Sweet Lessons From Milton S. Hershey

What can a childless couple teach about extended family?

1. Hershey was himself the product of an extended family. Hershey's extended family, provided an appropriate amount of mutual aid and support.
   
2. The childless Hersheys invested time, effort and money in developing an orphanage school. In effect, creating a family through a sort of adoption process.
   
3. Hershey focused on efforts to create opportunity and deal with adversity within a localized community.
   
4. The Hersheys used philanthropy to establish a long legacy.
   

The childless Hershey couple created a town. This should be sweet inspiration for today's childless couples. Inspiration, to provide homes. Inspiration, to develope dynastic thinking. A lesson in how when family is important, good sons develop important families.