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• Hershey, Pa. • Hershey, Pa.
Hershey, located in south central Pennsylvania, was founded in 1903 by chocolate entrepreneur Milton S. Hershey. Since the completion of the chocolate factory in 1905, the town has become home to 13,000 residents and welcomes thousands of people each year to its many cultural and entertainment offerings. To learn about the relationship between The Hershey Company and Milton Hershey In addition to The Hershey Company, Mr. School, visit www.thehersheylegacy.com. Hershey also founded Hershey Entertainment
& Resorts® Company, which includes
Hersheypark®, and the M.S. Hershey The Hershey Company® Foundation, which provides cultural enrichment opportunities to both visitors The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in and residents. He and his wife also founded the Milton Hershey School. North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, The Hershey Company has operations throughout the Today, Hershey also includes a theater world and more than 13,000 employees. With revenues of nearly $5 billion, Hershey offering Broadway and other professional offers such iconic brands as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Kit Kat, Twizzlers and Ice productions; a museum; a botanical garden; Breakers, as well as the smooth, creamy indulgence of Hershey’s Bliss. Hershey is a numerous sports and entertainment leader in the fast-growing dark and premium chocolate segment with such brands as facilities; and a world-renowned medical center. If you’re visiting the region, Hershey’s Special Dark and Hershey’s Extra Dark. In addition, Artisan Confections considering a move, or are a current Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company, markets such premium resident, you may find this information of chocolate offerings as Scharffen Berger, Joseph Schmidt and Dagoba, as well as Starbucks interest in learning about the diverse Chocolate. For more than 100 years, The Hershey Company has been a leader in making employers and culturally diverse resources a positive difference in the communities where we live, work and do business. Milton available. Hershey School, established by the company’s founder in 1909, provides a nurturing environment, quality education, housing and medical care at no cost to children from families in social and financial need. The School is administered by The Hershey Trust Company, Hershey’s largest shareholder, making the students of Milton Hershey School direct beneficiaries of the company’s success.
Please visit us at www.hersheys.com. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Founded in 1963 through a gift from The Milton S. Hershey Foundation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is one of the leading teaching and research hospitals in the country. Our 454-bed Medical Center is a provider of high-level medical care for a diversity of diagnoses and to a patient population that reflects the diversity of the region we serve. We provide care to more than 27,000 inpatients and 788,000 outpatients, as well as handle nearly 48,000 emergency room visits and more than 23,000 surgical procedures annually. Our Medical Center campus also includes Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital — the region’s only children’s hospital.
Visit us at www.pennstatehershey.org. Penn State College of Medicine
The physicians we train and the research we perform touch the lives of millions of people of all races and ethnicities. We confer the doctor of medicine degree and, in conjunction with Penn State’s Graduate School, offer doctor of philosophy degrees in anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioengineering, cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology and infectious diseases, integrative biosciences (options in bioinformatics and genomics and chemical biology), microbiology and immunology, molecular medicine, molecular toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology and physiology. In addition, the College of Medicine offers master of science degrees in anatomy, health evaluation sciences, homeland security, laboratory animal medicine and physiology. The College boasts a portfolio of nearly $100 million in funded research.
Visit us at med.psu.edu/web/college/home.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Entertainment
& Resorts®
Founded in 1927, Hershey Entertainment &
Resorts® offers families and guests of all ages a year-round entertainment and hospitality destination. The company owns and operates
world-class businesses including Hersheypark®,
ZooAmerica® North American Wildlife Park,
Giant CenterSM, the Hershey Bears® hockey
club, The Hotel Hershey®, Hershey® Lodge,
The Chocolate Spa® and more.
