Meet the Custodians

Description:

This is a simple program, and the beauty of it is that you can combine it with any other Social program.

As an individual program, invite all the custodial and/or maintance workers who are involved in you dorm to a general social. If you have a general Hall meeting at the beginning of the quarter,  this would be an idea time. Do a simple ice-breaker. Ask the custodians to tell your residents a little about themselves.

If you are doing another social, encourage the custodians to be involved. As always, FOOD IS A GOOD INCENTIVE, both for residents and  custodians.

By introducing custodian to resident, you job gets easier (the residents can go straight to them for help, instead of knocking on your door at 6 AM for a new light bulb!) and the custodians job more enjoyable  (would you want to clean up a dorm and not even know the people living there?). The custodians I've meet here at my  school love to know the residents and love it when the residents  stop to say hi or to talk. and in turn they take more pride in their work. It helps everyone.

Instructions/Things Needed:
-Food
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-Custodians, Maintance workers, or facilities workers assigned to to your dormitory. (if you can get supervisors, all the better)

Other Considerations:

-Find out more about the custodial workers than just what their jobs are. I had a custodian in my dorm last year who was on the ORIGINAL Atlanta Falcons team and actually kicked the first kick-off for the team in their very first game. People have alot of pre-concieved notions about others based on their line of work, and janitors are a great example of this. I bet none of your residents would want these peoples jobs. Show your residents that there is alot more to these people then cleaning toilets  or replacing light-bulbs.

Name: Brandon Lacov
School: Georgia Institute of Technology
email: gt3239a@prism.gatech.edu