Forsyth County employee nominated for 2023 Custodian of the Year award

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Kelly Mill Elementary School Head Custodian

Richard Toomey has been selected as the Georgia finalist in the Cintas Corporation’s 10th annual Custodian of the Year Contest.

The winner of the competition receives $10,000. Kelly Mill Elementary School will receive $5,000 in cleaning products if Toomey wins, as well as enrollment in the Global Biorisk Advisory Council Fundamentals Online Course and a free facility assessment and consulting package from ISSA — the worldwide cleaning industry association.

The top three winners also receive an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas for the ISSA Show North America in November to celebrate their accomplishments.

“School custodians are beacons of light in their communities, and