Visit us at www.HersheyPA.com. The Hotel Hershey®
Commuting Time ® Harrisburg: 20 minutes Milton Hershey School
Lancaster: 30 minutes Founded in 1909, this school and home provides a positive, structured home life Gettysburg: 45 minutes and an outstanding pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade education free of Reading: 45 minutes charge to 1,850 boys and girls from low-income families. The MHS student population comprises a richly diverse student body. A diverse workforce is Major Nearby Cities Include: critical to the School’s success, providing role models and fostering a healthy community for the students. Baltimore: 1.5 hours Philadelphia: 2 hours Tours to the School are available via the Hershey Trolley. Visitors are also Washington, DC: 2.5 hours welcome to visit Founders Hall at Route 322 and Meadow Lane from 10am-3pm, Monday through Sunday. New York City: 3 hours Additionally, The Dearden House, on the MHS Alumni Campus, is open for Outdoor Recreation tours from 9am-3pm Tuesday through Saturday. The Dearden House is on www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks McCorkel Road west of Route 743. hawkmountain.org For holiday closings, please visit our website or call the Visitors Center. skiroundtop.com Visit us at www.mhs-pa.org.
Milton Hershey School Founders Hall Resource Guide To assist you in exploring Hershey and neighboring areas, the following lists are provided as a sample of some local resources, with a multicultural focus. These lists are not endorsements.
Churches & Religious Organizations Culture & A few local options are listed here. Lancaster/Lebanon Hindu American Temple Entertainment For additional options, visit 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road www.pachurches.org. New Cumberland, PA Giant Center Annunciation Greek 550 West Hersheypark Drive Orthodox Church 717-774-7750 Hershey, PA 64 Hershey Avenue www.GiantCenter.com Hershey Lancaster, PA Historic B’Nai Jacob 717-394-1735 Synagogue All Saints Water & Nissley Street Hershey Theatre 15 East Caracas Avenue Episcopal Church Bright Side Baptist Church Middletown, PA 310 Elm Street 717-319-3014 Hershey, PA 515 Hershey Avenue www.hersheytheatre.com Hershey, PA Lancaster, PA 717-533-2454 717-295-9431 Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Harrisburgpa.gov Department of Parks & Recreation Church of the Redeemer Central PA Korean 6150 Allentown Boulevard United Church of Christ Harrisburg, PA The City of Harrisburg Presbyterian Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 500 West Chocolate Avenue 1000 State Drive 717-652-4211 Hershey, PA City Government Center Lebanon, PA 10 North 2nd Street, Suite 405 717-533-7300 717-270-5377 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Harrisburg, PA 17101-1686 717-255-3020 Derry Presbyterian Church Phap Hoa 1000 Yverdon Drive 248 East Derry Road Camp Hill, PA Buddhist Temple Long’s Park Summer Hershey, PA 202 Cherry Street 717-763-7441 717-533-9667 Entertainment Series Columbia, PA Long’s Park 717-684-4301 Iglesia Nueva Vida Evangelical Free En Cristo Lancaster, PA Church of Hershey 6003 Jonestown Road www.longspark.org 330 Hilltop Road Harrisburg area Harrisburg, PA Hummelstown, PA 717-545-3315 Open Stage of Harrisburg 223 Walnut Street 717-533-4848 Bethel Village AME Church Islamic Society Harrisburg, PA 1721 N. 5th Street www.openstagehbg.com First Baptist Church Harrisburg, PA of Harrisburg 228 McCorkel Road 717-234-6505 407 North Front Street Hershey, PA Harrisburg, PA Sight & Sound, 717-533-7956 717-939-3107 Millennium Theatre Chinese Alliance Church 300 Hartman Bridge Road 6950 Allentown Boulevard First United Kingdom Embassy Strasburg, PA Harrisburg, PA www.sight-sound.com Methodist Church 717-541-1141 2111 North Fourth Street 64 West