Editing The Hershey Company (section)

==Milton Hershey School (MHS)==
{{Main|Milton Hershey School}}
Unable to have children of his own, [[Milton S. Hershey]], founder of the Hershey Company, founded the Hershey Industrial School in 1909 for white orphaned boys.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB934411771751255177 |title=What Were Milton Hershey's Wishes? Question Hinders His Wealthy School |last=Golden |first=Daniel |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=August 12, 1999 |access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> In 1918, three years after the death of his wife, Milton Hershey donated around $90 million to the boarding school in trust, as well as 40% of the Hershey Company's common stock.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197530 |title=Milton S. Hershey |date=October 8, 2008 |work=Entrepreneur |access-date=October 1, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The school's initial purpose was to train young men in trades but eventually shifted to focus on preparation for college.<ref name=":1" /> The Hershey Trust Company has exercised voting rights for the school and has been a trustee since its founding.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0222346420070402 |title=Hershey's major shareholder pledges to keep power |work=Reuters |access-date=October 1, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Many of its designs resemble Hershey chocolate products, such as the Hershey Kisses street lights.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/larry-johnston/2016/04/09/sweet-story-behind-hershey-pa/82813190/ |title=The sweet story behind Hershey, Pa. |work=Florida Today |access-date=October 1, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Milton Hershey was involved in the school's operations until his death in 1945. The Hershey Industrial School was renamed the Milton Hershey School in 1951.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanheritage.com/content/milton-hershey-school |title=Milton Hershey School - AMERICAN HERITAGE |website=www.americanheritage.com}}</ref>