Frequently Asked Questions

Annual dues are $95.
This includes:
A subscription to our award-winning weekly community newspaper, Chestnut Hill Local, valued at $45. (The remaining portion of your dues is tax-deductible.) 
The Passport to the Chestnut Hill Experience with over $1,000 in free items at nearly 70 local stores, restaurants, and businesses.
Discounts at local businesses
Discounts to CHCA Events
Monthly E-Newsletter
The opportunity to support community programming.
The right to vote and run for office in CHCA elections.
To join, go to the Membership section of this website, call 215-248-8810, or stop by our office at 8434 Germantown Avenue.

Absolutely not! Although a majority of our members are located in Chestnut Hill, we have many members in Wyndmoor, Mt. Airy, Erdenheim, and Flourtown. We also have members who live further away with ties to Chestnut Hill.

Volunteering is a Chestnut Hill tradition. The CHCA has many committees comprised of volunteers planning for our events and addressing a variety of community issues. We always welcome new volunteers! Another way to get involved is to run for a seat on the Board of Directors. Board members serve for 3-year terms and meet on the fourth Thursday of every month except December. You don’t need to be a member to join most of our committees. To volunteer, call 215-248-8810 or email info@chestnuthill.org.

The CHCA holds many events throughout the year, including the Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series, Movies Under the Stars, the Black & White Gala, the Chestnut Hill Holiday House Tour, the Chestnut Hill Holiday Parade, Circle of Trees, and the Hoops Madness Basketball Tournament. We invite businesses and individuals to sponsor any or all of them. It’s a great way to increase your exposure with those who live and work in Chestnut Hill. To learn more about this, call 215-248-8811, email info@chestnuthill.org, or click here.

We here at the CHCA often receive phone calls meant for staff members of the CHBD and CHPF. We suspect they get calls for us too. If your call is about any of the businesses in Chestnut Hill, call the CHBD at 215-247-6696 or stop by their office at 8514 Germantown Avenue. The CHBD organizes the Spring Home & Garden Festival, Fall for the Arts Festival, and many other business-oriented events. The CHPF office is within the CHBD, so if your call is about parking in the business district of Chestnut Hill, they may be able to help you out. Visit www.chestnuthillpa.com. In addition to our popular events, the CHCA serves as a public forum for the residents and stakeholders of Chestnut Hill. This is the association through which community policy is discussed, and is the voice of the community to the city of Philadelphia regarding development, land use planning, and zoning issues.

Pastorius Park is part of Fairmount Park, which is under the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation. To obtain an event permit, call 215-685-0060 or visit www.phila.gov/parksandrecreation.

Organized by the CHCA, the Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series is the longest-running free outdoor concert series in the City of Philadelphia. In 2018, we are celebrating 70 years of community entertainment. In order to be considered to perform at next summer’s series, email info@chestnuthill.org.