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Maine Points: ORVIS | Pet Rock In The Park

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Maine Points: ORVIS | Pet Rock In The Park

We speak with Steve Hemkens of ORVIS. He’s a sponsor of our Annual Pet Rock In The Park. ORVIS Brand Promise – They live to develop and share our equipment, apparel, and expertise to outfit deeper connections and authentic experiences in the outdoors for a more inspired life.

Privately owned by the Perkins family since 1965, Orvis is headquartered in beautiful Southwestern Vermont with major operations in Roanoke, Virginia, and the United Kingdom. Today Orvis is an international, multi-channel retailer with approximately 1,500 US employees.

Since 2009, Orvis has supported Morris Animal Foundation’s canine cancer research program through our Cover Dog Photo Contest. Each vote cast by Orvis customers is a dollar donation given directly to finding new diagnostic tools, treatments and cures for the cancers that take our dogs too soon.
coverdog.orvis.com/

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