Events

In August 2014, Pete Gurt became the 10th president of Milton Hershey School. President Gurt is an accomplished academic administrator, filling multiple leadership roles in his time at MHS. Most recently, he served as the senior vice president and chief operating officer of MHS from 2009-2014.

President Gurt understands what MHS students experience because he once was one. “I am very much aware of the significance of this job, and our commitment as a team to make sure this is the very best place on earth to serve our kids more effectively and to serve more kids in the future as we get excited about what’s possible for this school in the next decade.”

Learn more about the Office of the President and President Gurt’s role at Milton Hershey School.

Come and help assemble meal packs for hundreds of children around our community.

Join us as we celebrate our April Students of the Month from Middletown, Milton Hershey School and Hershey

Come and help distribute food to hundreds of children and families in our community from the parking lot of the Spring Creek Church of the Brethren.

Dauphin County Commissioner, George Hartwick, will discuss affordable housing In Dauphin County

Please join us as Retired Colonel Frank Ryan, USMC, discusses legislative efforts to change Public School funding. 

Ryan worked on Pat Toomey's first United States Senate campaign. He also worked at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and the U.S. Department of Labor.^[4]

Ryan was first elected to represent the 101st District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016, and won re-election in 2018 and 2020.^[2]

In 2020, Ryan was among 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for the reversal of Joe Biden's certification as the winner of Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 United States presidential election, citing false claims of election irregularities.^[5]

In 2022, Ryan announced he would not seek reelection to a fourth term.^[7]

Ryan is married to his wife, Sherrie. He has four children and nine grandchildren.

As the creator of Once Upon a Pesto, Dauphin County resident Jessica Paholsky specializes in unique pesto recipes. She combines often-unfamiliar produce to create flavor profiles of pesto that help at-home chefs travel the world through their tastebuds.

Once Upon a Pesto, Paholsky’s website, was born when she worked at a publishing house and dreamed of writing a cookbook. Her inspiration stems from the idea that pesto is a process, not a recipe. It can be made by grinding or blending ingredients together and is customizable across cultures.

Paholsky specializes in crafting pesto recipes that pair well with a signature dish, paying homage to the history of specific geographic regions around the world.

“When creating my recipes, I discover a significance to a single ingredient in a certain culture or country,” she said. “From there, I research more about that food and why it plays a role in that culture. Then I use my culinary experience to combine flavors and textures, resulting in a brand-new pesto.”

Since its founding in 2016, Once Upon a Pesto has blossomed into a fusion of food history, recipes and international cultures. Paholsky also has expanded her social media presence, growing her following to the double-digit thousands.

Come and help assemble meal packs for hundreds of children around our community.

Elected to serve citizens of the 106th Legislative District in 2016, Rep. Tom Mehaffie has set his sights on accomplishing needed reforms in the state House of Representatives and passing legislation that will help all Pennsylvanians live more productive and prosperous lives. Tom’s experience as a township commissioner and a successful business owner demonstrates he will be a strong and effective voice in Harrisburg as he fights for tax reform and quality education systems for our children, as well as to make government more responsive and accountable to taxpayers. Tom relocated to South Central Pennsylvania when he purchased Breski Beverage Distributor more than 20 years ago. Since buying Breski’s, Tom’s focus on customer service has helped the business become the premier beverage distributor in the Harrisburg area. In 2014, Tom became president of the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners. Elected to the Board in 2010, Tom also chaired the Public Works, Sewer Authority and Emergency Services committees for the township. His experience passing on-time budgets and keeping spending in check at the local level proves that he will be a strong and effective voice for taxpayers of the 106thDistrict. Tom is also an active member of the community having served on the Dauphin County Planning Commission, the Dauphin County Library Board, the Lower Swatara Lions Club, the Zembo Shrine and the Prince Edwin Spring Creek Masonic Lodge. He also served on the executive board of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners and as past president of the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania. Tom and his wife, Linda, who is a successful realtor, live in Lower Swatara Township.

Come and help distribute food to hundreds of children and families in our community from the parking lot of the Spring Creek Church of the Brethren.

Join Harold Nightwine in feeding the families at the Ronald McDonald House. 

Please join us as Major Jordan Ames discusses an exciting program: "Little Houses for Veteran's." 

Jordan, a 21-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, is the Project Director for Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania.

 He began his active-duty career just two weeks after graduating from Central Dauphin East High School and retired on July 1, 2022.

Jordan served in the enlisted ranks for 10 years before accepting an officer’s commission.

Jordan is the first Marine to have served as a special operator with MARSOC in the enlisted ranks and then return as an officer to serve as a Special Operations Officer.

He and his wife, Sarah, are proud parents of seven children, six of who they adopted. Jordan’s second oldest son is currently serving as a Marine Security Guard in the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group. Jordan and Sarah have a heart to help and serve “the least of these.”

Come and help assemble meal packs for hundreds of children around our community.

Come and help distribute food to hundreds of children and families in our community from the parking lot of the Spring Creek Church of the Brethren.

Scott Perry brings a distinct background of hard work, small business and military leadership, and community involvement to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Perry has served as Congressman from Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District (York, Adams & part Cumberland Counties) from 2013-2017. He was re-election to the newly-redistricted 10th District (Dauphin County and parts of Cumberland and York Counties) in 2018, and presently serves on the U.S. House Committees on Transportation & Infrastructure, Oversight, and Foreign Affairs. 

Perry is Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, whose mission is “to give a voice to countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them.

Perry served three terms in the PA State House (2006-2012) on Appropriations, Consumer Affairs, Labor Relations, Veterans Affairs, Emergency Preparedness, and Rules Committees.

Perry is the grandson of Colombian immigrants, and the son of a single mom who fled abuse, and worked several jobs to survive and support her children. .   

He’s a 1980 graduate of Northern High School and the Cumberland-Perry Vo-Tech School.  He put himself through college while working a full-time job, and graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1991, with a BS degree in Business Administration Management.

In 1993, Perry and his mom started their own mechanical contracting firm.  The Dillsburg-based business provided contract construction and maintenance services to utilities from North Carolina to New York.

Perry enlisted in the Army in 1980. He graduated as president of his Officer Candidate School class, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery branch. He soon branch-transferred to Army Aviation. 

He deployed to Iraq from 2009-2010, and flew 44 combat missions. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, became Commander of the Fort Indiantown Gap National Training Site, and attended the coveted United States Army War College - from which he earned a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies. Perry was promoted to Brigadier General in 2014.    After serving in his final position as Assistant Adjutant General, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Brigadier General Perry retired in 2019, after nearly 40 years of military service.

Perry’s service to our communities included serving as chairman of the Carroll Township Planning Commission, a member of the Township Source Water Protection Committee. He was chairman of the Dillsburg Area Wellhead Protection Advisory Committee, and served on the Dillsburg Revitalization Committee. He remains a member of the Jaycees, Dillsburg Legion Post #26, Dillsburg VFW Post #6771, and is a Lions Club International Member.

Scott and his wife, Christy, are the proud parents of two children, and reside in Northern York County.

Welcome to the New Rotary Year – Where to next?

Club President Jim Gainer will talk about what the next year might hold in store for us, and how EVERYONE can help the Club keep moving forward.

Join Harold Nightwine in feeding the families at the Ronald McDonald House.