Of service. In Erie.

<p><strong><a href="https://evepicker.com/of-service-in-erie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE.</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Eve Picker:</strong> [00:00:13] Hi there, thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:00:20] My guest today is Christina Marsh, chief community and economic development officer at Erie Insurance. Erie insurance has played an unusually large role in their community. In her role, Christina has helped to create a community development corporation, an equity fund that is now at 27 million dollars and has also been involved in the purchase and development planning for four blocks of Erie's lovely downtown. Christina, first and foremost, sees her role at Erie Insurance as one of service to the community they are located in.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:02] Be sure to go to evepicker.com to find out more about Christina on the show notes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small change.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:26] Hello, Christina. Thank you so much for joining me today.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Christina Marsh:</strong> [00:01:29] Hi Eve, thank you. Thanks for having me.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Eve:</strong> [00:01:32] I've heard and wondered about Erie Insurance and the company's role in economic development in a boom that's really underway in Erie and I wondered who's behind it? Is that you?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Christina:</strong> [00:01:46] There's many of us actually behind it. And what I can say about Erie Insurance, I've actually worked with Erie Insurance for over 25 years now, and just a couple of weeks ago we celebrated our 905th year anniversary as an organization. Our founder, H.O. Hirt, always instilled in our core values and bel