Events

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

Rotarians,  you will not want to miss this chance to hear from our Global Scholars!!!

Arisha Tariq, PSU Class of 2027, will relfect on her experience in Ghana, including the culture, food as well as the important clinical experience.  

Amar Kassim, PSU Class of 2027, will talk about his journey to Sao Paulo, Brazil, which involved learning the difference in health care systems, trauma surgery, and his involvement in medical research focused on TB.   

Junior Achievement is looking for 10 volunteers at Middletown High School for the REAL Life program on March 18th from ~8AM – 2PM. 

You can sign up and find out more information by using the following link that will guide you to the program.  

https://www.raiderweb.org/news/what_s_new/volunteers_needed

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.

Please join us as we celebrate and honor our Students of the Month from Middletown, Hershey and Milton Hershey High Schools!!! 

Also hear from Boots to Health Foundation!!  This incredible organization is dedicated to supporting local veterans in improving their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The foundation offers physical fitness training, nutrition coaching, spiritual counseling, and life coaching, all provided to veterans at no cost. The holistic approach aims to address all areas contributing to the overall well-being of veterans. The foundation also aims to build a community for veterans and raise awareness about veteran health issues. Join us in our mission to support our veterans.

Come learn about the Hope TOGETHER Community Garden project to benefit the Middletown community and lend a hand with ongoing work on the garden!

Find out how to "make the pain go away."

Please join Hershey Rotary in welcoming Jan Grove of Madden & Gilbert Physical Therapy.  

At Madden & Gilbert Physical Therapy, our mission is to help people in pain get back to normal, naturally. We see it every day. Tons of our patients walk through our doors feeling hopeless, defeated and unsure that any healthcare provider will be able to help them. Our purpose is to provide you with healing, injury prevention, and pain relief through our custom treatment plans. Our patients have found high levels of success in our treatment services, due to our implementation of advanced technology and methods.  

You are invited to Iron-On Some Accomplishments!

Academic Edge would greatly appreciate your support as we endeavor to affix hundreds of badges onto the Girl Scout sashes of our 1200+ Daisies through Cadettes!

Academic Edge brings the Girl Scout experience to girls who face challenges and life factors preventing them from joining a community troop. It offers a badge-focus curriculum providing experiential learning!

The Academic Edge Program aims to develop girls ages 5-12 into strong communicators, decisive problem solvers, and leaders of courage, confidence, and character. Academic Edge partners with schools and community organizations to provide inclusive programming that recognizes the need for girls to engage with opportunties where they can develop skills in STEM, the Outdoors, Entrepreneurship, and Life Skills.

We currently have 52 individual Academic Edge programs being facilitated by 8 coordinators over 7 counties. 1200+ girls are being served by Academic Edge.

Please share your time and energy with us to give these strong, creative, thoughtful girls the FULL Girl Scout experience by receiving their official sash with troop number and 7-10 well earned badges.

(Note.....  no need to bring anything but your energy as supplies, food, drinks and of course Girl Scout cookies will be provided.)

Register Here

President Pete Gurt, 1985 Milton Hershey School Graduate, has served as the 10th President of MHS. 

Taking office in 2014, he has designed several ambitious strategic plans during his tenure at MHS. His most recent strategic vision, Our Future in Focus: The MILT Plan, includes the following pillars:

• Modeling Character and Well-Being
• Innovating Career-Focused Education
• Leveraging Impact
• Teamwork to Strengthen Community Alignment and Engagement

MHS students and graduates often refer to themselves as Milts—a term that has spanned generations. It is only fitting that our strategic vision, focused on student and graduate success, dons the same name.

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

Hershey Rotary Community Connection and all Hershey Rotary Club Members are welcome! Family (kids too) and friends welcome as well! We will join with volunteers from the Derry Environmental Action Committee to plant trees in Derry Township (Hershey) public parks.  It's rain or shine, and plan to wear outdoor work clothing. Bring water to drink and bring a shovel if possible. Location to be determined based on number who register (Shank Park or other township parks). Contact Tom Jones for details including location at which to meet.

David A. Schankweiler brings a distinguished legacy of visionary leadership, entrepreneurship, and public service to his role as Interim President of Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. As a foundational figure in the University’s history, Schankweiler served as its Founding Chairman from 2001 to 2007, guiding its initial vision and growth. He now returns to further elevate the University’s mission of delivering high-impact, technology-driven education.

Schankweiler’s professional journey is marked by his founding and tenure as CEO of Journal Multimedia from 1984 to 2016, a dynamic multimedia publishing company renowned for its leading industry and business publications, including the Central Penn Business Journal and NJBIZ. Under his leadership, the company expanded into multiple media formats—print, web, video, research, and events—while serving diverse industries and regional audiences. Schankweiler’s expertise in media and business development is underscored by his enduring influence in the industry and his stewardship of community-focused publications.

