Podcasts about Right To Play

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast.  This episode we are joined by Mr. Robyn Regehr.Mr. Regehr played ~1089 NHL games over fifteen years including twelve with the Calgary Flames, and three with the LA Kings - where he won the Stanley Cup in 2014.Mr. Regehr also competed for Canada in World Juniors, World Championships, World Cup and Olympics. Mr. Regehr was a member of the NHLPA executive board for 4 years also participated in Audit and Executive Director search committee. Mr. Regehr has been involved in charitable organizations including Flames Foundation, Right To Play, Impact Society - and was a co-founder of Blueline Oilfield Rentals.Among other things we discussed Winning the Stanley Cup, 15 Years in the NHL & Energy Entrepreneurship.Enjoy.Thank you to our sponsors.Without their support this episode would not be possible:Connate Water SolutionsATB Capital MarketsJSGEPACAstro Rentals Global Energy Show CanadaSupport the show

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Check out this Stoppage Time special from Ep. 41 - Her Game Too: Fighting for Equality in Soccer - Part 2!Gender equality in soccer remains an uphill battle, especially in communities where women's participation is still considered unusual. "I don't know many women my age who watch soccer... it's me and my dad, that's all I know about soccer fans," shares Jenn Ramczyk, one of the co-founders of Her Game Too USA, highlighting how isolating the experience can be for female enthusiasts in certain regions of the country.The Her Game Too movement is confronting these challenges head-on with strategic priorities for 2025. Education stands as their foremost mission—creating awareness that soccer truly belongs to everyone, regardless of gender. This need becomes painfully evident when we hear about an eight-year-old girl being told by a boy her same age that "she wasn't allowed to play the game." Such early manifestations of gender exclusion demonstrate why education must target both girls and boys from the youngest ages.Funding grassroots programs forms the second pillar of their strategy, recognizing that early positive experiences are where children develop their love for soccer before societal barriers intervene. The third initiative focuses on forging partnerships with clubs at every level—from local recreational leagues to professional organizations—without financial barriers to participation. These partnerships manifest through visible symbols like the Her Game Too patch on jerseys and dedicated fixtures that elevate women's matches.Perhaps most powerful is the conversation around female coaching representation. When young girls see themselves reflected in leadership positions, they're more likely to believe soccer is truly their game too. Unfortunately, female coaches continue facing skepticism about their abilities solely based on gender, with comments like "I don't want my child coached by a girl" still pervasive in youth soccer. Changing this mentality forms a critical component of creating truly inclusive soccer environments where all participants can thrive.Want to support the movement for gender equality in soccer? Tune in to our full episodes and discover how you can become part of creating positive change in your local soccer community!

What does it mean to be adultist? Do children have a right to not brush their teeth… or the right not to have cavities? Eloise Rickman joins the show today to discuss her new book, “It's Not Fair, Why It's Time for a Grown-Up Conversation About How Adults Treat Children.”We have a big juicy conversation about human development, education, societal structures, lived experiences, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.If you're looking for absolute answers, then this episode isn't for you. But if you want to hear three homeschool moms discuss how they find the daily balance between guiding children and listening to them, you're in the right place.Resources:Connect with Eloise on Instagram: @mightymother_Check out Eloise's website: EloiseRickman.comFind her book, “It's Not Fair: Why It's Time for a Grown-Up Conversation About How Adults Treat Children” in the Brave Writer Bookshop: bravewriter.com/book-shopLearn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programsCheck about all Brave Writer class descriptions Click here for the Class Schedule for Fall Learn more about Brave Writer's “Becoming a Critical Thinker” workbookStart a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that's sure to grab and keep your child's attention.Read the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildWatch “School Circles” Sign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Connect with Julie:Instagram: @juliebravewriterThreads: @juliebravewriterTwitter: @bravewriterFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriterConnect with Melissa:Website: melissawiley.comSubstack: melissawiley.substack.comInstagram: @melissawileybooksTwitter: @melissawileyProduced by

Een nieuwe aflevering van De Ondernemer gemist? Jonathan van Noord ontving drs. Marjolein Leenarts in de studio. Haar missie? De skincarewereld veranderen met betrouwbare producten, die doen wat ze beloven. Geen valse claims, eindeloze skincare routines of belachelijk dure crèmes. Gewoon goede huidverzorging die jouw huid écht beter maakt. Samen gingen ze in gesprek. Verder te gast waren Diek Pothoven en Eugenie Haitsma Mulier van Martan, chocolatier Soufiane Mourabit van Madaq en voormalig topsporters Nouchka Fontijn en Chatilla van Grinsven over het samen ondernemen en stichting Right To Play. De Ondernemer is wekelijks op dinsdag van 11:00 tot 13:00 uur live te beluisteren op New Business Radio en is ook te zien, via de homepage van De Ondernemer, YouTube en Facebook.

Een nieuwe aflevering van De Ondernemer gemist? Jonathan van Noord ontving drs. Marjolein Leenarts in de studio. Haar missie? De skincarewereld veranderen met betrouwbare producten, die doen wat ze beloven. Geen valse claims, eindeloze skincare routines of belachelijk dure crèmes. Gewoon goede huidverzorging die jouw huid écht beter maakt. Samen gingen ze in gesprek. Verder te gast waren Diek Pothoven en Eugenie Haitsma Mulier van Martan, chocolatier Soufiane Mourabit van Madaq en voormalig topsporters Nouchka Fontijn en Chatilla van Grinsven over het samen ondernemen en stichting Right To Play. De Ondernemer is wekelijks op dinsdag van 11:00 tot 13:00 uur live te beluisteren op New Business Radio en is ook te zien, via de homepage van De Ondernemer, YouTube en Facebook.

Een nieuwe aflevering van De Ondernemer gemist? Jonathan van Noord ontving drs. Marjolein Leenarts in de studio. Haar missie? De skincarewereld veranderen met betrouwbare producten, die doen wat ze beloven. Geen valse claims, eindeloze skincare routines of belachelijk dure crèmes. Gewoon goede huidverzorging die jouw huid écht beter maakt. Samen gingen ze in gesprek. Verder te gast waren Diek Pothoven en Eugenie Haitsma Mulier van Martan, chocolatier Soufiane Mourabit van Madaq en voormalig topsporters Nouchka Fontijn en Chatilla van Grinsven over het samen ondernemen en stichting Right To Play. De Ondernemer is wekelijks op dinsdag van 11:00 tot 13:00 uur live te beluisteren op New Business Radio en is ook te zien, via de homepage van De Ondernemer, YouTube en Facebook.

Quarters and Barra discuss Andrew Gaff's retirement and Fremantle's danger game against Geelong. Plus, David Shortte from TABtouch joins us for Shorttey's Tips and we answer your mail thanks to Thirsty Camel. Get in touch: quartersandbarra@wanews.com.au Sign up to The Game's Quarters & Barra tipping competition: https://thegame.com.au/c/K9N6N8P See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LeBron has earned the right to pick his son, in Paul's mind, as the second-best player in NBA history. It's 100% nepotism, but Paul thinks it's ok in this instance. NBA free agency.

In Hour 3 of "Inside Access", the guys talk about Jordan Westburg's walk-off against the Royals on Monday, and talk about whether Westburg now has to be in the lineup every day.  Rex Hudler geeks out after seeing Jim Palmer during his interview and NFL.com's Chad Reuter joins the show to talk some NFL Draft. 

Today we are joined by HG who many of you may recognize from The Cheese room podcast. We have a good chat about why Spurs have plenty to be happy about despite the result against Fulham.We discuss what lies ahead for many fan favorite players such as Kulusevski, Son and Skipp. Will Ange be looking to do the unthinkable and move some of these names out of the first team next season in the pursuit of perfection?#wearetottenhamtv #TheCheeseroom #ExtraInch #lwos #goldandguest Support the showAlso on YouTube

Restricting children's opportunities to play risks widening the learning gap, says researcher Kathryn Bates. Read the article on BOLD.Stay up to date with all the latest research on child development and learning at bold.expert.Join the conversation on X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram.Subscribe to BOLD's newsletter.

T.J. has no regrets after Sam LaPorta's injury

We recently caught up with the incredible Martin Parnell, a man whose life journey is truly inspirational. Driven by some friendly sibling rivalry, Martin began his running adventures at 47 and soon discovered a passion for it. He didn't stop there – he became an International Keynote Speaker, Author, and holder of multiple Guinness World Records.In 2010, after a 25-year mining career, Martin launched his "Quests for Kids" initiative. Over the next five years, he achieved extraordinary feats, including running a staggering 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records, and conquering Mount Kilimanjaro in just 21 hours. By the end of 2014, he had raised over $1.3 million for the humanitarian organization Right To Play.Martin's dedication was acknowledged with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in October 2012, and he was recognized as one of the "20 Compelling Calgarians" by the Calgary Herald in January 2013. He is also an accomplished author, with one of his books inspiring a documentary titled "The Secret Marathon," shedding light on his mission to empower women and girls in Afghanistan through sports.When he's not breaking records and changing lives, Martin enjoys a fulfilling family life with his wife Sue and their three children—Kyle, Kristina, and Calum—along with three adored grandchildren, Autumn, Nathan, and Matthew Conner. Martin Parnell: Website The Explore 84 Project: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

We recently caught up with the incredible Martin Parnell, a man whose life journey is truly inspirational. Driven by some friendly sibling rivalry, Martin began his running adventures at 47 and soon discovered a passion for it. He didn't stop there – he became an International Keynote Speaker, Author, and holder of multiple Guinness World Records.In 2010, after a 25-year mining career, Martin launched his "Quests for Kids" initiative. Over the next five years, he achieved extraordinary feats, including running a staggering 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records, and conquering Mount Kilimanjaro in just 21 hours. By the end of 2014, he had raised over $1.3 million for the humanitarian organization Right To Play.Martin's dedication was acknowledged with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in October 2012, and he was recognized as one of the "20 Compelling Calgarians" by the Calgary Herald in January 2013. He is also an accomplished author, with one of his books inspiring a documentary titled "The Secret Marathon," shedding light on his mission to empower women and girls in Afghanistan through sports.When he's not breaking records and changing lives, Martin enjoys a fulfilling family life with his wife Sue and their three children—Kyle, Kristina, and Calum—along with three adored grandchildren, Autumn, Nathan, and Matthew Conner. Martin Parnell: Website The Explore 84 Project: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

Kim Chakanetsa meets two trailblazing athletes who help promote women's participation in sports. Ray Bassil is the first Arab woman to compete in three Olympic games and win three consecutive World Cup medals in trap shooting. Ray has become a prominent figure in Lebanese sports, breaking barriers as a female athlete in this a male-dominated field. She has also worked with UNDP as youth and gender Goodwill Ambassador. Sarah El Jizi is a basketball player who leads a series of sports programs for Right To Play, an NGO promoting skills development and social cohesion among youth in refugee camps. Sarah works with local female coaches to teach kids life skills like inter-faith dialogue, effective communication, respect and team-work through sport. Produced by Alice Gioia. Sound recording by Antonio Nakhoul. (Image: (L) Sarah El Jizi. (R) Ray Bassil.)

