In 1996, over dinner with Carole and Bill Bowman and Trish and Wally Foulkrod, Bill’s idea of hanging baskets along Chocolate Avenue became the William S. Bowman Trust for the Horticultural Beautification of Hershey. Trish and Bill worked together on many projects at the Gardens while serving on the Hershey Gardens Advisory Board. Beautifying the town was a natural […]
read moreAshie Santangelo has been a member of The William S Bowman Trust since its inception in 1996. Living downtown, Ashie knows that Hershey is a beautiful place and wants to keep it that way by encouraging more people to notice horticultural beauty. Ashie is also a past president of the Hershey Horticulture Society, on the […]
read moreAndy Bowman, son of the late Bill Bowman, was a founding trustee of the William S Bowman Trust in 1996. Now a Sales Executive at The Hershey Company, Andy is a proud and lifelong resident of Hershey. His wife Rauna and their two children, Lydia and Brady, are also instrumental to the success of the […]
read moreLydia Bowman has been a junior advisor of the William S Bowman Trust since 2014. Lydia was always very well aware of the effects that her grandfather, Bill Bowman, had on the beautification of Hershey. Because of her young age, Lydia wants to help beautify Hershey so she, along with the rest of her generation, […]
read moreIn 1998, Bill Brandt was hired by Bill Bowman at the Hershey Nursery and has worked closely with the downtown basket and Christmas wreath program initiatives. Bill’s passion for the beautification of Hershey comes naturally, as it falls within his everyday job of providing landscaping beautification and enhancement for many of the Hershey properties. Bill […]
read moreSarah first became involved in the trust through the Hershey Horticultural society, which opened the doors for her to be apart of many other beautification and horticultural efforts in the town. Sarah worked to revitalize the Hershey Gardens, specifically helping to build the first Butterfly House with Bill Bowman. Sarah greatly values the biennial garden […]
read moreTom Clark has been involved with the William S. Bowman Trust for about ten years, but has been involved in Derry Township for twenty five. Tom has been the director of Public Works for the past twenty years, although he was initially hired by the township in 1991 as a horticulturist, a job dedicated to […]
read moreBob Good has been on the board of the William S Bowman Trust for 2 years. When he was in high school, Bob worked for the Hershey Nursery and was greatly inspired by Bill Bowman to pursue an education in the green industry. Bob is the owner of Good’s Tree Care and lives in Hershey […]
read moreSandi May, a previous Hershey Nursery and florist employee, holds two certificates of Merit from Longwood Gardens that entailed several years of courses, intense studies, and testing. Sandi has spent time volunteering as a guide at the Hershey Gardens, and is a past president of the Hershey Horticultural Society. As a member of the trust, […]
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