Rest Stop: Volunteers – Protecting the Heartbeat

23/10/2025 6 min

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Episode Synopsis

You are the heartbeat.Let’s protect the people who keep our fine arts culture alive.Every healthy fine arts program has one thing in common — volunteers who quietly hold the world together.They show up early, stay late, and give everything they have to keep the heartbeat strong.But even the most devoted hearts need protection.In this Rest Stop episode, Mike speaks directly to the people behind the scenes — the parents, boosters, and leaders carrying more than their share. Because rebuilding culture means caring for the humans inside it.🎧 In this 6-minute morning reset:Why volunteers are the heartbeat of every fine-arts programHow to build boundaries that sustain service instead of draining itOne sentence that can reset a tired team’s culture in secondsA heartfelt reminder to those who give endlessly: you are seen, you are valued, and you matterYou don’t have to do it all — you just have to be here.☕️ New Rest Stop episodes drop every weekday at 6:30 AM CT.Tomorrow’s finale, Heart: The Rebuild Lives Here, brings everything together in one powerful close to this first week of The Rebuild.#SoundstageEDU #RestStopPodcast #BoosterStrong #RaiseTheBarTogether #FineArtsLeadership #VolunteerAppreciation #CultureRebuild #SoundstageEDURebuild #BandParents #TheaterParents

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