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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 09:36

Critic outlines why change is needed at MHS

Written by  Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

Ric Fouad has long been an outspoken critic of The Hershey Trust and the Milton Hershey School. A former president of the Milton Hershey Alumni Association, he's currently the president of the advocacy group Protect the Hershey's Children. He recently spent some time as a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and made a presentation dubbed, "The Chocolate Heist"...

TV Smart Talk Interveiw with Rick Fouad:

 

Here are four excerpts from his talk:

 

 

(1) Fouad outlines what he sees as some of the early misuses of Trust money:

 

 

 

 

(2) Fouad discusses Trust actions from late 1980s to early 2000s:

 

 

 

 

(3) Fouad takes issue with the money paid to board members of the Hershey Trust:

 

 

 

(4) Fouad looks back at the last seven years and compiles what he calls a "childcare scorecard:"

 

The full video is available on the Protect the Hershey's Children website.

Don't forget to watch Smart Talk at 8:00 p.m. Thursday on WITF-TV, as part of the

Real Life | Real Issues series.

 

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