Thank Your Cleaner Day was launched in New Zealand back in 2015 by BSCNZ, supported by Karcher. Since that time, it's grown to be a global initiative celebrating the valuable contribution that cleaners make to our communities every day.
OCS ANZ is right behind this initiative because we see first-hand the hard work our 5,200 team members put in every day, often working unsociable hours servicing our clients across airports, classrooms, health clinics, local government, shopping malls and offices. We want our team to feel valued by everyone, so we're encouraging our clients, their customers, and the public to get behind this initiative.
Did you know that more than 40,000 New Zealanders are employed in the cleaning industry? That's a fair amount of people that deserve our thanks, and we want them to be acknowledged for their dedication to ensuring our spaces are pristine for all.
Ideas for Thank Your Cleaner Day
Not all of our clients will be able to afford to spend money on this initiative so we've got a range of ideas to suit all budgets. Many clients have participated in previous years - so you can build on what they've done previously.
Ideas that don't cost a thing:
- Take a few moments to stop and acknowledge your cleaner - a simple smile and 'thank you' would be really appreciated
- Leave a card signed by your staff for your cleaner
- Organise a shared morning or afternoon tea
- Display a big thank you on your digital welcoming screen
- Print off a downloadable thank you banner
Ideas with a moderate budget:
- Organise a catered morning or afternoon tea
- Purchase a gift voucher such as movie tickets, or shopping vouchers
- Leave a small gift or flowers with your thank you card
Big ideas:
The sky's the limit! In previous years businesses have organised some incredible events in the past such as:
- A party in an airplane hanger
- Breakfast with the lemurs
- Proving digital billboard space for the day for a TYCD shout out
If your client has a fabulous idea, we'd love to help out. Give the marketing team a shout and they can see how they can assist.
TYCD@ocs.com
Resources - Primary schools
Primary schools from Kaitaia to Invercargill are singing the praises of their awesome cleaners, and we're delighted that more than 200 have signed up to TYCD this year. Our team have crafted a free resource pack for schools. Download all or pick and choose from the resources below.
Downloadable content
School Resources
Social Media
We need your help to share the love - we need photos and videos on the day to help bring this to life. Send them through to our team, and feel free to post them yourself - don't forget to tag them with the #ThankYourCleanerDay #ocslife #ocswecare.
Got questions? Drop us a line and we'd be happy to help.
We'll be in touch with more information as the day gets closer.
TYCD@ocs.com