Episode OverviewImagine this; you're a cloud consultant trying to grow your business. You look around and see your peers seemingly thriving while you're struggling to find your footing.In this solo episode, I discuss the fundamental mistake many struggling cloud consultants make when trying to grow their businesses. While factors like leads, partnerships, hiring, and pricing can contribute to growth challenges, they are not the root cause. The number one mistake is positioning oneself solely as a SaaS partner, rather than as a consultant who understands and solves clients' business problems.Key actions from todayAssess your marketing assets and be honest with yourselfLearn the “category of one” positioningSpeed up your results with focus, the right mentoring, and accountabilityResources and Links479 - Show NotesPower Positioning Action GuideCloud Consultants CollectiveScaling Blueprint Join our newsletterThe Cloud Consultants ShowPaul Higgins MentoringConnect With PaulOn LinkedIn

The Summit of Greatness is back! Buy your tickets today – summitofgreatness.comToday we sit down with Allyson Felix to discuss her remarkable track and field career and her impact beyond the sport. As the most decorated American Track & Field Olympian, Felix retired in 2022 with an astounding thirty-one global medals and multiple world records. The episode highlights her groundbreaking achievements at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, where she not only won medals but also made history by wearing racing spikes from her own lifestyle and footwear brand, Saysh. Felix's commitment to promoting change, equity, and acceptance for women and girls is evident as she runs in her own spikes, challenging the status quo. The episode also discusses Felix's advocacy for maternity rights, including her public call-out of Nike for its lack of protections for pregnant athletes. The public response to Felix's stance brought attention to pregnancy discrimination in athletics and sparked a conversation.Alongside her sponsor Athleta, Felix created the Power of She Fund: Child Care Grant, supporting mom-athletes with childcare during the Olympics. Additionally, Felix's passion for children extends to her involvement with the Right To Play board, where she raises awareness for underserved children in developing regions. The episode concludes by mentioning Felix's current residence in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter, showcasing her balance between family and her impactful pursuits.In this episode you will learn,How to stay motivated and push past obstacles to achieve your goals, both in your personal and professional life.What drives the most decorated American Track & Field Olympian in history to continue breaking records and pushing the boundaries of her sport.How to bridge the gap between athletics and advocacy. The defining moment when Allyson realized the impact she could make went far beyond winning gold medals.How to balance being a dedicated athlete, entrepreneur, and advocate while also prioritizing your role as a mother and wife.For more information go to www.lewishowes.com/1456The Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes: https://link.chtbl.com/1280-guestLindsey Vonn, Olympic Gold Medalist: https://link.chtbl.com/1132-guest

The Right to Play project, named the Plug-in-Play (PiP) introduces Learning through Play and Technology (LtPT) as an innovative approach to support the delivery of Science Elementary Technology (SET) to improve learning outcomes for upper primary students in Rwanda. Responding to the Government of Rwanda's commitment to leverage ICT and technology to promote holistic skill development among children, the PiP project works in partnership with key stakeholders at the national, regional, and district levels to implement LtPT approaches in upper primary classrooms.For a recording with English subtitles check out this link

The Anfield Wrap's live podcast looking ahead to Fulham v Liverpool in the Premier League at Craven Cottage. Neil Atkinson hosts Sian Bennett, Siobhan Biggane and Cam Rimmer, as well as John Gibbons reporting from the LFC Foundation and Right To Play's 'Side By Side' event in Bangkok...

Listen and Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Articles 23 & 24. 23: 1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. 2. Everyone without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. 3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection. 4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests. 24: Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay. This episode features an interview with International Consultant, Coach and Trainer, Patrick Valtin. Patrick is also CEO and President of HireBox International and author of the Best Sellers, Taking Off the Mask and No-Fail-Hiring 2.0.

Rob "Stats" Guerrera and RJ Ochoa react to Kyler Murray's new contract with the Cardinals and wonder what it means for Lamar Jackson's future in Baltimore. Baseball bet between Stats and RJ (5:58) Jets announce new black helmets (7:00) Kyler Murray gets a new deal, but was it a good move by Arizona? (10:29) Stats' one big problem with Kyler Murray (13:18) Did the Cardinals' history factor into giving Murray this deal? (19:32) How much do we believe in Kyler, Kliff, and Kiem? (28:55) How will Murray's deal impact Lamar Jackson's upcoming deal? (36:36) Stats explains why he was never a Lamar Jackson hater (40:03) How the outcome of an Astros/Mariners series will change next week's Look Ahead (42:19) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I denne episoden er Johann Olav Koss gjest. Koss er fire ganger olympisk mester på skøyter og grunnleggeren av organisasjonen Right To Play. Koss ga ledervervet fra seg i 2015 før han trakk seg helt tilbake i 2019. Han er aktuell med boka Med rett til å leke som nylig kom ut på Aschehoug. Vi snakker om arbeidet Right To Play gjør, den viktige rollen leken har i barn og unges oppvekst og hvor viktig dette er for deres fremtid. Koss har viet store deler av sitt liv til nettopp å jobbe for at barn skal få muligheten til lek. Vi får dessuten et unikt innblikk i Koss' egen barndom, idrettskarriere og som leder av Right To Play. Vi får også - ikke minst - høre Koss beskrive de uforglemmelige dagene under OL på Lillehammer. Med sin bakgrunn som leder i Right To Play får vi i denne episoden også høre om Koss' lederfilosofi. Boka Med rett til å leke og denne episoden av Utforsk er en skikkelig motivasjonsboost for alle som vil hente inspirasjon til å skape mening i livet både for seg selv og andre.

With a growing list of Cincinnati Bengals listed on the team's Reserve/COVID-19 list and Joe Burrow saying his knee is fine but he's going to rest to be ready for the first round of the playoffs, Dave Lapham In The Trenches presented by First Star Logistics explains why no one should question the team's decision on players playing in the final week, because they earned the right by winning the AFC North this past Sunday.

On episode 3, JP and Matt interview John Goodwin (then-CEO, LEGO Foundation) and Kevin Frey (just-departed-CEO, Right to Play) about the relationships between brands, foundations, and social impact organizations.  They share insights on: how a company can effectively deliver social impact, tied to its business purpose, by supporting all elements of that ecosystem; how NGOs need to think strategically about their partnerships with brands and foundations; and how to build a brand idea -- in this case on "the impact of play" -- through educating all the stakeholders (governments, companies, and people) that must work together to drive lasting social change.

Talking to Queen Gabrielle Union - let's just call this her coronation - is like stepping into an incubator of empowerment - so get ready for this epic new episode of Reign with Josh Smith. Like me, I'm sure many of you will have first fallen in love with Gabrielle when she played the cheerleader Isis in Bring It On. I said, ‘brr... It's cold in here! There must be some Clovers in the at-mos-phere!' She then went on to star in the likes of Bad Boys II, Being Mary Jane, and LA's Finest. But it's for her work off-screen - particularly speaking out about violence against women - that saw TIME Magazine name Gabrielle as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world. And it's her honesty about everything from fertility struggles to her relationship with her basketballer husband, Dwyane Wade in her two memoirs and to her 19 million Instagram followers, that has made Gabrielle a role model for the power of honesty and open conversations - something this podcast is all about. As Gabrielle releases her second memoir, Have You Got Anything Stronger (I couldn't recommend it more and EVERYONE I know is getting it for Christmas) she opens up about raising her transgender daughter Zaya, what led to her finally being honest with others and herself, the lessons she has learnt from therapy, and the sexism and racism she faced when starting her fertility journey at 44. Plus Gabrielle opens up about doing right by her character, Isis in the Bring It On sequel which she is currently working on - SCREAMING!!!! So get ready for some real tea! I found talking to Gabrielle with my jaw wide open at her honesty so I hope her words make you feel less alone, whether you are struggling with fertility or just trying to be a little more honest with yourself and your friends. I really hope you continue to listen and find the power to Reign in your own lives, too. Until next time, WEAR THOSE CROWNS WITH PRIDE and get in touch (follow me across social media @joshsmithhosts), I love hearing from you. Love, Josh xxxP.S I am so proud that this episode of Reign with Josh Smith is brought to you thanks to my friends at Pandora because their new collection, Pandora Me, is all about embracing who you are and celebrating self expression - just like this podcast! There are NO RULES when it comes to expressing who you are and how you feel as Pandora Me is a completely customisable collection which features rings that can be connected together, mix'n'match links to create unique bracelets, and pendants that can be added to necklaces or earrings. With prices ranging from £15 to £200, it's affordable luxury at its best. The new Pandora Me collection is available to shop now – just head over to uk.pandora.net to check it out or pop into your nearest store. I have my eye on a silver chain necklace and a stunning link spelling out FREEDOM that feels VERY me - so I'll see you there! P.P.S. In this epsiode you will hear us talking about International Day of The Girl Child in this episode. And I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about a charity project that is so close to my heart - because this podcast is all about empowering women everywhere. To mark International Day of The Girl Child, the charity Right To Play have launched their Save Her Seat campaign. COVID-19 has left 11 million girls at risk of never returning to school. That's 11 million dreams dashed across the globe. The campaign aims to save 50,000 school seats so girls can return to the classroom. With decades of progress on the line, it's important we all come together to help girls everywhere. For more information head to their instagram account @righttoplayuk or https://www.righttoplay.org.uk/en-uk/

Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O'B Show, Dan Hampton joins Jon Hansen (in for Steve Bertrand) on Chicago's Afternoon News to preview Sunday's game between the Bears and the Raiders. Follow Your Favorite Chicago’s Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter:Follow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka

Hyahno Moser was our very first Play it Forward guest and now he's back for round two of an in-depth chat about PLAY. Hyahno is a father, a husband, an adventure and nature lover, and an advocate for neighbourhood play for all. Hyahno's commitment to children's right to play has sparked a revolution in nature play in Australia as he works tirelessly to make his region the most playful city in the world. In this beautiful catch up between two friends, Lukas and Hyahno talk about their favourite topic: children in nature, plus various play-based initiatives, and how you can apply new knowledge to support children within your community. https://www.facebook.com/ausIplay/ https://www.australianinstituteofplay.com.au/ http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child https://bit.ly/3kP8SI8 - Childhood Summit 2021

Welcome back! This week I had the privilege of talking to Olympic Champion Kyle Shewfelt! Kyle began his gymnastics career at the age of 6 when his mother was tired of him cartwheeling around the house. She and his father enrolled Kyle in gymnastics lessons at their local club as an outlet for his energy. Kyle's passion for the sport quickly ignited and he soon realized it would be a lifelong pursuit. Kyle is a three-time Olympian and a multiple World Championship, Commonwealth Games, and World Cup medalist. His gold medal performance in the men's floor exercise at the 2004 Olympics was the first-ever medal for a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the first Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics. Kyle is known for the courage he showed in the face of adversity. After breaking his legs on a bad landing in 2007, he embarked on the biggest challenge of his career and had just 11 months to recover in time for the 2008 games. He qualified and his comeback inspired many young gymnasts. Now Kyle's focus is in involving and engaging others. After retiring from competition in 2009, Kyle is still heavily involved in the sport and the community. He has been an expert analyst for both CBC and CTV's coverage of gymnastics. Kyle is an ambassador and mentor for Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique and he works closely with numerous charity organizations including Kidsport, Special Olympics and Right To Play. In addition, he sits on the board of directors for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Above all else, Kyle is a perpetual optimist who enjoys helping others reach their potential. He believes in the power of a high five and is excited to connect everyone to the foundation of the sport he loves so much. We discuss his learnings from being involved in sport and his future vision of a safe space around sport. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-greg-wells/support

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we're excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we're chatting with Brandon Parkes, CEO and Founder of Parkes Philanthrop. Brandon, named one of CauseArtists's “20 Inspiring African Americans Impacting the World Through Social Impact & Social Innovation,” has supported over 350 organizations in capacity building initiatives and has a passion for empowering organizations looking to make a positive social impact.Brandon Parkes recently served as a Senior Consultant for Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, LLC, the nations largest African-American fundraising firm in which he supported a wide variety of nonprofit clients including the Apollo Theater, National Collation of Black Civic Participation, and Global Community Charter School. Prior, he was the Nonprofit Engagement Manager at CariClub, an AI tech company that connects young professionals to leadership roles on nonprofit boards. Through this role, he supported over 350 organizations such as Teach for America, UNICEF, Make a Wish, and Museum of Modern Arts in capacity building initiatives. Previously, he worked in development for an international humanitarian nonprofit, Right To Play, helping to secure over a million dollars in funding annually. He has formerly worked in a corporate philanthropic capacity for companies such as Morgan Stanley and Toyota. Through these professional titles, he gained experience supporting effective philanthropic strategy that increases social impact, external/internal engagement and nonprofit capacity building. He was humbled to be named one of CauseArtists's “20 Inspiring African Americans Impacting the World Through Social Impact & Social Innovation,” named one of Startup Boost's NYC 33 under 33, and has been featured in several publications such as Nonprofit Technology News, Blacks in Technology, Blavity and WhyWeGive. It's Brandon's passion to empower any constituent looking to make a positive social impact.About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what's happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.To learn more about AllVoices visit us at www.allvoices.co!

Chris Sutton and Michael Gannon join Craig Swan to look ahead to Sunday's Scottish Cup clash with Rangers

Hello! The ‘right to play’ is recognised by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. How can we make sure all children have the time and space to play? Aled Hanson tells us about his experience of working at Flintshire Playscheme. Marianne Mannello from Play Wales talks about the pioneering Welsh play legislation. Then writer and researcher Tim Gill talks about how ‘child-friendly cities’ around the world design public space to make it easier and safer for children to play. Plus volunteer Jenny Chigwende on how W12 Together in West London has supported the local community during the last 12 months. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Han er en av idrettens aller største stjerner. Men mannen som gikk seg inn i våre hjerter da han satte 3 verdensrekorder og tok 3 olympiske gull på Lillehammer i 1994, er ikke bare kjent for raske rundetider og gullmedaljer. Dagens unge vet at han klarer å sitte 40 minutter i 90-graderen på Mesternes Mester. Men Koss har solid ledererfaring og et samfunnsengasjement utenom det vanlige, blant annet gjennom MOT, Right To Play, IOC og Norges idrettsforbund. For arbeidet ble han i 2011 utnevnt av Kongen til ridder av 1. klasse. - Som leder - hva får man ved å engasjere seg i humanitære organisasjoner som man ikke får utenfor egne årsregnskap og lønnsomhetsanalyser? - Hvordan var overgangen fra å være “selvsentrert” - jakte hundredeler og bli best selv - til å jobbe for andres muligheter? Etter flere år utenlands er Koss nå tilbake i Norge og jobber blant annet med lederutvikling. Hva er det første han tar tak i når han jobber med andre ledere? Og med fire småbarn i huset og to foreldre som er etterspurte av mange - har han noen tips til andre som sliter med tidsklemma? Hør Johann Olav Koss på LederCasten i samtale med Frode Stang, som denne gangen er vikar for Ledernes Sverre Simen Hov.

Kate McKenzie, Martin Parnell and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their important new film The Secret Marathon, hope and resilience, gender justice, staying curious, sharing and giving back, and the democracy of running.TrailerFind out more about the film hereSynopsis:When the first Afghan woman stood up for her freedom and ran in the Marathon of Afghanistan, she started a movement for equality that spread around the world. Zainab’s story inspired legendary marathon runner, Martin Parnell, to imagine what his life might be like if his gender prevented him from going outside to run.Martin vowed to run in the Marathon of Afghanistan the following year to support Zainab, and partnered with filmmaker and first time marathoner, Kate McKenzie, to tell the story.To avoid making the marathon a target for terrorist attack, they must train, and travel to Afghanistan in secret, where they will uncover unexpected beauty, incredible hardships, and the amazing people who stand for change.This is the story of the brave Afghan women who are risking it all for the freedom to run.About Martin and Kate:Kate McKenzie is Director & Founder of Worldviews Productions, a digital media production company specializing in stories of hope and innovation through a constructive journalism approach. Her most recent project is the feature length documentary film The Secret Marathon which premiered at Cinéfest Sudbury to a sold our crowd, followed by the Edmonton International Film Festival, also to a sold out crowd, where it won the Audience Choice Award for best documentary.The film has also inspired The Secret 3K, an annual run/walk in multiple cities across Canada and around the world to promote gender equality and safe and inclusive spaces. Kate is also the Manager of ATB X a business accelerator where Kate helps businesses achieve growth. As a published author, exhibiting fine artist and professional public speaker, Kate is passionate about sharing meaningful stories across a variety of mediums.Her TEDx talk about the Power of Positive News has had over 10,000 views. Kate has a Masters in Digital Media from Ryerson University and a Bachelors in Education with a specialization in experiential learning from the University of Lethbridge.In 2010, following a 25-year mining career, Martin Parnell started his Quests for Kids initiative. Over the next five years he completed ten quests. These included running 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records in endurance events and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours.At the end of 2014, he had raised over $1.3 million dollars for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and 27,000 children had been given the gift of hope. Martin is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and author, His first book Marathon Quest was published by Rocky Mountain Books and CBC Radio listed him as one of Alberta's top five authors, for 2014.His second book, Running To The Edge, was released in November 2016. The final book of The Marathon Trilogy, The Secret Marathon - Empowering women and girls in Afghanistan through sport was published on October 30th 2018.Martin is also Executive Producer of The Secret Marathon documentary, which had its World Premiere screening on September 22nd 2019 at the Cinefest Film Festival in Sudbury, Ontario to a sold out crowd, and a standing ovation.Image Copyright and Credit: Kate McKenzie and WorldViews Productions.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We break down how John Calipari decides if his players will get playing time or not. We explain how the college game is played from practice to games. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dreamchasers-podcast/support

Right to Play beskytter, utdanner og styrker barnas muligheter til en bedre fremtid. Hør hvordan de jobber. Ellen Schau møter Anders Faanes over Teams.

In this episode, we will meet The Charity Adventurer and Right To Play ambassador – Josh Stinton". Josh has completed several of the toughest challenges around the world, from taking on Vasaloppet (90km) without ever having had skis on before, unicycling down a mountain in Spain, crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a bike, and many more. The word impossible is not in his vocabulary, and he will explain why he does all these challenges for charity. To top it off, he also has 3x world records. Josh is a motivational speaker, and hopefully, will this episode inspire you.