Chocolate Avenue Harrisburg, PA Hershey, PA 717-236-8600 Whitaker Center For DaySpring Ministries Science and the Arts 717-533-9668 1600 Spring Garden Drive Martin Luther King 222 Market Street Middletown, PA Harrisburg, PA Fishburn United 717-939-9500 Baptist Methodist Church 1501 Market Street www.whitakercenter.org 1215 Fishburn Road First Spanish Christian Harrisburg, PA Hershey, PA 123 South 13th Street 717-233-6241 717-534-2262 Harrisburg, PA More Options 717-233-1588 Mt. Zion Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist www.dauphincounty.org/ parks-recreation Lutheran Church Goodwin Memorial 20 Locust Street 212 Cocoa Avenue Steelton, PA Baptist www.hacc.edu Hershey, PA 2447 Green Street 717-939-4631 717-533-2467 Harrisburg, PA www.Harrisburgpa.gov 717-238-4400 Seventh Day Adventist Saint Joan of Arc Hispanic Catholic Church 37 South 13th Street www.hbg.psu.edu/about/ Greater Zion welcome 359 West Areba Avenue Missionary Baptist Harrisburg, PA Hershey, PA 212 North Progress Avenue 717-233-8700 717-533-7168 Harrisburg, PA 717-541-0914 Wesley Union AME Zion Stauffers 5th & Camp Street Mennonite Church Harrisburg, PA 790 Bachmanville Road 717-232-4918 Hershey, PA 717-533-4871 Community Organizations African American Special Needs African American Chamber of PA Office of Vocational Commerce of Central PA Rehabilitation 1735 State Street 555 Walnut Street, Eighth Floor Harrisburg, PA 17103-1550 Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-238-4132 717-787-7500 Hershey Theatre www.aacccp.org www.nepacil.org/OVR.htm National Black MBA Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services www.nbmbaa.org/greaterharrisburg 1810 Oregon Pike, P.O. Box 10485 Lancaster, PA 17601 Latin American 717-397-4741 Community 717-509-1769 (TTY) Estamos Unidos de Pennsylvania www.dhhslancaster.org P.O. Box 1853 Information Harrisburg, PA 17105 Tri-County Association www.estamosunidospa.org for the Blind To learn more about the Hershey community 1130 South 19th Street & its history: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Harrisburg, PA 17104 www.Harrisburgpa.gov of Central Pennsylvania 717-238-2531 2023 North Second Street www.tricountyblind.org Harrisburg, PA 17102 For the region’s official visitors website: www.hispanicchambercentralpa.org United Disabilities Services www.hersheyharrisburg.org 1901 Olde Homestead Lane PA Association of P.O. Box 10485 Latino Organizations Lancaster, PA 17605-0458 For Hershey-specific visitor & events information: P.O. Box 675 717-397-1841 www.HersheyPA.com Harrisburg, PA 17108-0675 717-358-1258 (TTY) 717-920-4727 www.udservices.org For Hershey-area business information: www.paloweb.org NHS Human Services www.2chambers.com/hershey,_pennsylvania.htm Spanish American 4391 Sturbridge Drive Civic Association Harrisburg, PA For information about Hershey’s founder: 545 Pershing Avenue 888-NHS-0020 www.hersheystory.org Lancaster, PA 17602 www.nhsonline.org 717-397-6267 www.sacapa.org The Arc For information about relocation: 2569 Walnut Street www.discoverourtown.com/PA/Hershey/ Asian American Harrisburg, PA Relocation-1048.html 717-920-2727 Asian Indian Americans www.arcofdc.org of Central PA Local public school districts include 5602 Pinehurst Way For a more comprehensive list of local special Derry Township, Elizabethtown, Lower Dauphin Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 needs resources, visit centralpennparent.com & Palmyra. For more information about education: 717-732-5971 and select the special needs tab. www.aiacpa.org www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/ Central PA Chinese Association pennsylvania/hershey/ 516 Jacob Lane Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 www.cpca-harrisburg.org www.pde.state.pa.us www.discoverourtown.com/PA/college.html