The 2026 Leadership Classroom (TLC) Awards & Dinner Celebration

Join us for an evening filled with networking and celebration at our annual TLC awards dinner. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect and celebrate one another’s strong communities. We hope to see you there!

Tickets for this invitation-only event are FREE, but registration is required. Space is limited, so please register early.

• Lifetime Achievement Award - Samuel Rowser, Executive Director of On Point for College
• Grassroots Leader Award - Tracy Reid, Team Leader of John 6:12 Ministries

• Please do not park in the lot adjacent to the Philanthropy Center in front of the salon —this is a private lot and your car will be towed. Please be prepared to park on the street. There is street parking available on East Fayette, East Washington and Genesee Streets.
• Parking in the lot directly in front of the CNY Philanthropy Center is reserved for Central New York Community Foundation guests and tenants and cannot be guaranteed for event participants.
• A Murbro surface lot is located within a block of the building-you may enter on East Washington Street, next to Jazz Central.
• A covered parking garage is located at 300 East Fayette Street.

There may be photography and/or filming at this event. If you (and/or an accompanying minor) do not wish to appear in any photos or videos, please inform the Community Foundation within 24 hours of the event’s conclusion by contacting us at 315.422.9538 or [email protected].