An especially important Pursue Podcast episode as we start our annual 1 Donation 1 Education campaign, raising money for Right To Play. We will meet Jimmy Vika who spent 2 years as a cross country skier at the University of New Mexico. We will hear about how he won the National Championship, how Jimmy and Michael Jordan shared the spotlight together, and how it’s like to be a skier in New Mexico. Most importantly this episode will shed a light on the important work he now does as the National Director of Right To Play Norway. Contribute to our 1 Donation 1 Education campaign here. https://bit.ly/DONATE-A-SCHOLARSHIP

Charities Right to Play and Starlight discuss their approach on bringing play to challenging settings nationally and internationally

For extended show notes, see https://thriveconnectcontribute.com/trav-bell How Trav Bell became The Bucket List Guy.   In my wallet, is a neatly folded piece of paper. It comes from a daily calendar on November 30, 1995. The paper says, “Make a list of 25 things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet and refer to it often.”   On the back of the paper is my first bucket list. Today, I keep a bucket list on Google Docs. Every time I cross something off the list, I add something else.   When it comes to bucket lists, Trav Bell has me beat, hands down.   Trav Bell is The Bucket List Guy. He speaks to audiences around the world, including his incredible TEDx Melbourne talk.   But he wasn’t born with a bucket list. It developed over time.   “I've never worked for anyone in my life,” Trav explains. “I've always been an entrepreneur.   “That's probably because my dad was a fitter and turner, a mechanic. He worked for the same people from the age of 16 to the age of retirement. He liked it, but he wasn't really engaged the whole time. It brought him a fair bit of unhappiness.   “That's probably why I went to entrepreneurialism, and why I chose my own path.”   Trav was always good at sports. He grew up as a surfer, swimmer, lifesaver (or lifeguard). When he went to university, he studied physical education. In his third year of college, he started training others as a personal trainer.   “This is when personal training wasn’t a thing. There were only a handful of personal trainers running around Australia. I was in Melbourne, so I started this personal training thing.”   Trav eventually grew his personal training business from a single customer to a franchise business that served tens of thousands of clients. “I did that business for 20 years,” Trav remembers. “But there were some things that happened in my life that spiraled out of control, that got on top of me. I went through a bout of depression. I had a breakdown before my breakthrough moment.   After twenty years of work to build a thriving business, the business began to take its toll. Trav decided to sell his business and to pursue a different path.   “I found myself in personal development course, getting coaches, reading up on positive psychology, neurolinguistic programming, all this good stuff. If you put a course in front of me at that point, I would have done it and invested heavily.”  Eventually three coincidences came together to put Trav on the path to being The Bucket List Guy.   Learn More about Trav Bell:   Trav Bell, The Bucket List Guy: https://www.thebucketlistguy.com   Become a Bucket List Coach: https://www.bucketlistcoach.com   The Bucket List Guy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebucketlistguy   The Bucket List Guy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/travbell   The Bucket List Guy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bucketlistguy.travbell   The Bucket List Guy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBucketListGuy2011   Trav Bell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travbell   Book: Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment: https://amzn.to/2R28LL5  

In this session, originally recorded on June 30, 2020, we asked Lindsay Groves and Susan Vardon to share five good Ideas about fundraising in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this period of uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic, many non-profit organizations have revised budgets and modified revenue projections to reflect the new reality. While it’s essential that we exercise caution in our outlook, we must also seek every opportunity to set priorities and plans that strengthen our fundraising potential in 2020 and 2021. Lindsay Groves, Vice President, Global Partnerships, and Susan Vardon, Canadian National Director, both of Right To Play International, share ideas on how to re-think your case for giving, innovate your approaches to communications and stewardship to maintain relationships with government partners and individual and corporate donors, as well as recover revenue from lost special events. Five Good Ideas Evolve your case for giving Stay close to “family” Get creative with your grant portfolio Re-frame your special events Leverage technology to advance relationships Related resource: Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP): Coronavirus/ COVID-19 resource guide Oxford Group: Insights Global Giving: Eight tips for compassionate fundraising during COVID-19 Philanthropy Daily: How to recover revenue from canceled fundraising events KCI: COVID 19’s impact on Canadian fundraising For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-fundraising-in-the-time-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ About Lindsay Groves and Susan Vardon Lindsay Groves is the Vice President for Global Partnerships at Right To Play. Lindsay joined Right To Play’s Global Office in 2008. As the Vice-President for Global Partnerships, Lindsay builds impactful partnerships and programs that empower children to rise above the challenges they face. Lindsay has a Bachelor of Arts from Queens University, a post-graduate degree in International Project Management from Humber College and a Masters of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. Susan Vardon is the National Director at Right To Play Canada and has been in that role since September of 2019. She leads a team that fundraises from Canadians for both global programs and partnerships with Indigenous communities in Canada that support children through the power of play. Prior to joining Right To Play, Susan was the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) for 3.5 years. Before CFCC, Susan spent over 20 years at United Way Greater Toronto in a variety of different roles. Susan has also worked as a fundraiser at Queen’s University, The Wellesley Hospital and Upper Canada College. Susan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in 1988 and has a CFRE, Certified Fundraising Executive, des

YELLO meets Johann Olav Koss. An Olympic gold medallist in speed skating and founder of the global non-profit organization, Right to Play. We took the opportunity to talk with him to better understand his passion for sustainability and leadership. Since founding Right To Play in 2000, the non-profit is now working with schools and community-based organizations globally, offering training and education through its innovative play-based learning methodology. What needs to happen to successfully build and grow sustainable organizations, like Right To Play? And what is expected of business leaders as they shape the organizations of the future? As Johann points out, working within the right time horizon helps. Leading the conversation with Johann is Guro Røberg, based out of our Oslo studio with sustainability at the forefront of her interests in design. We hope you enjoy! // If you arrived at this episode and wonder what podcast is about, what it stands for, take a listen to Episode 00 - everything you need to know is in there. // Subscribe so you'll never miss a thing. Please consider leaving a rating too - it really helps us. // And, if you have ideas or suggestions you’re just burning to share, write to us at yello@designit.com - we’ll try our best to follow up.

COVID-19 in crisis settings and the power of play. CEO of Right To Play, Kevin Frey, joins Alberto Lidji to discuss how they’re preparing for the pandemic in 52 refugee camps across 22 countries.   This episode looks at Right To Play’s work and how it impacts lives in diverse ways – we frame the whole conversation within the coronavirus context and the challenges for their workforce and beneficiaries alike.   Right To Play is an international organisation that was founded in 2000 by Johann Olav Koss – a former Norwegian Olympian. They’re working in 22 countries – mainly in Africa, Middle East and Asia – and reach over 22 million children every year. They work in 52 different refugee camps and have extensive experience in crisis settings.      Kevin and Right To Play Internatiponal are based in Toronto, Canada, and the organisation has offices in many countries, from New York and London, to Amsterdam, Norway, Sweden and Germany.  They use all forms of play, from gamified learning to music, sports, arts and more.     We hear of the organisation’s trajectory, from 2000 until today. Over the years, they have secured impressive government and foundation partners.  They work closely with the LEGO Foundation and the IKEA Foundation, and have collaborated with the governments of Canada, UK, Switzerland and Germany, to name a few.  They have also entered into a high-profile partnership with Liverpool Football Club and have Right To Play’s logo featured on Liverpool's kit for Champions League games.   When asked about COVID-19 and his concerns of how this pandemic will impact their work, Kevin notes that they have concerns about preparing their staff in the Global South for what’s coming and protecting their beneficiaries – the millions of children who they reach every year.   The dynamics on the ground in many of the countries and settings where they work present real challenges.  Densely populated areas, refugee camps, poor water sanitation, poor access to healthcare etc – the list is lengthy.   This will impact local communities in many different ways and at Right To Play they’re not only doing pre-emptive work on hand washing and social distancing but are also paying much attention to providing psycho-social support for the trauma that will ensue post-pandemic.  Mental health and wellbeing are key considerations beyond the direct viral impact of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19.   Interestingly, Right To Play learned much from when they were doing charitable work in Liberia back in 2014 during the Ebola outbreak.  They hope that in countries that have coped with Ebola, there will be experience, expertise and insight that will help them better prepare for the imminent challenges of this crisis.   We hear how ‘play’ is a means to an end.  Through play, they manage to improve children's lives across many areas, including quality education, gender equality, peaceful communities, health and wellbeing, and child protection – it’s a holistic set of objectives and play is merely a means to achieve this.   Kevin notes that Right To Play’s name can be misleading since they don’t actually exist to defend children’s right to play – rather, play is just the mechanism that they use to drive these really important changes in kids’ lives. It’s a powerful force in children’s lives.   Play can convene children so they come out to whatever programmes you’re running and to teach them active experiential gamified learning – there is very strong research that shows this is how kids learn best.   Impact is at the core of their activities and they’re incorporating RCTs (randomised control trials) wherever possible into their programme design.   We hear how building local capacity is key to Right To Play’s model.  RTP employees don’t work directly with children. Instead, they always train local partners to run those programmes on the front lines.  They train and engage with diverse stakeholders, from community organisations and teachers to prison guards in children’s correctional facilities.   Historically, Right To Play were keen to enter whatever countries they had funding for. Today, however, RTP tries to go deep into the countries where they have an existing presence. That being said, they have recently announced with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada a joint partnership bringing Right To Play to Senegal.  This is an exciting addition to the work Right To Play is already doing in Mali, Jordan, Thailand, Mozambique, Burundi, Pakistan, Ghana and several other countries.   When asked about what success looks like in the next 10 years, Kevin remarks that: It’s not about achieving some headline number. Rather, they want to continue to serve more and more children in the run up 2030 -- the target year for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They want to get to more kids to protect, to educate and to empower them.  They’d like to engage with other international organisations that may already be working at large scale across 50 or 100 countries; they’d like to explore how such global organisations can become delivery and distribution partners for the evidence-based work Right To Play is offering.  Scale and reaching more kids really matters.   Kevin’s key takeaway: Speaking within a COVID-19 context, Kevin notes that leaders can get hit by these crises that you never see coming and you can be stunned and left wondering what do I do next. But he notes that it is precisely when the world is changing super rapidly like this that actually new opportunities are emerging – opportunities to serve new populations, or born out of necessity, to invent new and disruptive ways to innovate and to deliver impact. New opportunities to get into relationships with people that up until now you hadn’t been talking to. There are huge opportunities to leapfrog on strategy, on delivery methodologies, on organisational structure.  Ask yourself, how can I make this crisis a force for really progressive and positive change for our organisation.   Visit Lidji.org for guest bios, episode notes and useful links. Please subscribe to this podcast and share widely -- thank you!

