Win $100 Visa Gift Card!! – SUN’s Annual Facebook Halloween Costume Contest 2020

October 6, 2020
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Enter SUN’s Facebook Halloween Costume Contest for your chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card! Planning on going Trick or Treating? Maybe you're just planning on dressing up at home for Trick or Treaters. Either way, let's keep the Halloween spirit alive! Submissions will be accepted through Monday, November 2nd.   The Rules Are Simple:
  • Submit your photo, along with your full name and mailing address (to send prize) to rhummel@sunhospitality.com by November 2nd.
  • Submissions can be a photo of you, your child or your pet.
  • One costume entry per person from the current year.
  • Photos will be uploaded to SUN’s Facebook page under album titled “2020 Halloween Costume Contest” for easy access and voting all in one place!
  • Send your friends and family over to SUN’s Facebook page to view the album photos and vote with their thumbs. Votes must be on the photo in the album, not shared on a personal page, in order to count. Voters can vote on as many pictures as they like.
Photo with the most 'Likes' by 3p.m. on November 3rd wins $100 Visa Gift Card! 

International Housekeeping Week – Tribute to Our Unsung Heroes Of Housekeeping

October 6, 2020
, , , , , Awards & Recognition, Community, Coronavirus, Hospitality
International Housekeeping Week is celebrated each year in September to honor and recognize the dedication of hard working cleaning staff. Housekeepers are truly unsung heroes who work tirelessly to clean and disinfect in order to keep our communities safe. During the COVID-19 pandemic, cleanliness has never been more important with homeowners, businesses and major industries globally all ramping up their cleaning efforts. The pandemic has required housekeeping staff to change the way they work. They have increased the frequency of cleaning in many areas and embraced new tools such as electrostatic sprayers and personal protective equipment. We are so grateful for the dedication and determination of our staff who play an important role in reducing the spread of illness. We applaud the efforts of everyone who is living out what it means to put the interest of others first. Thank you our unsung Heroes of Housekeeping for looking after us all and thank you for your critical contributions to keeping us safe.

SUN Client, Park City Park Plaza Resort, Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

August 20, 2020
Awards & Recognition, Cleaning Services, Community, Hospitality
SUN is thrilled to announce that our client, Ramada by Wyndham Park City Park Plaza Resort, is a 2020 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Winner. This year has been a challenging year for the travel and hospitality industry and so it brings us the greatest pleasure to celebrate our partners' achievement. Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently receive great traveler reviews, placing them in the top 10% of hospitality businesses worldwide.

SUN Providing Food And Assistance To Furloughed Employees During Coronavirus

April 24, 2020
Community, Coronavirus
At SUN we consider ourselves family and we take care of our family. The hospitality industry has been hit hard by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and we've seen many resort operations close their doors as a result. The impact to the industry and its staff has been dramatic. We know our employees have fallen on hard times and it's our job to do our part in supporting them. Our teams in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Kissimmee, Florida and Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin have set up Food Pantries for employees who need a little extra help. Myrtle Beach Directors have collected food donations and set up mobile distribution sites to serve our Grand Strand employees. Resort managers from all departments at Tamarack in Wisconsin Dells pitched in together to bring food to employees and J1 students. Our teams at Vacation Villas at Fantasy World and Vacation Villas II along with Festiva Orlando Resort have set up a Food Pantry with donations from Festiva and a local Panera Bread.  Employees set up appointments with their manager to receive basic food and paper products. An Employee Assistance Computer Terminal has also been set up for staff to come and get help submitting their unemployment claims. SUN is planning to re-hire all of our furloughed off staff when resorts are given the green light to re-open.      

