The Hershey Rotary Club recently held a luncheon at the Hershey Lodge for the purpose of awarding funds to several nonprofit Hershey area community organizations. More than 29 nonprofit organizations received over $70,000 in funds from the Rotary Club for the 2022-23 season.

The recipient organizations and their representatives included BSA - New Birth of Freedom, Chip Bayer; Cocoa Packs, Christine Drexler; Derry Township Community Cats, Ginger Lowe; Harrisburg River Rescue and Emergency Services, Tony Reigle; Hershey Area Art Association, Kathleen Grim; Hershey Area Playhouse, Jasmine Ammons Bucher; Hershey Community Archives, Tesa Burns; Hershey Community Chorus, Vickie Miller; Hershey Food Bank, Doug Gray; Hershey Gardens, Rebecca Lawrence; Hershey Heroes Special Hockey, Michael Miller; Hershey History Center, Nichole Soliday; and Hershey Little League, Patrick Meister.

Also, the Hershey Music Boosters, Lynnett Lee; Hershey Story essay contest, Susan Hetrick; Hershey Symphony, Susan Cort; Hershey Theater Apollo Awards, Chiara Meyers; Hershey Volunteer Fire Company, Chief Pat Leonard; Hershey Youth Football, Abby Peslis; Hope Springs Farm, executive director Colby Zimmerman; Joy of Sports Foundation, Terry Singer; Joy to the Burg, Doug Wilburne; Leader Center for Active Life, Shel Parker; Living Well Care, Kathy Cerullo-Frick; Love INC, Dale Forshey; Middletown Public Library, John Grayshaw; Mortel High Hopes for Haiti Foundation, Rachel Bowles; and Ronald McDonald House, executive director Karla Mitchell.