Stories in this episode: Jim feels conflicted about receiving a life-saving kidney until three words change his perspective; A surprise friendship leads Arthur to see the connection we have with others is far more precious than material possessions. SHOW NOTES Today's episode was sponsored by TOFW.   To see pictures, and find links to things mentioned in this episode, go here. To find out more about the themes we're developing for upcoming episodes, follow us @thisisthegospel_podcast on Instagram and Facebook :) TRANSCRIPT: KaRyn Lay:  Hey friends, I wanted to take a quick minute to say thank you. Thank you for sending us your stories on the pitch line. thanks for sharing the stories with your friends and your family and thank you for finding us on Instagram and Facebook. I know social media is a mixed bag and sometimes you really need to disconnect for a few minutes, or for a few days, or for a few weeks just to get your bearings. But social media also gives us the unique opportunity to have conversations about these stories that we're hearing together and we love talking with you. We love hearing what you loved about the episodes and how they've affected you. And we love the opportunity to talk back. So if you're on Instagram or Facebook, you can find us @thisisthegospel_podcast. We promise it'll add good things to your day. Now, let's get on with the stories.  Welcome to This Is the Gospel, an LDS Living podcast where we feature real stories from real people who are practicing and living their faith every day. I'm your host KaRyn Lay. Annyeonghaseyo! Okay, I know that sounded like I knew Korean really, really well. But I don't really speak any other language besides English. I tried to learn Spanish in high school and American Sign Language in college and I really tried to learn Korean when I lived in South Korea for two years working. But unfortunately, and despite my best efforts, it turns out, I'm pretty useless as a second language learner. Besides being able to communicate the kind of food that I want, which is very important, and where I'd like the taxi to turn, the only real words that I got down in all those years of praying for the gift of tongues, were Hello, "annyeong." And of course, thank you, "Gracias," "Dangsinboda." I think it's interesting that whether we're a toddler or 30-year-old, or it's our first language or 21st, words of gratitude are some of the very first that we learn. Offering gratitude and communicating gratitude are such a huge part of both our social life and our spiritual life. But "thank you" is only one part of the gratitude equation and today, what happens after "thank you" is the focus of the two stories that we have for this episode. Our first story comes from Jim, whose unique experience with gratitude helped give him a glimpse into what it might feel like when he comes face to face with his Savior. We recorded Jim's story remotely from his home in Pennsylvania, so you might notice a slight difference in the recording quality. Here's Jim Jim  (2:26)  It had been a late night as I was contacted by my mother and was told that she had been diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. We talked about the fact that she might have to get dialysis for the rest of her life if she didn't get a transplant. We discussed the rigmarole around a transplant, and she was down and I could tell that she was struggling with it. My heart ached, worrying about what would happen to her. She did dialysis for about three or four years. Waiting for a kidney was a time of much anxiousness as a family. All of my siblings and I were tested, and none of us was a match. So not only were we not a match, but two of the four of us kids were diagnosed with the same disease. I was one of the two that were diagnosed. I remember being disappointed, but not really upset at first. I was still young and felt nothing would affect my health. I was healthy, I pretty much did anything I wanted. She finally received a kidney between 2000-2001 sometime. As the months and years ticked by, my anxiousness grew, and I feared that I'd suffer a similar fate as my mother. I followed up with a kidney physician in my town, we kept track of my blood pressure and my kidney function. I was eventually put on a donor list, which, you know, most of the time it takes a very long time to receive a kidney. Eventually, the doctors and I felt like a preemptive transplant would be the best situation for me—being as young as I was—from a live donor. So we decided to look up the two siblings that I had that did not have the disease to see if they were a match. My sister Christine was a perfect match, and she gladly agreed to donate one of her kidneys. Now, this was a time that, unfortunately, I have to confess that I was not living the Gospel life I should have. It had been years since I had really connected or reconnected with my church roots. I'd served an honorable mission but had not held on to what I knew to be true when I returned home. Why that was? I don't know why, but it happened. And I subsequently was at a time in my life that things were not the best with regard to my spiritual growth and development and actual participation in church. But after my sister was deemed a match, and committed to give me a kidney, my life and the way I was living became an issue. When I say it was an issue, I didn't change a whole lot in my behavior, but I was overcome with a sense of guilt and spiritual loathing. I didn't feel worthy or deserving of what my sister was willing to do. It takes great sacrifice to donate an organ. Things can go wrong during surgery, pre or post-surgery. It's not like getting a tooth pulled, it's a serious surgery and major veins and arteries are involved. I decided since I lived relatively close to Palmyra, New York, that I'd go and maybe spend some time in the grove.  I was searching for comfort from the Lord. I guess I thought perhaps that that was a good place to search for it. My wife is a nonmember of the church but is a strong Christian woman. I worried that she would wonder, you know, what the heck is going on with my husband? And I explained how I was feeling and that I wanted to go spend some time in the grove. She was more than supportive. I should also say that, although she was not interested in the church per se, with regard to converting or investigating the Church, she continuously hammered me about going to church and living the way I was brought up to live. So she also understood very well, what the grove meant and what had taken place there and why I wanted to spend some time there. It was a beautiful day in upstate New York that day. I remember some of it, but what stood out to me the most was the quiet that existed in the grove. I was alone there that day. There were no visitors or people walking around taking pictures. It was kind of the offseason. I was thankful that I could be alone. I remember how quiet it was and it had a great calming effect on me. I believe I was comforted. I don't believe I had a burning of the bosom or an earth-shattering experience in the grove, but it was quiet and reverent. And although I was comforted, I also felt that I needed to change some things in my life. I eventually resolved my guilt, to an extent, and allowed the surgery to take place. So the surgery was set for September 2007. I had the surgery down at the University of Pittsburgh medical center's Montefiore Hospital. My sister and her husband had flown in from Utah—that's where they still lived—to prepare for the surgery. The procedure on the day of surgery is quite unique. Typically, they take the donor down to pre-op, roughly a half-hour before the patient that's set to be the recipient of the organ. When they took me down, the place was a madhouse. There were people everywhere. There was a nurse that was barking out orders sending some people one way, and other people the other and it seemed like she was at this big desk. And it reminded me of a judge sitting there handing out sentences as people were wheeled in. When they wheeled me into my slot that they had there, I look to my right and lying on the gurney next to me was my sister Christine. She was in the process of answering questions probably for the 20th time. And meanwhile, I had an anesthesiologist asking me the same questions for the 20th time. Suddenly it seemed as though, while all this was going on, Chris and I were kind of just aware of each other. I finally looked over at her and said, "Hey."  She said, "What?"  I said, "I want you to know how much I love you." And she said, "I love you, too." I, again, said, "Hey," a few minutes later, and she again said, "What?"  I said, "Are you scared?"  And she said, "No, are you?"  I said, "No." We had both received Priesthood blessings and I was confident in the power of those blessings. Shortly thereafter, they started to wheel her away to surgery. And I once again said, "Hey."  And she said, "What?"  I think I remember her being somewhat annoyed. And I said, "Thank you." She looked back at me and said, "You are welcome." This was a moment in time between my sister and I, that was full of love and sacrifice. It was an example to me from what true sacrifice is and what Christlike love looked like. In the years since, thankfully, I've straightened myself out spiritually. I've never resolved in my mind, however, or my heart, the willing gift of my sister. It was an unselfish gift that I am forever grateful. And we have a bond that will live on as long as I live. As I study these days, particularly when studying about the Atonement of Christ, I often think of that exchange between my sister and I, in that pre-op room. I'm doing everything I can to prepare myself spiritually, live the gospel as best I can, and do the things that I know I should be doing. My hope is that someday when I stand before the Savior, I can apologize for the suffering my sins caused him. I hope to say "thank you" and I ultimately hope to hear, "You are welcome." KaRyn Lay  (13:11)   That was Jim. You probably caught the part of Jim's story where his desire to be a grateful recipient of his sister's kidney drew him towards the Savior. I think it's such a beautiful reminder that if we let them, the difficult things in our lives can lead us closer to Jesus Christ as we seek to be filled with gratitude. And I have to say, I am filled with more motivation to repent and get right with God as I consider Jim's vision of his reunion with our older brother. Our next story from Arthur illustrates how true charity can be found in the ways that we welcome one another into our lives. Here's Arthur. Arthur  (13:47) Like a lot of young 20 somethings, I was idealistic, and I felt like I need to go make my mark on the world and I'm going to go to Africa. I'm going to do aid work and I'm going to help people. Totally naive. When I had finished my degree at Brigham Young University, I had spent four years there, I was the captain of the men's soccer team. I loved, loved my time at BYU and playing for the soccer team and I knew I wasn't quite ready to be an adult yet. So I was kind of looking for an adventure. And the Olympics had come to Salt Lake City and an organization called, "Right to Play" that was started by Johann Olav Koss, a gold medal-winning speed skater from Norway came. And I kind of got excited about their work and what they were doing and the way I could maybe bring my soccer knowledge and experience to the refugees in war-torn Uganda. And so I interviewed and became a volunteer for "Right To Play." There was a moment when I was leaving U.S. soil on the airplane and flying over the Atlantic when I thought, "What have I gotten myself into?" And you fly over the Sahara, and you fly over all the desert of the Sudan, I think even as we were coming in, and it's very surreal, and it doesn't feel like anything you're comfortable or familiar with. I mean, I was very much out of my comfort zone for the first little bit. We were flying into a little tiny village called Arua, Uganda, which was the hometown of the Ugandan president, Idi Amin, who had just absolutely decimated certain tribes within Uganda, massive genocide taking place before that. Still a lot of scars. And you have, you know, as an American, as a white kid from Utah, you have a little bit of a sense for the legacy of not just Idi Amin and the Ugandan history, but the history of colonialism, the history of, you know, European and white colonizers in that part of the world. But, I mean, I was clueless. I was completely, completely clueless. And so here we were sort of, you know, there's a group of about six or eight of us who are coming in working with the UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and tasked with the job of implementing sports programs for kids in these refugee camps. And the refugee camps were about an hour and a half drive on terrible dirt roads outside of Arua. You're working with refugees that are coming across the border from the Congo, and from the Sudan, from those civil wars, from those conflicts. And refugee life is a completely different equation than even this little bush town of Arua, where you can still get meals and there are little hotels and televisions to watch, you know, football matches on and some of the amenities. But you go into those camps, there is just nothing. Some people are new arrivals who are just sitting there with a pot to go to the bathroom and that's it. They're exposed to the elements, they don't know where they're going to get their next meal, they've traveled from these distances to just escape the violence of those conflicts. You're looking at real poverty, real desperation, real need, and you're supposed to have answers and you're supposed to have solutions. And the truth is, we really didn't. And here are these kids from America or Canada, or some from Europe, who are saying, "Hey, let's play sports together! Let's run soccer clinics." Who was I to sort of say, this is going to help children feel better, you know, psychologically, physically, this is going to help them overcome the trauma of war. Like, are you kidding me? Really? I mean, it's such a ridiculous notion that we would have anything to offer. But we're there and so you have to sort of pretend like you do have something