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To view HM NEWS Email dated October 4th, 2025 HM Fall Events, click here.

AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

Locations:  HM Amenity Buildings and at the Village Green Pavilion, Pickleball Shade Pavilion, Gardens 

Click Here to Watch the Demo & Instruction Video

This video shows CPR combined with Use of the AED.

Be Prepared – You just might save someone’s life!

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone – anywhere. Immediate treatment is vital, and a victim’s chance of survival dramatically decreases for every minute without treatment. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines, when bystanders provide CPR and use an AED to deliver a shock within 3 minutes of collapse, before emergency services arrive, survival rates can increase as high as 74%.

Elderberries Free Concert, Pavilion, October 25, 3pm-5pm.

HM Quiet Reading Club

This Club is loosely modeled on the Silent Book Club movement with thousands of Chapters worldwide. Here are our simple guidelines: We meet for an hour of quiet reading of any book we choose to bring, including on a kindle or handheld device. Unlike a traditional book club, there is no book chosen or assigned by us. After that, those who wish to stay for an additional half hour to share their reading choices and recommendations, or general love of reading, are welcome to do so.

All Residents Invited and Bring a Friend!

Community Center/Paoli Room 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Meeting Dates and Time, Beginning November 12

All Meetings are the Second Wednesdays of the Month, with the Exceptions of: April 15, July 15, & Sept 16, 2026

2025: Nov 12, Dec 10

2026: Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 11, April 15, May 13, June 10, July 15, Aug 12, Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9

Bring

Bring Your Book and Participants can bring a single beverage or water bottle. No food please, as this can be distracting. Cell phones will need to be on mute.

Not Available for the First Gathering?

If you are unavailable for the date and time of this first session, contact us anyway, or just show up for any gathering, as we will be deciding specifics for possible additional sessions each month in other locations within Hershey’s Mill. 

Need Transportation?

Also, don’t be deterred if you need transportation. We will help you come!

Contact: Christi Marshall (Vassar Village)

Simple Suppers are available from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM in the Golf Club Parking Lot on the following dates:

October 6 & 20 November 3 & 17 December 1 & 15

No Pre- Orders, Just Show Up and Pick Up. You may purchase as many meals as you want or need and keep them in your freezer. $6 per Meal. Cash, Credit Cards & Checks. Pick Up Location: Simple Suppers “Pop Up Kitchen” is in the golf club lot

Fall Influenza Vaccines & More

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Wooldridge Hall/Community Center
Forms are now in the Library

Flu Shots
Shingles/RSV*/Pneumonia/Tetanus/Hepatitis B/
COVID* 19 Booster (Moderna & Pfizer)/Vaccines

You are warmly invited to join the Hershey’s Mill Players.

We welcome your imagination, creativity and talent.

Whatever your skills are, we can use them. We are currently underway with our next production, which will be staged in the Spring of 2026.
We still have many positions to be filled inproduction, advertising and backstage.
For those who want to be onstage,
Please contact us for your appointment by emailing: HMPLAYERS1500@gmail.com
·     Sunday, Oct. 19, 3:00 – 6:00 PM
·     Monday, Oct 20, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
·     Saturday, Oct. 25, 3:00 – 6:00 PM Our production is a musical comedy. Come to the auditions prepared to read from a script, and if you plan to sing, be prepared to sing. You may bring prerecorded accompaniment, if you like.  Any other stage talents? Bring them to the auditions!
We like to have fun, and this will certainly be fun! Join us on this journey of discovery….it could change your life!

