The Derry Township Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting Tuesday, June 28^th at 7:00 pm. To listen to the recording, please click this link.

This year's fireworks are scheduled for Sunday, July 3, 2022. Fireworks will be launched across Hersheypark Drive on the old airstrip at 9:30 pm. We wish everyone a fantastic 4th of July! Enjoy the fireworks, and we wish everyone a safe, happy, holiday.

The Township of Derry is planning to apply for twenty free trees through the Tree Pennsylvania 2022 Fall Bareroot tree planting program. If that is something you think you'd be interested in participating or would like to learn more information about, please click this link.

We would like to remind residents that Waltonville Road will be closed from Wood Road to the 322 Service Road beginning the week of July 11th. To help facilitate the detour, a temporary traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Wood Road and Middletown Road. Additionally, The Jonathan Eshenour bike trail crossing at Waltonville Road will remain closed during the construction of the Hershey West End Roundabout. To view the map of the construction, please click this link.

The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, is an invasive and extremely destructive pest that threatens important agricultural commodities, including the grape, hardwood, tree fruit, and landscape. If you see a spotted lanternfly, please kill it. Also, please report it immediately online, by clicking this link or calling 1-888-4BADFLY (1-888-422-3359). Click here to find out how to identify, prevent spread, and for additional information.

Studies have shown that reading to animals can lower stress and anxiety, making this program particularly suited for struggling readers. Register online. 

Walking Hershey is a walking group that will meet in a different spot around Hershey every week and walk for about an hour. Please bring a towel for stretching and light ab workout. If you wish to bring a dog, please make sure you are prepared to clean up any "business" they may conduct. This week's location: Gelder Park

Join us for an hour of building and sharing for budding architects and engineers. Children ages 6+ are welcome to register for each session they would like to attend. Register online.

Here are our Holiday Hours for July 4th! The Community Center will be open 8:00 am - 4:00 pm & the Outdoor Pool will be open 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Derry Township Parks & Recreation is excited to present our summer Movies at Shank Park! Next Friday, July 8th, will be showing, "The Goonies". The movie is FREE to the community. The movie starts at dusk! Concessions are available for purchase. Bring blankets or chairs to enjoy the movie, you can even listen in your car! The movies are generously sponsored by the Friends of Derry Township Parks & Recreation. For more information, please visit www.usatheatres.com.

Check out our NEW Group Exercise Schedule! We can't wait to see you and help you achieve your

fitness goals this summer!

Click this link for the Group Exercise Schedule!

Join us for our Aquatic Classes! We're offering 3 Great Classes! Fluid Motion, AquaFit, & AquaPower!

See below for details!

Check out some of our upcoming Yoga class series! We're partnering with Next Generation Yoga & Mindfulness with Cindy Lesher!

Check out some of our NEW Activities & Aquatics Schedule, which shows all our program and aquatic offerings for our Gymnasium, Classrooms, Tennis Courts, Outdoor, Leisure, and Competition pools! For more information,

Check out the NEW Activities we are offering!

We're offering some great Drop-on classes! Come out and Join Us!

Wednesdays

Thursday

Tuesday

Saturday

Tuesday & Thursday

To join now, click this link.

Check out our programs, offerings, and upcoming events here at the Derry Township Community Center! 

• Derry Township Parks and Recreation (activecommunities.com)

• Derry Township Summer Camps (e2ma.net)

We’re extending Market on Chocolate in Downtown Hershey! Market on Chocolate will run every Saturday through September. For more information, click this link.

Friday, July 1, 2022, 6:00 pm

Jazz at the Barnyard at the Hershey History Center returns on the first Fridays of June, July, August, and September! Bring your friends, your chairs, and your beverage of choice, and relax with great music from some of Central PA’s best jazz musicians. The patio opens at 6 pm and the music is from 7-10 pm. Enjoy the best views of the iconic Hershey smokestacks and cocoa bean silos. The event is free and donations are encouraged. The entertainment schedule is July 1 – Little Brother Band, August 5 – The Wave Quartet, and September 2 – Soul House. Click for more information.

All aboard!! Join the History Center on Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10 for a family fun event of

interactive model trains, food trucks, kids crafts, and ride a self‐propelled railcar! For more information, click this link.

Derry Township Community Cats provides trap, neuter, vaccinate and return services for township residents assisting free-roaming cats in our community. The next clinic is on July 12. Reservations can be made by leaving a message on the 'cat line' at 717-592-8087. DTCC also helps with low-cost spay/neuter for owned cats in Derry Township. For more details visit us at www.derrytownshipcats.org. 

Hershey Figure Skating Club is pleased to announce its 6-week summer session of Hershey Twizzles, a Therapeutic and Adaptive Ice Skating Program designed for children and adults with developmental disabilities, physical challenges, or who are recovering from an injury. All classes are held at the historic Hersheypark Arena. Volunteers are also needed for this program - minimal skating experience is required. More information is available click this link, or email us at learntoskate@hersheyfigureskating.org

Spring Creek Church of the Brethren is excited to continue to host Food Truck Fridays on the 4th Friday of the month on 7/22 and 8/26 from 5 - 8 PM in the church parking lot located at the end of Areba Avenue, Hershey (335 East Areba), rain or shine. The event is free and open to the public -- just pay as you eat! On Friday, July 22, purchase from a variety of food trucks including Appetite Satisfaction, Banana Leaf, A Taste of Italy, The Oasis, Wich Way Sandwiches, Sweet Dawgs, as well as Maple Street Barkery with doggie treats for four-legged friends! Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Enjoy delicious food while supporting local businesses. Plus, on July 22, there will be Bounce Houses! Be sure to stop by our "Food for Thought" table and prayer labyrinth. For event details: 717-533-7192 or click this link.

PA State Police Museum 20^th Annual Four Person Scramble Thursday, August 25, 2022, Shotgun starts at 8:45am, Manada Golf Club, Grantville. Cost is $75 per golfer ($300 per foursome). Cost includes golf outing/green fees, cart & range balls, and continental breakfast & catered lunch. Single golfers or pairs will be combined with others. Please contact the Museum at 717-534-0565 or psphemc@gmail.com to register or download the form from our website. This tournament is being held in memory of Retired PSP Major Matthew Hunt and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the “Troopers helping Troopers” foundation.

Benefiting the Ben Yupcavage and Tim Russell Memorial Scholarship Funds, as well as local charities and organizations that benefit students. The 31^st Annual Ben & Tim Day, scheduled for Saturday, August 27, 2022, will run its Annual 5k Race, 1-Mile Fun Run, and Virtual Run, this year. For more information, please click this link.

Hershey Christian academy is still enrolling for the upcoming school year! For inquiries and school tours please email this link.

DTCC provides trap, neuter, and return (TNR) services for free-roaming cats in Derry Township. We need the following supplies for the cats we are caring for: Purina cat chow in the blue or green bags, Purina kitten chow in yellow bag, pate canned food, Dawn dishwashing liquid, paper towels, and cat litter (Frisco recycled paper litter). If you can help provide these items for the cats and kittens, please drop them off on the front porch at 47 E. Derry Road. To help us with a monetary donation please go to their link. Thanks for your support!