Annual Custodian Appreciation Day returns, includes other divisions.

Appreciation Day Returns, Expands

Holding Certificates of Recognition at a City Council presentation ceremony, hosted by Councilmember Imelda Padilla (front, center) are (from left) Alfonso Casimiro, representing Parking Services; Dion Curry (center, right), representing Custodial Services; and Napoleon Fuller (middle, second row). Behind them are General Manager Tony Royster and Assistant General Manager Emily Mayeda.

On Nov. 8, General Services held its 23rd Custodian Appreciation Day, the first time the annual event took place since the pandemic, at City Hall.

This year’s celebration, which drew nearly 100 guests, also honored General Services’ Parking Services and Mail Services teams, and included a special presentation from the City Council.

Employees were chosen to represent the three divisions at the City Council presentation. They were:

  • Custodial: Dion Curry, representing Civic Center, joined by Angela Montes (Central Library), Magdalena Alvarez (Central District), Melvin Phillips (PD) and Miguel Garcia (Central District/El Pueblo), 43 years of City service.
  • Mail: Napoleon Fuller III.
  • Parking: Alfonso Casimiro, representing Civic Center, joined by Henry Matute (Parking Manager), Sandra Calderon (Pershing Square), Ramiro Salinas (Pershing Square), Salomon Charley (El Pueblo) and Eduardo Basto (Civic Center).

Many additional employees attended the presentation and observed in the Council Chambers or, when that filled, in the rotunda area of City Hall. 

After the City Council presentation, Custodians, Parking and Mail employees, Dept. Directors and union representatives gathered around Felipe de Neve Plaza at City Hall East for the appreciation event.

SEIU Local 721 sponsored the event and provided box lunches and distributed gifts. Gifts were also generously provided by LIUNA and AFSCME.

The Employees Club proudly supports the City’s Custodians, Parking and Mail employes and loves covering this event each year. Thank you for all your hard work!

Thank you, Custodians and Parking and Mail employees, for everything you do to make our City great! It’s always a pleasure for the Club to share the celebration with employees who keep the City running smoothly. 

Special thanks go to Tony Royster, General Manager and City Purchasing Agent, Club Member; Emily Maeda, Assistant General Manager, Club Member; Eric Robles, Director of Special Services, Club Member; and Pierre Riotoc, Assistant Director of Special Services

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