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These 3 U.S. Paralympic Sailors Won Silver Medals In Rio!
** OGTV's first SPORTS & ATHLETES playlist story of the week is about three men who did not allow a life altering tragic moment to derail them from their Olympic dreams. **
Huge congratulations to U.S. Paralympic Team sailors Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund have won silver medals in the Sonar class, the three-person Paralympic keelboat. For all three sailors it is the first Paralympic medal of their careers!!
These three men thought they lost it all! Tragic life events and devastating disabilities like theirs would have ended most people's hopes and dreams. But Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund have taken their lives back and are sailing for their country in Rio on the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team!
The trio earned a place on the Rio 2016 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team based on the results of the US Sailing Paralympic Athlete Selection Series in the Sonar three-person keelboat. They have been the top-performing American Sonar team since London 2012, and have earned medals at several of the world's premier adaptive sailing events.
This will be the second Team USA appearance for Rick, who competed at Beijing 2008, and the first career Paralympic Games for Brad and Hugh. What they are doing, and all they have accomplished, shows nothing short of pure dedication and motivation!
Watch and see what these uplifting heroes have to say at the Sailing Foundation of New York's Golden Spinnaker Gala fundraiser for the US Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams in New York City
This video was produced by Rob Hess and shot/edited by Denis Troi.
Learn more at: https://www.ussailing.org/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
We at OnlyGood TV believe that positivity will change lives for the better. We strive to be the hopeful voice that recognizes people are good & out there doing good things for their communities and society at large. We tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that inspire and motivate us, and fuel the Positivity Movement.
Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #sailing #paralympics #Rio2016 #OGTV
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This Angel Helps Immigrant Field Workers Live A Better Life!
** In celebration of National Farmer's Market Week, OGTV is sharing this heartwarming story about a husband and wife duo who are doing all they can to make life easier for California field workers after their homes were destroyed by a fire. **
"What I want to say to everybody is, study your own roots," says Judy Lucas of California. "See how many generations you have to go back to find immigrants. Just treat people like you hope your immigrant family was treated."
It's hard to argue with that. And it's hard not to be fully inspired by Judy, who started an organization called Friends of Fieldworkers, Inc. in her home of Ventura County, CA. After a 2013 fire in Ventura County that consumed the homes and personal possessions of 27 families of mostly fieldworkers, Judy led the effort to collect donations of clothing, furniture, food, and other needs to help the families get back on their feet. The founder of Friends of Fieldworkers says that she wants to change the way that a typical American views immigrant workers, as if they are part of the background scenery rather than as whole people with needs and families.
One of the people Judy has dedicated herself to through Friends of Fieldworkers is named Litzy Hernandez. The daughter of immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, Litzy didn't have the easiest time as a kid. Judy describes young Litzy as shy and a little "scattered," not sure of what she would do with her future. But through their friendship, Judy was able to help Litzy find purpose and better understand her potential.
"Judy came at a perfect time... She instilled in me that I had to pursue higher education," says Litzy.
Today, Litzy plans to go to college and then to pursue a degree in immigration law. And the countless other people whose lives Judy has touched through Friends of Fieldworkers are experiencing similar transformations in their lives. "She didn't know who we were, but she looked at us and she saw a human," says Litzy. We could all surely learn something from the deep compassion and altruism that Judy has in her!
Judy leaves us with an important piece of advice, "Treat people like you would have hoped your immigrant family was treated."
This video was produced by Tracy Chevrier and shot by Alex Simon, and edited by Kellie Sieban.
For more information , visit Friends of Fieldworkers at: https://friendsoffieldworkers.org/
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Welcome to OnlyGood.tv! - It's a Positivity Movement.
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #friendsoffieldworkers #kindness #immigrants #OGTV
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Amazing Athletes - Sports & Athletes (Trailer)
They ski, run, swim, skate, throw and play with the same drive and intensity of Olympic athletes. Despite physical or mental limitations they may have, these athletes have an enviable drive to participate and enjoy their abilities any way that they can. Watch these inspiring athletic and sports stories here!
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Adorable Baby's First Steps
** OGTV's second GOOD STORY of the week is simply a joyous celebration of that special moment when your baby figures out the wonder of standing on their own two feet and becomes a toddler. **
There are many milestones in life worth remembering. Losing your first tooth, riding your first bike and getting your driver's license are all huge, but a baby's first steps are one of the first and most important!
Although they may be clumsy, their wobbly first steps are definitely something to be proud of. Watch out world, here they come!
