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Maine Points: Community Giving

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Maine Points: Community Giving

Matt Barnard sits in for Danny Martignetti and talks to Peter Horch, the founder and owner of Maine’s own Horch Roofing Company. The topic is “Community Giving.” Peter’s company has made Community Giving a foundational part of who they are, and in this episode of Maine Points, he spotlights three of the organizations that his company supports: Midcoast Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine, Trekkers, and Horch Roofing’s own charitable project, The Rainbow Initiative.

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