Events

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#/

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.

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.

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.

Hershey Rotary Club Information Booth at the 2025 Pumpkin Fest at the Middletown Home.

Please consider spending a couple hours at the Booth on Saturday 9/20 or Sunday 9/21 between 10am and 6pm both days. We will have an opportunity to talk to hundreds of local community members about how Rotary impacts the community and the World. We are the Rotary Club that supports the Middletown community and we want to make a bigger impact and reach out to this community.

Melissa Gizzi is the Co-Chair of Braver Angels Lower Susquehanna Alliance

Braver Angels Pennsylvania is a volunteer, grassroots delegation of the national organization Braver Angels, which is focused on depolarizing American politics. When you see events in Pennsylvania, know that they were organized by regular Pennsylvanians who have volunteered their time to bring our Commonwealth together. From our State Co-Coordinators to our Alliance Chapter Leaders, our volunteers are building a network of people who plan and participate in activities that help us all find common ground together. We believe this will make our communities and our state stronger.

Come out to the Hershey History Center and help Splat set up and/or tear down for a day where they will be making holiday ornaments, where proceeds will be going to Cocoa Packs, which will support hundreds of children around our community.

Ron Greenway, a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Carlisle will be our speaker. He has volunteered in Indonesia, working with individuals who have had polio. Join us for a heartfelt presentation about his experience.

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

Rotary has adopted the cleanup of 422 from Ceylon Avenue to Howard Avenue.  We will have our spring cleanup on Saturday, Oct 11th 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.

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.

Fellow Rotarians, kicking off the 2025 - 2026 school year. Join us to hear our October Students of the Month from Middletown, Milton Hershey and Hershey High Schools.  Followed by an informative presentation on Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) by Rotarian, Chip Bayer. 

The Hershey Rotary Run/Walk is a family-friendly fundraising event for Cocoa Packs which provides supplemental food and other support to local children in need to enhance their overall wellness. One hundred percent of the proceeds raised will go to support Cocoa Packs. Enjoy a 5k run or walk on the Milton Hershey School Campus while supporting a great cause. The event is pet and stroller friendly. 

Check in on race day begins at 7:30 and the race will start at 9am. Enjoy the beautiful Milton Hershey School campus for a morning 5K Walk/Run for a great cause. 100% of the proceeds raised will go to support Cocoa Packs.

To Volunteer to help at Check In and along the course Register with the button on the left.

Bring your whole family and enjoy a great start to a beautiful fall weekend.

To Run or Walk, Register at www.FalconRaceTiming.com, $30 for Adults and $20 for Kids

Join us as we recognize our Paul Harris Fellows from Rotary Club of Hershey. 

Following the awards, Mr. George Connor, Executive Director of the Dauphin County Department of Community and Economic Development, will speak on a variety of issues effecting Dauphin County.  

George has a BA in Business Communications from Penn State University.  He's been with the Dauphin County Department of Community and Economic Development since December 2002, administering the Community Development Block Grant Program, the HOME Investment Partnership Program, and the Housing Rehabilitation Program as well as acting as the main liaison for the DCDCED to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, he administers the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery grant program and he secured Phase II Application submittal to the National Disaster Resilience Competition Grant program, the only grantee in entire state eligible for a potential award.

Mr. Connor is involved with numerous community organizations such as the Dauphin County Housing Authority, Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority, Community Action Commission, Harrisburg University, Dauphin County Diversity Committee and LBA Baseball Association by serving as a board member, mentor and coach, just to name a few.

He currently resides in Harrisburg and has a 13 year old son who keeps him busy.

Join our event chairs and fellow veteran's Chip Bayer and Jim Gainer as we celebrate and honor Veteran's of Hershey Rotary, and around the world.  Thank you for your service. 

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

Join us for a special event Dinner with The Phantom at The Hershey Italian Lodge.  The event will be in their upstairs dining room with a buffet style sit down meal including delicious italian pastas with perfectly presented beef or pork, salads, sides, and desserts.

All proceeds will go to support international projects of the Rotary Club of Hershey, including:

• Global Health Scholars and projects in countries such as Africa (Ghana) and Asia (Nepal), as part of the Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Penn State College of Medicine Global Health Center.
• Additional global grant support to address glaring needs where access to health care and basic needs such as clean water is limited as well as the other Rotary International 7 Areas of Focus: Water and Sanitation, Economic and Community Development, Maternal and Child Health, Supporting the Environment, Casic Education and Literacy, Disease Preventation and Treatment, Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution.

Please save the date for our annual Global Health Night event with the Global Health Center. Join us to celebrate our Global and Rural Health Pathway Scholars and see highlights from our programs and sites.

Please RSVP at the link below.

Global Health Night 2025

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 Means Business

Register yourself and your Guests at Rotary Means Business - November 10, 2025

Fellow Rotarians, join us to hear our November Students of the Month from Middletown, Milton Hershey and Hershey High Schools.  It's always a winner!!! 

Our Member Spotlight this month is Alex Hayes.

'Tis the season of giving, and what better way to spread joy and support those in need than by becoming a Salvation Army Bell Ringer? The Salvation Army has been a beacon of hope for countless individuals and families in their times of need for over a century. 

Sign up to be a Salvation Army Bell Ringer today and ring in the holiday season with a heart full of warmth and a bell in your hand. Together, we can make this holiday season one to remember for all the right reasons.

'Tis the season of giving, and what better way to spread joy and support those in need than by becoming a Salvation Army Bell Ringer? The Salvation Army has been a beacon of hope for countless individuals and families in their times of need for over a century. 

Sign up to be a Salvation Army Bell Ringer today and ring in the holiday season with a heart full of warmth and a bell in your hand. Together, we can make this holiday season one to remember for all the right reasons.

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

Please join us for our Annual Holiday Luncheon with music and an inspiring message. Be sure to invite widows/widowers of former Rotary Club of Hershey members to come and share a meal. 

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.

Alliance of Therapy Dogs (ATD) an international registry of certified therapy dog teams. ATD, providing testing, certification, registration, support, and insurance for members who volunteer with their dogs in animal-assisted activities. Forming a network of caring individuals and their special dogs who are willing to share smiles and joy with people, young and old alike.

Dog teams provide therapy in many settings, including but not limited to airports, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, rehab facilities, mental health institutions, schools, hospitals, cancer centers, hospice facilities, college campuses and can also provide therapy in patients’ homes.