CASTROVILLE, Calif. – (July 21, 2009) – Ocean Mist Farms has pledged $50,000 to the Produce Marketing Association Foundation for Industry Talent (PMA FIT.)
This funding will support programs designed to broaden awareness about the rewards and opportunities of a career in the produce industry.
"With an impending labor crisis facing all industries, the competition for new and existing talent will continue to be fierce at all levels of staffing, operational and managerial. As an industry, we have to join forces to effectively compete for talent both on college campuses and within the current workforce. As a company, we feel we must support the Foundation’s efforts to reach out to these audiences with a unified message about the rewards and opportunities a career in produce affords," said Joe Pezzini, company COO.
PMA FIT uses individual and corporate contributions to fund a number of programs including student outreach initiatives, internship best practices, visiting industry professors, industry job bank, online career resource center, event scholarships, PMA Leadership Symposium, Fresh Perspectives and the Tip Murphy Scholarship for Leadership Excellence.
Cindy Seel, executive director of the PMA Foundation for Industry Talent, said, "We are honored to be supported by organizations of Ocean Mist’s caliber. The generous support of companies such as this helps us achieve our goals of attracting and developing the produce leaders of tomorrow." |