Hershey’s Mill Name Tags

You may have noticed Hershey’s Mill residents wearing a name tag with a Hershey’s Mill logo. The Name Tags are a nice way to introduce yourself at community or group events.  Once a year, and occasionally with enough requests, twice a year, as a Community service, the HM Sports Committee takes orders for name tags for those who wish to order them. We encourage everyone to wear their name tags to all events here in Hershey’s Mill. Any individual HM resident or group of residents may order the Name Tags.  They are good for Bridge, Mahjong, Villages or any other HM group or individual who wants to help residents recognize and remember each other.  They are great ice breakers also for when someone can’t quite remember your name or when you are a new resident. Description The Name Tags can be either magnetic or pin tags (pin is preferred if you have a pacemaker) and will include your first and last name, village name and the HM Logo. The Name Tags are 1 1/2″ x 3″. They are plastic and silver with black lettering. The Name Tags have the HM logo on them. See below for a photo example.
To Order A Name Tag:
  1. Please fill out the attached form or carefully print ALL the information on a full size piece of paper. Write your name as you want it on the name tag. Be sure to write clearly and provide ALL the information requested.
  2. Place the order form and cash or a check for $13.00, made out to Hershey’s Mill Sports, in an envelope OR print all the information requested below on a full size sheet of paper. Print clearly and carefully so we get correct spelling.
  3. Write your Name, Village Name, Phone Number, and Street Number on the outside of the envelope.
  4. Drop the envelope with the form or all requested information printed on a piece of paper, cash or a check, and your name, phone number and street number in the box or basket on the front porch of Carroll Thompson Blank Order forms will also be available on the front porch. LAST CALL is Nov 1 at 4 PM. OUT OF TOWN? Mail your order and check now so it arrives by November 1. Or have a friend or neighbor drop it off. Your Name Tag will be held until you return.

HM Sports Memorabilia Collectors

Thursday, October 23, 2025 2:00pm – 4:00pm Sullivan House All Residents Invited

Guest Speaker: Kevin Scanlon

Kevin has managed over 80 Golf Tournaments, raising over $21,000,000 for charitable causes. He was Captain of the Varsity Golf Team and a DeLuca Award MVP Winner at University of Delaware 1971. Come hear Kevin’s great stories!

CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART & HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA)

Caring for Your Treasured Items

Nearly everyone has something in their home that is important to them personally, to their family, or to their wider community that they wish to preserve for the future. It could be a signed first edition novel, a family scrapbook, historic photographs of the town your grandparents are from, or a ticket stub from when the Phillies last won the World Series. You may not consider yourself to be a “cultural heritage steward”, but you are!

The CCAHA Presentation will offer guidance about caring for different kinds of material in a home setting, including practical tips on how to properly store and handle material and where (and where not!) to display them.

Presented by Katie Lowe, Preservation Specialist

RSVP Required. Email hmtechcomm@hmhoa.com This Event Will Fill

October 29, 2025, 10 AM – 12 PM Community Center/ Wooldridge Hall All Residents Invited

Sponsored by the HM Technology Committee

News Resources for Residents

  • HM NEWS Email – the most timely and important source of updated Hershey’s Mill information.  Email the HM Tech Committee at
    hmtechcomm@hmhoa.com
    Ask to subscribe and include the following information for each resident:
    • Name of the person you purchased the home from or are renting from or who last occupied the home
    • Your email address
    • Your full name
    • HM address
    • Landline phone number (whether used or not)
    • Mobile (cell) phone number
  • HM Guide and Digest – print copy is mailed monthly. Includes activities, articles and HM news items. Also available on HM website.
  • HM Website  – links to HM news and activities
  • HM calendar for current events
  • The HMCTV Channels 970 & 971
  • The HM Resident Directory – mailed annually to each home address. New residents may pick up a copy at the HMCTV and Guide Office. Additional copies are available for purchase at the HMCTV Office

    HM YouTube – a video information resource for residents

New Year Health Initiative Prepare or Update your Yellow Dot+ Information

The Yellow Dot (YD)+ Program is a voluntary health and safety program, offered through Hershey’s Mill, that provides residents with three different ways to collect and manage their personal health information often needed in emergency medical situations.

Building off the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Yellow Dot Program, the HM YD+ Program provides residents with health history forms and supplies that allow residents to collect and maintain their health history information in consistent modes and locations in their homes, vehicles, and cell phones. Yellow Dot+ packets with all forms and helpful tools were distributed to HM residents in 2024 through their Village Councils or home drop offs.

Packet & Extra Forms are Now Available in These Locations:

  • Hershey’s Mill Library (resource shelves) Open M – F 10 AM – 2 PM and Sat 10 AM – 12 PM
  • HM Community Center Lobby Table Top Holder Open Daily 8 AM – 9 PM
  • HMCTV Station Office Open M – F 10 AM – 1 PM & Thur 1 PM – 4 PM

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