Eileen's Blog

St. Joan's does a great summer festival every year the weekend before Father's Day. Put it on your calendar now. Great family fun!

Dreaming of warmer temps right now! Summertime is fun time when it comes to pickleball in Hershey, PA. Playing outside is the best. Here's the question: if he's twice as fast as his mom, does John have the right to ball hog when the game is tight? haha. If you haven't started playing this sport, get to it!

Strite's Orchard is family owned and family run and has been doing there thing well over 100 years. They started farming the area in the 1840s and planted their first trees in 1914. We love going there in the summer for peaches and the fall for pumpkins. Strite's is another reason Hershey is the sweetest place on Earth to live!

Reading Terminal Market. Who's with me... this is the coolest food place in the region, if not the whole country?? It's better than Chelsea Market in NYC. Am I right? What is your favorite place in the market? I don't think you beat Beiler's Donuts or Bassetts Ice Cream, but that's just me. Before we started going to Philly often in 2016, when our Temple was dedicated there, I really didn't like Philly. Now I'm in love with it. Familiarity breads love, right? All the history and culture, great food, Ben Franklin everywhere, and this market are just a few reasons to day trip to Philly ASAP. Would love to hear your comments.

We have some amazing non-profits in our area. I checked out Mission of Mercy the other day. They take mobile medical and dental units into Harrisburg every other Thursday to provide FREE medical and dental services to the uninsured. Pretty sweet service, right? I learned how to check people in for their appointments. To see a bunch of cool volunteer opps, go to justserve.org and just type in your zip code!