Realtors Brownstone Exit Realty Real Estate Company 500 North Progress Avenue 1840 Fishburn Road Harrisburg, PA Hershey, PA 717-421-1654 717-533-6222 Howard Hanna Realty Coldwell Banker 5137 Devonshire Road Select Professionals Harrisburg, PA 1000 N. Prince Street 717-920-9700 Lancaster, PA 717-569-0608 John Smith Real Estate Group 1255 South Market Street Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-2400 Hair Salons Ethnic Restaurants These establishments have been Heads-Up Men & Ladies African American Latin American included because of their ability Barber Salon Camp Curtin BBQ Station El Rodeo to provide service to patrons 2286 North 6th Street 2504 North 6th Street 4659 Jonestown Road with ethnic hair types. Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA 717-236-2533 717-232-1080 717-652-5340 Cut’N It Close Hair Styling Salon Once Upon A Rose St. Moritz Supper Club El Serrano 2628 Walnut Street 4601 Locust Lane 714 North 3rd Street 2151 Columbia Avenue Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Lancaster, PA 717-236-7748 717-651-0319 717-232-9949 717-397-6191 Hair Design Plus Salon Details Sunday Brunch Buffet El Sol 3031 Walnut Street 4714 Orchard Street Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 18 South 3rd Street Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA 2020 State Street Harrisburg, PA 717-652-8286 717-540-1055 Harrisburg, PA 17103 717-901-5050 717-255-9081 Hairliners Super Star Status (Barber) Fiesta Mexico 3978 Jonestown Road 1925 Derry Street Asian American 3957 Paxton Street Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg, PA Bangkok Wok - Thai Harrisburg, PA 717-540-9690 717-236-7511 125 Gateway Drive 717-920-1553 Mechanicsburg, PA 717-795-7292 Herby’s El Mexicano 720 Main Street Golden Chopsticks Steelton, PA Shopping 4412 Oakhurst Blvd. 717-939-0624 Harrisburg, PA Asian Market Lancaster Central Market 717-526-6162 Luna Mexican Bar and 325 S. 17th Street 23 North Market Street Grill Harrisburg, PA Lancaster, PA New 2nd Wok 1201 W. Chocolate Avenue 717-236-7254 717-735-6890 106 North 2nd Street Hummelstown, PA Harrisburg, PA 717-298-7900 Broad Street Market Little Saigon 717-920-0900 1233 North 3rd Street Food Market Middle Eastern Harrisburg, PA 2800 Paxton Street Ninh Kieu Vietnamese Cedars Restaurant – Lebanese 717-236-7923 Harrisburg, PA 3116 Parkview Lane 2153 Market Street broadstreetmarket.org 717-561-2827 Harrisburg, PA Camp Hill, PA 717-565-8095 717-238-3360 Colonial Park Mall Tanger Outlets at Rt. 22 & Colonial Road Hershey Spring Garden Passage to India Harrisburg, PA 46 Outlet Square Korean & Japanese 525 South Front Street 717-545-3771 Hershey, PA 5 South 35th Street (at Holiday Inn Express) 717-520-1236 Camp Hill, PA Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg Mall 717-737-0238 717-233-1202 I-83 & East Paxton Street Rockvale Square Outlets Harrisburg, PA Route 30 Tokyo Diner Sphinx of PA - Egyptian 717-564-0980 Lancaster, PA 1134 Mae Street 2810 Paxton Street 717-293-9595 Hummelstown, PA Harrisburg, PA Kim’s Asian Foods 717-520-1200 717-558-0702 2501 Paxton Street For local grocery chains Harrisburg, PA carrying ethnic food lines, For more restaurant choices, Taj Palace Indian Cuisine 717-238-3405 visit GiantPA.com and visit www.urbanspoon.com. 403-405 Walnut Street Wegmans.com for details. Harrisburg, PA 717-236-3980 Media Publications Central Penn Parent Patriot News Capabilities - for parents www.patriot-news.com of special needs children www.centralpennparent.com Harrisburg Magazine www.harrisburgmagazine.com Central Penn Business Journal Urban Connections www.centralpennbusiness.com
www.cornishandassociates.com Internet Central Penn Parent www.hablanews.com www.centralpennparent.com ®
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