“The value of our good is not measured by what it does, but by the amount of good it does to the one concerned.”

© 2010 Nicole Kline

Table of Contents Childhood

Younger Life

Earlier Careers

Hershey Chocolate Co.

Hershey Industrial School

Hershey Park Arena

Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center

Books for Kids

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Childhood

Born on September 13, 1857

Parents were Fannie and Henry Hershey

Born on Hershey Family Homestead built by his grandparents

Has one sibling, Serina, who was born in 1862 (died at age 4) Attended 7 different schools & only went through 4th grade

Age 14, became an apprentice at a printing shop

http://www.hersheys.com/discover/milton/father.asp

Younger Life In 1872, Milton became an apprentice at a Lancaster

confectionery shop owned by Joseph Royer. Milton believed he found his future and started his own candy business at the age of 19 in Philadelphia, PA.

Unfortunately, he was forced to declare bankruptcy.

http://www.hersheys.com/discover/milton/apprentice.asp

Earlier Careers

• After selling his shop in Philadelphia, he moved to Denver, Colorado. Here he learned how to make caramel.

• He later moved from Denver and tried to establish himself in Chicago and New York, but found defeat in both places.

• In 1883, he returned to Lancaster, PA and set up a candy business that specialized in producing caramel.

• In 1893, attended World’s Fair in Chicago. Here he purchased chocolate-making machinery from a German manufacturer. http://www.hersheys.com/discover/milton/early_attempts.asp

Lancaster Caramel Company

Hershey Chocolate CompanyOpened the Hershey Chocolate Factory in 1894 as

an arm of the Lancaster Caramel Company. Sold the caramel portion in 1900 for 1 million dollars. In 1903, he purchased 1,200 acres of land near his birthplace and focused on mass-producing

his milk chocolate products. Hershey’s Chocolate Factory is founded and successful!!

Click here for a tour of Hershey’s Chocolate Factory!

http://www.hersheys.com/discover/tour_video.asp

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Hershey Chocolate Company

Annual Reports http://www.thehersheycompany.com/ir/reports.asp

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Hershey Industrial SchoolOn a trip to Jamestown, NY, he met an attractive, 26-year-old woman named Catherine

Sweeney, or “Kitty” as she was called by family and friends. She captured Milton Hershey’s heart and they were married on May 25, 1898.

They had a great marriage. They traveled and spent many hours with each other. However, they never had children of their own. Instead they opened a boarding school for orphan boys and came to think of the boys as their family.

On November 15, 1909, they signed the Deed of Trust, establishing the Hershey Industrial School.

http://www.hersheys.com/discover/milton/wife.asp

Now known as Milton Hershey School

http://www.mhs-pa.org/

**Renamed in 1951**

Milton Hershey School is a cost-free, private, coeducational home and school for children. The School is funded by a trust established by Milton S. Hershey and his

wife Catherine. Milton Hershey School offers a positive, structured home life year-round and an excellent pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education.

Their vision focuses on building character and providing children with the skills necessary to be successful in all aspects of life.

Milton Hershey School

Deed of Trust to the School:http://www.mhs-pa.org/assets/adeptiv/upload/attach/deed-of-trust.pdf

Hershey Park Arena

www.hersheypark.com

Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center

Founded in 1963 through a gift from The Milton S. Hershey Foundation.

2009 StatisticsPatient CareHospital Admissions * 26,739 Licensed Beds (effective August 31, 2009) 484 Patient Days * 149,189 Surgical Procedures * 23,230 Emergency Room Visits * 52,173 Clinic Visits * 820,542       Health Care ProfessionalsPhysicians 656 Nurses 1,909 Total Staff 8,800  

Graduate Medical EducationClinical Residents and Fellows 541

http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/guest/home

Town of Hershey, PA Influences by Milton S. Hershey:

On this map, each little balloon represents a key Hershey location. Look at the impact that Milton S. Hershey had on this town.

His vision was to “create a model town, with nice homes, parks, transportation, and recreational facilities.”

Would you say that he was successful???

www.yahoomaps.com

Books for Kidshttp://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/pa_msh.htm

“Chocolate by Hershey: A Story About Milton S. Hershey” by Betty Burford & Loren Chantland. (ages 4-8)

“Milton Hershey: Chocolate King, Town Builder (Community Builders) by Charnan Simon (ages 9-12)

“The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars” by Joel Glenn Brenner (ages HS-adult)

A link to other books about Milton S. Hershey:

http://www.nndb.com/people/969/000160489/bibliography/

Your Assignment:

Choose a person who has impacted our local community. Create a visual representation sharing information about this person. Be sure to include primary sources in your information. This can take the form of a poster, flyer,

power point, or any other presentation form. Please share the name of your person and the presentation method for

your project by

Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Bibliography

http://www.hersheyhistory.org/milton.html

http://hersheyhistory.org/

http://www.hersheyarchives.org/

http://www.mhs-pa.org/

http://www.thehersheylegacy.com/

http://www.nndb.com/people/969/000160489/bibliography/

http://wn.com/hershey