Being in education for as long as I have been, I have discovered that the system doesn’t always serve all children well. This is particularly true for students with less than ideal home situations. It seemed that the best way to solve this problem was to create a boarding school that provided the needed structure for success. This is why you need to buy a Hershey bar; a Reese’s would be fine, too.

I had no idea that the Milton Hershey School was a thing until we took the trolley history tour as part of our Hershey experience. Unable to have their own children, Milton and Catherine decided to build a school for orphaned boys. Today the school serves low-income students and provides for all of their needs. Each Hershey product you buy goes to support these students.

Besides being inspired by the history of Milton Hershey and the school, we also had the chance to experience some of the other activities at Hershey’s Chocolate World. We even made our own candy bars! It was a bit touristy but fun.