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What Is Your Venue Actually Doing for Your Community?
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- Apr 28, 2026
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Summary
When was the last time your venue did something for your community because you decided it mattered — not because a grant required it? In this month's solo recap, Michelle draws on four extraordinary conversations to make the case that community is not something you bolt onto the bottom of your annual report. Community IS the job. Christopher Hill of Hands Up Holidays and Impact Destinations has spent twenty years proving that when you give people the opportunity to contribute to something beyond themselves, it changes them. His framework — that meaningful luxury means both parties leave better than they arrived — applies directly to every hospitality service interaction. Damien Schofield, founder of the Younger Heroes, built nature-based programs reconnecting veteran families because he lived what happens when community breaks down. His insight that resilience spreads through a team from the leader down is one of the most important leadership principles covered this month. Debbie Dickson at The Ary Toukley turned a domestic violence hotspot ranking into a board-adopted action plan, eight years of specialist staff training, and a statewide committee role. Her team didn't wait for permission. They saw the need, they had the platform, and they acted. Jenny Holt at Club Rivers has built a community culture so embedded that her team volunteers over 1,000 hours a year — not from mandate, not for pay, because the culture makes it feel like the obvious thing to do. In this episode, Michelle Pascoe covers: Christopher Hill's philosophy that mutually enriching experiences — where both the guest and the venue leave better than they arrived — is the benchmark every hospitality leader should apply to service culture and daily team interactions. How Damien Schofield's Younger Heroes…