TIA Plans to Hold OTR Fishing Tourney

TIA is going fishing. Rather, it is holding a fishing tournament as one of the leisure programs at the 2014 OTR Conference, set for Feb. 19-22 at the Marco Island Marriott Resort & Golf Club in Marco Island, Fla.

The event will take place on Feb. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. Participants can choose from backwater fishing or offshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Attendees have expressed an interest in fishing in the past and with the Gulf Coast providing some of the best fishing in the country, we knew that Marco Island was the place to add it to our program,” said Matt White, TIA director of tire service. “We announced the fishing tournament to past attendees via email earlier and both excursions are already half full. The response has been tremendous.”

The fee for either the backwater fishing or the offshore fishing charter is $200 per person and includes transportation, boxed lunch, beverages, and captain’s gratuity. The charters provide the rods, tackle and bait and no fishing license is required. Participants must be registered for the OTR conference in order to attend.

For additional information, please contact LaKisha Pindell, TIA director of meetings, at 800-876-8372, ext. 104 or [email protected].

GRI recently conducted programs in Sri Lanka to empower women and motivate children under its Green x Circle initiative. The company said these endeavors aimed to address the needs of the community, focusing on both women empowerment and youth motivation.

GRI recently organized a training program titled "Management of household finance under current economic conditions" at the Ingiriya Rubber Collecting Center in Sri Lanka, South Asia led by Shashika Nimali, an NLP practitioner and life coach. The company said this initiative provided women in the industry with essential skills and knowledge to effectively manage household finances. GRI's tailored training sessions equipped participants with tools for informed decision-making, ultimately fostering greater financial security and independence, the company said.