National Custodian Appreciation Day!

thank your custodians for keeping our facilities clean

Thank a Custodian!

Please share your words of appreciation for our custodians and we will deliver your thoughts to them.

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Ideas to show your appreciation

Thank your custodian

  • Share your kind words using our Thank a Custodian! form, or in person, or in any format. 
  • Leave an occasional thank you note.

Do something nice for your custodian 

  • Bake a cake, grab a gift card, or simply write a note in order to show the custodians in your life that you care. 
  • Learn their names (list of custodians by college/dorm) and get to know them.
  • Keep them in mind while planning staff events, not just as the cleaning crew, but as valued members of the whole team.

Organize a group thank you

  • Organize a coffee break, a pot luck, or any group activity to show your appreciation.
  • Organize a meet & greet to introduce your custodians to the people in your building/dorm. 

Be a little more clean

  • When we stop and remember that someone has to come and clean up after the mess we make, there's a good chance we'll put forth a little extra effort to tidy up after ourselves.

Get to know some of our custodians

Meet some of the people behind the custodian role, and hear what respect means to them. The OneRespect poster campaign was created by a TigerChallenge team to help increase respect for service staff on campus. The posters aim to make our invisible service staff visible, and to share their various definitions of respect. We keep adding more custodian posters each year.

Tip: a thank you and a hello are always welcome!

A Few Notes from our Campus Community

You are vital to the mission of Princeton University and to the success of all who encounter you. Thank you!

- Katie Callow-Wright, Executive Vice President

Thank you for you hard work every day. We greatly appreciate what you do for us students and our living spaces.

-Student

A HUGE thank you for all you do for our students, faculty and staff. We are grateful for your commitment to us, you are the unsung heroes that work tirelessly keep our buildings safe, clean and tidy. We could not function without you! Thank you so very much!

- The CBE Residents

I am sure we've said ‘Hi’ to each other when you come to clean our lab or in the hallways, late at night. But, I am so glad that today I have an opportunity to thank you for cleaning our lab. You are hidden from mainstream time, but please know that your work is appreciated when we come everyday to a mopped lab and clean trash bins. It is a big contributor to our mental health to do good science in a well-maintained environment. Thank you!

-Mansha Seth-Pasricha

Just want to thank all of our custodial workers for all they do for us every day. They may not hear it enough but they are all a critical part of keeping Mol-Bio running smoothly. I am grateful for what you all do for us.

-Mo-Bio