to offer. I mean, I wanted to help people. I felt like I had benefited so much in my life from playing soccer. From that sport from the teamwork and the camaraderie and it was just something to, I mean, you're in the moment, right? And if giving these kids a moment to play football, so they could forget about the world they were coming from, they could forget about the poverty, they could forget about the violence, I wanted that to happen. That was my reason for going. But there was a part of me too if I'm honest, that was, you know, I wanted people back home, they were saying, "Oh, you're so brave. You're so altruistic. You're such a good person," right? And that sort of feeds your ego and then you get there and you realize you have no answers and there's so much hubris. I asked myself every day I was there, whether or not we should even be there. It was that complicated. Which is why, and I'll get to the point of the story when we met Ayub and interviewed him to be our driver—we had to buy a vehicle and have some way to transport ourselves back and forth between the village of Arua where we'd get supplies. And then we'd go out to the refugee camps and stay for a week or two at a time sometimes because it was just hard to go back and forth. And we were trying to service two different refugee camps with populations of over 50,000 people in each of those camps: Rhino camp, and Invepi camp. And so we go through all of these interviews with these different drivers, potential drivers, right? And they're desperate for money, they're desperate for a job. And you see the tangible dependence that they have on our being there, even though we don't have real solutions to these long, systemic problems that are occurring in the refugee camps, right? Displacement, war, poverty, violence, illness, like we haven't, we have no answers, but we've got to find a driver to get us over. That's our only task. And so their motivations and our motivations sort of gets complicated too, which is when Ayub walks in. And he's missing a tooth, and he's laid back and it was almost like he couldn't care if he got the job or not. And we take him up this like big, rocky mountain thing to see how his driving skills are. And we and we do things like put in American rock music to just see how he'll handle it. And he just rolls down the window, puts one arm out, drives with one hand on the wheel, completely laid back. And then while he's driving tells us the story of how he missed his tooth, how his big front tooth was missing. Because on another caravan on another job for another NGO, the truck had rolled, and it rolled into a river, and he dove in to try and save somebody and busted his tooth on a rock. And we're like, that's our guy. We're hiring him. He's amazing. I started to sort of develop a friendship with Ayub and became very, very close with him, closer than some of my other colleagues even. I was so close to him he invited me into his home. And Ayub was Muslim and he was the first Muslim that I knew well and I knew personally, it was my first experience with that religion. And so I was in Uganda long enough that as Ayub and I started to become friends, it happened to be the holy month of Islam coming up, or Ramadan, when they fast from sunup to sundown. And it's a time of sort of Thanksgiving, but also special focus, religious focus, but it was a sort of a poignant, intense spiritual time. And we knew Ayub was going to be participating in Ramadan, he was going to be fasting. That meant while we were out at the refugee camps, and we were eating, he was not going to be eating. There's already not a lot of resources, it's hard to get food. You know, we're buying chickens on the side of the road and we're, you know, having people in the refugee camp slaughter goats for us, and it's a big deal to eat and he was going to be foregoing that. So it became really meaningful to me and deepened our friendship when he was willing to share that religious experience with me. And we were traveling back and forth between the camps and its long, dusty, terrible road. Sometimes if it was in the rainy season, there's mud and cars are sliding off the road. And as soon as the sun would go down during Ramadan, he would pull over and walk into a stranger's hut who had prepared a meal for anybody who happened to be traveling through or traveling by. And he would always include me and bring me into that intimate, sort of brotherhood of Islam that was especially poignant during Ramadan. But it occurred to me when we were— not just during Ramadan, but all throughout my time in Uganda, I had nothing in common with Ayub. I mean, really, nothing in common. And so one day when he said—we were driving back from one of these Ramadan meals, you know, he just turned to me and, and said, "Tomas," they called me Thomas, not Arthur. They couldn't pronounce my name very well. He said, "Tomas when we breathe, we breathe in the name of God." And I thought that's the only thing we have in common. It's just the air we breathe. We don't have the same religion, we don't have the same socio-economic, we're from different continents. And it was so meaningful to me. I was so grateful that my young, naive idealism could be manifested in a tangible, practical way through this man. That all the things I believed about the commonality of humanity was real and it was true, it wasn't just a good idea. And it manifested itself through Ayub. When the only thing we had in common was the air we breathe, but it came from God, we had the same maker, we had the same Heavenly Father.  He used to like to put his finger up to my finger and push really hard, our index fingers would touch and he would say, "Tomas, you are my brother." And make sure we made contact like that. For me, that was important, that two people, we could transcend race, we could transcend religion, we could transcend a history of colonialism and violence. We could transcend all that stuff and we really could be unified. We could really be brothers. I didn't feel like I was an imposter or I was a wannabe white savior figure, I felt like I was Ayub's friend. So when I had to break a rule of my NGO to take the vehicle to drive him to another village close to the Congolese border for his mother's funeral, I didn't think twice about it. I did it because Ayub was my friend and he didn't see me as just a means to an end. He didn't see me as money or a resource. It was a friend helping his friend get to his mother's funeral in a faraway village. And that relationship, I think, carried me through my six months there and we're not in contact now. And you know, I have no idea what's happened to him. But because of that closeness and that recognition that I was more than just a foreigner who was coming in with ideas about how to save the world and fix things, I mean, how ridiculous is that. But he allowed me to just be me and to see me for who I was to and not just an interloper who's caused a lot of problems in that part of the world for him and his people. But as a true brother. He should not have seen me as a brother, but he did. What Ayub taught me is to be grateful for connection more than for things. I mean, the things are easy to see and to and to assess, and to make a judgment on. But the harder thing is to find a way to connect with somebody that cuts through all of that stuff, all of the labels and all of the layers of identity that we carry around with us based on our religion, our skin color, our gender, all of those things. They end up just stacking up so many walls and obstacles to getting to the heart of connecting with somebody. And so when you can find someone you can cut through all of that nonsense with and see them for who they really are, that's when I feel welcome. That's when I think what gratitude means and what feeling welcome means and when real charity can live. I always come back to that line he said to me during Ramadan, "Tomas, when I breathe, I breathe in the name of God." And every breath is a gift. KaRyn Lay  (27:16) That was Arthur. When we breathe in, we breathe in the name of God. There is so much that can divide us in this world right now. And when we think about what connects us, what really connects us, like Arthur and Ayub, the breath, the air that we breathe, that is filled with God, well then we are filled with gratitude for all the things. And I think it actually makes saying, "you are welcome" that much easier. This interplay of gratitude and charity is such an interesting concept for me and one that I honestly had never really thought of until I listened to these stories. I started to think about the words "You're welcome." There's something in the way that Jim envisioned the savior offering His Atonement so freely and with such love I mean, at this point in my social development, saying "you're welcome" in response to someone's expression of gratitude is really nothing more than an idiom or reaction like saying, "bless you" after someone sneezes or "sorry," when you accidentally walk into a wall, or at least that's what I do. It's rote, it's automatic. And while it means something, it doesn't really mean all that it could. But, what if like Jim's sister Chris, we really could dig into "your welcome" and mean it with all the possible depth inherent in the phrase. You know, in Spanish when someone says "Gracias," you reply with "De nada," which is loosely translated to mean, "it was nothing." In Korean, when someone says "gomabseubnida," you reply with "cheonman-eyo," which is a polite way of saying "No, no don't thank me." But in English, and a few other languages, we get to say "you are welcome." Think about that. It's really actually an amazing thing to say to another human being, an acknowledgment of our agency and intent to offer ourselves and our service with the truest charity, the pure love of Christ. You are welcome to what I've just given you. You're welcome. What might change in me if I started to say that with some intent? Now listen, I don't want to get all creepy about it. Like I'm not going to start staring deeply into stranger's eyes when I open a door for them at the grocery store and pronouncing "you're welcome," as if it was a blessing upon generations of their family. But maybe I could start to do things that I do for others with the kind of charity, the pure love freely given, that when you say "thank you," and I say, "You're welcome," even in a perfunctory way, I really mean it. No resentment, no obligation. You are welcome. And maybe the key to gaining that kind of welcoming heart is to start with our own "Thank you's." Elder Uchtdorf suggested that as we develop a sense of gratitude for all that we've been given, and gratitude for the things that we have in common because of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we can't help but be filled with charity towards others. In his April 2014 general conference address, "Grateful In Any Circumstances" he said, "In any circumstance, our sense of gratitude is nourished by the many and sacred truths we do know. That our Father has given his children the great plan of happiness, that through the Atonement of His Son, Jesus Christ, we can live forever with our loved ones. It must have been this kind of testimony that transformed the Savior's apostles from fearful, doubting men, into fearless, joyful emissaries of the master. When the apostles recognized the risen Christ, when they experienced the glorious resurrection of their beloved Savior, they became different men. Nothing could keep them from fulfilling their mission. They accepted with courage and determination, the torture, humiliation and even death that would come to them because of their testimony. They were not deterred from praising and serving their Lord. They changed the lives of people everywhere. They changed the world." That testimony of the Savior and His Atonement filled the apostles with gratitude and that gratitude fueled their gift to the world as they taught and offered themselves to the disciples of Christ. They were filled to the brim with "You are welcome." Just as Arthur and Ayub's friendship was filled to the brim with "You are welcome," and Jim and Chris's exchange of a kidney was filled to the brim with "You are welcome." This is possible, I believe because first, they understood that when they breathe in, they breathe in the name of God. And as Arthur said, "Every breath is a gift." Elder Uchtdorf continued with this, "You do not need to see the Savior as the apostles did to experience the same transformation. Your testimony of Christ born of the Holy Ghost can help you see the bright future that the Redeemer of the world has prepared." I hope this week as we seek to have a little bit more gratitude for the sacrifice of our Savior and its power in our own lives, that will, in turn, put just a little more meaning behind every one of our "your welcome's" as we strive to become more like Him. That's it for this episode of "This Is the Gospel." Thanks for joining us today. And thank you to Jim and Arthur for welcoming us into their stories and their faith. We'll have the transcripts of this episode along with some pictures and a link to Elder Uchtdorf's talk in our show notes at LDSliving.com/thisisthegospel. All of our stories on this podcast are true and accurate as affirmed by our storytellers. If you have a great story about your experience living the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we want to hear from you on our pitch line. Leave us a short three-minute story pitch at 515-519-6179. You can find out what themes we're working on right now and what we need for the pitch line by following us on Instagram and Facebook @thisisthegospel_podcast. If you love the stories that we've shared, please leave us a review on the Apple Podcast app or on the Bookshelf PLUS+ app from Deseret Book. We love to hear your thoughts about certain episodes, and every single review helps more people to find this podcast.  This episode was produced by me, KaRyn Lay, with story producing and editing by Katie Lambert. It was scored, mixed and mastered by "Mix At Six Studios," our executive producers Erin Hallstrom. You can find past episodes of this podcast and other LDS Living podcasts at LDSliving.com/podcasts. Annyeong!        

