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A word of thanks
As we begin the New Year, I would like to send a special thanks to all of those
that made 2005 so successful for GBM:
Thanks to all of the cleaners that work at night in our customers’
buildings…..without you, there would be no GBM!
Thanks to all of the supervisors that have the responsibility of making sure that all
of the work is done to our customers’ standards…..without you, there would be
no GBM!
Hans J. Foraker,
President / COO
Thanks to the entire GBM management team and subcontractors…..without you,
there would be no GBM!
Thanks to all of our customers for letting GBM be their service provider…..
without you, there would be no GBM!
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Scenes from Holiday Socials
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From the Mailbag
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News from the Branches
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Employee Spotlight
And most of all I would like to thank Sunny Park…..without him, GBM would
have never been!
Twenty six years ago, when I first became a janitor cleaning a small office building, I learned early on that if I do a good job I can clean there forever, but if I do
a bad job, someone else will be cleaning my building. I still feel the same way
today as I am still that same janitor and I will continue to be the same janitor until
they put me out to pasture.
With all my travels, people always ask what I do for a living and I always respond
by saying, " I am a janitor!" Boy! talk about the looks I get sometimes when people hear my answer. The next thing out of their mouth is "Well you don't look like
a janitor!"
So, what is a janitor supposed to look like? They are still human beings like all of
us. They have to put clothes on just like we do and they, hopefully, eat three meals
a day just like most of us. Yet, mention the word ‘janitor’ and people's expression
changes.
Can you imagine if there were no janitors to clean up after everyone? Think
About It!!!!!
So, from one janitor to all of you other janitors out there "THANK YOU" and may
2006 be another good year for GBM.
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News for the employees and friends of General Building Maintenance, Inc.
W inter 2006
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GBM CELEBRATES THE SEASON
ATLANTA
The month of December brought with it opportunties to say
hello to old and new friends as GBM hosted luncheons and
dinners in each of its cities. As many as 80 some-odd customers, vendors and employees gathered together at various
locations for cocktails, delectable meals and conversation.
GBM Chairman and CEO, Sunny Park, delivered welcoming
speeches and words of appreciation to those that have contributed so greatly to our success.
A special thanks to all that attended and our General
Managers for doing such a spectacular job in hosting this
event.
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FROM THE MAIL BAG...
December 20, 2005
Dave Harper
General Manager, GBM
7901 Baymeadows Way, Suite 19
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Dear Dave:
I would like to take this time to recognize John Gil, our day porter, for Option One Mortgage.
John has been with us for a while now and he does a good job. He is receptive to our requests
when we see something that needs immediate attention. John is always willing to set us up
with extra large garbage cans when we have a luncheon in our facilities and also when we
have an area that needs attention.
John is friendly and dedicated to the job that he does.
Sincerely yours,
Jerry A. Lanier
Team Leader
Admin. Services
cc: J. Davis Gunn
Have a GBM success story to share? We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Send them to:
General Building Maintenance, Inc.
Attn: Shelly Williams
3835 Presidential Parkway, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340
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GBM mourns the loss of one of its own. Janice Eugenia Murphy, Administrative
Assistant for the Macon, Georgia branch at Brown and Williamson Tobacco
Company passed away on January 11, 2006. A loyal employee for 4 years,
Janice started as a cleaner and was eventually appointed branch Administrative
Assistant. Funeral services were held at Macedonia Baptist Church in Macon,
Georgia on January 17th. She leaves behind a daughter, Janna Murphy. Janice
will be missed.
GBM’s Sunny Park Hosts Good Neighboring Day at Youth Academy
On January 17th, GBM Chairman and CEO Sunny Park met with cadets and students of Fort Gordon Youth Challenge
Academy for its Good Neighboring Day. Speakers included Colonel
Frank Williams, State Director of Youth Programs, Mr. Sunny Park,
Georgia National Guard’s General Adjutant General David Poythress,
Janet A. Zimmerman, Director of Youth Challenge Academy and special Guest Speaker, Commanding General Russell Honore of the
United States Army.
General Honore commands the 1st Army, based at Fort Gillem in
Forest Park, Georgia, outside Atlanta. A three-star General, last
September, he headed the deployment of an estimated 1,000 troops for
the humanitarian efforts in New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina
General Honore shown left, speaking with
aftermath.
GBM Chairman Sunny Park, shown right
Good Neighboring Day is a program that was started by Mr. Park as a
way to help the many fine cadets of Youth Challenge Programs (YCP)
as well as high school students gain knowledge and insight into Korean culture and history. Mr. Parks’ Good
Neighboring Campaign conducted the first Good Neighboring Day at
the Georgia Youth Challenge Academy on October 11, 2000, with the
overwhelming support of the Adjutant General David Poythress and
his wife Elizabeth Poythress, Colonel Frank William, and Ms.
Charlene Anderson of the Adjutant General’s staff.
Along with an understanding of the competitiveness of the Korean
people, the Program challenges young Americans by alerting them to
the competition they will face not only at home but abroad. Also, by
learning background information about a small country’s success stories and about foreign cultures, cadets receive an educational experience that will enhance their lives for years to come.
Sunny Park delivers motivating speech to GNDay program has operated in several National Guard’s YCP locations, including Hinesville (Fort Stewart), Ga.; Augusta (Fort Gordon),
cadets during Good Neighboring Day
Ga.; West Point, N.Y.; Trenton (Fort Dix), N.J.; Shreveport (Camp
Minden), La.; Phoenix (Queens Creek), Ariz.; and Virginia Beach (Camp Pendleton), Va., and is expanding to
other states with the enthusiastic support of Mr. Joe Padilla, the national chief of the Youth Challenge Program.
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news from our branches...
Coastal Tower
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
GBM Miami entered in to contract with
CB Richard Ellis to clean the 261,696
square foot Coastal Tower on January 1.
Bayshore Place
Tampa, Florida
In mid-November, Tampa started full-time
service for Highwoods Properties, Inc.’s
Bayshore Place. The precast and glass
building consists of 8 floors and 83,452
square feet of cleanable office space.
On December 8th, 2005,
Tampa added St. Anthony’s
Tyrone Imaging Center to
GBM’s growing list of St.
Anthony’s Health Care facilities. Other facilities currently
being serviced include St.
Anthony’s Medical Office
Building and St. Anthony’s St. Anthony’s Imaging
Carillion.
Center, Tampa, Florida
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
By Eric Morton, GBM Richmond Operations Manager
When I started with GBM in 2001, we had numerous day porters that had
already been with GBM for a couple of years or so. I want to take time to
recognize one of these employees, Franklin Rogers.
Franklin Rogers started out working for us at Sixth Street Marketplace, a
staple for downtown Richmonders for years. Eventhough much of the
marketplace was torn down, minus the foodcourt, I could see Franklin still
deserved recognition for his hard work; we had just aqquired One Capital
Square, and were in need of a daytime porter/maintenence person. I immediately thought of Franklin for the position because of his dedication to his
job. Since then, I’ve never regretted the decision. Anytime Franklin is
asked to work a weekend, or overtime he smiles and says, “Yes.”
Franklin is one of our best employees, and I want to thank him personally
for all of his help and dedication to his job.
General Building Maintenance, Inc.
3835 Presidential Parkway, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30340-3705
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Shown left to right: Eric
Morton, Franklin Rogers
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