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #babies #firststeps #milestones #OGTV
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More Than A Dancer
** For National Dance Day, OGTV is sharing this story of a young girl with cerebral palsy who refuses to be separated from her favorite dance troupe no matter how high the obstacles. **
This little girl dreamed of one day dancing. Unfortunately, she suffers from cerebral palsy, making this dream more difficult to fulfill than others. In spite of it all, she is able to overcome the obstacles and defeat the odds. Meet Meg Worrick, the 13-year old dancer.
Meg first knew she wanted to become a dancer when she attended one of her little sister's dance recitals. She was filled with an overwhelming emotion of sadness, seeing her sister up on the stage, wishing she could be up there dancing too. With the unconditional support from her parents, dance studio, and dance instructor, this dream became a reality.
"I saw Meg with the moms in the hallway and I asked them 'Why Meg wasn't dancing'," related dance instructor Beth Wheeler. "They said 'Well, she has Cerebral Palsy' and I said, 'So? Why isn't Meg dancing?' and that's when they started Meg in class."
Even with this overwhelming support, Meg still faced challenges. As she grew older, it became more and more difficult to get Meg up to the second-floor dance studio. Due to this issue, she stopped attending classes. This put her journey on pause, but only made her passion for dance grow stronger. From this struggle, blossomed the idea of "17 Steps". This was the challenge Meg had to overcome to get to the studio. The studio members then took that concept and incorporated it into a dance which included everyone in the studio. The called it "17 steps" to represent the challenges that we all face and take throughout life. The message of perseverance, positivity, and inspiration radiate through Meg, in the form of dance.
Learn more at: https://www.adancersdream.net/
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #Inclusion #CerebralPalsy #Disability #OGTV
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Best Friend Teens Are Selling Handmade Bracelets To Help Heal Cleft Lip & Palate
** OGTV is celebrating the International Day Of Friendship with this story about two lifelong friends who are using their skill for making jewelry to help babies in developing countries with birth defects get life changing surgeries. **
It's not rare for a baby to be born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. In fact, it happens globally about every three minutes. For the 170,000 babies with one of these conditions each year, there is a simple surgical solution to prevent future challenges with speaking, eating, and breathing—but only if their families can afford the $250 surgery.
Nandini Arakoni was one of the babies born with a cleft lip. She knows how fortunate she was that her family was able to pay for it to be repaired, and as a teenager, Nandini and her best friend Sanjana have developed a way to pay it forward. Nandini and Sanjana both come from families with jewelry makers, and the lifelong friends decided that they'd use the knowledge their relatives have to raise money to help babies around the world who are born with cleft lips or palates. Side By Side Smiles is the name the two teens gave to their organization, and they work in partnership with Smile Train, an international non-profit focused on treating and solving the problem of cleft lip and palate.
"What we do is we sell $5 handmade charm bracelets, and all of our proceeds go towards Smile Train," Nandini explains.
The silver bracelets that Side By Side Smiles produces are infused with meaning. Each piece includes a number of charms that represent elements of Nandini and Sanjana's ambitions and beliefs about their project. First, a heart charm communicates that each bracelet is "made with love," put together by hand by the teens and their friends. There's a key charm, which represents how each person can hold the key to someone else's happiness. And finally, there are charms in the shapes of feathers and arrows, two things that are light and which carries the meaning that "it's easy to make a change," says Sanjana. And even beyond the charms, Nandini points out that "the chain itself represents unity, because of the links."
So far, Nandini and Sanjana (with help from their friends and family) have made over 4,570 bracelets and have raised over $60,,000. That's a lot of smiles! Watch and join in their bigger goal to raise $100,000 for curing children with cleft lip and palate .
This HooplaHa original video was produced by Tracy Chevrier, shot by Elliot Rosen, and edited by Kellie Sieban.
Support Side By Side Smiles at: https://www.sidebysidesmiles.org/
Learn more at: https://www.smiletrain.org/
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Watch an exclusive collection of stories featuring PETS, FAMILY, WELLNESS, and COMMUNITY, including unique series and Live Specials that shine a spotlight on everyday people, making the world a better place. #cleftlip #sidebysidesmiles #charmbracelets #OGTV
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Healthy Recipes From Twin Sisters Who Care - Lasagna Soup
** OGTV celebrates National Lasagna Day with Joy and Judy, twin sisters from a large Italian family who love to take their favorite recipes and serve them up with a healthy spin. **
When most of us think of our favorite family recipes or holiday classics, we do not necessarily think of healthy food. Casseroles, biscuits, cheesy and buttery and fried bites tend to dominate discussions of "comfort food." Well, twin sisters Joy and Judy from our original series Twin Sisters, Love & Cooking! are trying to develop a different, healthier style of comfort food, and this scrumptious Lasagna Soup recipe is a perfect example!