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.

Please come celebrate our April Students of the Month from Middletown, Hershey and Milton Hershey High Schools.  

Also joining us will be Lou Vogel, CEO of The Middletown Home.  As one of the last non-profit Communities in Dauphin County, Lou will present the expansion plans of this Continuing Care Community for people of all ages.  With Lou's vision, The Middletown Home will build beautiful apartments,not just for older people, but homes for families, staff and even Rotary members.  This inter-generational focus has been much-talked about, but The Middletown Home is about to make it happen.  Exciting stuff!!  

This meeting is a fan favorite!!  Each year, Bob Brightbill, Dauphin County Technical School updates on this year's construction school project.  Last year, students gutted and renovated a Harrisburg home top to bottom. 

Bob will take us through all the details, introduce us to student project planners, carpenters, etc.   

Dauphin County Technical School is a full-time, comprehensive public career and technical high school serving 11 high schools in the Central Dauphin, Derry Township, Halifax Area, Harrisburg, Lower Dauphin, Middletown Area, Millersburg Area, Steelton-Highspire, Susquehanna Township, and Upper Dauphin School Districts. At DC-Tech, we believe in educating the whole student by focusing on both the student’s academic and career preparation. DCTS is proud to offer over 24 programs of study.  

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

Fellow Rotarian, Dennis Zubler, will discuss The Rotary Foundation and explain where our contributions are being allocated. 

The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions.

Join us for an evening gathering to network and make plans for our next community project! 

Elected to serve citizens of the 106th Legislative District in 2016, PA State 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, a small business owner, wants to make Pennsylvania more business friendly, ensure its continued role as a major energy producer, and bolster all levels of a child’s education – from pre-kindergarten to apprenticeship and college prep programs.

Tom will share with us all the details on Three Mile Island, how and when the restart will happen and who will be the owners.  Pretty Exciting!! 

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. 

Rotary has adopted the cleanup of 422 from Ceylon Avenue to Howard Avenue.  We will have our spring cleanup on Saturday, May 24th from 9am – 11am and are looking for 8 volunteers.  

Materials have been ordered for the cleanup (gloves, bags …) and we have Rotary Vests to wear to advertise our club. 

Details on the cleanup segment:  2-mile stretch on 422 from Ceylon Avenue heading east to Howard Avenue.  The intersection of Ceylon and 422 is the Tender Years Child Development Center across from the The Hershey Company headquarters.   The Howard Avenue intersection is just past the Cocoa Country Inn and The Outfitters Ski shop.

History of Adopt-A-Highway:  In 1984 the idea for the Adopt A Highway program was born when James Evans, an engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, witnessed litter blowing out of the back of a pickup truck he was following in Tyler Texas. Concerned about the increasing cost to the government of keeping roadways clean, Evans began asking community groups to volunteer to pick up trash along designated sections of local state highways. Evans got few takers for his idea, however, in 1985, Billy Black, the Public Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation took up the cause and organized the first official Adopt A Highway program. In April of 1990, The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) began its Adopt A Highway (AAH) program. Since 1990, volunteers have been beautifying roadsides two miles at a time.

Market on Chocolate 2025 Season- This event runs every Saturday, May 31st through August 30th. Many hands make light work! Please review the available slots and sign up using this link!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA5AB22A2FCC61-56878284-market#/

Ben Fredrick, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2000. He then completed a family residency at York Hospital in York, PA. After residency, Dr. Fredrick returned to Hershey and joined the Family and Community Medicine Department as a faculty member. Dr. Fredrick serves as Global Health Center Director and has developed a nationally unique Global Health Scholars Program available for our medical students. This program includes activities in Peru, Ecuador, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

Since 2007, Dr. Fredrick and his family have been involved in supporting a rural area in Haiti called Pestel.. Throughout this time, Dr. Fredrick and his wife established a non-profit organization called Thriving Villages International in order to better assist the health and development needs of Pestel.

Summer's almost here! Now's the perfect time to get to know some new people who also love doing community service.

Join us on Wednesday June 4th, 2025 at 5:30-6:30 at the Best Western Plus at 1800 E. Chocolate Ave Hershey. Come out and help plan the next schedule of Community Service Events.

Vista Autism Services is looking for volunteers to help out at their upcoming 18th Annual Vista Golf Classic at Dauphin Highlands Golf Course.

This event helps to support over 500 adults and children we support throughout 11 different programs in 10 counties across Central, PA.

The help needed is broken up in shifts. Please take a look to see if you can help out for a couple of hours.

 18th Annual Vista Golf Classic — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com

Join us as Tom Foley, President of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) updates on the status of nonprofit higher education in Pennsylvania. 

