This week's On A Water Break is coming to you LIVE for the first time ever! 🎉 Hosted by Jackie, Steven, and Nicole, this episode is packed with spontaneous moments, major marching arts news, heartfelt reflections, and all the chaos you expect from a live stream.

💬 What's Inside:

• Nicole takes over the 60-Second Tech Block with a passionate pitch on Why You Should Go to The Cookout – a must-attend, inclusive WGI-week event

• Jackie shares a moving story about the Yukon Band's fundraiser to support a neighboring school after a devastating fire (News 9 Oklahoma [https://www.news9.com/story/67e7f22cb31be03610aa4a92/yukon-band-holding-fundraiser-to-obtain-instruments-for-geary-high-school-band])

• Nicole follows up on our recent reporting with an update on the Palisades Charter High School Band returning to performance after California wildfires (Spectrum News [https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/wildfires/2025/03/26/palisades-charter-high-marching-band-performance])

• Stephen announces the newest WGI Hall of Fame Inductees for 2025 (WGI.org [https://www.wgi.org/2025hof/])

• Nicole brings us national coverage of a sweet surprise moment for a North Carolina high school band (ABC News/GMA [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/high-school-students-react-joy-after-band-director/story?id=120149950])

• Upcoming appearances and live recaps from the Show Day booth at WGI

• Exciting info about The Cookout: Join us Saturday between Open and World Finals from 3–5 PM at Paw Paw Pavilion — $10 donation ($5 per performer if you're bringing your whole group), live music, scholarship awards, and community vibes! @thecookoutcg [https://www.instagram.com/thecookoutcg/]

🌎 Organizations & Partners Featured:

• @gonzako.projects [https://www.instagram.com/gonzako.projects/]

• @melaninmosaic [https://www.instagram.com/melaninmosaic/]

• @grantisimo_p [https://www.instagram.com/grantisimo_p/]

• @guardcloset [https://www.instagram.com/guardcloset/] – guardcloset.com [https://guardcloset.com/]

• @peakgrouptravel [https://www.instagram.com/peakgrouptravel/] – peakgrouptravel.com [https://peakgrouptravel.com/]

• @pflagdayton [https://pflagdayton.org/]

• @miamivalleymeals [https://miamivalleymeals.org/]

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