January 13, 2012

Traditions of Hershey Celebrates
4th Anniversary in High Style

The residents of Traditions of Hershey Independent Living Community, Palmyra, were the honored guests at their home’s fourth anniversary celebration on Friday, January 13. The first-class party began at 4:00 p.m. with pianist Erwin Chandler performing during Happy Hour where guests dined on shrimp cocktail, bacon wrapped scallops and cheese and fruit. Violinist Emily Katzaman serenaded the seniors during the three-course dinner that featured lobster tail and prime rib and finished with a cheesecake bar and fruit toppings.

Executive Director Danielle Corrigan said in her toast, “Please raise your glass to four fantastic years of friendship and laughter of old and new faces, and to a lifetime of new memories.”      
     
After dinner, residents and their guests turned back the clock and danced to the Big Band sounds of The New Dimension, Campbelltown.

Founding resident Faith Reigle said the celebration was the highlight of her four years at Traditions of Hershey and wrote a formal thank you letter to those who made it a memorable night.

Betty Shade, a resident since 2010, said, “Everyone was in a party mood and truly enjoyed themselves.”

December 1, 2011

Local Company Quickly Sponsors
Lebanon Little Cedars Sports Banquet

A little bit of holiday cheer is being delivered on December 3 to the Pee Wee, Pony and Midget Divisions of the Lebanon Little Cedars football league. Faced with no money to celebrate the conclusion of their season, Bunny Yinger, great grandmother of Pee Wee player Nathan, 9, went to the community for help. On Monday, November 28, Yinger contacted Karen Anderson, director of food services, at the Traditions of Hershey retirement community, Palmyra, and told her of the children’s situation.

Karen spoke to Traditions of Hershey Executive Director Danielle Corrigan who immediately agreed to donate a spaghetti dinner and the kitchen staff needed to feed the 300 attendees of the sports banquet. The banquet will be held this Saturday, December 3, 2 p.m., at the Lebanon Valley Youth for Christ Teen Center, 1691 Grace Avenue, Lebanon. Anderson, who will be volunteering her time at the event this Saturday with fellow Traditions of Hershey chefs Priscilla Tomassi and Staci Spitler, told Yinger that she would do whatever she could to help.

“I am just glad that I have a position at a business that has a heart,” said Anderson. Traditions of Hershey resident Agnes Armstrong, 75, overheard Anderson’s conversation and is also volunteering in the kitchen during the event. Not only is Yinger, who owns the Berry Patch Bed and Breakfast in North Lebanon, getting volunteers and donations for the sports banquet, but is also donating the paper products and desserts for all of the football players, cheerleaders, parents, siblings and coaches who will be in attendance. “Some of these kids are inter-city kids and my heart goes out to them,” said Yinger. “I just love doing for kids. They are God’s gift.”

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