Post on 24-Dec-2015
Hershey Destination Services
Proposal for a sweet group experience
International Trade Services“Hershey Bars and Cigars”: A sweet week to network with top
clients
May 18th, 2015 - May 21st, 2015
Ali Schroder, Andrea Kukoff, Katie Kosel, Maggie Farnin, Meron Little
Monday, May 18th, 2015
4:00pm Guests begin to arrive and check-in to The Hotel Hershey
6:00pm-9:00pm Welcome Reception and Dinner in The Hershey Gardens
Welcome Reception and Dinner
6:00pm-9:00pm The Hershey Gardens
Reception
Reception will be held in the Italian Rose Garden
High top tables
Photo booth
Dinner
Dinner with take place underneath tent in the main Gardens
John P. Bilbrey
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast 8:00am-12:00pm Meeting session featuring guest
speaker Frank Calderoni, Chief Financial Officer at Cisco
8:30am-12:00pm Morning at the spa for spouses 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch at The Hotel Hershey 1:30pm-4:30pm Team Building Activity at
Hershey’s Chocolate World 1:30-4:30 Chocolate and Wine Pairing for
spouses 6:30pm-9:30pm Reception and Dinner
Executive VP & CFO of Cisco Connected to 18 board members in 2 different
organizations across 5 different industries Cisco profit grew significantly since Mr.
Calderoni has been CFO of Cisco
Guest Speaker Frank Calderoni8:00am-12:00pm The Blue Mountain Room, The Hotel
Hershey
Decadent and luxurious spa at The Hotel Hershey Known in Hershey as the “Chocolate Spa” Offers a variety of traditional massages, hydrotherapy
facials and more. We want to provide our guests with the most relaxing
and enjoyable experience as possible.
A Day at the Spa8:30am-12:00pm The Spa, The Hotel Hershey
Make your own candy bar
Teams of 5
Create most unique and tasty chocolate bar
Prize!
Team Building Activity1:30pm-4:30pm Hershey’s Chocolate World
Red & White Wine Sampling
Corresponding Chocolate
Wine & Chocolate Pairing
1:30pm-4:30pm Starlight Terrace Ballroom, The Hotel Hershey
Covered patio deck
overlooking the vines and stunning property
Food served is locally outsourced, “farm-to-table”
Food and wine pairing Acoustic guitar Cigar Bar Centerpieces
Farm-to-Table Reception and Dinner
6:30pm-9:30pm The Hershey Vineyards
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast 8:00am-10:00am Wrap-up meeting 10:30am-3:30am Hershey Destination Tour
and Experience 6:30pm-9:30pm Closing Event and Awards
Presentation at The Hershey Theater
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Follows Milton Hershey’s path to success through a
series evocative settings that evoke key points in his early life and career Exhibit recreates Hershey’s first shop in
Philadelphia, his office at Lancaster Caramel Company, and the first Hershey Chocolate Factory.
Hershey Destination Tour & Experience Museum: Failure to
Fortune10:30am-3:30pm Hershey Museum
Reserved room at Café Zooka Optional Chocolate Tasting during lunch
Food will be paired with the chocolate tasting Harpist playing to add an elegant vibe
Lunch at Café Zooka
Elegant and sophisticated event Fresh red rose bouquets as centerpieces Table garnished with chocolate bars and chocolate cigars Red and gold accents throughout entire room The famous Silverwood Trio of Hershey, PA will be
performing classical pieces on the flute, cello and clarinet
Closing Event and Awards Presentation6:30pm-9:30pm The Hershey Theatre
8:30am-9:30am Breakfast 10:30am Check-out and departure
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Attendees will be transported throughout the week on a
bus to all locations of events to and from The Hershey Hotel.
Attendees will meet 15 minutes before each activity and the bus will leave at the start time listed on the event agenda
These locations include: The Hershey Gardens Hershey’s Chocolate World The Hershey Museum The Hershey Vineyards The Hershey Theatre
Transportation
Thursday: “Hershey
Bars and Cigars”
Friday: Wine and Dine
Saturday: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
Amenities