On Monday November 24, The Hershey Rotary Club today held its annual charitable allocations luncheon where it awarded grants totaling $33,000 to local charitable organizations.  Organizations applied for grant money earlier this fall and were awarded various amounts based on their needs. Charities receiving funding include: Love Inc., Hershey Symphony Orchestra, Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards, The Hershey Story Essay Contest and Summer Concert Series, Vinny’s Kids, Hershey Area Playhouse, Hershey Community Chorus, Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society, Hershey Volunteer Fire Company, Hershey Food Bank, Hershey Public Library, Mohler Senior Center, Ronald McDonald House, William S. Bowman Trust, Hershey Figure Skating Club, Ben & Tim Day, Bethesda Mission, Hershey Gardens Conservatory, Children's Miracle Network, American Cancer Society, Caitlin Smiles, Central PA Symphony, Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society, Kiss Hershey Back, The Salvation Army, Junior Achievement, Susan Byrnes Health Education Center and Hershey Medical Center Palliative Care Center.

 

The funding for the grant allocation program comes from the Rotary Club’s annual auction, which is held each spring to raise money to support area non-profits.