Tempe Leadership

04/16/2026

Applications are open to join the Tempe Leadership Council! Link in bio or copy the link below!
https://forms.gle/MFao38nTyGbq4D1Y8

04/02/2026

Mark your calendars! Tempe Leadership graduation for both our Youth and Adult programs is April 17th starting at 5:30, at Tempe Center for the Arts! Come out and support our 2025-2026 classes!

02/26/2026

🌳To help rebuild and restore our parks Tempe Leadership Class XLI launched “Storm to Shade”, a community-driven effort to restore trees at Mitchell and Jaycee Parks.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our fundraising and followed our journey to bring this class project to life. We’re excited to move forward with our vision! Join us on tree planting day to help restore shade and strengthen Tempe neighborhoods

📅 Jaycee Park Tree Planting
🗓 Saturday, March 28
⏰9:00am-11am MST
📍 817 W. 5th St., Tempe, AZ 85281

📅 Mitchell Park Tree Planting
🗓 Friday, April 10
⏰9:00am-11am MST
📍 900 S. Mitchell Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281

Sign up to volunteer and help turn storm damage into new growth! 🌿Refreshments and planting tools will be provided.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-to-plant-trees-at-jaycee-park-tickets-1981831465262

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-to-plant-trees-at-mitchell-park-tickets-1981894894982

02/16/2026

Join us on Friday, February 27th at Tempe’s EnVision Center for an engaging presentation on Adaptation & Mitigation, beginning with a 3:45 PM arrival and a 4:00–5:00 PM discussion focused on building a more resilient future for our community. Event is open to Alumni and Class 41! Link to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adaptation-mitigation-at-tempes-envision-center-tickets-1981432667447?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/06/2026

Tomorrow’s the day! Did you grab your ticket yet? Come spend the evening connecting with your Tempe Leadership classmates and community members, eating great food and checking out our raffle items!!

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the Tempe Leadership community! - Sat, Feb 7, 2026 - Tempe, AZ - Get tickets online

02/01/2026

We’re one week away from the Tempe Leadership Alumni Event! Grab your tickets below!!

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the Tempe Leadership community! - Sat, Feb 7, 2026 - Tempe, AZ - Get tickets online

01/29/2026

🌳🎨 Tempe Leadership Class XLI Presents: Art Takes Root! 🎨🌳
Join us for a special fundraising art show supporting the replanting of trees across Tempe!
📅 When: Opening Night - Feb 13, 2026 | 6-9 PM
📍 Where: Rocket Space Gallery at Danelle Plaza, 37 W Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ
🖼 Additional Gallery Hours: Feb 14-24, 2026 (check our website for times)
🎟️ Entry is Pay-As-You-Wish (suggested donation $20) — every dollar helps us bring more green to our city!
Enjoy amazing artwork, a silent auction, a cash bar (21+), and an artwork raffle!
All proceeds support our Storm to Shade initiative, helping to replace and sustain shade trees in Tempe parks affected by last October’s storms. To learn more about class XLI and our project visit www.classxli.com🌿

01/16/2026

🎶🌳 Tempe Leadership Class XLI presents: Tempe is Rooted in Music 🌳🎶
Join us on Saturday, Jan 17, 2026 | 5PM - 10PM for an unforgettable evening of live music, friends and community, open bar, and delicious food!
Featuring live performances by:
🎸 Sugar Thieves
🎤 Walt Richardson
🎵 Szn in The Sun

All proceeds support our Storm to Shade initiative, helping to replace and sustain shade trees in Tempe parks affected by last October’s storms. To learn more about class XLI and our project visit www.classxli.com
📍Location: Joseph Lewis Residence | 241 E 15th St. Tempe, AZ 85281
🎟 $100 Donation| Includes entry, live music, food and beverage
🌳A $150 donation includes entry, and sponsors the planting of one tree. Sponsors will receive a certification of appreciation.
🚗Event located 10 minutes walking distance from College/Apache light rail station. Additional parking available at Lutheran Church on Parkway Blvd.

01/05/2026

🎶🌳 Tempe Leadership Class XLI presents: Tempe is Rooted in Music 🌳🎶
Join us on Saturday, Jan 17, 2026 | 5PM - 10PM for an unforgettable evening of live music, friends and community, open bar, and delicious food!
Featuring live performances by:
🎸 Sugar Thieves
🎤 Walt Richardson
🎵 Szn in The Sun
All proceeds support our Storm to Shade initiative, helping to replace and sustain shade trees in Tempe parks affected by last October’s storms. To learn more about class XLI and our project visit www.classxli.com
📍Location: Joseph Lewis Residence | 241 E 15th St. Tempe, AZ 85281
🎟 $100 Donation| Includes entry, live music, food and beverage
🌳A $150 donation includes entry, and sponsors the planting of one tree. Sponsors will receive a certification of appreciation.
🚗Event located 10 minutes walking distance from College/Apache light rail station. Additional parking available at Lutheran Church on Parkway Blvd.

01/05/2026

Tempe Leadership’s Class of 41 invites you to attend an epic night of live music from local musicians on January 17, 5-10pm. We will have the eclectic tunes of Szn in the Sun, the deep and sultry sounds of Sugar Thieves, and the reggae melodies of Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Walt Richardson. Your $100 ticket gets you access to the open bar as well as delicious food from Pablo’s Tacos. Located 10 minutes’ walking distance from College/Apache light rail stop.
Buy tickets —> www.classxli.com/music

This event helps raise money for our project, Storm to Shade. Our class is working directly with the City of Tempe’s Urban Forestry Department. Our goal is to plant 35 trees in two central Tempe parks, after they lost shade canopy during the October 2025 microburst. Jaycee Park will receive 15 trees and Mitchell Park will receive 20 trees.

If you want to donate to our project, but not attend our event, we have a general donation fund and a tree donation fund. You can find out more by visiting https://classxli.com/storm-to-shade.html