A Message from our President: SUN’s Commitment to Cleanliness and Safety

April 20, 2020
Blog, Community, Coronavirus
To Our Customers and Partners: As a trusted partner in the hospitality industry and cleaning professionals for over 15 years, SUN is committed to the health and safety of our teams, guests, and communities. Although, we take great pride in our already high standards of cleanliness, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a shift in focus to address new changes in behavior and along with enhanced cleaning expectations as the ‘New Normal’. SUN is ready and capable to adapt in this new environment. In the time of crisis, information and communication are critical. We continue to monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation daily for up-to-date and accurate information by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and localities where we work. As the coronavirus situation evolved quickly back in March, SUN was proactive in distributing information and taking steps to protect our staff and partners. We will continue to evolve and update our communications with relevant guidance from the CDC and WHO. Taking Care of Our SUN Family While our offices remained open to support our clients and staff, we were deeply saddened when some resorts were forced to close their doors, even if only temporarily. The impact to the hospitality industry and its employees is felt far and wide. At SUN, we consider ourselves family and we try to take care of our family. Several of our teams and partners have been working side by side to successfully organize and manage Food Pantries and mobile food distribution sites for employees needing some extra support. This has been a huge success in helping our most vulnerable through this difficult time. We Are SUN, We Are One. With resorts closed and much of our workforce furloughed, SUN established a two-way mobile text platform for employees to contact with questions or concerns. Weekly digital ‘check-ins’ with staff helped keep them informed, engaged and supported. We have remained in daily contact with site Directors and I couldn’t be prouder of their efforts to support our clients’ and staff’s needs. What You Can Expect from SUN Moving Forward As we move toward this New Normal phase, our focus is on safeguarding the health of staff and guests. We are implementing workplace safety protocols for employees returning to work through additional communications, training and signage. Some additional measures include monitoring employee health through daily temperature checks, staggered shift times, providing Personal protection equipment (PPE), adhering to social distancing guidelines, and as always encouraging employees to practice good personal hygiene and stay home if they are sick. As reassurance and peace of mind, SUN is assessing and building upon our already stringent cleaning and laundry protocols so guests and employees feel safe while on the property. We’ve been working closely with our suppliers to procure additional supplies and equipment to support our enhanced cleaning processes. We remain committed to helping our partners and communities to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all. We are all in this together.

Sincerely,

David Fries

President & COO

DOING GOOD – Orange Beach, Alabama Team Gives To Homeless

December 22, 2019
Blog, Community

The team at Orange Beach, Alabama partnered with CRM and Festiva to collect and donate to a local homeless shelter this holiday season. Christy Tucker, Director of Housekeeping, organized the month long donation drive for the Alfred-Washburn Center, in Pensacola, Florida.

The AWC is a ministry of the society of St. Vincent de Paul providing food, showers, laundry facilities, clothing and ID cards to those in need within the community. Services are free of charge and available to all who seek help at the AWC.

Thank you to all who participated in the donation drive!

2019 Facebook Halloween Contest Winner!

November 8, 2019
Community, Contest, Halloween
Congratulations to Madyson as Personal Trainer/Gym Junkie for winning SUN's 2019 Halloween Costume Contest! Madyson is the granddaughter of Patty Sterman, Director of Housekeeping at Coconut Palms Beach Resort II. She is the winner of a $100 Visa Gift Card, just in time for the holidays! Each year, SUN hosts a Halloween Costume Contest on Facebook and 2019 marks our third year hosting this fun event. Participants get their friends, families and social networks involved in the annual contest to vote for their favorite costume photo by 'Liking' the image. Competition is fierce but all in good fun! Thank you to all who participated in SUN's Halloween Costume Contest!
Celebrating 15 Years of Service

15th Anniversary Interview with President & COO, David Fries

September 11, 2019
Blog, Community, Hospitality
September often signals the end of summer and the busy season in our industry. September is a time of reflection. This September marks Sun Hospitality’s 15th Anniversary so we took a moment to sit down with our President and COO, David Fries, to reflect on the past 15 years. This year we celebrate SUN’s 15th Anniversary. What thoughts and emotions come to mind when you think about that? Hospitality is my passion. There is a great feeling of self-fulfillment and pride in leading an organization that embraces and delivers a meaningful service of creating a pleasurable and memorable vacation experience. SUN is very fortunate to have good people. We strive to be a good employer and help people take care of themselves. Take us back to where it all started, where did you get the idea to start a housekeeping company?
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