Hershey's Short Story

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We asked this unique group, what brought them to The Villages and eventually together. The together part was obvious. These young 82-year-olds were all born in 1936. “This all started around 1996 when a bunch of us belonged to the Village Tennis Club and discovered we were the same age. We joked that we should celebrate and did so every five years for our 65th-70th-75th and when we hit 80 we had been joined by several others from the 18 Hole Golf group and decided at this age, we should do a lunch every year,” Phyllis explained. “I kept the group together with names, addresses, and e-mails and plan the once a year lunch”. Since then, these 11 women and 1 man share stories since their last meeting, and discuss the historical 1936 events and there are several historical events. A year ago, one of the group discovered that the 5th Avenue candy bar by Hershey was introduced in 1936! Last year, the luncheon place card …show more content…

After listing their home, “Little did we think it would have multiple offers and sell for cash in 5 days. That was the wonderful news. We had 30 days to find a home and move out. Wow, what a shocker,” she shared. Though they aspired of living over on the coast, a few trips on Highway 17 was enough. They had seen a sign advertising The Villages and “when we drove past the tennis courts, Hal was sold. We loved the first one we saw, but also liked a new home in Val Vista. We bid on the first one and got it. One evening, just prior to the move, Jean arrived to a dark house. A phone message told Jean to “get to Stanford Hospital, Hal was there, but not to panic. He had one of his horrific nosebleeds, and he was having surgery. The surgery was a success, but the Dr. ordered no bending or lifting heavy objects for at least 6 weeks!!!!!!” It was up to Jean to pack the house and prepare for the move. Jean remembers “Coming home to our new address 19 years ago is sure

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