Joy and Judy were inspired to re-work their Italian family's favorite recipes into healthier versions after Judy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Fortunately, today, Judy is a survivor, and the twin sisters get to spend tons of quality time together—especially in the kitchen.
In addition to developing and sharing healthy comfort food recipes (you can get the Lasagna Soup recipe below!), Joy and Judy do some amazing work with organizations dedicated to helping women, like the Mercy Learning Center, which provides free literacy training for low-income women and their children.
Everybody has a classic holiday recipe that they love to make with their families. For Joy and Judy, that favorite childhood recipe is Lasagna Soup. Through smart substitutions, like turkey sausage instead of pork and rice noodles instead of wheat, the sisters were able to replicate the flavor and feeling of this comfort food in a dish that has far fewer calories.
Watch and see how to prepare this family favorite. We hope you'll give it a try!
Lasagna Soup Recipe:
Ingredients:
2-3 turns of olive oil
1 pound of turkey sausage,
optional1 onion, diced2 cloves of garlic,
chopped 2 lbs fresh tomatoes (I used campari tomatoes)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cups bone broth or chicken broth
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 pound lasagna noodles *broken into large pieces* Gluten free pasta, rice pasta or whole wheat pasta can be used, any shaped pasta is fine
skim milk ricotta, garnish
Directions: Heat oil in a large soup pot. Add the sausage and cook until browned. Add onions and garlic and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes, chicken broth, and tomato paste along with the wine and parmesan cheese. Let simmer for an hour, taste and re-season.
About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve, add the pasta to the soup pot. However, it may take a bit longer to cook so keep checking. If you need more broth to compensate for pasta soaking up the soup, go ahead and add more. If you prefer it, you can cook some additional pasta.
Ladle the soup into big bowls and top with a dollop of low fat ricotta cheese! FYI- this soup goes perfect with crusty bread!
This video was produced by Tracy Chevrier and shot/edited by Yura Makarov.
To learn more, visit them on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/twinsjudyjoy/
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Woman Sumo Wrestler and Dudeoir Love the Skin They're In - Beauty Redefined (E2)
** OGTV's second Beauty Redefined Playlist story of the week features Josh stepping out of his comfort zone to hit the mat with a woman who is challenging athletic norms as an active Sumo wrestler. **
Sonya del Gallego is a small, powerfully built, cheerful woman who doesn't exactly fit the profile of what one imagines when they think of a sumo wrestler. Not surprisingly, she is defiant in challenging gender stereotypes, and is an advocate for being yourself, regardless of whether it fits society's standards of "normal".
This question of what is "normal" is at the core of "Beauty Redefined", a new series hosted by Josh Varozza. Josh, a big guy with tattoos and an incomparable beard, struck "seductive" poses for the camera clad in patriotic attire which became a viral hit as an original pin-up calendar. The light-hearted photos struck a chord with people across the country who were touched by Josh's comfort in his own skin and how he embraced every part of himself.
Sonya, like Josh, strives to live an authentic life of being comfortable in her own skin while not taking herself too seriously. In this new episode, she talks with Josh at Body Tribe, a gym she trains at in Sacramento, and shares some insights about the world of Sumo wrestling, a serious sport steeped in tradition. While very competitive, Sonya has always been able to keep her participation in Sumo in perspective. "I'm very loose and just try to enjoy myself and have a good time," she shares. "Even when I'm getting beat up, I enjoy it…it's super fun."
Sonya is actually married to a Sumo wrestler, and the couple has competed in countries all over the world. At a recent World Sumo Championship held in Mongolia, Sonya, who likes to be in the spotlight, was Team USA's flag bearer during the opening ceremonies.
One thing you quickly notice about Sonya are her tattoos." I love my skin," she says proudly. "Obviously I like to decorate it and celebrate it." She doesn't like to wear a lot of clothing – being comfortable and free is more her style. While this approach makes her a woman who lives outside of other people's comfort zone, it's what makes her happy.
Josh appreciates how his new friend does not let gender stereotypes define her. "Sonya embodies self-love and self-esteem by the way she carries herself in everyday life."
Watch now to see how Sonya's strong spirit continues to lead her where few have gone before.
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