BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Maids & A Mop, the national residential cleaning franchise well-known for its focus on customer satisfaction through its “Pay for Performance” model, has officially announced the winners of its scholarship program. The initiative was implemented for Two Maids & A Mop employees and the employee’s dependents. The brand has awarded scholarships of $10,000 to five applicants to help them continue their education.
“Being able to award five scholarships to our employees and their families is extremely gratifying, especially right now,” said Ron Holt, founder and CEO of Two Maids & A Mop. “It is more important now than ever before to support our team members in any way we can and we hope the timing of the scholarship awards will serve as a bit of good news for them. Our team members, and the families who support them, are the backbone of our business and we are incredibly proud of them for all of their hard work, drive, determination and motivation to pursue their education.”
The Two Maids & A Mop Scholarship awards were given to five applicants attending the following accredited colleges, universities or vocational-technical schools:
Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia
Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tennessee
Valencia Community College (East Campus) in Orlando, Florida
University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida
Community College of Baltimore County (Dundalk) in Baltimore, Maryland
“It’s an honor to accept this kind of recognition from such an incredible team,” said Fedia Petit Frere, a Two Maids & A Mop employee and scholarship recipient from Orlando. “The support I’ve received from my colleagues and peers at Two Maids & A Mop goes above and beyond and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity.”
Each scholarship application was evaluated for academic record, work experience, career and educational goals, online recommendations, unusual personal or family circumstances and examples of demonstrated leadership and participation in the community.
To qualify for the award, applicants were required to be a full-time Professional House Cleaner (PHC) employee of Two Maids & A Mop, or a dependent of a full-time PHC employee, under the age of 24 with a minimum of one (1) year of consecutive employment with the company as of the application deadline date. Applicants were also required to provide proof of enrollment in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Franchise owners and dependent children of franchise owners were ineligible.
The Two Maids & A Mop scholarship program was hosted in partnership with Scholarship America, a scholarship non-profit organization that helps students fulfill their college dreams.
About Two Maids & A Mop™
Two Maids & A Mop™ is a residential cleaning franchise headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The first location opened its doors 17 years ago in Pensacola, Florida, and currently serves 80+ markets across the United States. The residential cleaning service was named to the 2019 and 2020 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 lists and ranked #11 on Entrepreneur’s Top 100 New Franchises list in 2018. In 2016, Inc. Magazine named Two Maids & A Mop™ the fastest growing cleaning company in America. The company landed on Inc.’s list of 10 Franchises That Swept the Nation in 2015.
About Scholarship America
Scholarship America is a non-profit organization that helps students fulfill their college dreams. Since it was founded in 1958, Scholarship America has distributed $4.2 billion to more than 2.5 million students, making it the nation’s largest private scholarship provider. The organization runs its own national and community-based scholarship programs, and works with partners wishing to establish scholarship and support programs to lower barriers to a college education and give students the support needed to succeed.