Class XLI

02/12/2026

Watch this video to learn about Tempe Leadership, Class 41 and our Storm to Shade project! 🌳

02/12/2026

02/05/2026

Time to meet another park 🌳

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: Mitchell Park
𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘺.

📸 Check out the photos to learn more about this Tempe park!

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Want to help? Come plant trees with us on March 28!
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 ⬇️
https://classxli.com/mitchell

02/02/2026

Introducing our “Meet the Parks” series 🌳
Get to know the two parks we’re raising money for.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽: Jaycee Park
𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴!

📸 Check out the photos to learn more about this Tempe park!

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Want to help? Come plant trees with us on March 28!
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 ⬇️
https://www.classxli.com/jaycee

02/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 fundraiser on January 7th! We loved seeing so many familiar faces come together for some friendly competition.

A special thank you to:

🫖 Drink Me! Tea Room for the use of their space and for the vegan treats
🎤 Darreyl Davis Jr. for being our incredible host!

We hope to see you at our next fundraiser, 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩!
https://classxli.com/art

01/30/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 fundraiser on January 17th! Our community and alumni truly showed up. Your support helped create a spectacular night filled with music, conversation and tacos!

A special thank you to:

⛲️ Joseph Lewis for the use of his gorgeous home
🌮 Pablo’s Tacos for the amazing food
🎵 Walt Richardson, SZN in the Sun and the Sugar Thieves for their lively music

We hope to see you at our next fundraiser, 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙩!
https://classxli.com/art

01/30/2026

Say hello to Tempe Leadership Class XLI 👋 We're excited to learn, lead and engage with our community together! See you around Tempe!🌵

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽:
Since 1985, the Tempe Leadership Program, in partnership with the Tempe Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has brought like-minded individuals together in the community to engage and challenge one another, learn more about the ins and outs of Tempe, and, most importantly, make a real difference in our community.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗫𝗟𝗜:
Made up of 19 dedicated community leaders, local business owners and corporate professionals, Class XLI represents the 41st iteration of Tempe Leadership. As a class, we share a commitment to connection, civic engagement and creating meaningful impact in Tempe. Together, we advance projects that strengthen relationships and positively shape Tempe’s future.

Our current class project is, 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘦, a tree planting fundraiser for Mitchell and Jaycee Parks.