I'm going to be at Dreamhack Atlanta on Saturday - come say hi if you see me wandering around! A bunch of new games came out that people are playing or watching, including Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Norman Reedus with a Creepy Fetus in Death Stranding. Epic Games has permanently banned a popular YouTube Content Creator from Fortnite for using an aimbot on his channel. Other streamers say that the ban is too harsh for a content creator, but is just fine for regular people. Is the 17-year old YouTuber's career ruined? In other YouTube news, many fans of another popular content creator got completely banned from Google for playing along with an emoji game in a livestream chat. Banned from GOOGLE, not just YouTube.

Chuck Bastie interviews skater Kaitlyn Weaver as well as her reasons for choosing Canadian Tire Jumpstart as her charity of choice! Chuck also chats with Marco Di Buono from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart about the wonderful partnership they have with Sheldon Kennedy and Kaitlyn Weaver! Kaitlyn Weaver is competing with Sheldon Kennedy. They are skating for Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. Kaitlyn Weaver was born in Houston, Texas and began skating by the age of six. By 17, Weaver moved to Kitchener, Ont. where she began skating alongside her current partner Andrew Poje. Weaver and Poje won a bronze medal in ice dancing at the Canadian Championships after only five months skating as teammates. Together, both Weaver and Poje have represented Canada internationally for about 13 years. The two have gone on to win three World Ice Dance medals, gold medals at the Grand Prix Final Championships, as well as three Canadian Ice Dance titles. The pair placed seventh in both the Sochi 2014 Olympics as well as the PyeongChang Olympics in 2018. She is currently an ambassador for Right To Play, and is also a co-founder of Skate To Great, a charity dedicated to giving Canadian children the opportunity to get on the ice regardless of their economic or physical circumstances. Weaver is competing with Sheldon Kennedy as her partner. They are both skating for Canadian Tire Jumpstart — a national charity that helps kids overcome barriers in their lives, whether it be financial or accessibility barriers to sport and recreation in an effort to provide inclusive play for all. For more information about Kaitlyn's charity of choice, go to jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/ For more information about CBC's Battle Of The Blades and Kaitlyn's profile, go to https://www.cbc.ca/television/battleoftheblades/skaters/kaitlyn-weaver-1.5274252 To reach Chuck, email him at chuckbastie@gmail.com, or phone the Listen UP Talk Radio contact line at 1-866-269-6155! @cbcbattle, #botb, #battleisback, #cbctv, #skating, #battleoftheblades, #Sheldon Kennedy, #sports, #Canadian Tire Jumpstart #Marco Di Buono, #Kaitlyn Weaver

I veckans avsnitt pratar David och Riki om konsten att bli sparkad från sin klubb med 140 tecken på Twitter, vegetarisk mat och pannbiff med lök men framförallt om integration med Frida Olsson från Right To Play. Hur kan man arbeta med fotboll och integration? Frida har svaren. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Waziristan, girls don’t play sports. They’re not allowed. But hostility and discrimination didn’t stop Maria Toorpakai from becoming one of the world’s top-ranked squash players. She joins our podcast to discuss how sports offer a platform for advancing gender equality and promoting social change.

Wahid, Nila, and Muzaffar discuss whether or not girls should be allowed to take part in sports.

Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year, and in doing so ran himself into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about achieving a true purpose. It's a story of determination, ambition, resilience, service, compassion and love.   Here's what we discuss with Martin in this show:  When people ask Martin what he does, how does he like to reply? Of all of his running achievements, which event or run is his proudest moment? Martin was a tubby kid; how did he have to change his identity to become a runner? What is his message to his granddaughter Autumn? What impact do the kids of his charity - Right To Play - have on Martin performance? Does Martin use running as a platform to be able to help others? Martin thrives on long boring things, that is very different from how society operates. What is the mindset he takes to his activities? Where do his resilience and grit come from? When Martin runs, does he listen to a soundtrack, podcast, or is it just quiet? Martin has a running formula 9 + 1, 9 mins running 1 min walk, and he lives life 10 mins at a time. Martin talks about a dark moment in his running career and how did he deal with it? In 2015 in Winnipeg, Martin was feeling sick at a speaking engagement; it was a blood clot. We go to that night. The conversation Martin had with himself when he heard the news he had a blood clot and a very long road to recovery?  How does an extreme athlete face an extreme personal event? What three words best describe Martin?   LINKS   Martin Parnell website http://www.martinparnell.com/home/   Fiona Apple & Quentin Tarantino on the series Iconoclasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G1WFiXtg74   The Mojo Radio Show http://www.themojoradioshow.com   The Mojo Radio Show on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheMojoRadioShowPodcast/   The Mojo Radio Show on Twitter https://twitter.com/tmrspod   The Mojo Radio Show Answering Machine 08 7200 6656 08 7200 MOJO   The Mojo Radio Show copyright Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson   Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It's just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners.   “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip Hammond speaks to Sky News after figures show the UK's economy slowed sharply at the end of 2018, and hear from the former children of Islamic State who are now in rehab.

Ett specialavsnitt i stafettpodd-format inspelat på plats i Almedalen 2018. Unga röster från Right To Play, Tilia, Young Innovation Hub, IT-guide: Maen Makki, Elin Nilsson, Jackie Stål, Nazir Haydarpour, Kajsa Ahlström, Bismillah Zahedi, Esra Yildirim, Shaymaa Jalal medverkar.  Vad är inkludering? Vilka konsekvenser får det när en inte känner sig inkluderad? Vi kommer tillsammans lyfta ett bredare perspektiv i våra samtal om olikheter och likheter med fokus på inkludering. Kom hit, lyssna och ställ frågor direkt till oss, vi är de enda experterna på vår situation.  Lösningar på dagens samhällsutmaningar diskuteras över huvudet på unga. Resurser sätts in - men slösas för att beslutsfattare inte lyssnar och därmed saknar svar, men också förankring. I Almedalen är det ofta samma vuxna som hörs, organisationsföreträdare, förebilder och beslutsfattare. En podd av unga för alla - Almedalen är startskottet för Tilia och Right To Plays stafettpodd #ungasröster som fortsätter hösten 2018. Denna stafettpodd kommer att vara samtal unga emellan med olika erfarenheter och bakgrund. Vi kommer gå bortom enskilda individers karriärer, organisationers intressen och förankras - på riktigt - i våra ungas vardag. I Almedalen är temat inkludering, men under höstens fortsättning kommer unga ha satt ytterligare ett antal teman med frågor därtill att samtala kring. Kom förbi och ta vara på chansen att delge oss om du har frågor du vill ha svar på från unga. ♥ 

In this edition of the Todd Wright Lightning Playoff Podcast, Todd looks at the reasons for the one-sided Washington win in Game Six. Much like those fourth-line goals for Tampa Bay seemed to indicate the Lightning wanted Game Five more, […] The post Lightning Host Game Seven For Right To Play For Stanley Cup. Opponent TBA: Capitals or Collapsitals? appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.

