Hello CLC Legacy Leaders!

I hope this correspondence finds you well. Fall season has begun. As we continue to move forward, we will be making connections and finding challenging civic activities to keep you involved. 

Your Legacy in Action: This Month’s Opportunities

As a Legacy Leader, your experience and insight can shape the future of our community. Here are ways to get involved this month:

Legacy Leader Think Tank with Shoes and Coats 4 Kids

On September 23, Legacy Leaders Alice Armstrong, Lee Schwebel, Lenora Inez Brown, Jay Foran, Lynn Foran, and Phyllis Harris shared their expertise with Monica Lloyd, Executive Director of Shoes and Clothes for Kids (SC4K), and her team. Together, they explored fresh ideas and strategies to help the organization measure its long-term impact.

The Think Tank provided an opportunity to review SC4K’s goals and plans while addressing the challenges of tracking progress over time. The conversation sparked fresh ideas and innovative approaches to tracking progress.  The conversation sparked fresh ideas and innovative approaches to tracking progress.

Mark your calendars—the next Legacy Leader Think Tank is in November. Watch your email for details and your invitation to participate. 

Think Tank Conversations offer valuable insights, fostering creativity and innovation for organizations who seek to generate new ideas or approaches to solving particular problems. If you know an organization that would benefit from a Legacy Leader Think Tank email me at cowens@cleveleads.or or 216-650-3312.

Legacy Leaders’ Podcast Series “For Your Encore”

Be a guest on our Legacy Leaders "For Your Encore" podcast series and inspire others with your experience. Podcast episodes are published monthly.

EPISODE 17: Reinventing yourself after a successful career. Explore what it means to reinvent yourself after a successful career, and how the skills you’ve built over a lifetime can translate into new, meaningful chapters. Listen to episodes of “For Your Encore” on Spotify or your favorite podcast platform.

Legacy Leaders’ Celebrating Community Outdoors

Share your trail photos to highlight the beauty of Ohio’s age-friendly trails. As the vibrant colors of fall arrive, the Age-Friendly Recreation Trail Guide is the perfect resource to help you choose an outdoor trail to explore. This Legacy Leaders project—created in partnership with The Dayton Foundation’s Del Mar Encore Fellows highlights the health benefits of walking, jogging, and biking while providing detailed information on trails across Northeast to Southeast Ohio, including maps, accessibility details, amenities, and directions.

We encourage you to use this guide not only as a personal tool but also as a way to engage others in discovering Ohio’s beautiful, age-friendly trails. While you’re out exploring, snap a few photos of the trails, fall colors, or your walking group and share them with us. We’d love to feature your pictures in upcoming newsletters and on our social media to inspire others to get outside and get active.

Share Your Story

Your encore journey can inspire others. Submit your story, lesson learned, or a memorable community moment to be featured in next month’s newsletter. Email me at cowens@cleveleads.org or call: 216-592-2289.

Feedback

Tell us what topics you want to explore next month—your voice shapes our Legacy Leader opportunities!

Many initiatives are happening at the Cleveland Leadership Center, and Legacy Leaders are working to support those efforts and continue providing ways for experienced leaders to remain connected and civically active in Cleveland.

Mark your calendars for CLC upcoming opportunities

Civic Leadership Institute

If you, friends, or family members are looking to become refreshed and inspired by a wide variety of people, projects, and ideas moving Cleveland forward, Civic Leadership Institute (CLI) is an easy way.

Registration is open for our Fall 2025, Winter 2026, and Spring 2026 offerings. The Fall Session begins Friday, October 10. For more information about CLI click HERE.

Leader Lunch Breaks

The Leader Lunch Breaks are virtual discussions to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings. Visit the CLC Community Events Calendar for the upcoming schedule of these free virtual discussion to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings.

Save the Date for Accelerate

For those of you familiar with CLC’s Accelerate, Legacy Leaders are needed to advise those submitting pitches and to work with the finalists as they seek to implement their innovative ideas. Our work with applicants and finalists supports our mission to shape the leaders and innovators of today to ensure a vibrant future. Stay tuned for upcoming opportunities to volunteer for Accelerate. And join us on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Claudia

Director of Legacy Leaders

cowens@cleveleads.org

(216) 650-3312