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Independence Day Activities at The Hershey Story
Date: 6/23/2010
Mini-Parade, Sweet Chocolate Flags and Summer Military Special
at The Hershey Story
Yankee Doodle Days
Saturday, July 3 - Monday, July 5, 10 a.m. to noon
Free with Museum Experience admission
Start your day with some old-fashioned play at this vintage Independence Day celebration on the museum patio. Design your own patriotic hat and make a pinwheel using pictures from long-ago Hershey parades. Then, grab a kazoo and join a Hershey’s® product character in front of the museum for a mini-parade at noon!
Sweet American Flags in the Chocolate Lab
Friday, July 2 - Sunday, July 4
In celebration of Independence Day, holiday-themed “Yankee Doodle Chocolate Bar” Chocolate Lab classes will be held at The Hershey Story July 2-4.
Mold a milk chocolate bar and top it off with red, white and blue-tinted chocolate. Finish with a splash of star-shaped candy sprinkles to create your own edible American flag. Plus, find out where and how cocoa beans are grown and transformed into your favorite chocolate confections. Visit HersheyStory.org for the Chocolate Lab schedule.
Military Special: Blue Star Museums and The Hershey Story Partner
This summer, The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue is partnering with Blue Star Museums to offer free admission to active military personnel. Complimentary admission to the Museum Experience will be given to active military personnel and their families (card carrier, plus five) through Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2010. Blue Star Museums is a program of the National Endowment of the Arts.
For more information, visit HersheyStory.org.
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Located at 63 West Chocolate Avenue, The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue is an interactive museum that guides visitors on an inspirational journey through Milton S. Hershey's lifetime and beyond.
The Hershey Story is funded in part with General Operating Support Grants from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