Originally from England Michael Lamport has carved out a career in Toronto Canada by dipping his toe into just about every aspect of film and television production. Michael is co-owner of LAMPORT-SHEPPARD ENTERTAINMENT and the producer and narrator of Rescue Mediums, which was seen in 28 countries around the world before its long run ended in 2011. He has also produced programming for Discovery Channel USA and the series Curious and Unusual Deaths for Discovery Channel Canada and the Crime and Investigation channel in the UK. Michael was also the producer and host of the travel series Suite & Simple that aired on networks in Canada and the USA. His documentary film Offstage, which followed the trials and tribulations of the residents of a small town as they put on an Xmas stage production, won a GOLD HUGO at the Chicago International Television Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Editing at the Yorkton Film Festival, as well as an Honourable Mention at the Chris Awards. He has also executive produced the A&E documentary The Disciples and produced the film The Right To Play for CBC. He was also a script consultant and directing consultant for the highly successful MOCDOCS series on CBC. In addition to producing and directing, he is the voice of Life’s A Zoo.TV, The Wombles, Bob & Margaret, Ace Lightning, Upstairs Downstairs, Bears and Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. His acting credits include guest-starring in many stage productions and television series and starring in the eight-hour miniseries The Adventures of Smoke Belliou which aired in Canada, the USA and France.

For our first episode, Evan Sequeira spoke to Johann Koss, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, founder of Right To Play and President of Waratah Impact. Johann was an incredible guest and we think that you'll truly enjoy the conversation. Check out the show, subscribe and leave a rating or review to let us know what you think. For more info about Capitalize for Kids visit: www.capitalizeforkids.org/

It’s the end of the year and the time most of us plan for the New Year.  Only 8 percent of goal-setters succeed.  What is it they know and do that is different than the other 92 percent that don’t achieve their goals?  Find out on today’s episode with my guest, one of the “8-percenters”.  Martin Parnell is an international speaker, author and multi-Guiness World Record Holder. He has raised over $1.3m for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and impacted the lives of 27,000 children.  Martin is the author of Marathon Quest and Running to the Edge.   Currently he is writing his third book sharing a 2015 life-threatening incident and his recovery goal that led him to Afghanistan and a secret marathon.    Martin travels the world as a professional speaker, sharing his message “Finish the Race Attitude – Setting goals and overcoming obstacles to unlock your potential”.  If you are determined to succeed, listen in to hear more about Martin’s story and find out how you can achieve your goals in 2018.    http://www.martinparnell.com/home/

Secret Marathon Secret Marathon with Martin Parnell talks about helping people “Overcome Obstacles to Achieve your Full Potential”. How we can all set goals and achieve results we never thought possible. He is an International Keynote Speaker, Author and Multi Guinness World Record holder. In 2010, following a 25 year mining career, Martin started his “Quests for Kids” initiative. Over the next five years he completed 10 “Quests”.These included running 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records and submitting Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours. At the end of 2014 over $1.3m had been raised for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and 27,000 children had been given the gift of hope. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Cochrane and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in October 2012. In January 2013 he was named as one of the Calgary Heralds “20[...] The post Friends to Mankind with Ally Johnson | Secret Marathon appeared first on Get You Visible Podcast.

Wie jeden Mittwoch hat auch heute Prof. Dr. Nowak von der IST-Hochschule für Management die 99 Sekunden Sportbusiness kompakt für euch im Angebot.  Heute mit folgenden Themen: RB Leipzig startet Web-TV-Talk, Pinguine erinnern Fans an Kartenkauf, Puma kooperiert mit Right to Play  Das Fußballportal Sportbuzzer startet am 12. Mai einen neuen Web-TV-Fußballtalk. Das interaktive Live-Format hat die Madsack Mediengruppe, Hannover, in Kooperation mit RB Leipzig entwickelt. Am Abend vor dem Spitzenspiel zwischen RB Leipzig und FC Bayern München geht der 75minütige Talk auf Sendung. 40 Mitarbeiter werden inklusive Technik-Crew im Einsatz sein. Aufgezeichnet wird die HD-Produktion von bis zu zehn Kameras. Den Livestream gibt es u.a. auf www.dierotenbullen.com. Muss der Doppelpass zittern? Bis einschließlich zum 1. Mai konnten Eishockey-Fans der Krefel...

Wie jeden Mittwoch hat auch heute Prof. Dr. Nowak von der IST-Hochschule für Management die 99 Sekunden Sportbusiness kompakt für euch im Angebot.  Heute mit folgenden Themen: RB Leipzig startet Web-TV-Talk, Pinguine erinnern Fans an Kartenkauf, Puma kooperiert mit Right to Play  Das Fußballportal Sportbuzzer startet am 12. Mai einen neuen Web-TV-Fußballtalk. Das interaktive Live-Format hat die Madsack Mediengruppe, Hannover, in Kooperation mit RB Leipzig entwickelt. Am Abend vor dem Spitzenspiel zwischen RB Leipzig und FC Bayern München geht der 75minütige Talk auf Sendung. 40 Mitarbeiter werden inklusive Technik-Crew im Einsatz sein. Aufgezeichnet wird die HD-Produktion von bis zu zehn Kameras. Den Livestream gibt es u.a. auf www.dierotenbullen.com. Muss der Doppelpass zittern? Bis einschließlich zum 1. Mai konnten Eishockey-Fans der Krefeld Pinguine die kommenden Saisonkarten mit Rabatt erwerben. 72 Stunden vor Ablauf dieser Frist riefen drei Pinguine-Profis rund 300 Fans persönlich an, die ihre Dauerkarte noch nicht verlangert haben und erinnerten diese an das Ende des Fruhbucherrabatts. Viele Anhanger nutzten die Gelegenheit und sprachen mit den Spielern uber die vergangene Saison oder außerten Wunsche fur die anstehende Spielzeit.  Voller Körpereinsatz. PUMA und die humanitare Organisation Right To Play haben eine Kooperation angekundigt. Durch die Partnerschaft werden Programme von Right to Play im Ausland gefordert und Stakeholder in Deutschland, wie Ehrenamtliche in der Fluchtlingsarbeit oder PUMA-Mitarbeiter, aktiviert, um Sport- und Spielaktivitaten fur benachteiligte Kinder und Jugendliche zu unterstutzen. Right To Play engagiert sich fur die Forderung von unterpriviligierten Kindern und Jugendlichen und die Verbesserung ihrer Lebensbedingungen durch Sport und Spiel in 20 Landern weltweit. Community Engagement ist Teil von PUMAs Nachhaltigkeitszielen "10FOR20", die unter anderem auf eine nachhaltige Verbesserung gesellschaftlicher Probleme abzielen. Genau richtig! Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

This show was recorded in Bryan's storage room holding on to the mics. A first for us. // What Music Can You Play Out Loud // White Men Can’t Understand Beyonce // Dreamtheater Endorses Donald // General Strikes // Jaron Thomas Rally And The Racist Police // Cops Reporting To White Men // We will be live in Chicago Thursday 3/2 at Township bar. Doors at 7pm and show starts at 8pm. Tickets at store.streetfightradio.com

Martin Parnell joins us as he discusses how after 25 years in the mining business his life took a drastic turn that lead him to marathon running. We dive into how he was able to raise over 1.3m for a charity that is close to his heart “Right To Play”. And lastly we go into what Martin is accomplishing now and if any of his 5 Guinness World Records are still held today. This episode is one you don’t want to miss, press play and get inspired! 

Mike and Peggy preview the opening of the Regenstein Learning Campus at the Chicago Botanic Garden, talk to the director and starring actress in Turn Here Sweet Corn, and report on protests against the Dakota Acces and Enbridge 5 pipelines.

Martin Parnell is author of the book, MARATHON QUEST and speaks on having a “Finish the Race Attitude – Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Your Full Potential”. Martin has written for, or been covered by CNN, BBC, CBC, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Runners World, Men’s Journal, Canadian Business, and Maclean’s. In a five year period, from 2010 to 2014, Martin completed 10 extreme endurance “Quests” including running 250 marathons in one year and raising $1.3m for the humanitarian organization Right To Play. Show Notes: began running at age 47 started running because of a bet from his brother found help from a running club did 250 marathons in 1 year raised 1.3 million for the charity Right to Play 5 World Records find what you're good at putting one foot in front of the other Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well. Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)

Chances are you know someone who is troubled and has problems. Our conversation today is about acts of kindness that can make life a bit more easy and manageable. Today we are going to talk with Jeroen Jonk about the international child humanitarian organization Right To Play. Although Jeroen works specifically with this organization, the show is about much more.… Read more about this episode...

(ATR) Johann Koss, president/CEO of Right To Play International, previews the busy year ahead for the organization.

In this pod we discuss Ched Evan's and his controversial return to football. Is it morally right for him to be allowed to play professional football? We discuss.

This week I'm talking with music supervisor, sonic brander and creative consultant, David Hayman. Since 2005, David Hayman has led a strong team of music supers at Toronto’s Vapor Music but has now left to start up his own shop SUPERSONIC CREATIVE + CONSULTING who’s clients include Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Hershey’s, Buick and other top brands, and networks like ABC, NBC, CTV and Global television. David has had great success working with some of the worlds most impressive brands, including Coca-Cola, Nike, Ford, Budweiser, Right To Play, P&G, and every mobile company to name a few. David was an integral part of the team that created the phenomenon that was “Dove Evolution,” and the campaign for real beauty. David also divides his time working on feature films, new media ventures and supervising music for A-list televisions series like HBO’s “Less Than Kind” and CBC’s hit comedy series “The Kids In The Hall - Death Comes To Town”. David is also lead music supervisor on the new Ubi-Soft video game “Shaun White Skateboarding.” Last year David supervised the music on a feature film called “Textuality” where he produced five inventive covers of popular tracks featuring Ron Sexsmith (“Since I Don’t Have You”), The Midway State (“True”), Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5 (Rump Shaker), Aceyalone & Treasure Davis (Hit The Road Jack), which is being hailed by the Ray Charles Foundation as “the greatest cover of Hit The Road Jack ever”. He also supervised “Bang Bang Club”, “Don’t You forget About Me” and “The Whistleblower” in 2011. David is currently working on the film “Old Stock” and recently competed his work on the films “Love Me” and “Hiding”. Follow David on Twitter: @davidhueyhayman Visit David's website: http://www.supersoniccreative.com