easter Seals of Greater Waterbury can institute the training and products of an internationally-recognized brand.
Easter Seals was attracted to the ServiceMaster Clean brand because of its proprietary products, services and training. According to Easter Seals, Director of Supported Employment, Michael J. Gaynor,” we all saw the opportunity. Everybody saw a value in it.” By focusing on an individual’s potential, Easter Seals helps its clients exceed expectations and lead full lives. Said Gaynor, “We empower people. We try to better their lives.” Supervisors transport the Easter Seals clients to the worksites and monitor the quality of work delivered. Customer Judy Ryan, Administrative Assistant of the Woodbury Fire Department, says “The Easter Seals cleaning crew is always friendly and willing to do what it takes to clean our building in a complete and thorough manner.” The clients are excited about learning new techniques through ServiceMaster Clean. Said Gaynor, “We truly want to put the [ServiceMaster Clean] systems in place.”
Beyond changing lives, the Easter Seals and ServiceMaster Clean partnership can create solutions to help provide superior service. ServiceMaster Clean training will allow the Easter Seals associates to extend their experience in full janitorial services such as: window cleaning and detail work, spot cleaning and carpet care, hard-surface floor stripping, waxing and buffing and full carpet extraction. According to customer Bob Hamil, Manager of Arcade Building Maintenance, “Easter Seals continues to give us excellent daily service.” Mike Gaynor of Easter Seals emphasized that janitorial cleaning is a great fit for his clients because of its routine and systematic nature. Another plus in choosing a ServiceMaster Clean franchise is the ability to use the proprietary Green For® green cleaning products that have less environmental impact. As well, many of the government contracts that the Easter Seals franchise will pursue require green cleaning.
About ServiceMaster Clean
ServiceMaster Clean is a member of the ServiceMaster Family of Brands. ServiceMaster currently serves residential and commercial customers through a network of over 4,500 company-owned locations and franchised licenses. The Company’s brands include TruGreen®, TruGreen LandCare®, Terminix®, American Home Shield®, ServiceMaster Clean®, Merry Maids®, Furniture Medic®, and AmeriSpec®. The core services of the Company include lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranties, cleaning and disaster restoration, house cleaning, furniture repair, and home inspection.
About Easter Seals of Greater Waterbury
Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical and mental disabilities, and other special needs. For more than 85 years, we have been offering help and hope to children and adults living with disabilities, and to the families who love them. Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play.