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) acts as a statewide advocate.  It represents 85 member schools, advocating for their interests with policymakers, government agencies, and the public. 

AICUP works to secure funding, raise awareness of the benefits of independent education, and promote economic development through collaborations between colleges and universities. 

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

Pres Chip Bayer and The Hershey Rotary Board of Directors will present for your consideration the 2025-2026 Budget for Hershey Rotary.  Please be present to express your support or share your thoughts on this important proposal.  

After taking care of budget business, we will be joined by Hannah Woodward of the Four Diamonds Fund, to share results from last year, and their focus for the future. 

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.

Bring your walking shoes and community spirit! Let's help distribute invitation flyers for the Palmdale Family Picnic. The picnic will be held in Palmdale Park in August, but what's needed now is to let everyone in Palmdale know that they are invited to this free family community event. 

Please join your Fellow Rotarians for this very important event.  President Chip Bayer will lead the Annual Hershey Rotary Club Assembly.  Lane Chairs will present their reports and discuss the upcoming 2025-2026 Rotary Year.  It's an exciting opportunity to see where we were and where we go next.  

Join us for President's Day at Hershey Rotary!!!  

It's a salute to out-going President, Chip Bayer, and warm welcome for in-coming President Tom Jones. 

President Tom will share his vision for Hershey Rotary 2025-2026.  Listen and find out about his priorities and his unique perspective on the year ahead. 

We will also have a short presentation by John Mallonee, immediate Past President of Hershey Lions Club and Past District Governor.

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

Rotary International has partnered with the Walk to End Alzheimer's to support our Rotary family and communities as they face the challenges of dealing with loved ones and citizens affected by Alzheimer's and/or dementia.

In fact, the Alzheimer's Dementia Rotary Action Group (ADRAG) collaborates closely with the Alzheimer's Association in their annual Walk to End Alzheimer's® event.  The Walk is the world's largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's/Dementia care, support, and research. 

The Alzheimer's/Dementia Rotary Action Group puts service above self, proven by the over $518K raised as a Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2024 Platinum National team!

Come listen to Asheleigh Forsburg explain how and why your participation is so important.  

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.

Please join Hershey Rotary for one of the most inspirational events of the year,  as we welcome the Army War College International Fellows to Hershey Lodge.  

Each year approximately eighty senior military officers from around the world are extended an invitation from the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to attend the U.S. Army War College.

The academic year is full of studying, research, and fellowship as these officers are instructed in areas ranging from military concepts and doctrine to national and theater level strategies.

This gathering is one of our most visible opportunities to show that Peace is one of Rotary's most important missions.  

The hope of this meeting of officers from around the Globe  is that should conflict ever break out, an  International Fellows officer from Country A will see an International Fellows officer from Country B, across the table, and together, they can work toward a peaceful solution.     

Volunteers needed at our Rotary Club Table at the Palmdale Family Picnic. The table has several items to help explain/show what Rotary is all about, with specific information about our Club.

Dr. Andrew Barnes, President of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. Dr. Barnes will provided us with updates and developments.

Join the Hershey Rotary at the National Night Out event at the Community Center in Hershey. 

Volunteers needed at our Rotary Club Table. The table has several items to help explain/show what Rotary is all about, with specific information about our Club.

Join us for a brief presentation on how social media supports the growth, visibility, and health of our club. We’ll explain: Why we use Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and not TikTok or Snapchat. How we keep things safe, respectful, and on-brand. What it means to like, comment, and share, and why it matters. How we follow the Rotary Four-Way Test on-line. What our stats mean and how they help us reach more people.This is about understanding how social media helps Rotary grow safely, effectively, and with purpose.

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

Sara Smith with the communications committee of Scouting America will share with us the many upcoming service projects and discuss opportunities for Troop 203 to be helpful with Rotary Club of Hershey service projects. Join us for a very unique closing of our meeting. 

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. 

We will be selling tickets Friday Night August 22nd at the Hershey High School for the Annual Cocoa Bean Game.

From the Hershey Community Archives: Cocoa Bean Football Game – Hershey Community Archives (hersheyarchives.org)
The Cocoa Bean Game began in 1943 as a community service project of the Rotary Club of Hershey and the Hershey Civic Club. The local football teams of Hershey High School and the Hershey Industrial School [now known as the Milton Hershey School] wanted to play each other. Ralph Hoar, then head of athletics for the Hershey Industrial School, is generally credited with the original idea for the game.

Late summer, autumn fast approaching! It's the perfect time to get together with people who enjoy networking and also explore opportunities to plan future community service activities. Light refreshments provided.

Come hear Reverend Stephen McKinney-Whitaker, Derry Presbyterian Church, address the history of  Derry Township and the connection to Derry, Northern Ireland. 

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