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Tag: Home Life

MHS To Host Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Informational Event on Sept. 25

Milton Hershey School is hosting a free, informational event on Tuesday, Sept. 25 exclusively for grandparent caregivers who are interested in learning more about the school’s top-notch education and nurturing...

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The Namesake of Gratitude: Milton’s Journey

After growing up in Miami, Florida, Milton was 12 years old when his family moved to Newark, New Jersey. While the city and schools he called home may have changed...

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Lessons Learned From High Water

By Clare Ogle, a Milton Hershey School Houseparent Hershey and the surrounding areas have been flooded with so much rainwater this summer. The fact that the grass in my yard was...

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Airports and Houseparenting

By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent I think airports are some of the happiest and saddest places on the planet. The same is true of train stations and hospitals. Think...

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Chris Sanborn ’99

When Chris Sanborn ’99 was in sixth-grade, he moved from Philadelphia to Hershey and enrolled at Milton Hershey School. Even at a young age, Chris realized MHS could help ease...

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Paying It Forward

By Terry Donaher, an MHS Houseparent I don’t know where I would be without Milton Hershey School and the foresight that Milton and Catherine had over a hundred years ago....

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Embracing the Summer Rain

By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent My family and I go to the beach a lot, and for all the times I’ve been to the beach, I remember very few...

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Houseparenting is a Family Tradition

Phil and Erica Clark became houseparents after Phil developed a love for the profession during his childhood. His parents served as houseparents for 13 years, and Phil enjoyed how students...

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A Family Affair

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native Blake Lynch has made his passion for helping others a huge focus of his life, both personally and professionally. After years with the Boys and Girls Club...

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Phoning Home

By Clare Ogle, an MHS houseparent Realizing that I won’t always oversee my kids is not the most fun lesson I’ve learned in life. To watch your child make mistakes...

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