Wow, a whole extra day! How will you spend Feb. 29, 2024? 

Let’s pause a moment and think about this. I looked it up and according to the National Air and Space Museum, if we neglect to add an extra 24 hours to our Gregorian calendar every four years, the seasons will shift and about 700 years from now the Northern Hemisphere’s summer will begin in December instead of June. 

Luckily, some smart people got this figured out before shorts and sandals season got all out of whack. 

Back to how to best make use of this specific Feb. 29, which happens to be the last day of the Better Together Campaign supporting the Chestnut Hill Community Association and the Chestnut Hill Local. These two organizations work side-by-side in offices upstairs at 8434 Germantown Avenue. They both go a long way toward making our neighborhood the kind of place we all want to be.

We need your support now, with just a few days remaining to meet the $50,000 challenge a group of generous folks have pulled together to get your attention. We need $25,000 more to grab this golden ticket and keep the good things going on here in Chestnut Hill where we all live and play.

It’s all done on Feb. 29, and we are grateful for the extra day and for our generous community. 

Better Together means better because of you.

Please consider taking the leap and making your gift today. Donate online at www.chestnuthill.org. Or mail a check to the attention of Anne McNiff, executive director, Chestnut Hill Community Association, 8434 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118.

Laura Lucas, 

President, Chestnut Hill Community Association